In the Summa Theologiae, he considered in great detail five rational proofs for the existence of God. These are widely known as the quinquae viae, or the "Five Ways." [wikipedia]

is the number of

Faces on a Die

Opposite sides add up to 7

is the number of

Feet in a Fathom

is the number of

Geese A-laying

is the number of

Pockets on a Snooker Table

is the number of

Sides to a Cube

is the number of

Wives of Henry the Eighth

is the number of

Brides for Seven Brothers

is the number of

Days in a Week

is the number of

Deadly Sins

Envy, Greed, Pride, Sloth, Gluttony, Lust, Wrath

is the number of

Dwarfs in Snow White

No sniggering at the back

is the number of

Points on the Statue of Liberty's Crown

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Sacraments of the Catholic Church

is the number of

Swans A-swimming

is the number of

Wonders of the Ancient World

is the number of

Bits in a Byte

is the number of

Fluid Ounces in a Cup

is the number of

Furlongs in a Mile

is the number of

Maids A-milking

is the number of

Planets in the Solar System

Eight?! International Astronomical Union's (IAU) voted on 24/08/06 to strip Pluto of its status as a planet. But now nobody seems sure.

is the number of

Tentacles on an Octopus

is the number of

Vegetables in V-8 Juice

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Innings in a Baseball Game

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Ladies Dancing

is the number of

Symphonies by Beethoven

is the number of

Commandments

is the number of

Events in a Decathlon

is the number of

Lords A-leaping

is the number of

Pipers Piping

is the number of

Players in an American Football Team

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Players in a Cricket Team

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Players in a Field Hockey Team

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Players in a Soccer Team

is the number of

Drummers Drumming

is the number of

Popes Named Pius

is the number of

Signs of the Zodiac

is the number of

Steps to Sobriety

is the number of

Strikes in a Row in Bowling for a Perfect Score

is the number of

Buns in a Bakers Dozen

is the number of

Loops in the Knot of a Hangman's Noose

is the number of

Original Colonies of the United States

is the number of

Players in a Rugby League Team

is the number of

Steps to the Top of the Hangman's Gallows

is the number of

Stripes on the American Flag

is the number of

Days in a Fortnight

is the number of

Legs on a Woodlouse

is the number of

Stations of the Cross

Or Via Dolorosa

is the number of

Counters Each in a Game of Backgammon

is the number of

Men on a Dead Man's Chest

Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!

is the number of

Players in a Rugby Union Team

is the number of

Balls on a Pool Table

is the number of

Ounces in a Pound

is the number of

String Quartets of Ludwig Van Beethoven

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"beats" in Japanese Haiku

is the number of

Pins in an IPod Connecting Cable

is the number of

Holes on a Golf Course

is the number of

Children Fathered by Johann Sebastian Bach

is the number of

Numbers on a Dartboard

is the number of

Proteinogenic Amino Acids Encoded by the Standard Genetic Code

is the number of

Spots on a Standard Die

is the number of

Balls on a Snooker Table

is the number of

Letters in the Hebrew Alphabet

is the number of

Yards in a Cricket Pitch

is the number of

Pairs of Chromosomes in a Human Being

is the number of

Popes Named John

is the number of

Blackbirds, Baked in a Pie

4 and 20 blackbirds, baked in a pie

is the number of

Furlongs in a League

is the number of

Hours in the Day

is the number of

Major and Minor Keys in Western Tonal Music

is the number of

Players in the Full Roster on a Major League Baseball Team

is the number of

Letters in the English Alphabet

is the number of

Spacetime Dimensions in Bosonic String Theory

is the number of

Batters Faced in a Baseball Pitcher's Perfect Game

is the number of

Books in the New Testament

is the number of

Cubic Feet in a Cubic Yard

is the number of

Days in February (non-leap Year)

is the number of

Days in February in a Leap Year

is the number of

Days in April, June, September, and November

is the number of

Black Keys on a Standard Piano

is the number of

Days and Nights of the Great Flood

is the number of

Days of Lent

is the number of

Squares on a Monopoly Board

The most money you can lose in one turn is $5070 (Monopoly)

is the number of

Thieves in Ali Baba.

is the number of

Stars on the American Flag

is the number of

States in the U.S.A.

is the number of

Ways to Leave Your Lover

is the number of

Cards in a Deck (without Jokers)

is the number of

Weeks in a Year

is the number of

Moons of Jupiter

Four of which were discovered by Galileo

is the number of

Squares on a Chessboard

is the number of

Books in the Bible

is the number of

Trombones Led the Big Parade

'Seventy-Six Trombones' by Meredith Willson is the signature song from the musical play 'The Music Man' (1957)

is the number of

Cards in a Tarot Deck

is the number of

Keys on a Piano

is the number of

Degrees in a Right Angle

100

is the number of

Cents in a Dollar

100

is the number of

Tiles in Scrabble

101

is the number of

Digits in a Googol

1 followed by 100 zeros

147

is the number of

Maximum Break in Snooker

206

is the number of

Bones in the Human Body

360

is the number of

Degrees in a Circle

366

is the number of

Days in a Leap Year

4.55

is the number of

Litres in a Gallon

1000

is the number of

Micrograms in a Milligram

1024

is the number of

Bytes in a Kilobyte

1440

is the number of

Minutes in a Day

2000

is the number of

Pounds in a Short Ton

2240

is the number of

Pounds in a Gross Ton

3600

is the number of

Seconds in an Hour

5280

is the number of

Feet in a Mile

6690

is the number of

Kilometres in the Length of the Nile River

20,000

is the number of

Leagues Under the Sea

365.25

is the number of

Days in a Year

One year in four is a leap year, hence the .25

43,560

is the number of

Square Feet in an Acre

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