Quiz Entry - updated: 2026.07.30
Recall the ten Major-System pegs for 20–29 — the /n/ decade. Can you name all ten in order and picture a story that links them?
Every 20s peg starts with the /n/ sound (2); the second sound is the unit digit (0–9), so 20 = n·s = nose, 21 = n·t = net, and so on.
20 nose · 21 net · 22 nun · 23 Nemo · 24 narr · 25 nail · 26 nacho · 27 nuke · 28 knife · 29 knob
Picture story (follow the scenes):
A giant nose sniffs at a net full of fish.
A nun pulls a clownfish out of the net.
A jester holds up the clownfish, a nail in his shoe.
The jester drops a nacho onto a nuke button.
A knife slices the smoke and knocks off a door knob.
Make your own if this one doesn't stick.