numbers 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 Blank Miss Not used in Roman numerals ‘00’ = licence to kill Nix Maiden over Nothing Fool or jester (Tarot) Zilch 1 Ace 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 Deuce 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 coins 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) Jack’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