Quiz Entry - updated: 2026.07.14
Recall the ten Major-System pegs for 60–69 — the /sh/–/ch/–/j/ decade. Can you name all ten in order and picture a story that links them?
Every 60s peg starts with a soft /sh/, /ch/, /j/ or soft-g sound (6); the second sound is the unit digit (0–9), so 60 = sh·s = cheese, 61 = sh·t = shit, and so on.
60 cheese · 61 shit · 62 chin · 63 gem · 64 jar · 65 shell · 66 judge · 67 chick · 68 chef · 69 ship
Example story (make your own if this one doesn't stick): A wheel of cheese rolls straight into a pile of shit, splattering a man's chin. He wipes it off with a sparkling gem, then drops the gem in a jar beside a spiral shell. A judge bangs the gavel; a fluffy chick hops onto a chef who is happily cooking aboard a ship.