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  1. What were considered the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
    The lighthouse at Alexandria; the Colossus of Rhodes; the Hanging Gardens of Babylon; the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus; the statue of Zeus at Olympia; the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus; the great pyramids of Giza.
    (NOTE: The pyramids are the only surviving structure of the seven.)

  2. What are the Seven Deadly Sins?
    Sloth, envy, malice, gluttony, avarice, pride, and lust.

  3. What is the 7th Commandment?
    "Thou shalt not commit adultery."

  4. What seven actors portrayed "The Magnificent Seven"?
    Yul Brynner; Steve McQueen; Charles Bronson; James Coburn; Brad Dexter; Horst Buchholtz; and Robert Vaughn.

  5. Name the seven Von Trapp children.
    Liesel, Friedrich, Kurt, Gretel, Marta, Brigitta, and Louisa.

  6. According to George Carlin, what drugs were the Seven Dwarfs on?
    Happy-- grass, and grass alone;
    Sleepy-- reds;
    Grumpy-- too much speed;
    Sneezy-- a full-blown coke freak;
    Doc-- he was the connection;
    Dopey-- everything (he sat there with his arm out and his leg up);
    Bashful-- nothing; he was paranoid all on his own.

  7. What tavern is located at 77 Charles Street in Boston?
    The Sevens.

  8. What seven nations attended last year's economic summit in Tokyo?
    Japan, the U.S., Britain, Canada, West Germany, France, and Italy.

  9. Who wrote the score for the movie "The Seven Percent Solution"?
    Steven Sondheim.

  10. What is the seventh rule of the University of Wallamaloo Philosophy Department?
    "No poofters!"

  11. What are the seven "Baby Bells" that AT&T broke up into?
    NYNEX; Southwest Bell; Bell Atlantic; Pacific Bell; Ameritech; U.S. West; and Bell South.

  12. If Ronald Reagan were to die today, George Bush would be the first to succeed him. Who would be the seventh?
    Edwin Meese.

  13. Elizabeth Taylor was married seven times. To whom?
    Richard Burton--twice; Eddie Fisher; Michael Todd; John Warner; Conrad Hilton Jr.; and Michael Wilding.

  14. What unusual thing happened at the premiere of Beethoven's 7th Symphony, in 1813?
    The audience was so enthusiastic about the second movement that it refused to stop making noise, until the section was replayed.

  15. They "broke the surly bonds of Earth/ And touched the face of God." Who were the Challenger Seven?
    Francis "Dick" Scobee; Michael Smith; Gregory Jarvis; Elison Onizuka; Ron McNair; Judy Resnik; and Christa McAuliffe.