Trivia questions and answers from Sevens No. 55
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Play today’s sevenWhat do you call a baby kangaroo?
- Cub
- Joey
- Kit
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✓Joey — born the size of a jellybean, it crawls into its mother’s pouch to keep growing.
How many colors are in a rainbow, according to the traditional list?
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✓Seven — red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet, a division we owe to Isaac Newton.
Which U.S. city is nicknamed ‘The Windy City’?
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✓Chicago — the nickname may mock its long-winded politicians as much as its weather.
What is the process by which a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly called?
- Metamorphosis
- Photosynthesis
- Regeneration
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✓Metamorphosis — inside the chrysalis, the caterpillar essentially dissolves and rebuilds itself.
Who composed the famous ‘Four Seasons’ set of violin concertos?
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✓Antonio Vivaldi — a red-haired priest nicknamed ‘il Prete Rosso’, the Red Priest.
What is the capital of Canada?
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✓Ottawa — Queen Victoria picked it as a compromise between rivals Toronto and Montreal.
What is the term for a word or phrase that reads the same, letter for letter, in another word rearranged — like ‘listen’ and ‘silent’?
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✓Anagram — from the Greek meaning ‘to write anew’; ‘astronomer’ neatly rearranges into ‘moon starer’.
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