Q 01/05

Which of the Seven Dwarfs never speaks in Disney's 1937 film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?

A) Bashful

B) Dopey

C) Sleepy

D) Sneezy

Answer · why

B) Dopey

Dopey was first written as a talkative character, but no suitable voice could be found, so he was made mute. He gets by on sounds and pantomime.

Q 02/05

Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is the only one still standing today?

A) Colossus of Rhodes

B) Lighthouse of Alexandria

C) Great Pyramid of Giza

D) Temple of Artemis

Answer · why

C) Great Pyramid of Giza

The Great Pyramid of Giza is by far the oldest of the seven, yet it is the only one that survives. The other six were destroyed over the centuries.

Q 03/05

Which colour did Isaac Newton place between blue and violet when he divided the rainbow into seven?

A) Indigo

B) Turquoise

C) Magenta

D) Maroon

Answer · why

A) Indigo

Indigo and orange were late additions that brought the count to seven, which Newton wanted so the colours would match the notes of a musical scale.

Q 04/05

Which Japanese car maker is named after the Pleiades, the star cluster known as the Seven Sisters?

A) Mazda

B) Suzuki

C) Nissan

D) Subaru

Answer · why

D) Subaru

Subaru is the Japanese name for the cluster. The badge shows only six stars because, by tradition, one of the seven sisters is invisible.

Q 05/05

Which long-necked animal has only seven neck vertebrae, the same number as a human being?

A) Ostrich

B) Giraffe

C) Swan

D) Flamingo

Answer · why

B) Giraffe

A giraffe has the same seven neck bones as nearly every mammal, each one more than 28 cm long. Long-necked birds went the other way: some swans have a...