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The 100 Number Pictures

Verse Pegs: one picture for every number from 1 to 100. Learn ten a day. Then the pictures help you remember the 66 books of the Bible in order, and the first verse of each. It's free, and you don't need an account.

Choose how you will remember the numbers

Both options work equally well. You can switch later, and your progress is kept for each.

Option A: Number Sounds

Each digit has a consonant sound, and each number’s picture is a word made from its sounds. If you forget a picture, you can rebuild it from the sounds.

Option B: Meaning Pictures

Each number’s picture comes from something everybody already knows about that number, so there is nothing to decode: the meaning is the hook.

The two options

How each option turns a number into a picture.

Option A: Number Sounds

Each digit has a consonant sound, and each number’s picture is a word made from its sounds. If you forget a picture, you can rebuild it from the sounds.

The sound of each digit
DigitSoundsWhy
0S, Z“zero” starts with Z
1T, DT has one down-stroke
2NN has two down-strokes
3MM has three down-strokes
4R“four” ends in R
5Lhold up five fingers: thumb and index make an L
6J, SH, CH, soft Ga 6 looks like a reversed J
7K, hard G, hard Ca K is two 7s back to back
8F, Va handwritten f looks like an 8
9P, Ba P is a reversed 9
  • Vowels and the letters W, H and Y carry no number.
  • Only sounds count, not spelling: “knife” is N-F, so 28.
  • R counts wherever it is written, even where British speech drops it, as in “oar” and “car”.
  • The pictures are everyday things, never Bible things, so they never clash with what you learn from Scripture.

Option B: Meaning Pictures

Each number’s picture comes from something everybody already knows about that number, so there is nothing to decode: the meaning is the hook.

Above 50, many pictures are built from the shapes of their digits: 1 a pole, 2 a swan, 3 a bird, 4 a sail, 5 a hook, 6 a cherry, 7 a cliff, 8 a snowman and 9 a balloon.

All 100 pictures

The full lists, to look something up. Learning them ten a day, with the quizzes, works better than reading them all at once.

Option A: Number Sounds
  1. 1TieT
  2. 2KneeN
  3. 3HomeM
  4. 4OarR
  5. 5HillL
  6. 6ShoeSH
  7. 7KeyK
  8. 8HiveV
  9. 9BeeB
  10. 10ToesT-Z
  11. 11TotT-T
  12. 12TinT-N
  13. 13DomeD-M
  14. 14TyreT-R
  15. 15TailT-L
  16. 16DishD-SH
  17. 17TackT-K
  18. 18DoveD-V
  19. 19TapT-P
  20. 20NoseN-Z
  21. 21NetN-T
  22. 22OnionN-N
  23. 23GnomeN-M
  24. 24Wine-rowN-R
  25. 25NailN-L
  26. 26HingeN-J
  27. 27NeckN-K
  28. 28KnifeN-F
  29. 29KnobN-B
  30. 30MouseM-S
  31. 31MatM-T
  32. 32MoonM-N
  33. 33MumM-M
  34. 34HammerM-R
  35. 35MailM-L
  36. 36MatchM-CH
  37. 37MugM-G
  38. 38MuffM-F
  39. 39MapM-P
  40. 40RoseR-Z
  41. 41RatR-T
  42. 42RainR-N
  43. 43RamR-M
  44. 44RowerR-R
  45. 45RailR-L
  46. 46RidgeR-J
  47. 47RockR-K
  48. 48RoofR-F
  49. 49RopeR-P
  50. 50LaceL-S
  51. 51LidL-D
  52. 52LionL-N
  53. 53LimeL-M
  54. 54LorryL-R
  55. 55LilyL-L
  56. 56LodgeL-J
  57. 57LockL-K
  58. 58LeafL-F
  59. 59LipL-P
  60. 60CheeseCH-Z
  61. 61JetJ-T
  62. 62ChainCH-N
  63. 63JamJ-M
  64. 64JarJ-R
  65. 65JailJ-L
  66. 66JudgeJ-J
  67. 67JackJ-K
  68. 68ChefSH-F
  69. 69ShipSH-P
  70. 70CaseK-S
  71. 71CatK-T
  72. 72CanK-N
  73. 73CombK-M
  74. 74CarK-R
  75. 75CoalK-L
  76. 76CageK-J
  77. 77CakeK-K
  78. 78CuffK-F
  79. 79CapK-P
  80. 80VaseV-Z
  81. 81FootF-T
  82. 82FanF-N
  83. 83FoamF-M
  84. 84FireF-R
  85. 85VeilV-L
  86. 86FishF-SH
  87. 87FogF-G
  88. 88FifeF-F
  89. 89FobF-B
  90. 90BusB-S
  91. 91BatB-T
  92. 92PenP-N
  93. 93BeamB-M
  94. 94BearB-R
  95. 95BallB-L
  96. 96BeachB-CH
  97. 97BikeB-K
  98. 98PuffP-F
  99. 99PipeP-P
  100. 100DaisiesD-Z-Z
Option B: Meaning Pictures
  1. 1Polelooks like a 1
  2. 2Sockscome in a pair
  3. 3Traffic lightthree lights
  4. 4Car tyresfour on a car
  5. 5Starfive points
  6. 6Six-pack of sodasix cans
  7. 7Rainbowseven colours
  8. 8Octopuseight arms
  9. 9Catnine lives
  10. 10Toesten toes
  11. 11Skistwo poles side by side
  12. 12Eggsa dozen
  13. 13Ladderunlucky 13
  14. 14Valentine heart14 February
  15. 15Tennis ballthe first point in tennis
  16. 16L-platethe age for learning to drive
  17. 17Car keythe UK driving age
  18. 18Ballot boxthe voting age
  19. 19Golf flagthe “19th hole”
  20. 20Twenty-pound notethe money
  21. 21Door keythe key of the door at 21
  22. 22Two swanstwo 2s
  23. 23Football shirtnumber 23
  24. 24Sun and moona whole day: 24 hours
  25. 25Silver ringthe silver anniversary
  26. 26Alphabet blocks26 letters
  27. 27Hand skeleton27 bones in a hand
  28. 28February calendar28 days
  29. 29Leap frog29 February
  30. 30Pearlthe pearl anniversary
  31. 31Ice-cream tub31 flavours
  32. 32Teeth32 adult teeth
  33. 33LP record33 rpm
  34. 34Bird and sail3 looks like a bird, 4 like a sail
  35. 35Camera film35 mm
  36. 36Ruler36 inches in a yard
  37. 37Thermometer37 °C body temperature
  38. 38London busthe number 38
  39. 39Staircase“The 39 Steps”
  40. 40Umbrella40 days of rain
  41. 41Sail and pole4 looks like a sail, 1 like a pole
  42. 42Towelthe answer is 42
  43. 43Sail and bird4 looks like a sail, 3 like a bird
  44. 44Red phone boxthe UK dialling code +44
  45. 45Vinyl single45 rpm
  46. 46DNA strand46 chromosomes
  47. 47Fishing rod4 looks like a sail, 7 like a cliff
  48. 48Crayon box48 crayons
  49. 49Gold panthe gold rush of 1849
  50. 50Gold ringthe golden anniversary
  51. 51UFOArea 51
  52. 52Deck of cards52 cards
  53. 53Hockey stick5 looks like a hook, 3 like a bird
  54. 54Puzzle cube54 coloured squares
  55. 55Speed-limit sign55 mph
  56. 56Hook and cherry5 looks like a hook, 6 like a cherry
  57. 57Ketchup bottle“57 varieties” on the label
  58. 58Hook and snowman5 looks like a hook, 8 like a snowman
  59. 59Hook and balloon5 looks like a hook, 9 like a balloon
  60. 60Clock60 minutes
  61. 61Cherry on a pole6 looks like a cherry, 1 like a pole
  62. 62Cherry and swan6 looks like a cherry, 2 like a swan
  63. 63Cherry and bird6 looks like a cherry, 3 like a bird
  64. 64Chessboard64 squares
  65. 65Bus passthe retirement age
  66. 66Route 66 signthe famous highway
  67. 67Cherry on a cliff6 looks like a cherry, 7 like a cliff
  68. 68Cherry and snowman6 looks like a cherry, 8 like a snowman
  69. 69Yin-yangthe shape of 69
  70. 70Platinum ringthe 70th anniversary
  71. 71Flag on a cliff7 looks like a cliff, 1 like a pole
  72. 72Golf scorecardpar 72
  73. 73Cliff and bird7 looks like a cliff, 3 like a bird
  74. 74Cliff and sail7 looks like a cliff, 4 like a sail
  75. 75Diamondthe diamond jubilee
  76. 76Trombone“76 trombones”
  77. 77Two boomerangs7 looks like a cliff, 7 like a cliff
  78. 78Gramophonea 78 rpm record
  79. 79Gold bargold is element 79
  80. 80Hot-air balloonAround the World in 80 Days
  81. 81Snowman with pole8 looks like a snowman, 1 like a pole
  82. 82Snowman and swan8 looks like a snowman, 2 like a swan
  83. 83Snowman and bird8 looks like a snowman, 3 like a bird
  84. 84Snowman and sail8 looks like a snowman, 4 like a sail
  85. 85Snowman and hook8 looks like a snowman, 5 like a hook
  86. 86Snowman and cherry8 looks like a snowman, 6 like a cherry
  87. 87Snowman on a cliff8 looks like a snowman, 7 like a cliff
  88. 88Piano88 keys
  89. 89Snowman and balloon8 looks like a snowman, 9 like a balloon
  90. 90Set square90 degrees
  91. 91Balloon on a pole9 looks like a balloon, 1 like a pole
  92. 92Balloon and swan9 looks like a balloon, 2 like a swan
  93. 93Balloon and bird9 looks like a balloon, 3 like a bird
  94. 94Balloon and sail9 looks like a balloon, 4 like a sail
  95. 95Balloon and hook9 looks like a balloon, 5 like a hook
  96. 96Balloon and cherry9 looks like a balloon, 6 like a cherry
  97. 97Balloon on a cliff9 looks like a balloon, 7 like a cliff
  98. 98Balloon and snowman9 looks like a balloon, 8 like a snowman
  99. 9999 ice creamthe “99” cone
  100. 100Cricket bata century

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