35 thoughts on “Numerology”

1. I had to look up the instructions. It's obvious now but wasn't before this. I hid the instructions in case you want to figure it out completely.

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   Each question contains a number and some initials for a commonly recognized phrase, or an item that has something to do with that number. FIGURE OUT THE PHRASE AND WRITE IT IN THE EMPTY BOX. Some of these are very hard, but the number is your best clue -- think about things that start with those initials that involve that number!

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   26 letters of the alphabet

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   7 days of the week

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   1001 Arabian Nights

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   12 signs of the Zodiac

2. I got 1- 4, too.

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   54 = Cards in a Deck (with the Joker's).

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   13 = Stripes on the American Flag.

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   32 = Degrees Fahrenheit at which Water Freezes.

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   4 = Quarts in a Gallon.

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   24 = Hours in a Day.

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   57 = Heinz Varieties.

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   29 = Days in February in a Leap Year.

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   60 = seconds in a minute

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   500 = miles away from home

   1. I guessed that for #39, but no idea why it would be correct.

      1. Me, too. Just sounded right, but I didn't know why.

         Evidently it is....

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         a song from 1963 by Bobby Bare

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            ?

            1. I think that's why I came up with that answer, but this fits better:

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3. I've seen this before; there are still a handful I can't remember though.

4. I also had 1-5,16, 19, 22, 28, and 39.

   Unique answers:

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   3 blind mice (see how they run!)

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   1000 words that a picture is worth

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   64 squares on a chess board

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   40 days and nights of the Great Flood

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   76 trombones in the big parade

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   99 bottles of beer on the wall

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   9 justices on the supreme court

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   7 brides for 7 brothers

   33	SelectShow
   7 wonders of the ancient world

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   Piano Keys

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   50 Ways to Leave Your Lover

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   90 Degrees in a Right Angle

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   1 horn on a unicorn

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   1. 26 = L of the A. Letters of the Alphabet 2. 7 = D of the W. Days of the Week 3. 1001 = A N. 4. 12 = S of the Z. Signs of the Zodiac 5. 54 = C in a D (with the J's). Cards in a Deck (with the Jokers) 6. 9 = P in the SS. Planets in the Solar System 7. 88 = P K. Piano Keys 8. 13 = S on the A F. 9. 32 = D F at which W F. Degrees Farenheit at which Water Freezes 10. 18 = H on a G C. 11. 90 = D in a R A. 12. 200 = D for P G in M. 13. 8 = S on a S S. 14. 3 = B M (S H T R). 15. 4 = Q in a G. Quarts in a Gallon 16. 24 = H in a D. Hours in a Day 17. 1 = W on a U. 18. 5 = D in Z C. 19. 57 = H V. Heinz Varieties 20. 11 = P on a F B T. 21. 1000 = W that a P is W. 22. 29 = D in F in a L Y. Days in February in a Leap Year 23. 64 = S on a C B. 24. 40 = D and N of the G F. Days and Nights of the Great Flood 25. 76 = T in the B P. Trombones in the 26. 50 = W to L Y L. 27. 99 = B of B on the W. 28. 60 = S in a M. Seconds in a Minute 29. 1 = H on a U. 30. 9 = J on the S C. Justices on the Supreme Court 31. 7 = B for S B. 32. 21 = D on a D. 33. 7 = W of the A W. 34. 15 = M on a D M C. 35. 13 = P on a C O. 36. 0 = P E has this E N. 37. 66.5 = L of the A C. 38. 28 = B in the H F. 39. 500 = M away from H. 40. 33 = Highest D of S R of F M. 41. 16 = R in the P C. 42. 364.4 = Length of H B in S.

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   33 = Highest Degree of S R of Free Masons.

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      Close. S R = Scottish RIte

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    37. 66.5 = Latitude of the Arctic Circle.

    1. Noice!

11. I don't have the first letter, but pretty sure the rest is:

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    0 = P. Erdos has this Erdos Number Not sure of his first name, though, without looking it up.

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       Paul Erdős

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       I thought this would be one of the hardest on the list. Paul Erdős. Great job!

12. Here's a few more. Some of these I'm surprised we didn't get earlier. Once it clicks, they seem so much more obvious then they are at first glance. Guess that's part of what makes it a fun game.

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    18 holes on a golf course

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    1 wheel on a unicycle

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    11 players on a football team

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    15 men on a dead man's chest

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       Planets in Solar System

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       200 dollars for do not pass go

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       Dots on Die (although they are called pips)

    2. You are going to kick yourself in #6

       1. I saw 6 in Punmanbowler's list up above, and was quite disappointed in myself that I didn't get it.

          And, even though I don't think I would have gotten it anyway....

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          Pluto is a dwarf planet, so really it should be 8.

          1. Thought about that, but they were back and forthy.

             1. Not really.

13. All correct (or mostly correct answers). Clues for those you haven't solved:

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    18: 5 = D in Z C. (False answer - now it should be 9: 5-4). 35. 13 = P on a C O. (Only 2 of them play for one team). 38. 28 = B in the H F. (A spurred one can make you less drafty). 41. 16 = R in the P C. (Culebra is #13). 42. 364.4 = Length of H B in S. (S was 5 ft. 7" tall, and eventually got ANSI).

    1. I looked up #42 because 364.4 was a weird number to me. Yeah, I would have never gotten that one.

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       Lenght of Harvard Bridge in Smoots

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       +/- 1 E

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       More clues: 18: 5 = D in Z C. (False answer - now it should be 9: 5-4). Santa's is all 8's. 35. 13 = P on a C O. (Only 2 of them play for one team). The 2 are normally in the crease. 38. 28 = B in the H F. (A spurred one can make you less drafty). Pinky loses one in the B L. 41. 16 = R in the P C. (Culebra is #13). A Carter gift in '77.

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          players on a cricket oval?

          1. Bing bing bing

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          Figured I'd shut this down properly: 18: 5 = D in Z C. (False answer - now it should be 9: 5-4). Santa's is all 8's. Digits in Zip Code 38. 28 = B in the H F. (A spurred one can make you less drafty). Pinky loses one in the B L. Bones in the Human Foot 41. 16 = R in the P C. (Culebra is #13). A Carter gift in '77. Reaches in the Panama Canal

          1. man, your Santa clue threw me off. Kept thinking D as in deer.

             1. Yep!

                I had the PC figured out for 41, but didn't know what the R stood for.

                1. In piloting a ship through the Panama Canal, there are sixteen straight segments ("reaches") you need to guide your ship/craft through. As you progress through the canal you will see the next set of signs/lights on the far canal bank that you navigate towards, then at the right point, you shift to the next segment.

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