Numbers quiz

We have lots of words which we use for numbers in English. For example, do you know what a score is? How many people are there in a quartet? What's a baker's dozen? Try my quiz and find out!

​Quiz
Do you know what these numbers are?

1. a grand, large, K
2. nought, oh, nil, love
3. a score
4. a couple, a pair, a duo
5. a trio, a hat-trick
6. a century
7. a quartet
8. a quintet
9. a dozen
10. half a dozen
11. a baker's dozen
12. a gross
13. an ace
14. a ream

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Now check your answers!
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Answers

1. a grand, large, K = 1000
2. nought, oh, nil (football), love (tennis) = 0
3. a score = 20
4. a couple, a pair, a duo = 2
5. a trio, a hat-trick = 3 (a trio is usually 3 people, a hat-trick is 3 successes in a row, especially in sport)
6. a century = 100 (100 runs in cricket or 100 years)
7. ​a quartet = 4 (a group of four people, especially musicians)
8. a quintet = 5 (a group of five people, especially musicians)
9. a dozen = 12
10. half a dozen = 6
11. a baker's dozen = 13
12. a gross = 144 (12 dozen)
13. an ace = 1 (on a playing card, for example, the ace of hearts)
14. a ream = 500 (500 sheets of paper)​

​A baker's dozen is an interesting phrase. There are many possible stories about why we say this but this one seems the most likely. In the past, bakers had to meet certain requirements and if they failed, they could be made to pay a fine. To avoid the penalty they included one extra to be sure to meet the minimum weight.
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