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Numbers ...... 1 Ordinals ...... 14 Latin names of anniversaries ...... 16 Groups ...... 16 Number of Players in Sports Teams ...... 35 SI Units and Number Prefixes ...... 36 1 gigabyte = 1024 megabytes (Mb) ...... 37 1 terabyte = 1024 gigabytes (Gb) ...... 37 1 petabyte = 1024 terabytes (Tb) ...... 37 1 exabyte = 1024 petabytes (Pb)...... 37 Comparative Numbers ...... 37 Roman Numerals ...... 38

Numbers 0 Zero None Nought Nil Oh Wipeout Misere Love Cipher Zilch Infinitesimal Duck Clean sheet Miss Not used in Roman numerals ‘00’ = licence to kill Nix Maiden over Nothing Fool or jester () Zilch

1 Unit(y) First square/cube number Number One (1st Lt. in Navy) Specific gravity of water Mach one - the speed of sound Atomic weight of hydrogen Atomic number of hydrogen Wheel on a unicycle Hump on an Arabian Camel Solo (alone) Snooker red ball value Juggler (Tarot)

One One Nation One in the eye One of these days..... One of those days (things) One foot in the grave One .... short of a ...... One hit wonder One over the eight One small step for man One giant leap for mankind One for the pot One for the road One night stand One armed bandit One horse town One track mind One man band Oneupmanship One stop shopping One for his nob (crib) One off the wrist One man and his dog

Maestro quibs 1 numbers

One eyed trouser snake One flew over the cuckoo’s nest One degree under All in one Hole in one Just one Cornetto Put one on you The one that got away Kelly’s eye (bingo) One for Sorrow (magpie) One-step (dance) One-liner One-parent family

2 Pair Couple Twin Duo Duet First even number Binary base Pints in a Quart Gallons in a peck Teaspoons in a dessertspoonful Dessertspoonfuls in a tablespoonful Cupsful in a pint Oars for a sculler Stirling Moss 2LO - London’s 1st call sign Humps on a Bactrian Camel Strings to one’s bow Persons to be joined in Holy Matrimony Two bits = a quarter Croquet team Cannon score (billiards) Conversion points (Rugby Union) Tablets of stone (Moses) Snooker yellow ball value Female Pope (Tarot)

Two Two hairs past a freckle Two minute silence Two lovely black eyes Two tone horn Two by two Two’s company Two for tea Two Gentlemen of Verona Two heads are better than one Two eyes of Greece (Athens & Sparta) Two ton Tessie (O’Shea) Two way family favourites Two peas in a pod For two pins Number two (defecation) It takes two to tango Thick as two short planks A bird in hand is worth two in the bush Two Eyes of Greece Two for joy (magpies) Two Sicilies A volunteer is worth two pressed men Baby’s done it; Doctor Who (bingo) Two-bit Tale of Two Cities (Dickens) Two-step (dance) Two-Tone (record label)

3 Trey Prial First odd number Feet in a yard Miles in a league Sides of a triangle Cardinal virtues Legs on a Tripod Kingdoms in nature Inalienable rights Peaks on a Tricorn hat Heads of Cerberus Primary colours Secondary colours Scruples in a dram Little maids from school (The Mikado) Colours on a traffic light ‘3 D’ (or dimensional)

Maestro quibs 2 numbers

Wheels on a Reliant Robin Witches on the Blasted Heath Divisions of the Football League Norns (Norse mythology) Minutes in a round at boxing Holes in a ten pin bowl ‘Eyes’ on a coconut Balls in billiards Strikes in a turn at conkers Ossicles in the ear Green ball value (snooker) Empress (Tarot)

Three Three blind mice Three men in a Boat Three men on the Bummell Three ring circus Three point turn Three cheers Three wishes Three legged race Three ply Three ‘R’s The Three Graces Three Fates Three Furies Three Harpies Three Virtues Three little Pigs The Three Stooges Three in the fountain Three phase electricity Three star general Three sheets to the Wind Three’s a crowd Three of a Kind The Three Musketeers Three Counties Choir (and Show)Three Degrees (group) Three Mile Island Three bags full Three-day eventing Three mile limit (was territorial waters) Christ denied three times by Peter Goldilocks and the Three Bears Three Wise Men (or Kingsoforientar) Three Estates Dearie me (bingo) Three-day measles (rubella) Three-gaited (horse) Three line whip (parliament) Three-phase electricity Three point turn Three for a girl (magpies) Three Gorgons Adventure of the Three Garridebs Adventure of the 3 Students Adventure of the Three Gables (Holmes) The Three Gorgons Threesome

4 Pecks in a bushel Corners on a Square Quarts in a Gallon Quarters in a Cwt Roods in an acre Gills in a pint Firkins in a barrel Hogsheads in a tun Inches in a hand (height of horses) Chambers in the human heart Snooker brown ball value Emperor (Tarot) Cardinal points on a compass Gospels in the New Testament Grand Slam tennis tournaments Balls in Croquet A Boundary in cricket Suits in a pack of cards Seasons in the year Sides in a square Faces on a tetrahedron Quarter days Laps in a speedway heat Stomachs for most ruminants Number in a polo team Number in a curling team Tastes Kings of a French pack

Maestro quibs 3 numbers

Four Four Just Men (E. Wallace) Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Four in hand Four leaf clover Four poster bed Four letter word Four stroke Four rivers of Paradise Unit Four plus Two Four in the morning Four of a Kind Four star petrol Four Pennies (group) Four Seasons (the group) Four Tops (group) Four ale bar (the cheapest) Four colour problem (maths) Four eyes (wearer of specs) Four corners of the Earth Four minute mile Four freedoms (FDRoosevelt) Four last things Foursome Four-leaf clover Foursquare The one next door (bingo) Four-plus cover (advertising) Four colour process (printing) Four for a boy (magpies) Sign of Four (Holmes) Four-ball (golf) Four Marys (Mary Stewart’s companions) Gang of Four

5 Years (etc) in a Pentad Events in a pentathlon ml (or cc) in a teaspoon Carats in a gram Snooker blue ball value Red five - Nigel Mansell K’s of Sikhism Olympic Rings Members of the Long Parliament Points of Calvinism Wits (Shakespeare) Five pounds = Lady Godiva Points on a Pentangle Points for a Try Vowels in the alphabet Great Lakes Coins per player in shove ha’penny Senses Tentacles on a starfish D Day beaches Points on a pentangle Sides to a pentagon Wits Books in the Pentateuch Classics in horseracing Permanent members of the UN Security Council Number in a basketball team Pope (Tarot)

Five Fivepins (Canadian game) Fives (the game) Five-a-side football Five-o’clock shadow Five finger exercise Five Nations (Kipling) Five loaves and two fishes Five boys chocolate (Fry’s) Five mile high club Five Star (hotel and group) Five guys named Moe Five year plan Five card trick Five little pigs went to Market Five alive (Short Circuit) Fiver Bunch of fives Fireball XL5 Take five Dave Clark Five Jackson Five The Famous Five (Enid Blyton) “I’ll give it foive” (Janice Nicholls)

Maestro quibs 4 numbers

The five towns (Arnold Bennett) Full fathom five... (Tempest) ’s alive (bingo) Radio Five Live Five Nations (American Indians) Five-stones (jacks) Five-faced bishop (moschatel) Five for a letter (magpies) Five Orange Pips (Holmes) Five-spot (5 dollar bill) Five Classic Orders of Architecture

6 First perfect number Firkins in a hogshead Balls in an over Wives of Henry VIII Pockets on a Snooker Table Strings on a guitar Boundary (without bouncing) Pence in a ‘tanner’ Sides in a hexagon Faces to a cube Faces on a dice Insects’ legs Counties of N.Ireland States of Australia Feet in a fathom Points on the Star of David Players in a sextet Pips in the GMT signal Games in a set at tennis Days to make heaven and earth Greyhounds in a race (UK) Least number of darts for 301 Coloured balls in snooker Characters in Cluedo Members of a volleyball team Weapons in Cluedo Members of an ice hockey team Members of a water polo team Brownie guide division Cub scout division Snooker pink ball value Lovers (Tarot) Archangels of the Bible Victims of Jack the Ripper

Six Six shooter Six Five Special Six of the best Six Day War (1967) Number Six (The Prisoner) ‘Les Six’ - French composers Coach and six Sixer = Cub leader Six of one and half a dozen of the other ‘The Six’ - original membership of the Common Market Chopsticks (bingo) Tom Mix (at darts) Six Nations (American Indians) Knock someone for six Six for something better (magpies) Six-pack Adventure of the Six Napoleons (Holmes)

7 Ages of man Colours in a rainbow Hills of Rome (and Sheffield) Deadly sins Days in a week Dwarfs Wonders of the Ancient World Continents Sides in a heptagon Champions of Christendom Fathers of the Church Corporal works of mercy ‘Sides’ on a fifty pence piece ‘Sides’ on a twenty pence piece Days of creation Joys (and sorrows) of Mary Sacraments Sum of the spots on opposite sides of a dice Gold medals for Mark Spitz at Munich (1972) Snooker black ball value Members of a netball team Members of a handball team Members of a kabaddi team

Maestro quibs 5 numbers

Chariot (Tarot) Doctors Who Seas Liberal Arts Spiritual works of mercy Snooker ball colours (excl. white) Seven Seven Virtues Seven Years War (Germany) Seven Samurai Seven Seas of Rye () Seven Sleepers (Biblical) Seven against Thebes Seven Year Itch Seven ages of man (Shakespeare) Seven Sisters (Pleiades) Seven Sisters (chalk cliffs in Sussex) Seven Weeks War (Austria/Prussia) Seven plagues of Angels (Revelations) The Magnificent Seven. Blake’s Seven The ‘Seven’ (original EFTA) The Temperance Seven (group) Dance of the seven veils (Salome) Uncle Ben (HH) KAL 007 Jumbo shot down by Russia Gawd’s in ‘eaven (bingo) Seven Seas (Kipling) Seven for a Greeting (magpies) Seven Sages Seven maids with seven mops (Alice thru’ looking Glass) Seven segment display (electronic number display) Seven wonders of the Middle Ages The Seven Deacons

8 Octal base Spans in a fathom Stone in a Cwt Drachms in an ounce Furlongs in a mile Notes in an octave Pints in a gallon Bushels in a quarter Members in a tug of war team Quarts in a peck Octopus’ tentacles Spider’s legs Bits in a byte (8 bit) Justice (Tarot) Faces on an octahedron Sides to an octagon Corners on a cube Rowers in a boat race crew Points on a Maltese Cross Nails to hold a horseshoe People on Noah’s Ark Greyhounds in a race (US) Pawns each in chess 8mm cine Cord feet in a cord (timber)

Eight Eight ball (pool) Behind the eight ball Eight to the bar (boogie) ‘arry Tate One over the eight Butterfield Eight (Elizabeth Taylor) One fat lady (bingo) Eight for a wish (magpies) ‘Pieces of eight’ (parrot, Treasure Island)

9 Square feet in a square yard Inches in a span (not precise) Gallons in a firkin Sides in a nonagon Heads on a Hydra Months of pregnancy Skittles Rivers of Hell Orders of Angels Muses Planets in the Solar System Rooms in Cluedo Holes in bar billiards Inches wide for cricket stumps Highest card in a ‘Yarborough’

Maestro quibs 6 numbers

Beethoven symphonies Innings in a baseball match Points for game in squash Nones - the ninth day before the ides Members of a baseball team Members of a rounders team Members of a softball team Members of a kho kho team Hermit (Tarot)

Nine Nine Lives Nine points of the law Nine carat gold Nine men’s morris Queer as a nine bob note 9 mm Browning Cat o’ nine tails Nine day wonder (Mary Queen of Scots - the Nine Day Queen) Nine of - the curse of Scotland Doctor’s orders (bingo) Ninepins

10 Base for arithmetic Decimal base Chains in a furlong Years in a decade Cables in a nautical mile (UK) Members of a men’s lacrosse team Legs on a lobster, crab, shrimp Degrees of Hardness (Mohs) Avatars of Vishnu Sides in a decagon Faces to a decahedron Fingers and toes Events in a decathlon Commandments Plagues of Egypt Cards per player in Gin Years for the max US Presidency Hurdles in the 100m and 400 m etc.. 10 cc (group) 10, Downing Street 10! (Bo Derek) Wheel of fortune (Tarot) Mr 10% Ten Ten pin bowling Ten gallon hat Ten Little Indians Ten-four (Broderick Crawford) Top Ten Uncle Ben (HH) Downing St (bingo) Ten green bottles Hollywood Ten

11 Cricket or soccer team First, second etc... Days lost from calendar in 1752 Confederate states Unionist states Years of tyranny under Charles I Eleven Plus for grammar school Legs eleven (bingo) Eleventh chord (jazz) Members of an American Football team Members of a field hockey team Number of Reg’s bus Strength (Tarot)

12 Dozen Pennies in a shilling (‘bob’) Inches in a foot Notes in a chromatic scale Months in a year Tribes of Israel

Maestro quibs 7 numbers

Sides in a dodecagon Faces on a dodecahedron Signs of the Zodiac Members of a jury Apostles or Disciples Labours of Hercules Provinces of Canada Good men and true Pipers (Whisky) Tables of Roman Law Sides on a threepenny bit ‘Twelve pitch’ - typewriter typesize Twelve tone music Principles of Alcoholics Anonymous Windforces of the Beaufort Scale (up to 17 in the US) Monkey’s cousin (bingo) Members of a Canadian Football team Hanged man (Tarot) Members of a shinty team Members of a women’s lacrosse team ‘The Dirty Dozen’ 12” (record, usually remixes) 12 mile limit 12-tone (serial music eg Schoenberg)

13 Baker’s dozen Stripes on the US flag (original states) Players in a rugby league team Dick Turpin (at darts) Lunar months in a Year Valkyries Unlucky for some (bingo) Death (Tarot) Diners at the Last Supper

14 Books of the Apocrypha Lines in a sonnet Pounds in a stone Stations of the Cross Points of Woodrow Wilson (WWII) Temperance (Tarot) Carbon 14 for dating Operettas of Gilbert & Sullivan Maximum number of allowed for a pro-golfer

15 To score at crib Rugby Union team Men on a dead man’s chest Game in badminton ‘The Fifteen’ (first Jacobite rising 1715) First point in tennis Rugby team (bingo) Reds in snooker Fifteen pieces each in Backgammon Members of a Gaelic Football team Members of a hurling team Devil (Tarot)

16 Hexadecimal base Nails in a yard Ounces in a pound Sixteen yard box (soccer) Sweet sixteen Quavers in a breve Drams in an ounce Teaspoonsful in a cup Sixteen-string Jack (John Rann, a Highwayman) Sweet sixteen and never been kissed (bingo) Tower (Tarot) Cubic feet in a cord foot (timber)

17 B17 the Flying Fortress 17-year locust Star (Tarot) MP’s in Northern Ireland

18 Inches in a cubit (approx.) Age of majority Holes on a golf course Carat gold Members of an Australian rules football team Moon (Tarot)

Maestro quibs 8 numbers

19 Nineteen to the dozen Nineteenth hole (the bar) Impossible to score at crib Points to each side of a Go board Sun (Tarot) Cherubs on a Trivial Pursuit board 20 Fluid ounces in a pint Shillings in a pound Lovesick maidens (Patience) Cwt in a ton 20th Century Fox Grammes in a scruple Heats in a speedway meeting Top twenty Troy ounces in a pound Faces on an icosahedron Years asleep for Rip van Winkle Teams in the Premier League Quires in a ream Blind 20 (bingo) Day of Judgement (Tarot) 20/20 vision ‘Twenty Questions’ (radio prog.) 21 Gun salute Shillings in a guinea Pontoon Consonants in the alphabet Vingt et un Blackjack Coming of age Spots on a dice Key of the door (bingo) World (Tarot) 22 Yards in a cricket pitch Snooker balls Dinkey doo (HH) Two little ducks Yards in a chain Carat gold Two little ducks (bingo) Balls on the table at the start of a game of snooker 23 Pairs of Chromosomes in a human cell 24 Hours in a day Sheets in a quire (now 25) Pure gold (24 ct) Pieces in a Chess set Grains in a pennyweight Points on a backgammon board Ribs in the human body Blackbirds(actually 4 and 20) Pompey ‘ore (HH) Hours from Tulsa Number of OM’s current 25 Silver Jubilee/Wedding Pony = 25 Pounds Years = Preston Guild Points for Gin Outer bull at darts Sheets in a quire (was 24) 26 Letters in the Alphabet Miles in a Marathon (plus a bit) ‘Bed and breakfast’ (at darts) Counties of the Republic of Ireland 27 Cubic feet in a cubic yard Three cubed Bridges over the Thames (reputedly) Books of the New Testament (AV) 28 Pounds in a quarter Inches high for cricket stumps Dominoes in a set 29 Maximum in Cribbage Days in February in a Leap Year 30 Pieces of silver Fences to jump in the Grand National Shipping areas Second point in tennis Thirty something Thirty Years War (1618-1648) Blind 30 (bingo) Journalists’ indication of ‘the end’ 32 Ells in a bolt (cloth) Water freezes (°F) Teeth in the human mouth Cards each in Bezique Cards for a game of Euchre 33 Gertie Lee (HH) (and a third) RPM of an LP Amstel beer (trente trois) 35 Gallons (UK) in a barrel of oil Cubic feet in a ‘displacement’ ton 36 Inches in a yard Gallons in a barrel (brewing) Pots for a maximum break in Snooker

Maestro quibs 9 numbers

Bushels in a chaldron Thirty six line bible 37 Shakespeare’s plays Human body temperature (C) Numbers on a roulette wheel (incl. zero) 38 Body heat (C) Smith and Wesson MP’s in Wales 39 Steps (John Buchan) Books of the Old Testament (AV) Articles of the Church of England (‘forty stripes save one’) 40 Days and nights in Lent Life begins at forty Ruby Wedding Double top or tops (darts) Forty winks UB 40 (Benefit form and Pop Group) Thieves with Ali Baba Elijah fed by Ravens for 40 days Biblical period for embalming Days for Nineveh to repent Jesus’ fast (days) Forty Years On (Harrow Football Song) Blind 40 (bingo) Teams in the Scottish Football League Weather predicted by St Swithin (days after July 15th) Days before Noah opened the windows of the Ark Moses on the Mount for days and nights 40-40 = deuce in tennis 42 Gallons (US) in a barrel of oil The Ultimate Answer (Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) - actually six times nine! Forty two line bible Lowest possible sum of scores at snooker (without fouls) 45 Colt .45 RPM of a 7”vinyl single The second Jacobite Rebellion 45" = 1 ell (cloth) 48 Cards in Pinochle 49 ’49er’ - Miner PC 49 (in the Eagle and Brian Reece) 50 Bullseye (darts) Golden Jubilee/Wedding Hawaii (50th state) Stars in the US flag (states now) Argonauts Points for all 7 tiles at scrabble Fifty-fifty (evens) Hawaii Five-oh Blind 50 (bingo) 52 Cards in a pack Weeks in a year 54 Gallons in a hogshead Cards in a pack including jokers 55 Days in Peking Emerald anniversary 57 Heinz Varieties Chevrolet (Dolly Parton) 59 Brighton Line (bingo) 60 Minutes in an hour Minutes in a degree Seconds in a minute (time) Seconds in a minute (angle) Metre dash Minims in a fluid drachm Diamond Jubilee/wedding Feet in a ten pin bowling lane Cobalt 60 - radioactive isotope Treble 20 - highest single dart score Nautical miles in a degree Blind 60 (bingo) Angle of reflection for water 61 Bonus squares in scrabble 62 Tickety boo (bingo) 64 Squares on a chessboard

Maestro quibs 10 numbers

65 Number of CH’s at any one time 66 Route 66 Books of the Bible (AV) Clickety click (bingo) 69 Vat Soixante-neuf 70 Three score years and ten Blind 70 (bingo) Platinum anniversary mph national speed limit 72 Points to the inch in printing Holes in a pro-golf tournament Teams in the (remaining) Football League MP’s in Scotland 73 Spaces on a Trivial Pursuit board 75 Diamond Wedding/Jubilee 76 Trombones Was she worth it - 7/6 (bingo) 77 Sunset Strip 78 RPM in an old single Cards in a full Tarot pack 79 Park Lane (Harold Robbins) 80 Minutes in a Rugby match Blind 80 (bingo) ZX80 Clive Sinclair’s early personal computer 81 ZX81 - successor to the 80 84 Charing Cross Road 88 Keys on a piano Two fat ladies 90 Degrees in a right angle Years without slumbering Top of the shop (bingo) Minutes in a soccer match Strontium 90 - radioactive isotope 95 Theses of Martin Luther 98.4 Body heat (F) 99 Icecream and chocolate flake Years for a normal lease Bradman’s test average 100 A ton Years in a century Boiling point of water (C) Cubic feet in a ‘register’ ton (shipping) Cents in a dollar etc..... Pence in a pound Square metres in an are Hectares in a square km Tiles in Scrabble Days asleep - Sleeping Beauty Game at bridge ‘Hundred’ = 100 hides The Chiltern Hundreds Napoleon’s 100 days The Hundred Years War (England and France) Eyes of Argus (and hence in the Peacock’s tail) Great Sporting Moments (BBC) 101 Dalmations 103 Pan Am - Lockerbie 105 North Tower (Tale of Two Cities - Dickens) 110 Voltage in less developed countries 112 Pounds in a hundredweight Cellphone emergency 114 Chapters of the Koran 120 Fathoms in a cable (US) Feet in a bolt (cloth) 125 Intercity train 128 Cubic feet in a cord (timber) 136 Tiles in a bacic Mah Jong set

Maestro quibs 11 numbers

144 Tiles in a full Mah Jong set Square inches in a square foot 147 Maximum break (and score) in snooker 149 BA - landed in Kuwait at the worst possible time 150 Psalms in the Bible (AV) 153 International directory enquiries 168 Pips in a domino set 180 Highest three dart score (3x treble 20) Degrees longitude for the dateline (approx.) 187 Years asleep for the Seven Sleepers 192 Directory enquiries 198 Radio 4 (longwave) 200 Pounds for passing Go Laps in the Indy 500 206 Bones in the human body 208 Radio Luxembourg 212 Water boils (F) 220 Yards in a furlong 220/240 Volts AC voltage in civilised countries 225 Improved Intercity train Squares on a scrabble board 238 Uranium 238 - radioactive isotope 240 Old pennies in a pound Yards in a cable (US) 242 Clauses in the Highway Code 247 Radio 1 on MW (not now) 273 Absolute zero (minus ºC) 286 Computer chip 300 Maximum in ten pin bowling Spartans at Thermopylae 303 Lee Enfield 357 Magnum 360 Degrees in a circle 361 Points on a Go board 386 Faster computer chip 400 ‘The four hundred’ - of New York Society in late 19th Century 405 Lines on the original B & W TV 444 American hostages held in Iran (days) 451 Spontaneous ignition of paper in Fahrenheit 461 Ocean Boulevard (Eric Clapton) 480 Grains in an ounce 486 Even faster computer chip 500 Monkey = 500 pounds Indianapolis 500 Sheets in a ream 501 Game at championship darts 524 MP’s in England 525 Lines on a (US) TV 555 State Express 586 Chip that became the ‘Pentium’ 600 Roman soldiers in a cohort ‘Into the valley of death rode the 600’ - Tennyson 608 Feet in a cable (UK) 625 Lines on a newer B & W TV

Maestro quibs 12 numbers

617 Squadron - the Dambusters 640 Acres in a square mile 651 MP’s in the House of Commons 666 The mark of the beast 693 Radio 5 live on MW 707 Noisy old Boeing 4 717 Missing Boeing 0 727 Another Boeing 3 720 Feet in a cable (US) 737 Yet another Boeing 2 747 Jumbo Boeing 4 757 Thin boring Boeing 2 767 Fat boring Boeing 2 777 Brand new Boeing 2 888 Ceefax subtitles 909 Radio 5 live on MW 911 Emergency (USA) 962 Age of Jared - second oldest after Methuselah 969 Age of Methuselah 999 Emergency services 1000 K Kg in a metric ton Metres in a kilometre Litres in a cubic Metre Grammes in a Kilogramme A picture is worth in words A grand Guineas (Classic horserace) Years in a millenium Anne of a 1000 days (Boleyn) Watts in a kilowatt One in a thousand Length of the Mille Miglia in km Days of JFK’s presidency 1001 Arabian nights Carpet cleaner 1064 K (usually 1000) 1066 ....and all that 1210 Square yards in a rood 1212 Scotland Yard (Whitehall) 1270 3YE...... Petrol (Hazchem) 1343 Height of Ben Nevis (m) 1400 ‘Fourteen hundred’ - strangers present in the Stock Exchange 1471 Who phoned you last? 1500 The Light Programme (metres wavelength) Metric mile Pounds to start at Monopoly 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: The White House 1664 Kronenberg Beer 1728 Cubic inches in a cubic foot 1760 Yards in a mile 1812 Overture (Tchaikovsky) 1,852 Metres in a nautical mile 1922 Committee 1,976 Yards in an Ascot mile 1984 Novel by George Orwell

Maestro quibs 13 numbers

2000 Guineas (Classic horserace) Pounds in a short ton (US and aviation) 2001 A Space Odyssey 2040 Space Precinct 2182 KHz - the emergency frequency 2,240 Pounds in a ton 3,000 Feet for a ‘Munroe’ 4040 Four star petrol 4077 M*A*S*H* 4711 Eau de Cologne 4,840 Square yards in an acre 5,000 Game in Canasta Fed with bread and fishes 5,280 Feet in a mile 6,080 Feet in a nautical mile (now 6,076.1 by international standard) 7070 Lead free petrol 7,927 Equatorial diameter of the Earth in Miles 8086 First computer chip 8,848 Height of Everest in metres 9,000 HAL (in 2001 A Space Odyssey) 10,000 Myriad Square metres in a hectare Men with the Grand Old Duke of York 20,000 Leagues under the sea 24,902 Distance round the Equator in miles 29,028 Height of Everest in feet 40,000 Feathers on a thrush 64,000 Dollar question 65000 Pennsylvania (Glenn Miller) 90210 Beverley Hills 100,000 A lakh (India) 1 Million Mega (106) Microns in a metre Years BC (Raquel Welch) 6 Million Dollar Man 10million A crore (India) 1,000 million A billion (US and general usage) Giga (109) also known as a milliard

1 million million A billion (UK - not now in general use) 12 Tera (10 ) Ordinals 1st First Among equals First night(er) First Class First thing First (class honours degree) First aid First born First day cover First degree burn First degree murder First foot(ing) First degree (At) first hand First lady First name First offence (offender) First mate First reading First person (grammatical) First officer

Maestro quibs 14 numbers

First refusal First strike First water (diamond) First come first served First Fleet(er) - to Australia The first Jacobite rebellion (1815) First light First-fruit First Gentleman of Europe (George IV) First past the post ‘The First Letter’ (Kipling)

2nd Second wind Second hand Second class Second coming Second cousin Second degree burn Second empire Second fiddle Second generation Second growth Second nature Second sight Second string Second thoughts Second chamber (eg The Lords or the Senate) The second Jacobite rebellion - 1845 The Adventure of the Second Stain’ (Holmes) Second guessing

3rd Riding (in Yorkshire) Third party Third world Third age The Third Man Third class Third dimension Third eyelid Third man (cricket) Third rate Third degree

4th Fourth dimension (time) Fourth estate (the Press) Fourth of July - Independence Day in the USA 5th Fifth column Fifth generation computer Fifth wheel (the spare) Fifth amendment (to the American Constitution) 6th Sixth form Sixth sense 7th Seventh heaven The Sabbath Seventh son of a seventh son Seventh Day Adventist 8th Army - the Desert Rats 11th At the eleventh hour Eleventh chord (jazz) Eleventh Commandment - ‘thou shall not be found out’ 12th Twelfth Night Glorious Twelfth (August) Twelfth man 13th Ides of Jan, Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Sep, Nov, Dec 15th Ides of March, May, July and October 17th Parallel between N and S Vietnam 21st Birthday - key of the door 23rd Psalm (The Lord’s my Shepherd) 38th Parallel - divides Korea 49th Parallel between USA and Canada

Maestro quibs 15 numbers

Latin names of anniversaries Anniversary Latin Name 25th ...... Quartocentennial 50th ...... Semicentennial 75th ...... Septiquinquennial 100th ...... Centennial 150th ...... Sesquincentennial 200th ...... Bicentennial 250th ...... Sesquibicentennial 300th ...... Tercentennial 350th ...... Sesquitercentennial 400th ...... Quadricentennial 450th ...... Sesquiquadricentennial 500th ...... Quincentennial Groups

One eyed characters • Cyclopes (monsters) • Davy Gam ( at • Agincourt) • Graeae (Greek myth) • Hannibal • Harold • Horatius • Marshland Shales (19th C horse) • Nelson • Odin • Polyphemus • Philip of Macedon • Wackford Squeers (Dickens) • Woden • Wotan

One-armed characters • Nelson • Captain Hook (Peter Pan) • One-legged characters • Captain Ahab (Melville) • Berchta (German Myth) • Long John Silver (Treasure Island)

Two Sicilies (1061-1860) • Sicily • Naples

Maestro quibs 16 numbers

Two Gentlemen of Verona • Valentine • Proteus

The Two Eyes of Greece • Athens • Sparta

The Merry Wives of Windsor • Mistress Ford • Mistress Page

The Three Wise Men (or Kings) - The Magi • Melchior Gold • Gaspar Frankincense • Balthazar Myrrh

Three Virtues • Faith • Hope • Charity "...... and the greatest of these is Charity"

Three Graces • Aglaia • Euphrosyne • Thalia (also a Muse)

Three Estates • Commons • Lords Spiritual • Lords Temporal

Three Fates • Clotho • Lachesis • Atropos

Three Furies • Tisiphone • Alecto • Megaera

Three Harpies • Aello

Maestro quibs 17 numbers

• Celeno • Ocypete

The Three Norns (Norse virgin goddesses of fate) • Past Urda • Present Verdandi • Future Skuld

The Gorgons • Euryale • Medusa • Sthena

Three-day Eventing • Dressage • Cross Country (Endurance) • Show Jumping

Three Inalienable Rights • Life • Liberty • The Pursuit of Happiness

Three Counties (Choir and show) • Hereford(shire) • Worcester(shire) • Gloucester(shire)

The Three Musketeers • Athos • Porthos • Aramis

The Primary Colours • Red • Blue • Green

The Secondary (subtractive) Colours • Cyan • Magenta • Yellow

Three Kingdoms of Nature • Animal • Vegetable

Maestro quibs 18 numbers

• Mineral

The Four Last Things • Death • Judgement • Heaven • Hell

The Four Gospels • Matthew • Mark • Luke • John

Four Tastes There are normally four tastes - the rest is smell: • Sweet • Salt • Bitter • Sour • Savoury (arguably the fifth)

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse • White Horse Power of God (Bow and Crown) • Red Horse Bloodshed and War (Sword) • Black Horse Famine (Scales) • Pale Horse Death and Disease

The Four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments • Australian • French • US • Wimbledon

Gang of Four • Roy Jenkins • Shirley Williams • William Rodgers • David Owen

Four Kings of a French Pack • Charlemagne • David • Alexander the Great • Caesar

Maestro quibs 19 numbers

The Four Freedoms of FDR • Freedom of Speech • Freedom of Expression • Freedom in Worship • Freedom from Fear and Want

The Four Marys (companions of Mary Stewart) • Mary Beaton (Bethune) • Mary Livingstone (Leuson) • Mary Fleming (Flymyng) • Mary Seaton (Seyton)

The Balls in Croquet • Black and Blue play Red and Yellow

The Four Quarter Days • Lady Day March 25 • Midsummer June 24 • Michaelmas September 29 • Christmas December 25 Four quartets of T S Eliott • Burnt Norton • East Coker • The Dry Salvages • Little Gidding

4 US Generals who later became Presidents: • Ulysses S Grant • Andrew Jackson • George Washington • Dwight D Eisenhower

The five Channel Five colours: blue --- orange --- magenta --- yellow --- green

The Five Marx Brothers • Groucho (Julius) • Harpo (Arthur or Adolf) • Zeppo (Herbert) • Chico (Leonard) • Gummo (Milton)

The Five Classics of Horseracing • Derby • Oaks

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• St Leger • Guineas • Guineas

The Five Nations (American Indian Confederacy) • Cayugas • Mohawks • Oneidas • Onondagas • Senecas (Collectively the Iroquois)

The Five Classic Orders of Architecture • Composite • Corinthian • Doric • Ionic • Tuscan

The Five K's of Sikhism • Kangha • Kara • Kesh • Kirpan • Kuccha

The Famous Five • Julian • George • Ann • Dick • Timmy (the Dog)

Events of the Pentathlon • Riding • Fencing • Shooting • Swimming • Running

The Five Books of the Pentateuch • Genesis • Exodus • Leviticus • Numbers • Deuteronomy

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The D Day beaches • UTAH American 7th Corps • OMAHA American 5th Corps • GOLD British 30th Corps • JUNO British 1st Corps and Canadians • SWORD British 1st Corps

Kipling's Five Nations • The Old Country • Canada • Australia • South Africa • India

Five Members of the Long Parliament (1642) • Pym • Hampden • Haselrig • Holles • Strode

The Senses • Touch • Taste • Smell • Sight • Hearing

(The sixth sense would be extra-sensory perception, which can have many names but why is there no word in English to describe the sense of being able to feel hot or cold?)

The 5 Permanent Members of the UN Security Council • China • France • Russia • United Kingdom • United States

The Five Wits • Common Sense • Imagination • Fantasy • Estimation • Memory

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The 'Five Towns' of Arnold Bennett • Tunstall • Burslem • Fenton • Hanley • Longton • Stoke-on-Trent (Actually there are six of them if you count Stoke)

The Cinque Ports (Whilst cinque means five there are actually seven of them) • Hastings • Sandwich • Dover • Romney • Hythe • (Winchelsea) • (Rye)

5 old English counties which disappeared under the 1972 Act • Huntingdonshire • Cumberland • Middlesex • Westmoreland • Rutlandshire (reinstated 1997)

The 5 Articles of Perth 1618 • restore Bishops • kneel for communion • private communion if necessary • observation of Feast Days • confirmation in church Five Nations Championship, Rugby Union • England • Scotland • Ireland • Wales • France

The Six Wives of Henry VIII • Catherine of Aragon • Anne Boleyn • Jane Seymour • Anne of Cleves • Catherine Howard • Catherine Parr

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The Six (Original Common Market) • Belgium • France • Germany • Italy • Netherlands • Luxembourg

Les Six (French Composers) • Honnegar • Milhaud • Poulenc • Durey • Auric • Tailleferre

Six Honest Serving Men (Kipling) • What • Why • When • How • Where • Who

The Six Counties of Northern Ireland • Fermanagh • Londonderry • Antrim • Down • Armagh • Tyrone

Six Archangels of the Bible • Gabriel • Raphael • Uriel • Chamuel • Jophiel • Zadkiel

The Archangels of the Koran • Gabriel • Michael • Azrael • Israfel

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'The Seven' (EFTA) • Denmark • Norway • Sweden • Austria • Portugal • Switzerland • UK

The Seven Virtues • Faith • Hope (The Three Virtues) • Charity • Justice • Fortitude (Plato's cardinal virtues) • Prudence • Temperence

The Seven Sleepers • Constantius • Dionysius • Johannes • Maximianus • Malchus • Martinianus • Serapion

The Seven Doctors Who • William Hartnell • Patrick Troughton • Jon Pertwee • Tom Baker • Peter Davison • Colin Baker • Sylvester McCoy

Dr Who has also been played by Peter Cushing (twice) and by Paul McGann (once) in films

The Magnificent Seven • Yul Brynner (leader) (survived) • Charles Bronson (killed) • Horst Buckholst Chico (killed) • Steve McQueen (survived) • Robert Vaughan (killed) • James Coburn (killed) • Brad Dexter (stayed)

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The Seven Dwarfs • Sleepy • Doc (is in charge) • Bashful • Happy • Dopy • Grumpy • Sneezy

Seven principal dancing movements in ballet • tourner (to turn) • glisser (to glide) • sauter (to jump) • élancer (to dart) • plier (to bend) • étendre (to stretch) • rélever (to rise)

The G7 Nations • Japan • USA • Germany • France • Italy • Canada • UK

The Seven Sages • Bias (of Priene) • Chilon (of Sparta) • Cleobillus (of Lindus) • Periander (of Corinth) • Pittacus (of Mitylene) • Solon (of Athens) • Thales (of Miletus)

The Seven Deacons • Stephen • Philip • Prochorus • Nicanor • Timon • Parmenas • Nicholas

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The Seven Deadly Sins • Pride (Vainglory) • Avarice (Covetousness) • Lust • Envy • Gluttony (Greed) • Anger (Wrath) • Sloth

The Seven Wonders of the (ancient) World • The Great Pyramid of Cheops at Giza Egypt • The Statue of Zeus at Olympia Greece • The Tomb Of Mausolus at Helikarnasus (Bodrum)Turkey • The Colossus of Rhodes Greek Island • The Hanging Gardens of Babylon Iraq • The Pharos of Alexandria Egypt • The Temple of Diana (Artemis) at Ephesus (Selkuk) Turkey

(The first is often stated as The Pyramids of Egypt)

The Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages • The Colosseum of Rome • The Catacombs of Alexandria • The Great Wall of China • Stonehenge • The Leaning Tower of Pisa • The Porcelain Tower of Nanking • The Mosque of St Sophia in Constantinople

The Seven Seas • North Pacific • South Pacific • North Atlantic • South Atlantic • Arctic Ocean • Indian Ocean • Antarctic Ocean (sic) (Antarctica had not been discovered)

The (seven) Liberal Arts (of Mediaeval Universities) • Grammar • Rhetoric (The Trivium) • Logic • Arithmetic • Geometry (The Quadrivium) • Astronomy

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• Music

The Seven Hills of Rome • Palatine • Capitoline • Quirinal or Colline • Caelian • Aventine • Esquiline • Viminal

The Seven Joys of Mary • Annunciation • Visitation • Nativity • Epiphany • Finding in the Temple • Resurrection • Ascension

The Seven Sorrows of Mary • Simeon's prophecy • Flight into Egypt • Loss of the Holy Child • Meeting the Lord on the way to Calvary • The crucifixion • Taking down from the cross • Entombment

Seven Works of Corporal Mercy • Feed the hungry • Clothe the naked • Tend the sick • Bury the dead • Give drink to the thirsty • Take in strangers • Minister to prisoners

The Seven Spiritual Works of Mary • convert the sinner • instruct the ignorant • counsel those who doubt • comfort those in sorrow • bear wrongs patiently • forgive injuries • pray for the living and the dead

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The Seven Champions of Christendom • St George (England) • St Andrew (Scotland) • St David (Wales) • St Patrick (Ireland) • St Denys (France) • St James (Spain) • St Anthony (Italy)

Seven Plagues of Seven Angels (Revelations, Ch 16) • Sores • Sea turned to blood • Rivers turned to blood • Men scorched with fire • Darkness • Euphrates dries up • Lightning, thunder and earthquake

Seven Fathers of the Church • St Athenasius • St Gregory of Nazianzen • St John Chrysostom • St John of Damascus • St Basil of Caesarea • St Gregory of Nyssa • St Cyril of Alexandria

Seven against Thebes • Adrastus (Leader and sole surviver) • Polynices • Amphiaraus • Capaneus • Hippomedon • Tydeus • Parthenopaeus

The Seven Ages of Man (Shakespeare - As You Like It) • Infant • Schoolboy • Lover • Soldier • Justice • Pantaloon • Second childhood

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Snooker Balls • Black (7) • Pink (6) • Blue (5) • Brown (4) • Green (3) • Yellow (2) • Reds (1) • White (-1) Bottles • 2 bottles Magnum • 4 bottles Jeroboam • 6 bottles Rehoboam • 8 bottles Methuselah • 12 bottles Salmanazar • 16 bottles Balthazar • 20 bottles Nebuchadzezzar

Father Christmas's Reindeer • Dancer • Prancer • Donner • Blitzen • Vixen • Comet • Cupid • Dasher (Rudolph is not one of the officially listed first team)

8 new Welsh counties: Gwynned Gwent Clwyd West Glamorgan Powys Mid-Glamorgan Dyfed South Glamorgan

The Nine Orders of Angels • Seraphim (winged head of child) • Cherubim (winged child) First Circle • Thrones • Dominations • Virtues Second Circle • Powers • Principalities • Archangels Third Circle • Angel

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The Nine Orders of Knighthood • The Garter (KG) • The Thistle (KT) • St Patrick (KP) • The Bath (KB) • The Star of India • St Michael and St George (KMG) • The Indian Empire • Royal Victorian Empire • The British Empire

The Nine Worthies • Joshua • David • Judas Maccabaeus • Hector • Alexander the Great • Julius Caesar • King Arthur • Charlemagne • Geoffrey of Bouillon

The Nine Muses (the Daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne) • Calliope...... Epic Poetry • Clio ...... History • Erato ...... Love Poetry • Euterpe ...... Lyric Poetry and Music • Melpomene . Tragedy • Polyhymnia . Singing Mime and Sacred Dance • Terpsichore . Dance and Choral Song • Thalia (also a grace) Comedy and Pastoral Poetry • Urania ...... Astronomy 9 Roman forts of the Saxon shore: Brancaster (Norfolk) Burgh Castle (Norfolk) Walton (Suffolk) Bradwell on Sea (Essex) Reculver (Kent) Richborough (Kent) Lympne (Kent) Pevensey (Sussex) Portchester (Hampshire)

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The Hollywood Ten • Alvah Bessie • Herbert Biberman • Lester Cole • Edward Dmytryk • Ring Lardner, Jr. • John Howard Lawson • Albert Maltz, • Samuel Ornitz • Dalton Trumbo • Adrian Scott

The Ten Commandments (the Decalogue) • Worship only Me • Graven Images • Idols • Name in Vain • Sabbath • Parents • Murder • Adultery • False Accusation • Desire

The Ten Plagues of Egypt (Exodus) • Water to Blood • Frogs • Lice, sand flies or fleas • Swarms of flies • Cattle die • Boils and sores • Hail • Locusts • Darkness • Death of Firstborn

The Ten Avatars of Vishnu • Matsya ..... Fish • Kurma ...... Tortoise • Varaha ...... Boar • Nrisinha ... Man/lion • Vamana .... Dwarf • Parasurama Rama with the Axe • Ramachandra Rama • Khrishna • Buddha

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• Kalki ...... White, winged horse

The Twelve Labours of Hercules • Slay the Nemean Lion • Kill the Lernean Hydra • Catch the Arcadian Stag (Ceryneian Hind) • Destroy the Erymanthean Boar • Cleanse the Augean Stables • Destroy the Cannibal Birds of L. Stymphalis • Capture the Cretan Bull • Catch the Thracian Horses • Obtain the Girdle of Hippolyte (Queen of the Amazons) • Capture the Oxen of Geryon • Possess the Apples of Hesperides • Bring Cerberus up from Hades

The Twelve Tribes of Israel (The tribes are named after the twelve sons of Jacob) • Reuben • Simeon • Levi • Judah • Dan • Naphtali • Gad • Asher • Issachar • Zebulin • Joseph (of the coat) • Benjamin (the youngest)

The Twelve Apostles • Matthew ..... (Levi) • John ...... (son of Zebedee) • Peter ...... (Simeon) • Judas Iscariot (replaced by Matthias) • Judas ...... (brother of James) • Andrew • James ...... (son of Zebedee) • Philip • James ...... (son of Alphaeus) • Nathaniel .... (Bartholomew) • Thomas ...... (Doubting) • Simon the Zealot

Matthew and John wrote gospels along with Mark and Luke.

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The Twelve Days of Christmas • A partridge in a pear tree • Two turtle doves • Three French hens • Four calling birds • Five gold rings • Six geese a-laying • Seven swans a-swimming • Eight maids a-milking • Nine drummers drumming • Ten pipers piping • Eleven ladies dancing • Twelve lords a-leaping

Green Grow the Rushes-oh • All alone and evermore shall be so • Lilywhite boys • Rivals • Gospel makers • Symbols at your door • Proud walkers • Stars in the sky • Bold rangers • Bright shiners • Commandments • Who went to Heaven • Apostles

The Best Known Knights of the Round Table • Sir Kay • Sir Gareth • Sir Bors • Sir Lancelot du La • Sir Galahad • Sir Tarquin • Sir Modred (Arthur's Son) • Sir Bediver • Sir Gawain • Sir Tristan de Lyonnais • Sir Percival • Sir Ector • Sir Lionel

The Dirty Dozen • John Cassavete (Victor Franko) • Charles Bronson (Joseph Wladislaw)

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• Jim Brown .. (Robert Jefferson) • Telly Savalas (Archer Maggott) • Donald Sutherland (Vernon Pinkley) • Clint Walker (Samson Posey) • Trini Lopez . (Pedro Jiminez) • Tom Busby . (Milo Vladek) • Benito Carruthers (Glenn Gilpin) • Stuart Cooper (Roscoe Lever) • Colin Maitland (Seth Sawyer) • Al Mancini .. (Tassos Bravos)

13 Welsh counties before reorganisation: Monmouth Glamorgan Carmarthen Pembroke Cardigan Brecknock (Brecon) Radnor Montgomery Merioneth Caernarvon Anglesey Denbigh Flint

The 14 Stations of the Cross • Condemned • Cross • Falls • Mother • Simon • Veronica • Falls again • Consolation • Falls again • Unclothed • Nailed • Dies • Taken down • Entombed

Number of Players in Sports Teams

2 Croquet 4 Polo Curling 5 Basketball 6 Volleyball Ice Hockey Water Polo 7 Netball Handball

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Kabaddi 8 Tug of War 9 Baseball Rounders Softball Kho-Kho 10 Lacrosse (Men) 11 Field Hockey American Football Cricket Soccer 12 Lacrosse (Women) Shinty Canadian football 13 Rugby League 15 Rugby Union Gaelic Football Hurling 18 Australian Rules Football SI Units and Number Prefixes Basic Units m metre length kg kilogram mass s second time A ampere current K kelvin temperature mol mole ammount cd candela luminosity

Secondary (derived) Units Hz Hertz frequency N Newton force Pa Pascal pressure or stress J Joule energy and heat W Watt power, radiant flux C Coulomb electrical quantity or charge V Volt electrical potential F Farad capacitance W Ohm electrical resistance S Siemens conductance Wb Weber magnetic flux T Tesla magnetic flux density H Henry inductance Im Lumen luminous flux Ix lux illuminance

Supplementary Units rad radian angle

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sr steradian solid angle

Magnitude Prefixes T tera 10^12 G giga 10^9 M mega 106 k kilo 103 h hecto 102 da deca 101 d deci 10-1 c centi 10-2 m milli 10-3 u micro 10-6 n nano 10-9 p pico 10-12 f femto 10-15 a atto 10-18

Computer memory 1 gigabyte = 1024 megabytes (Mb) 1 terabyte = 1024 gigabytes (Gb) 1 petabyte = 1024 terabytes (Tb) 1 exabyte = 1024 petabytes (Pb)

Comparative Numbers

Arabic Roman Greek Binary 1 I α' 1 2 II b' 10 3 III g' 11 4 IV d' 100 5 V e' 101 6 VI x' 110 7 VII z' 111 8 VIII h' 1 000 9 IV q' 1 001 10 X i' 1 010 11 XI ia' 1 011 12 XII ib' 1 100 13 XIII ig' 101 14 XIV id' 1 110 15 XV ie' 1 111 16 XVI ix' 10 000 17 XVII iz' 10 001 18 XVIII ih' 10 010 19 XIX iq' 10 011 20 XX k' 10 100 21 XXI ka' 10 101

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30 XXX l' 11 110 32 XXXII lb' 100 000 40 XL m' 101 000 50 L n' 110 010 60 LX 111 100 64 LXIV 1 000 000 70 LXX o' 1 000 110 80 LXXX p' 1 010 000 90 XC ,o' 1 011 010 100 C r' 1 100 100 128 CXXVIII 10 000 000 200 CC s' 11 001 000 256 CCLVI 100 000 000 300 CCC or B t' 100 101 100 400 CD u' 110 010 000 500 D f' 111 110 100 512 DXII 1 000 000 00 1000 M ,a' 1 111 101 000 1024 MXXIV 10 000 000 000 2000 MM 11 111 010 000 2048 MMXLVIII 100 000 000 000 3000 MMM 101 110 111 000 4000 MV 111 110 100 000 4096 1 000 000 000 000 5000 V ,e' 1 001 110 001 000 8192 10 000 000 000 000 10,000 X ,i' 10 011 100 000 000 16384 100 000 000 000 000 20,000 XX 100 111 000 100 000 32,768 1 000 000 000 000 000 50,000 L 65,536 10 000 000 000 000 000 100,000 C ,r' 11 000 011 010 100 000 131,072 100 000 000 000 000 000 262,144 1000 000 000 000 000 000 500,000 D 1 111 010 000 100 100 000 524,288 10 000 000 000 000 000 000 1,000,000 M 11 110 100 001 001 000 000

(the greek numbers are not in their proper font)

Roman Numerals

The basic numbers 1 I 5 V 10 X 50 L 100 C

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500 D 1000 M 5,000 V 10,000 X 100,000 C

Overlining makes the letter times one thousand

Sample Dates: 1666 = MDCLXVI (all the letters, once only, year of the Great Fire of London)

1990 = MCMXC 1991 = MCMXCI 1992 = MCMXCII 1993 = MCMXCIII 1994 = MCMXCIV 1995 = MCMXCV 1996 = MCMXCVI 1997 = MCMXCVII 1998 = MCMXCVIII 1999 = MCMXCIX 2000 = MM

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