Trivia questions and answers from Sevens No. 96
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✓Sherlock Holmes, whose address drew so much fan mail that a bank there hired a secretary to answer it.
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Which band strolls across a zebra crossing on the cover of their 1969 album Abbey Road?
- The Beatles
- The Rolling Stones
- The Who
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✓The Beatles, and that London crossing is now a protected landmark.
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In which 1999 film does a frightened boy whisper “I see dead people”?
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✓The Sixth Sense, which earned Haley Joel Osment an Oscar nomination at just 11.
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Which river carries more water to the sea than any other on Earth?
- Amazon
- Nile
- Mississippi
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✓The Amazon, which delivers about a fifth of all river water reaching the oceans.
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Hummus is made mainly from which legume?
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✓Chickpeas, and ‘hummus’ is simply the Arabic word for chickpea.
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Who painted “Girl with a Pearl Earring”?
- Johannes Vermeer
- Rembrandt
- Frans Hals
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✓Johannes Vermeer, who left behind only about 35 known paintings.
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In bowling, what is three strikes in a row called?
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✓A turkey, reputedly from old contests where three straight strikes won a live bird.
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