# Trivia Challenge: Famous septets **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 9, 2009, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-challenge-famous-septets/520632 "2009-12-09T20:51:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Svejk\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2009, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-challenge-famous-septets/520632/21 "2009-12-11T01:39:49Z")
Septet K Stone Secret Prison Fire Order Prince Hallow ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2009, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-challenge-famous-septets/520632/22 "2009-12-11T01:46:17Z")
> [@Karen\_Lingel](#): > > Septet B: > > Lead bullet, aluminum pan, silver spoon, mercury switch, gold watch, iron will, copper wire I wish to slightly modify my answer: Replace aluminum pan with tin pan, and those are the 7 metals of antiquity ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2009, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-challenge-famous-septets/520632/23 "2009-12-11T02:25:14Z")
> [@Svejk\_1](#): > > Septet K > > Stone > Secret > Prison > Fire > Order > Prince > Hallow Harry Potter ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2009, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-challenge-famous-septets/520632/24 "2009-12-11T02:40:58Z")
**Septet L** Egyptian Condom Good Fortune Gun Cartridge Isolated Dictator Mouth Organ Nonsense Notions Striking Quartz ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2009, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-challenge-famous-septets/520632/25 "2009-12-11T02:42:28Z")
SEPTET F!!! Bang! Abandoning flesh orgy = Hanging Gardens of Babylon Do my gaps petrify? = Pyramids of Egypt Fat lips meet more = Temple of Artemis Host chooses for duels = Colossus of Rhodes Oh alas! Cult amasses uranium = Mausoleum at Halicarnassus Palest outfit amazes you = Statue of Zeus at Olympia Pros dare a final hoax = Pharos of Alexandria Seven wonders of the ancient world ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2009, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-challenge-famous-septets/520632/26 "2009-12-11T02:57:56Z")
> [@Karen\_Lingel](#): > > SEPTET F!!! > > Bang! Abandoning flesh orgy = Hanging Gardens of Babylon > Do my gaps petrify? = Pyramids of Egypt > Fat lips meet more = Temple of Artemis > Host chooses for duels = Colossus of Rhodes > Oh alas! Cult amasses uranium = Mausoleum at Halicarnassus > Palest outfit amazes you = Statue of Zeus at Olympia > Pros dare a final hoax = Pharos of Alexandria > Seven wonders of the ancient world Curses! I had been trying a few of those but obviously not with the exact words & combos necessary. :mad: Well done. :smack: šŸ†’ ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-challenge-famous-septets/520632/27 "2009-12-13T00:57:16Z")
bump ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-challenge-famous-septets/520632/28 "2009-12-13T01:19:21Z")
Yeah, Iā€™m still workinā€™ on 'em. Here is one avenue I am exploring for Septet L According to a web search, the best Egyptian condom is ā€œChaChaā€. A gun cartridge is a ā€œroundā€. Both of those are kinds of dances. But I donā€™t know what kind of group would comprise 7 dancesā€¦ And as for Septet I Given the hint, it is suspicious that all the clues are two-word proper nouns. It is reasonable to assume that the words are also two-word phrases or proper nouns. However, I have not found an adequate 2-word and/or proper noun dictionary. These are driving me crazy. Also, I am trying to work up another Septet for yā€™all to work on šŸ™‚ ! ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-challenge-famous-septets/520632/29 "2009-12-13T05:40:33Z")
Definitely on the wrong track with **L** , Karen. I guess if I were to give a hint, it would be: Alias ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-challenge-famous-septets/520632/30 "2009-12-13T15:46:55Z")
Iā€™m also trying Septet K with no luck. Septet I was really too hard. Hereā€™s a hint: There is a seven-letter word, starting and ending with ā€˜Sā€™, such that if I type it into Google Search: ā€œSeven S\*\*\*\*\*sā€ the elements of Septet I are the fourth such set to appear, by Googleā€™s rankings. Rather than post a bigger hint, Iā€™ll post a bigger puzzle: What are the other septets that show up in Google when I type ā€œSeven S\*\*\*\*\*sā€ Hint: one of these other ā€œS\*\*\*\*\*sā€ septets is seven institutions, one of which is an anagram of Look, money hut! Septet H was not fully solved; what is the ā€œfamous septetā€ called? Hereā€™s a Hint for that: Also ā€œSeven S_ **s", though a different S** _sā€ than for Septet I. ---
**Author:** ![Svejk\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-challenge-famous-septets/520632/31 "2009-12-13T17:02:39Z")
> [@Karen\_Lingel](#): > > Yeah, Iā€™m still workinā€™ on 'em. > > Here is one avenue I am exploring for > Septet L > > According to a web search, the best Egyptian condom is ā€œChaChaā€. A gun cartridge is a ā€œroundā€. Both of those are kinds of dances. But I donā€™t know what kind of group would comprise 7 dancesā€¦ For septet L I think it matters that both words in each item are capitalized, but I donā€™t know how it matters. Also: I thought **Isolated Dictator** could be ā€˜Napoleonā€™ - because they sent him to an Island (=Isola) and then to another. For **Gun Cartridge** , I thought Shell instead of round. Hope it helps. ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-challenge-famous-septets/520632/32 "2009-12-13T18:53:39Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > Septet I was really too hard. Hereā€™s a hint: There is a seven-letter word, starting and ending with ā€˜Sā€™, such that if I type it into Google Search: > > ā€œSeven S\*\*\*\*\*sā€ > the elements of Septet I are the fourth such set to appear, by Googleā€™s rankings. Yeah, Iā€™ve looked through the lists of the Seven S\*\*\*\*\*s (and thanks for spoiling the puzzle **I** was trying to cook up!) and the fourth in ranking I find is seven oil companies, one of which is Shell (thanks, **Å vejk!** ), which is Septet **L** , not **I**! You guys are confusing me! But now I am off to the theatre, Iā€™ll work on them again tonight. PS, This is fun! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-challenge-famous-septets/520632/33 "2009-12-13T19:08:47Z")
> [@Svejk\_1](#): > > For septet L I think it matters that both words in each item are capitalized, but I donā€™t know how it matters. Also: > > I thought **Isolated Dictator** could be ā€˜Napoleonā€™ - because they sent him to an Island (=Isola) and then to another. For **Gun Cartridge** , I thought Shell instead of round. You are very very warm on the first one (in fact, the answer is ā€œNapoleon [blank]ā€, and in the general ballpark for the secondā€“definitely in the right direction. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-challenge-famous-septets/520632/34 "2009-12-13T19:10:29Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > Iā€™m also trying Septet K with no luck. See Post #23 ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-challenge-famous-septets/520632/35 "2009-12-13T19:25:02Z")
> [@Karen\_Lingel](#): > > Yeah, Iā€™ve looked through the lists of the Seven S\*\*\*\*\*s (and thanks for spoiling the puzzle **I** was trying to cook up!) and the fourth in ranking I find is ā€¦ Do others ā€œShow Spoilerā€? I click there every chance I get! Still, my response to Karen gives away information so I may as well protect it. Googleā€™s ā€œSeven S\*\*\*\*\*sā€ presentation for #1, #2, #5 are all the same septet (the only one Iā€™d never heard of), and Septet I is listed #6. (#3, #4, and #1-2-5 are thus the ā€œthree other septetsā€.) [QUOTE=ArchiveGuy] ā€¦ (unsolved K?) ā€¦ See Post #23 [/QUOTE] My ā€œKā€ was a typo; I was trying to speak of Septet L for which perhaps ā€¦ Egyptian condom = Ramses; Mouth organ = harmonica = harmony ā€¦ but I canā€™t figure anything out. ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-challenge-famous-septets/520632/36 "2009-12-13T19:57:48Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > Googleā€™s ā€œSeven S\*\*\*\*\*sā€ presentation for #1, #2, #5 are all the same septet (the only one Iā€™d never heard of), and Septet I is listed #6. (#3, #4, and #1-2-5 are thus the ā€œthree other septetsā€.) I think your Google works differently than my Googleā€¦ > [@septimus](#): > > Egyptian condom = Ramses; Mouth organ = harmonica = harmony Ah, but also: Mouth organ = pan pipe ==\> Pan, who is also a god of some kind. (I have some time before I head off to the theatre.) PS, I click on all the spoilers, too. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-challenge-famous-septets/520632/37 "2009-12-13T20:40:58Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > Do others ā€œShow Spoilerā€? I click there every chance I get! Still, my response to Karen gives away information so I may as well protect it. > > Googleā€™s ā€œSeven S\*\*\*\*\*sā€ presentation for #1, #2, #5 are all the same septet (the only one Iā€™d never heard of), and Septet I is listed #6. (#3, #4, and #1-2-5 are thus the ā€œthree other septetsā€.) > > My ā€œKā€ was a typo; I was trying to speak of Septet L for which perhaps ā€¦ > > Egyptian condom = Ramses; Mouth organ = harmonica = harmony > > ā€¦ but I canā€™t figure anything out. Yes, ā€œMouth Organā€ = Harmonica. Thatā€™s 1.5 of 7 solved (then, you need to find the connections) ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-challenge-famous-septets/520632/38 "2009-12-13T21:46:44Z")
Septet M: A flame sitting girl. Brokers a jumping spy. Herewith, I limit a solo urn, nil oil. How is Olive Flywheel? Mangrove triggers a nit. Refresh oily sky porno Snarl, a framer grins my mum. I hope I havenā€™t accidentally duplicated someone elseā€™s. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-challenge-famous-septets/520632/39 "2009-12-14T15:04:34Z")
> [@Karen\_Lingel](#): > > I think your Google works differently than my Googleā€¦ Google _does_ vary its results almost unpredictably (which I find annoying). In this case, I donā€™t think itā€™s cookies or other Google secrets, but just geographical switching based on ISP. I got same results with another machine, BUT a very different list when I accessed Google search through an anonymizing proxy server! In _that_ search the septet I think I spoiled for you was #1, the one with a possible word from ā€œSeptet Lā€ was #2, my ā€œseptet Iā€ was #3, and the #1-2-5 septet Google is so proud of for my region (though Iā€™d never heard of it) didnā€™t even make the Top 10. Yes, I suppose I should be able to figure out what country you live in, if you keep posting Google search ranks! There is no privacy anymore, get over it. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-challenge-famous-septets/520632/40 "2009-12-14T16:11:44Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > Septet G: > Anchorage > Djajapura > Kathmandu > Nairobi > Nalchik > Punta Arenas > Santiago Seven highest cities in the world, I think? Not sure what septet they fill. ETA: Dā€™oh, somebody already got it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-challenge-famous-septets/520632.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-challenge-famous-septets/520632.md?page=3)