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Mark_S
March 25th 2005, 10:49 AM
Example -- 16 O. in a P. = 16 Ounces in a Pound

No I don't have all the answers, so we'll just have to muddle through this together.



26 L. of the A.
29 D. in F. in a L. Y.
7 W. of the A. W.
3 P. for a F. G. in F.
1,001 A. N.
1,000 W. that a P. is W.
12 S. of the Z.
56 S. of the D. of I.
54 C. in a D. (with J.)
20 Y. that R. V. W. S.
9 P. in the S. S.
40 T (with A. B.)
88 P. K.
30 D. H. S. A. J. and N.
13 S. on the A. F.
32 D. F. at which W. F.
1 D. at a T.
10 A. in the B. of R.
18 H. on a G. C.
435 M. of the H. of R.
90 D. in a R. A.
31 I. C. F. at B.-R.
50 C. in a H. D.
200 D. for P. G. in M.
8 S. on a S. S.
2 T. D. (and a P. in a P. T.)
3 B. M. (S. H. T. R.)
4 H. of the A.
4 Q. in a G.
40 D. and N. of the G. F.
24 H. in a D.
8 P. of S. in the E. L.
1 W. on a U.
9 I. in a B. G.
5 D. in a Z. C.
1 R. A. in E. B.
57 H. V.
76 T. that L. the B. P.
11 P. on a F. T.
3 L. K. that L. T. M.
7 H. of R.
4 S. on a V.
101 D.
5 T. on a C. (including S. in T.)
64 S. on a C. B.
6 P. on a P. T.
13 C. in a S.
7 Y. of B. L. for B. a M.
10 L. I.
2 G. for E. B. (in the B. B. S.)
20,000 L. U. T. S.
9 J. of the S. C.
13 O. C.
10 D. in a T. N. (including the A. C.)
12 K. of the R. T.
20 C. in a P.
13 in a B. D.
3 S. Y. O. at the O. B. G.
66 B. of the B.
1 C. Y. in K. A. C.
10 D. in a D.
3 W. from the G. in the B.
15 M on a D. M. C.
20 Q. (A., V., or M.)
80 D. A. the W.
7 D. with S. W.
24 B. B. in a P.
30 S. over T.
7 B. for 7 B.
8 D. a W. (in the B. S.)
36 I. in a Y.
212 D. F. at which W. B.
6 W. of H. the E.
4 P. on M. R.
2,000 P. in a T.
10 D. in a R. of Q.
60 S. in a M.
48 S. in the C. U. S.
5 F. on the H.
7 C. on the E.

Teallaura
March 25th 2005, 03:35 PM
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Mujibur
March 25th 2005, 03:49 PM
1. 26 L of the A. => 26 letters of the alphabet.

2. 29 D in F in a L.Y. => 29 days in February in a Leap Year.

7. 12 S of the Z. => 12 signs of the zodiac.


That's all I got so far. Good list Mark.

Asgara
March 25th 2005, 04:09 PM
26 letters of the alphabet
29 days in February in a leap year
7 wonders of the ancient world
*
1001 Arabian nights
*
12 signs of the zodiac
*
54 cards in a deck (with jokers)
*(...)*
1 day at a time
*(...)*
13 original colonies
*(...)*
1 wheel on a unicycle
*(...)*
101 dalmations
*(...)*
9 justices of the supreme court
*(...)*
7 brides for 7 brothers
8 days a week (in the Beatles song)
36 inches in a yard
212 degrees farenheit at which water boils

*(...)*
2000 pounds in a ton
*(...)*
48 states in the continental United States

Teallaura
March 26th 2005, 06:06 PM
Thus far:
8) 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence
15) 13 Stars on the American Flag
17) 1 Day at a Time
20) Members of the House of Representatives
51) 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
52) 9 Justices on the Supreme Court
55) 12 Knights of the Round Table
70) 8 Days a Week (in the Beatles Song)
71) 36 Inches in a Yard

wfaber
March 26th 2005, 07:04 PM
3. 7 wonders of the ancient world

14. Thirty days hath september, april, etc.

16. 32 degrees fahrenheit at which water freezes. (assuming standard atmospheric pressure, that is)

21. 90 degrees in a right angle.

28. four horsemen of the acopalypse

29. four quarts in a gallon

30. forty days and nights of the great flood

31. 24 hours in a day

37. 57 Heinz varieties

48. 7 years of bad luck for a broken mirror

50. Two girls for every boy (In the Beach Boys song)

58. Three strikes you're out at the old ball game

63. guessing, 15 men on a dean man's chest?

65. Around the World in Eighty Days? (Jules Verne again)

75. 2,000 pounds in a ton

77. sixty seconds in a minute

Minnesota
March 26th 2005, 07:35 PM
48 states in the continental [contiguous]United States
There are 49 in the continental US.

wfaber
March 26th 2005, 08:42 PM
I think that's supposed to be "contiguous." That leaves out Alaska.

Asgara
March 26th 2005, 09:05 PM
There are 49 in the continental US.

Ah yes...mea culpa I was thinking military CONUS without remembering that it included Alaska