What are the seven wonders of the world? and 100 other great cultural lists, fully explicated (2024)

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“Can you name...Newton's 3 laws of motion?The 4 horsem*n of the Apocalypse?The 5 pillars of Islam? The 6 wives of Henry VIII?The 7 kinds of plane triangles? The 8 Beatitudes?If you're not sure about the answers to the above, this is the book for you. A compendium of 101 culturally significant particulars from the fields of mythology, religion, literature, history, science, mathematics, art, and music, <i>What Are the 7 Wonders of the World?</i> is a stimulating fusion of facts and fun that makes for an invaluable reference and an entertaining diversion.
<p>Questions are grouped in sections according to the number of items in their answer (all the 3s, all the 4s, all the 5s, etc.), so that the answers are in the form of easily memorized lists. You won't find Luther's 95 theses, or the 264 Popes, for example, but you will find everything from the 3 sons of Adam and Eve all the way up to the 24 letters of the ancient Greek alphabet.</p>
<p>This clever format lends itself well to quizzing and guessing, which gives it a deliciously sophisticated parlor-game quality. But for those who wish to delve a little deeper, there are thoughtful essays to go with each answer that include fascinating details and place the list in its larger cultural or historical context. Much more than a book of trivia, <i>What Are the 7 Wonders of the World?</i> offers a grand overview of the knowledge needed to appreciate many of the finest things in our cultural and intellectual life.</p>

Includes bibliographical references (p. [507]-520) and index

Fully explains the items belonging to such lists as "Who are the 3 fates?" and "What are the 7 last words of Christ?. "

3 sons of Adam & Eve -- 3 gods of Hindu Trinity (the Trimurti) -- Kepler's 3 laws of planetary motion -- 3 daughters of King Lear -- 3 stages of Hegel's dialectic -- 3 Laws of Thermodynamics -- 3 persons of Christian Trinity -- 3 Musketeers -- 3 sons of Noah -- 3 ages of Vico's historical cycle -- 3 Magi -- 3 components of Freudian psyche -- What 3 beasts confront Dante in Canto 1 of the Inferno -- 3 Furies -- 3 members of 1st Triumvirate -- 3 members of 2nd Triumvirate -- Newton's 3 Laws of Motion -- 3 Temptations of Christ -- 3 Fates -- 4 elements and associated humors -- 4 voyages of Gulliver -- 4 conic sections -- 4 sections of symphony orchestra -- 4 Freedoms of Franklin D. Roosevelt -- 4 chief winds in ancient Greece -- 4 Noble Truths of Buddhism -- Which 4 U. S. Presidents were assassinated -- 4 fundamental forces -- 4 Horsem*n of Apocalypse -- Big Four at Paris Peace Conference (1919) -- 4 Bronte siblings -- 4 Evangelists -- 4 properties of musical tone -- 4 parts of T. S. Eliot's Four Quartets -- 4 Last Things -- 5 Pillars of Islam -- 5 events of ancient Olympic pentathlon -- 5 basic positions of feet in classical ballet -- 5 Civilized Tribes -- 5 classical architectural orders -- Russian composers : Mighty Five -- 5 rivers of classical underworld -- 6 flavors of quarks -- 6 wives of Henry VIII -- 6 French composers : Les Six -- 6 major European invasions of Russia -- 6 trigonometric functions -- 6 Iroquois Nations -- 6 ranges of human voice -- 6 Axis Powers in WW II -- 7 Wonders of Ancient World -- Works of 7 days of Creation -- 7 Hills of Rome -- 7 Liberal Arts of medieval curriculum -- 7 days of week -- 7 kinds of plane triangles -- 7 main levels of taxonomic classification -- 7 European nations : main colonizers of Africa -- 7 sacraments -- 7 against Thebes -- 7 Heavens of the Muslims”

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [507]-520) and index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.”

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