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Trivia questions and answers from Sevens No. 20

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  1. Q1Multiple choice

    What is the primary color you get by mixing red and white paint?

    • Pink
    • Orange
    • Purple
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    ✓Pink — a lighter tint of red.

  2. Q2Type the answer

    How many players make up a doubles team in tennis?

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    ✓Two — so a doubles match has four players on court.

  3. Q3Multiple choice

    Which sea creature has three hearts and blue blood?

    • Octopus
    • Dolphin
    • Shark
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    ✓The octopus — its blood is blue because it uses copper, not iron, to carry oxygen.

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    What is the capital of Egypt?

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    ✓Cairo — its name means ‘the victorious’ in Arabic.

  5. Q5Multiple choice

    In which decade was the first Model T Ford produced?

    • 1900s
    • 1920s
    • 1940s
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    ✓The 1900s — production began in 1908 and revolutionized manufacturing.

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    What is the study of earthquakes called?

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    ✓Seismology — from the Greek ‘seismos’, meaning ‘shaking’.

  7. Q7Type the answer

    What is the longest word in English typeable using only the top row of a QWERTY keyboard?

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    ✓‘Typewriter’ — a delicious coincidence, all its letters live on the top row.

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