"Groupie" Therapy

Question

This is a list of groups.

The letters of each group's name are indicated with underscores(_), words separated by hyphens(-).

As these are groups (containing more than one item), most will end in an s, and this pluralization is given where warranted.

The list of letters that follow the names are the first letter(s) of each member of that group. These letters are not necessarily in traditional order (if such traditional order even exists).

All groups are finite and complete AFAIK unless otherwise noted (‡).

Example:
_ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ s
{S, S, T, T S}
Answer: Human - Senses
Group: {Sight, Sound, Taste, Touch, Smell}

1: _ _ _ s
{M, T, T, W, F, S, S}

2: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ s
{A, A, NA, A, A, SA, E}

3: _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ s †
{NA, A, SA, I, NP, SP, A}

4: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
{K, P, C, O, F, G, S}

5: _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ s
{M, B, F, R, A, I}

6: _ _ _ _ _ _ s †
{M, V, E, M, J, S, U, N}

7: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ s
{O, G, I, V, R, Y, B}

8: _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ s
{L, G, G, S, W, E, P}

9: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ s
{C, T, C, D, P, K, H}

10: _ _ _ _ _ s
{J, M, M, J, S, N, F, A, J, A, O, D}

11: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ s ‡
{Ra, D, GM, G, MO, f, R, BG, h, JZ}

BONUS: _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ s
{D, C, SS, BT, AC, P, RC, DS, HV, M, PU}

† Modern Definition
‡ Incomplete, only current "Top Ten" shown

Is it strange that so many have 7 items? This was not on purpose, I just noticed. (BTW, it was surprisingly hard to come up with items that were (mostly) finite and complete... Try it! — Chowzen, May 01 '18 at 19:14

Reinier · Answer 1 · 2018-05-01T18:19:01.523

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11: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ s ‡
{Ra, D, GM, G, MO, f, R, BG, h, JZ}

Puzzling-Users
{Rand al'Thor, Deusovi, Gareth McCaughan, Gamow, M Oehm, f'', Rubio, Beastly Gerbil, hexomino, Joe Z.}

BONUS: _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ s
{D, C, SS, BT, AC, P, RC, DS, HV, M, PU}

These-Questions
{Days, Continents, Seven-Seas, Biological-Taxonomy, Animal-Classes, Planets, Rainbow-Colors, Deadly-Sins, Heavenly-Virtues, Months, Puzzling-Users}

edited May 01 '18 at 18:19

answered May 01 '18 at 16:50

Reinier

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Nice job there :) – ABcDexter May 01 '18 at 16:53
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Answer #11 is correct. (Fixed the Dyslexic clue, Thakns!); – Chowzen May 01 '18 at 16:59
Bonus is correct, though I was going for rot13(Gurfr Dhrfgvbaf). – Chowzen May 01 '18 at 17:27
I have edited it in now, and completed the list – Reinier May 01 '18 at 18:20

score 16 · Accepted Answer · answered May 02 '18 at 17:04

Community Wiki Answer

PLEASE cast appreciation votes for these answers (and perhaps the question itself ) on the individual answers themselves as linked below.

1: _ _ _ s
{M, T, T, W, F, S, S}

Days: Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Ans: floraline

2: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ s
{A, A, NA, A, A, SA, E}

Continents: Africa, Asia, North America, Antarctica, Australia, South America, Europe

Ans: Daniel Schepler

3: _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ s †
{NA, A, SA, I, NP, SP, A}

Seven-seas: North Atlantic, Artic, South Atlantic, Indian, North Pacific, South Pacific, Antarctic

Ans: QuantumTwinkie

4: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
{K, P, C, O, F, G, S}

Biological Taxonomy: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Ans: ABcDexter

5: _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ s
{M, B, F, R, A, I}

Animal Classes: Mammal, Bird, Fish, Reptile, Amphibian, Invertebrates

Ans: hagfy

6: _ _ _ _ _ _ s †
{M, V, E, M, J, S, U, N}

Planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Ans: floraline

7: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ s
{O, G, I, V, R, Y, B}

Rainbow Colors: Orange, Green, Indigo, Violet, Red, Yellow, Blue

Ans: floraline

8: _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ s
{L, G, G, S, W, E, P}

Deadly-Sins: Lust, Greed, Gluttony, Sloth, Wrath, Envy, Pride

Ans: TwoBitOperation

9: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ s
{C, T, C, D, P, K, H}

Heavenly Virtues: Chastity, Temperance, Charity, Diligence, Patience, Kindness, Humility

Ans: TwoBitOperation

10: _ _ _ _ _ s
{J, M, M, J, S, N, F, A, J, A, O, D}

Months: January, May, March, June, September, November, February, April, July, August, October, December

Ans: floraline

11: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ s ‡
{Ra, D, GM, G, MO, f, R, BG, h, JZ}

Puzzling Users: Rand al'Thor, Deusovi, Gareth McCaughan, Gamow, M Oehm, f'', Rubio, Beastly Gerbil, hexomino, Joe Z

Ans: Reinier

BONUS: _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ s
{D, C, SS, BT, AC, P, RC, DS, HV, M, PU}

These Questions : Days, Continents, Seven Seas, Biological Taxonomy, Animal Classes, Planets, Rainbow colors, Deadly sins, Heavenly Virtues, Months, Puzzling Users

Ans: Reinier

floraline · Answer 3 · 2018-05-01T17:36:00.513

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What I have so far

1: _ _ _ s {M, T, T, W, F, S, S}

Days
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

5: _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ s {M, B, F, R, A, I}

Degree Leagues
Master's, Bachelor's, First Professional, Research, Associate, Intermediate Graduate Qualifications

6: _ _ _ _ _ _ s † {M, V, E, M, J, S, U, N}

Planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

7: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ s {O, G, I, V, R, Y, B}

Rainbow colors
Orange, Green, Indigo, Violet, Red, Yellow, Blue

10: _ _ _ _ _ s {J, M, M, J, S, N, F, A, J, A, O, D}

Months
January, March, May, June, September, November, February, April, July, August, October, December

edited May 01 '18 at 17:36

answered May 01 '18 at 16:31

floraline

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1,6,7,10 work, but I don't think that your answer to 5 could be "finite and complete." – Chowzen May 01 '18 at 16:55
Technically they are the rot13(fvk pngrtbevrf bs qrterrf erpbtavmrq va gur HF), but I see your point, and it doesn't fit the rot13(obahf pyhr NP). – floraline May 01 '18 at 17:25
The abbreviations would have been {M, B, FP, R, A, IGQ}, in keeping with the format... – Chowzen May 01 '18 at 17:35

score 13 · Answer 4 · answered May 01 '18 at 16:43

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2: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ s {A, A, NA, A, A, SA, E}

Continents (Asia, Africa, North America, Antarctica, Australia, South America, Europe)

answered May 01 '18 at 16:43

Daniel Schepler

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Answer #2 is correct. – Chowzen May 01 '18 at 16:56

ABcDexter · Answer 5 · 2018-05-02T03:55:43.713

13

One that Floraline hasn't answered yet:

4: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ {K, P, C, O, F, G, S}

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
biological taxonomy (taxonomy order Mnemonic)

edited May 02 '18 at 03:55

answered May 01 '18 at 16:44

ABcDexter

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This looks good, probably the phrase to fit the blanks is rot13(ovbybtvpny gnkbabzl). – floraline May 01 '18 at 16:51
Answer #4 is correct. – Chowzen May 01 '18 at 16:57
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Useful to include the expansion of {K, P, C, O, F, G, S} – smci May 02 '18 at 00:21

hagfy · Answer 6 · 2018-05-01T17:36:09.853

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Is 5: _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ s {M, B, F, R, A, I} :

Animal-Classes?

Edit: Listing them out:

Mammal, Bird, Fish, Reptile, Amphibian, Invertebrate

edited May 01 '18 at 17:36

answered May 01 '18 at 17:26

hagfy

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Answer #5 is correct. Spell them out for your +1. :) – Chowzen May 01 '18 at 17:30

TwoBitOperation · Answer 7 · 2018-05-01T17:29:10.387

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Got 8: {L, G, G, S, W, E, P}

Deadly Sins

~~Working on 9, which I think is the last unsolved one at this point..~~

And 9:{C, T, C, D, P, K, H}

Heavenly Virtues

edited May 01 '18 at 17:29

answered May 01 '18 at 17:08

TwoBitOperation

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We are still missing #5 – floraline May 01 '18 at 17:24
@floraline Ah, OK. Thought you had 5 but I see the comment now – TwoBitOperation May 01 '18 at 17:27
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It looks like the correct answer has now been given, I think we are all done! – floraline May 01 '18 at 17:28

score 9 · Answer 8 · answered May 01 '18 at 16:56

9

Is 3

The 7 seas?

So,

Arctic, North Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Pacific, South Pacific, Indian, and Southern Oceans

answered May 01 '18 at 16:56

Goose

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Answer #3 is correct, is known also by ? – Chowzen May 01 '18 at 17:05

score 0 · Answer 9 · answered May 01 '18 at 18:31

Collected all the answers into one.

1: _ _ _ s {M, T, T, W, F, S, S}

Days: Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

2: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ s {A, A, NA, A, A, SA, E}

Continents: Africa, Asia, North America, Antarctica, Australia, South America, Europe

3: _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ s † {NA, A, SA, I, NP, SP, A}

Seven-seas: North Atlantic, Artic, South Atlantic, Indian, North Pacific, South Pacific, Antarctic

4: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ {K, P, C, O, F, G, S}

Biological Taxonomy: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

5: _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ s {M, B, F, R, A, I}

Animal Classes: Mammal, Bird, Fish, Reptile, Amphibian, Invertebrates

6: _ _ _ _ _ _ s † {M, V, E, M, J, S, U, N}

Planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

7: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ s {O, G, I, V, R, Y, B}

Rainbow Colors: Orange, Green, Indigo, Violet, Red, Yellow, Blue

8: _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ s {L, G, G, S, W, E, P}

Deadly-Sins: Lust, Greed, Gluttony, Sloth, Wrath, Envy, Pride

9: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ s {C, T, C, D, P, K, H}

Heavenly Virtues: Chastity, Temperance, Charity, Diligence, Patience, Kindness, Humility

10: _ _ _ _ _ s {J, M, M, J, S, N, F, A, J, A, O, D}

Months: January, May, March, June, September, November, February, April, July, August, October, December

11: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ s ‡ {Ra, D, GM, G, MO, f, R, BG, h, JZ}

Puzzling Users: Rand al'Thor, Deusovi, Gareth McCaughan, Gamow, M Oehm, f'', Rubio, Beastly Gerbil, hexomino, Joe Z

BONUS: _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ s {D, C, SS, BT, AC, P, RC, DS, HV, M, PU}

These Questions : Days, Continents, Seven Seas, Biological Taxonomy, Animal Classes, Planets, Rainbow colors, Deadly sins, Heavenly Virtues, Months, Puzzling Users

This should be community wiki – ferret May 02 '18 at 05:07 — ferret, May 02 '18 at 05:07

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