Saturday, July 7, 2007

Lucky Seven - Random Trivia Questions

As I type these words, it is 7 seconds after 7 minutes after 7 p.m. on the 7th day of the 7th month of 2007, and as a bonus it's the 7th day of the week (for most of us who start our calendar on Sundays). In the Schoolhouse Rock video "Lucky Seven Sampson" (which I first saw on channel 7 [ABC-TV, New York] when I was 7 years old), the rascally rabbit with the 7-letter name sings, "I just love to play, And pass the time away, 'Cause I was born 'neath a lucky star. They said I'd go far." My hero.

Lucky Seven Questions

  • Q1) What actor starred in Seven Days in May, Atlantic City, The Birdman of Alcatraz, and From Here to Eternity?
  • Q2) What was the first of the Seven Sisters colleges to go co-ed?
  • Q3) What is element number seven in the periodic table of elements?
  • Q4) By what collective name are the seven provinces of Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Qaiwain better known?
  • Q5) In Greek mythology, what was the collective name of the Seven Sisters Maia, Electra, Taygete, Alcyone, Celaeno, Sterope, and Merope?
  • Q6) What Major League Baseball player held at least a share of the National League lead in home runs a record seven consecutive times?
  • Q7) What 2003 album by the White Stripes features the songs "Seven Nation Army", "There's No Home for You Here", and "Ball and Biscuit"?
  • Q8) Which elected position in the United States government requires candidates to have been U.S. citizens for the past seven years: President, Vice President, Senator, or Representative?
  • Q9) What is the seventh largest planet in our solar system?
  • Q10) What was the seventh U.S. state to join the country?
  • Q11) Who wrote the play The Seven Year Itch?
  • Q12) What team sport includes the following seven positions on each side: goal shooter, goal attacker, wing attacker, center, wing defender, goal defender, and goal keeper?

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