# Name Seven: The Game **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 10, 2009, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-seven-the-game/495943 "2009-05-10T14:10:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-seven-the-game/495943/41 "2009-05-12T13:30:36Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > 1. Name seven Muppets Oh, this one’s mine. I’m going with obscure ones. 1. Harvey Kneeslapper 2. Herbert Birdsfoot 3. Trevor the Gross 4. Uncle Deadly 5. Roosevelt Franklin 6. Don Music 7. The Snowths ---
**Author:** ![Aghris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecccb3/32.png) [@Aghris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aghris)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-seven-the-game/495943/42 "2009-05-12T13:44:26Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > 1. Name 7 World Capital Cities beginning with B Berlin Bern Brussels Bejing Bucharest Belgrado Bombai Although Bombai is Mumbai today, so I’m not sure if you’ll count that ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-seven-the-game/495943/43 "2009-05-12T13:46:52Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > 1. Name seven properties in “Monopoly.” Like, too easy. Mediterranean Ave. Baltic Ave. Reading Railroad Oriental Ave. Vermont Ave. Connecticut Ave. St. Charles Place That’s the first 7. I could go all the way around the board. ---
**Author:** ![Aghris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecccb3/32.png) [@Aghris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aghris)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-seven-the-game/495943/44 "2009-05-12T13:48:42Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > 1. Name seven characters who appear in “The Iliad.” Odysseus Scylla Charibdis Circe Helena Ajax Penelope ---
**Author:** ![Aghris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecccb3/32.png) [@Aghris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aghris)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-seven-the-game/495943/45 "2009-05-12T13:49:52Z")
And one of my own: 1. Name seven constellations, which are not part of the zodiac ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-seven-the-game/495943/46 "2009-05-12T14:42:48Z")
1. The Chosen, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, April Morning, To Kill a Mockingbird, Cheaper by the Dozen, 1776 2. Quayle, Bush, Mondale, Ford, Agnew, Johnson, Nixon 3. Um… Roger Staubeck? 4. Um… Sodomy? 5. The Best Years of Our Lives, West Side Story, Amadeus, Ordinary People, Marty, On the Waterfront, The Apartment 6. PC, Mac, Unix, TRS 80, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Sparc Station, Um… 7. Prell, Pert, Johnson’s Baby, Um… ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-seven-the-game/495943/47 "2009-05-12T14:58:56Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > 1. Name seven FORMER major league baseball teams. Brooklyn Dodgers New York Giants Montreal Expos Washington Senators (twice) St Louis Browns Boston Braves Milwaukee Braves Seattle Pilots Los Angeles Angels (sort of) Anaheim Angels (sort of) Houston Colt 45’s (sort of) ---
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-seven-the-game/495943/48 "2009-05-12T14:59:52Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > 1. Name seven types of rodent. Rat Mouse Chipmunk Gopher Mole Groundhog Capybara ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-seven-the-game/495943/49 "2009-05-12T15:02:33Z")
> [@Aghris](#): > > Berlin > Bern > Brussels > Bejing > Bucharest > Belgrado > Bombai > > Although Bombai is Mumbai today, so I’m not sure if you’ll count that I thought New Dehli was the capital of India. Your other six were the ones I thought of. I also had Brazilia. ---
**Author:** ![Aghris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecccb3/32.png) [@Aghris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aghris)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-seven-the-game/495943/50 "2009-05-12T15:06:34Z")
Ack! So it is. How about Bogotá then? ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-seven-the-game/495943/51 "2009-05-12T15:17:39Z")
> [@Aghris](#): > > 1. Name seven constellations, which are not part of the zodiac Lemme see: 1. Orion 2. Ursa Major 3. Draco 4. Cassiopeia 5. Canis Major 6. Canis Minor 7. Vega I’m probably taking too many for myself, lemme come up with a few random ones: 1. Name seven Biblical kings. 2. Name seven gods of the Norse pantheon. 3. Name seven “bum wines”. 4. Name seven levels in the **Banjo-Kazooie** game series. 5. Name seven tire manufacturers. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-seven-the-game/495943/52 "2009-05-12T15:18:37Z")
1. Name 7 different things that can tell you what time it is. 2. Name seven gardening tools. 3. Name 7 capital cities in Africa. 4. Name 7 vegetables that are not considered “green”. 5. Name 7 kinds of Campbells soup 6. Name 7 automotive divisions (past or current) under General Motors umbrella. 7. Name 7 brands of TV’s (past or current) 8. Name 7 Pricing games on the Price is Right 9. Name 7 spices in a typical kitchens spice rack ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-seven-the-game/495943/53 "2009-05-12T15:25:02Z")
> [@Max\_Torque](#): > > 1. Name seven tire manufacturers. Michelin Cooper Goodyear goodrich firestone Bridgestone Dunlop ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-seven-the-game/495943/54 "2009-05-12T15:33:21Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > 1. Name seven ships that have sunk. 1. Titanic 2. Lusitania 3. Maine 4. Yorktown 5. Arizona 6. Andrea Doria 7. Bismarck ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-seven-the-game/495943/55 "2009-05-12T15:43:51Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > 1. List seven names held by multiple Popes. > > 2. Provide seven signers of the Declaration of Independence… Innocent Benedict John Paul John Pius Clement Stephen Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson John Adams John Hancock John Witherspoon Charles Carroll of Carrollton Button Gwinett ---
**Author:** ![Aghris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecccb3/32.png) [@Aghris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aghris)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-seven-the-game/495943/56 "2009-05-12T16:51:13Z")
> [@Max\_Torque](#): > > 1. Name seven gods of the Norse pantheon. This one’s easy: Loki Freya Frey Thor Baldur Odin Euh… Damn, do you count Fenris? Not really a god, but I’m out of time 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Aghris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecccb3/32.png) [@Aghris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aghris)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-seven-the-game/495943/57 "2009-05-12T16:54:58Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > 1. Name 7 capital cities in Africa. Windhoek Cape Town Cairo Nairobi Lagos Ogodougou (sp?) Krigali ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-seven-the-game/495943/58 "2009-05-12T17:13:50Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > 1. Name 7 different things that can tell you what time it is. A watch. A clock. A computer. A sundial. A microwave. An MP3 player. A time-keeping idiot-savant. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-seven-the-game/495943/59 "2009-05-12T18:27:35Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > 1. Name 7 kinds of Campbells soup Chicken Noodle Vegetarian Vegetable Bean With Bacon Chicken and Stars Manhattan Clam Chowder New England Clam Chowder Cream of Mushroom > [@](#): > > 1. Name 7 automotive divisions (past or current) under General Motors umbrella. Chevrolet Pontiac Cadillac Buick Oldsmobile Oakland (preceded Pontiac, which was spun off from it) Saturn > [@](#): > > 1. Name 7 brands of TV’s (past or current) Philco Zenith RCA Sony Hotpoint Magnavox Muntz > [@](#): > > 1. Name 7 spices in a typical kitchens spice rack Cinnamon Basil Dill weed Red pepper Coriander Rosemary Oregano [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-seven-the-game/495943.md?page=2)