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Trivia questions and answers from Sevens No. 75

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    What is the first month of the year?

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    ✓January — named after Janus, the two-faced Roman god of beginnings.

  2. Q2Multiple choice

    Which of these is used to tell time?

    • Clock
    • Ruler
    • Thermometer
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    ✓Clock.

  3. Q3Type the answer

    What is the capital of Greece?

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    ✓Athens — named after the goddess Athena.

  4. Q4Multiple choice

    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.

  5. Q5Multiple choice

    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.

  6. Q6Type the answer

    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.

  7. Q7Type the answer

    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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