The Number Seven (September 2025)

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  1. 2. During a Muslim's Hajj (Pilgrimage) or Umrah (Visit) to Mecca, the faithful are called upon to walk around this large, black stone in seven circuits or laps.
  2. 6. This European country is bordered by seven other countries; Austria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine.
  3. 7. This African country is bordered by seven other countries; Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Nigeria, and Mali.
  4. 8. These seven bones in one's foot, calcaneus, talus, navicular, cuboid, and three cuneiform bones, medial, intermediate, and lateral, are collectively grouped under this name.
  5. 12. The American flag has seven of these colored red.
  6. 13. Written by Dmitri Shostakovich in 1941 during the Siege of Leningrad and subtitled after the besieged city, this was his seventh of the fifteen of this type of musical works he would ultimately compose.
  7. 15. The seventh one of these in the U.S. Constitution protects criminal defendants' right to a trial by jury.
  8. 17. In American football, at least seven members of the offensive team must be situated on this invisible line based upon the placement of the ball from the previous play.
  9. 20. Since 1984, women have been able to compete in this seven event, two day competition. Events include the 100 meter hurdles, 200 meters, 800 meters, high jump, shot put, long jump, and javelin throw. Jackie Joyner-Kersee holds two gold medals and one silver medal for this competition across three Olympics.
  10. 22. In the United States Forces, an O-7 rank makes its holder in most branches one of these kinds of generals.
  11. 25. Originally a 1954 American musical film, Seven _______ for Seven Brothers has since been turned into a successful live-stage musical.
  12. 26. A grouping of seven musicians. In classical music, this is a far less common arrangement than a quartet or trio. Outside of classical music, the K-pop group BTS would be considered one as well.
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  1. 1. The Great Pyramid at Giza are the sole remaining one of the Seven _________ of the Ancient World. These included the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
  2. 3. A mainstream Protestant denomination founded in the United States in the 19th century, the Seventh-Day __________ are noted for its emphasis on observing the Sabbath on Saturdays rather than Sundays.
  3. 4. 7 x 7 x 7 = 343. In mathematics, this is also called seven _______.
  4. 5. Seven is an example of this kind of number, a natural, whole number greater than one that can two whole divisors, one and itself. Other examples include Three, Five, and Seventeen.
  5. 9. 7 x 7 = 49. In mathematics, this is also called seven ________.
  6. 10. Grammar, Logic, Rhetoric, Arithmetic, Astronomy, Music, and Geometry are commonly referred to as the Seven _________ Arts.
  7. 11. This Asian country is bordered by seven other countries; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, and Turkmenistan.
  8. 12. In English, a ________ subject is the main noun, pronoun, or group of words acting as noun that a sentence is about. Examples include Abstract Concepts (Love), Compound Subjects (Coffee or Tea), Noun Phrases (A well-written essay), Infinites (To understand), Gerunds (Reading), Pronouns (We), and Nouns (Dogs).
  9. 13. Situated in the American Northeast, Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith, Vassar, and Wellesley are collectively referred to as Seven _______ colleges; elite higher education for women equivalent to the then All-Male Ivy League.
  10. 14. Often described by many as the GOAT, this former NFL Quarterback helped his teams win the Super Bowl a total of seven times over a 23 year career.
  11. 16. Prudence, Justice, Temperance, Fortitude, Faith, Hope, and Charity are the seven cardinal set of these, historically shaped by classical philosophy and Christian theology for living a moral and spiritual life.
  12. 18. In baseball, the period between top and bottom halves of the seventh inning is often referred to by this physical exercise of extending and holding muscles.
  13. 19. This former Major League Outfielder managed to win seven Most Valuable Player (MVP) award over his 22 year career, more than any other player in baseball history.
  14. 21. Serena Williams and this woman have each won seven Wimbledon singles tennis titles.
  15. 23. At the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, this American swimmer managed with win seven gold medals, a setting a world record in each event. Michael Phelps would eventually surpass him at the 2008 Beijing Games, winning eight.
  16. 24. While less formerly called a Septagon, this shape has seven straight sides, seven interior angles, and seven vertices, or points where the sides of the shape meet.