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Trivia questions and answers from Sevens No. 73

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    What color is grass, typically?

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    ✓Green — thanks to chlorophyll.

  2. Q2Multiple choice

    Which of these is a fruit?

    • Carrot
    • Apple
    • Potato
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    ✓Apple — botanically, apples float because they’re a quarter air.

  3. Q3Type the answer

    Who wrote ‘A Christmas Carol’, featuring Ebenezer Scrooge?

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    ✓Charles Dickens — published in 1843, it revived Christmas traditions.

  4. Q4Multiple choice

    Which planet is famous for being the hottest in our solar system?

    • Mercury
    • Venus
    • Mars
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    ✓Venus — its thick atmosphere traps heat above 460°C, hotter than Mercury.

  5. Q5Type the answer

    What is the capital of China?

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    ✓Beijing — its name means ‘Northern Capital’.

  6. Q6Multiple choice

    Which sport features a ‘slam dunk’, a ‘three-pointer’ and a ‘free throw’?

    • Volleyball
    • Basketball
    • Handball
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    ✓Basketball — invented by James Naismith using peach baskets in 1891.

  7. Q7Type the answer

    What is the only country whose national flag is not rectangular or square?

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    ✓Nepal — its flag is two stacked pennant triangles.

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