No. 30 · Monday, August 17, 2026
Trivia questions and answers from Sevens No. 30
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Play today’s sevenWhat is the first month of the year?
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✓January — named after Janus, the two-faced Roman god of beginnings.
Which of these is used to tell time?
- Clock
- Ruler
- Thermometer
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✓Clock.
What is the capital of Greece?
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✓Athens — named after the goddess Athena.
Which planet has a day longer than its year?
- Venus
- Mars
- Saturn
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✓Venus — one rotation takes longer than one orbit of the Sun.
In cooking, what does it mean to ‘sauté’ food?
- To boil slowly
- To fry quickly in a little fat
- To bake in an oven
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✓To fry quickly in a little fat — French for ‘jumped’, from tossing the pan.
Which artist painted the ‘The Persistence of Memory’, with its famous melting clocks?
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✓Salvador Dalí — the drooping clocks were inspired by melting cheese.
What is the only mammal that cannot jump?
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✓The elephant — its leg bones and weight make all four feet leaving the ground impossible.
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