# Family Feud XXIII - Lucky Number 7 \[Game Closed\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-xxiii-lucky-number-7-game-closed/438529>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [February 21, 2008, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-xxiii-lucky-number-7-game-closed/438529 "2008-02-21T07:09:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-xxiii-lucky-number-7-game-closed/438529/41 "2008-02-21T16:21:36Z")

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1. Atlantic
2. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
3. 8
4. Red
5. Love
6. Lust
7. Sean Connery
8. Moon
9. Sunday
10. Sorceror’s/Philosopher’s Stone

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**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-xxiii-lucky-number-7-game-closed/438529/42 "2008-02-21T16:39:31Z")

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Many thanks for running the game, **CatInASuit**!

1. Mediterranean
2. The Pyramids
3. 11
4. Red
5. Charity
6. Wrath
7. Connery
8. Venus?
9. Monday
10. HP and the Deathly Hallows

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**Author:** ![MHaye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbe5ce/32.png) [@MHaye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MHaye)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-xxiii-lucky-number-7-game-closed/438529/43 "2008-02-21T16:51:27Z")

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1. The South China Sea
2. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
3. Three
4. Blue
5. Charity
6. Pride
7. Sean Connery
8. Jupiter
9. Sunday
10. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

And for many many Bonus Kudos points but nothing in game, without using wikipedia, google, etc: Name the original crew of Blake’s Seven.

1. Blake.
2. Who am I kidding? I never watched it.

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**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-xxiii-lucky-number-7-game-closed/438529/44 "2008-02-21T16:55:02Z")

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1. Name one of the Seven Seas

The Mediterranean

1. Name one of the seven wonders of the world

The Pyramids

1. Name a lucky number other than 7.

9

1. Name one of the Seven colours of the rainbow

Red

1. Name one of the Seven Virtues

Honesty

1. Name one of the Seven Sins

Greed

1. Name one of the actors playing 007.

Sean Connery (there are others?)

1. Name one of the Seven Classical Celestial Objects visible to the naked eye.

The Moon

1. Name one of the Seven days of the week

Wednesday

1. Name one of the Seven Harry Potter Books

Deathly Hallows

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**Author:** ![Weaver\_of\_Nightmares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/73ab20/32.png) [@Weaver\_of\_Nightmares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weaver_of_Nightmares)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-xxiii-lucky-number-7-game-closed/438529/45 "2008-02-21T16:58:22Z")

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_1. Name one of the Seven Seas:_ Pacific.

_2. Name one of the seven wonders of the world:_ Taj Mahal.

_3. Name a lucky number other than 7:_ 9.

_4. Name one of the Seven colours of the rainbow:_ Indigo.

_5. Name one of the Seven Virtues:_ Chastity.

_6. Name one of the Seven Sins:_ Wrath.

_7. Name one of the actors playing 007:_ Sean Connery.

_8. Name one of the Seven Classical Celestial Objects visible to the naked eye:_ Sirius, the Dogstar.

_9. Name one of the Seven days of the week:_ Sunday.

_10. Name one of the Seven Harry Potter Books:_ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

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**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-xxiii-lucky-number-7-game-closed/438529/46 "2008-02-21T17:25:42Z")

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1. Mediterranean
2. Pyramids at Giza
3. 3
4. Red
5. Kindness
6. Lust
7. Daniel Craig
8. Venus
9. Sunday
10. HP and the Philosopher’s Stone

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**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-xxiii-lucky-number-7-game-closed/438529/47 "2008-02-21T17:30:07Z")

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[QUOTE=CatInASuit]

1. Name one of the Seven Seas

2. Name one of the seven wonders of the world

3. Name a lucky number other than 7.

4. Name one of the Seven colours of the rainbow

5. Name one of the Seven Virtues

6. Name one of the Seven Sins

7. Name one of the actors playing 007.

8. Name one of the Seven Classical Celestial Objects visible to the naked eye.

9. Name one of the Seven days of the week

10. Name one of the Seven Harry Potter Books  
And for many many Bonus Kudos points but nothing in game, without using wikipedia, google, etc: Name the original crew of Blake’s Seven.  
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11. Caspian Sea

12. Pyramid

13. 13

14. Red

15. Humility

16. Greed

17. Sean Connery

18. Big Dipper

19. Sunday

20. Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone

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**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-xxiii-lucky-number-7-game-closed/438529/48 "2008-02-21T17:32:01Z")

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1. Name one of the Seven Seas  
**The Mediterranean Sea**

2. Name one of the seven wonders of the world  
**The Hanging Gardens of Babylon**

3. Name a lucky number other than 7.  
**Three** (though my first cheeky answer would be “negative 13”)

4. Name one of the Seven colours of the rainbow  
**Red**

5. Name one of the Seven Virtues  
**Charity**

6. Name one of the Seven Sins  
**Lust**

7. Name one of the actors playing 007.  
**Sean Connery**

8. Name one of the Seven Classical Celestial Objects visible to the naked eye.  
**The Moon**

9. Name one of the Seven days of the week  
**Monday** (“Can’t trust that day…”)

10. Name one of the Seven Harry Potter Books  
**Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets** (Assuming you’d separate out the American and Brit responses regarding “Sorcerer’s” or “Philosopher’s” Stone for the first book)

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**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-xxiii-lucky-number-7-game-closed/438529/49 "2008-02-21T17:38:53Z")

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1. Name one of the Seven Seas - Mediterranean
2. Name one of the seven wonders of the world - Pyramids
3. Name a lucky number other than 7. - 11
4. Name one of the Seven colours of the rainbow - red
5. Name one of the Seven Virtues - Charity
6. Name one of the Seven Sins - Envy
7. Name one of the actors playing 007. - Sean Connery
8. Name one of the Seven Classical Celestial Objects visible to the naked eye. - the Sun
9. Name one of the Seven days of the week - Sunday
10. Name one of the Seven Harry Potter Books - Goblet of Fire

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**Author:** ![UncaStuart](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncastuart/32/404_2.png) [@UncaStuart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncaStuart)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-xxiii-lucky-number-7-game-closed/438529/50 "2008-02-21T17:38:55Z")

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1. Name one of the Seven Seas  
Pacific
2. Name one of the seven wonders of the world  
Pyramids
3. Name a lucky number other than 7.  
11
4. Name one of the Seven colours of the rainbow  
Purple
5. Name one of the Seven Virtues  
Charity
6. Name one of the Seven Sins  
Sloth
7. Name one of the actors playing 007.  
Connery
8. Name one of the Seven Classical Celestial Objects visible to the naked eye.  
Jupiter
9. Name one of the Seven days of the week  
Monday
10. Name one of the Seven Harry Potter Books  
HP and the Goblet of Fire

And for many many Bonus Kudos points but nothing in game, without using wikipedia, google, etc: Name the original crew of Blake’s Seven.  
ah . . …

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**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-xxiii-lucky-number-7-game-closed/438529/51 "2008-02-21T17:42:08Z")

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1. Name one of the Seven Seas  
The Indian Ocean.

2. Name one of the seven wonders of the world  
Great Pyramid at Giza.

3. Name a lucky number other than 7.  
Eleven.

4. Name one of the Seven colours of the rainbow  
Red.

5. Name one of the Seven Virtues  
Chastity.

6. Name one of the Seven Sins  
Lust.

7. Name one of the actors playing 007.  
Sean Connery.

8. Name one of the Seven Classical Celestial Objects visible to the naked eye.  
The Sun.

9. Name one of the Seven days of the week  
Sunday.

10. Name one of the Seven Harry Potter Books  
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s/Philosopher’s Stone.

Name the original crew of Blake’s Seven.  
Sorry, I’m a Septic! 😃

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**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-xxiii-lucky-number-7-game-closed/438529/52 "2008-02-21T18:04:23Z")

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1. Pacific
2. The Sphinx
3. 5
4. Red
5. Humility
6. Deadly sins? Envy
7. Sean Connery
8. Venus
9. Sunday
10. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

> [@](#):
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> And for many many Bonus Kudos points but nothing in game, without using wikipedia, google, etc: Name the original crew of Blake’s Seven.

Never saw it. Fugeddaboudit.

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**Author:** ![CatInASuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-xxiii-lucky-number-7-game-closed/438529/53 "2008-02-21T18:08:53Z")

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That was quick, 50 responses already, better start tallying.

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-xxiii-lucky-number-7-game-closed/438529/54 "2008-02-21T20:18:19Z")

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1. North Atlantic
2. Great Pyramid at Giza
3. Thirteen (for the perverse sort)
4. Red
5. Charity
6. Lust
7. Sean “Ill take Jap-Anus Relations” Connery
8. The moon
9. Sunday
10. _Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone_ (also known as _Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone_)

Edit: Two hours late and a coupla quid short…

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-xxiii-lucky-number-7-game-closed/438529/55 "2008-02-21T20:30:03Z")

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1. Pacific
2. Sphynx
3. 11 (7 come 11, baby!)
4. Blue
5. Charity
6. Gluttony
7. Sean Connery
8. Sun
9. Monday
10. Sorcerer’s Stone

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**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-xxiii-lucky-number-7-game-closed/438529/56 "2008-02-21T21:02:17Z")

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1. Name one of the Seven Seas – Pacific
2. Name one of the seven wonders of the world – Pyramids at Giza
3. Name a lucky number other than 7. – 3
4. Name one of the Seven colours of the rainbow – Blue (no, yellow—AAARRGH!!)
5. Name one of the Seven Virtues – Charity
6. Name one of the Seven Sins – Lust
7. Name one of the actors playing 007. – Sean Connery
8. Name one of the Seven Classical Celestial Objects visible to the naked eye. – The moon?
9. Name one of the Seven days of the week – Friday
10. Name one of the Seven Harry Potter Books – Deathly Hallows

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**Author:** ![jasonh300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/46a35a/32.png) [@jasonh300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasonh300)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-xxiii-lucky-number-7-game-closed/438529/57 "2008-02-22T03:50:10Z")

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1. Mediterranean
2. The Great Pyramid
3. 13
4. Red
5. Patience
6. Lust
7. Sean Connery
8. The Big Dipper
9. Saturday
10. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone  
Bonus: Sneezy, Sleepy, Happy, Grumpy, Dopey, Bashful and Doc 🙂

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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-xxiii-lucky-number-7-game-closed/438529/58 "2008-02-22T04:31:38Z")

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1. Pacific
2. Colossus of Rhodes
3. 3
4. Red
5. Faith
6. Avarice
7. Sean Connery
8. Moon
9. Sunday
10. Philosopher’s Stone

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**Author:** ![CatInASuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-xxiii-lucky-number-7-game-closed/438529/59 "2008-02-22T06:39:14Z")

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Greetings all. Here are the results of the inaugural Game Room Family Feud.

I was feeling generous, so scored everyone who posted instead of just the first 50.

Congratulations got to \*\*Wargamer \*\* with the top mark.

Wargamer 532  
Sternvogel 518  
OneCentStamp 494  
Leaper 492  
Panurge 476  
Happy Lendervedder 476  
pravnik 476  
Paintcharge 472  
Captain Klutz 464  
5 time champ 464  
jasonh3000 464  
IvoryTowerDenizen 454  
brewha 452  
Don’t Call Me Shirley 450  
delphica 444  
Beadalin 436  
Shibb0leth 434  
cmkeller 432  
Dottygumdrop 426  
OtakuLoki 424  
Asimovian 422  
Wallflower 420  
bannerrefugee 412  
Taber 412  
robardin 412  
Bayard 406  
Hostile Dialect 404  
SmartAleq 404  
Gangster Octopus 398  
brownie55 396  
Zebra 394  
Cunctator 388  
Spoons 382  
Darth Sensitive 380  
anyrose 370  
silenus 362  
Lsura 356  
Purgatory Creek 350  
bb2sk 346  
twickster 342  
brujaja 340  
El\_Kabong 338  
atomicbadgerrace 334  
garygnu 334  
mmouse9799 328  
UncaStuart 312  
Dolores Reborn 310  
Illuminatiprimus 298  
KSO 298  
Hockey Monkey 298  
MadTheSwine 284  
Justin\_Bailey 258  
Mhaye 246  
tarragon918 244  
Weaver of Nightmares 218  
and in alphabetical order

5 time champ 464  
anyrose 370  
Asimovian 422  
atomicbadgerrace 334  
bannerrefugee 412  
Bayard 406  
bb2sk 346  
Beadalin 436  
brewha 452  
brownie55 396  
brujaja 340  
Captain Klutz 464  
cmkeller 432  
Cunctator 388  
Darth Sensitive 380  
delphica 444  
Dolores Reborn 310  
Don’t Call Me Shirley 450  
Dottygumdrop 426  
El\_Kabong 338  
Gangster Octopus 398  
garygnu 334  
Happy Lendervedder 476  
Hockey Monkey 298  
Hostile Dialect 404  
Illuminatiprimus 298  
IvoryTowerDenizen 454  
jasonh3000 464  
Justin\_Bailey 258  
KSO 298  
Leaper 492  
Lsura 356  
MadTheSwine 284  
Mhaye 246  
mmouse9799 328  
OneCentStamp 494  
OtakuLoki 424  
Paintcharge 472  
Panurge 476  
pravnik 476  
Purgatory Creek 350  
robardin 412  
Shibb0leth 434  
silenus 362  
SmartAleq 404  
Spoons 382  
Sternvogel 518  
Taber 412  
tarragon918 244  
twickster 342  
UncaStuart 312  
Wallflower 420  
Wargamer 532  
Weaver of Nightmares 218  
Zebra 394

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**Author:** ![CatInASuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-xxiii-lucky-number-7-game-closed/438529/60 "2008-02-22T06:59:39Z")

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Scoring Answers as follows:

**1. Name one of the Seven Seas**  
Mediterranean 19  
Atlantic Ocean 10  
Pacific Ocean 7  
Red Sea 4  
Indian Ocean 3  
Black Sea 2  
Carribean Sea 2

**2. Name one of the seven wonders of the world**  
Great Pyramid 34  
Hanging Gardens of Babylon 8  
Colossus of Rhodes 4  
Sphinx 2

**3. Name a lucky number other than 7.**  
Eleven 14  
Three 13  
Thirteen 13  
Five 3  
Eight 2  
Nine 2

**4. Name one of the Seven colours of the rainbow**  
Red 40  
Blue 7  
Indigo 4  
Green 3

**5. Name one of the Seven Virtues** (with 8 scoring answers ???)  
Charity 12  
Chastity 12  
Patience 12  
Humility 6  
Love 4  
Honesty 3  
Kindness 2  
Faith 2

**6. Name one of the Seven Sins**  
Lust 22  
Sloth 9  
Greed 8  
Gluttony 6  
Wrath 3  
Envy 3  
Pride 2

**7. Name one of the actors playing 007.**  
Sean Connery 50  
Daniel Craig 2  
Pierce Brosnan 2

**8. Name one of the Seven Classical Celestial Objects visible to the naked eye.**  
Moon 26  
Sun 12  
Venus 6  
Big Dipper 4  
Jupiter 3

**9. Name one of the Seven days of the week**  
Sun 19  
Fri 16  
Mon 12  
Sat 5  
Wed 2  
Thu 1

**10. Name one of the Seven Harry Potter Books**  
Philospher’ Stone 29  
Deathly Hallows 9  
Goblet of Fire 9  
Chamber of Secrets 3  
Order of the Phoenix 3  
Prisoner of Azkaban 2

And the bonus question: **Name the original crew of Blake’s Seven.**  
Blake, Avon, Jenna, Vila, Gan, Cally and Zen

Many thanks to you all for playing, I hope you enjoyed it 🙂

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