Can you name the Roman numerals that spell out various words, acronyms, or symbols? by jamesj0324

Can you name the Roman numerals that spell out various words, acronyms, or symbols?

created by jamesj0324

Enter a Roman numeral in the box below
Correctly named Roman numerals will show up below
Answers do not have to be guessed in order
Source: Roman Numerals
All the correct answers both fit the hints given and are valid Roman numerals. I = 1 , V = 5, X = 10, L = 50, C = 100, D = 500, M = 1000
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Created Jun 16, 2010 in Language
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	imclala:	Jun 16th, 2010 at 17:59 GMT	3 points
	LLM: Master of Laws CV: Curriculum Vitae (another name for a résumé) I'd get rid of septuagint, because you're basically just looking for the roman numeral way of writing 70, which doesn't fit the rest of the quiz.

	emsee:	Jun 16th, 2010 at 18:09 GMT	2 points
	MM should count for measurement symbols too (millimeter)

	jamesj0324:	Jun 16th, 2010 at 18:11 GMT	1 point
	@emsee: There's no need to list it twice on the quiz though. If you type it in consideration for measurement symbols, it gives you credit. @imclala: There's also MDIV (Master of Divinity) and DCL (Doctor of Common Law) but too complicated for this quiz in my opinion.

	emsee:	Jun 16th, 2010 at 18:13 GMT	1 point
	IV would be a common acronym too (Intravenous)

	emsee:	Jun 16th, 2010 at 18:15 GMT	1 point
	I see your point. I put it expecting mm to pop up on measurements, but got the correct answer for scrabble words. I probably would not have gotten it otherwise. Not a problem. Quiz was fun. I was just offering a couple of suggestions. The game plays fine minus the changes!

	jamesj0324:	Jun 16th, 2010 at 18:19 GMT	1 point
	IV is a good suggestion, and I clarified in the quiz for 2 letter acronyms. I don't want anyone racking their brain trying to come up with a 5 letter acronym that doesn't exist.

	sklegg:	Jun 16th, 2010 at 21:19 GMT	1 point
	other names: Mimi and Vic

	sklegg:	Jun 16th, 2010 at 21:20 GMT	1 point
	valid scrabble word: DIM

	jamesj0324:	Jun 17th, 2010 at 03:52 GMT	2 points
	@sklegg: No, those are not valid Roman Numerals. Roman Numerals always have a certain order. What you have is an arbitrary collection of numerals. M=1000 I=1 D=500. So for your third suggestion, the proper ordering must be MDI (1501). The proper ordering for your second example would be CVI or CIV. See my source for a better understanding of how this works.

	Pit_trout:	Jun 17th, 2010 at 13:58 GMT	1 point
	Nice quiz, but "mm" really should be included as a unit of length, or else it just looks like you overlooked it! It's also standard on Sporcle to include things in each category they belong, even if that makes duplicates. If you don't want to give double credit for it, I guess you could make one of the duplicate copies a bonus answer - so it would show up in both but only give credit for one?

	GeorgiK:	Aug 7th, 2011 at 16:37 GMT	1 point
	How are mid, dim, mild, lid not scrabble words?

	jamesj0324:	Aug 8th, 2011 at 19:31 GMT	2 points
	They may be valid scrabble words...BUT...they have to be valid Roman numerals too. You can't take Roman numerals in any random order, like I said in my previous post. L=50, I=1, D=500. So the proper Roman numeral order is DLI, or 551.

	GeorgiK:	Aug 9th, 2011 at 14:24 GMT	1 point
	That's fair. My bad.