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Trivia questions and answers from Sevens No. 57

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  1. Q1Multiple choice

    What color is a banana when it’s ripe?

    • Green
    • Yellow
    • Purple
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    ✓Yellow — bananas are technically berries, botanically speaking.

  2. Q2Type the answer

    How many minutes are in one hour?

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    ✓60 — a leftover from Babylonian base-60 counting.

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    Which famous ship sank on its maiden voyage in 1912 after hitting an iceberg?

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    ✓The Titanic — it carried lifeboats for only about half its passengers.

  4. Q4Multiple choice

    What is the largest organ of the human body?

    • The liver
    • The skin
    • The lungs
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    ✓The skin — in an adult it covers about two square meters.

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    Which country is home to the ancient Machu Picchu ruins?

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    ✓Peru — the Inca citadel sits nearly 2,430 meters above sea level.

  6. Q6Multiple choice

    In music, how many notes are in a standard major scale before it repeats?

    • Five
    • Seven
    • Nine
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    ✓Seven — do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, then back to do.

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    What is the only bird known to fly backwards?

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    ✓The hummingbird — its wings can beat over 50 times per second.

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