5! [Jillian does it again!]

Today's theme song.



Five is:

The number of oceans in the world.

The five senses are sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste.

The five basic tastes are sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami.

Most roses have five petals.

Pentameter is verse with five repeating feet per line; iambic pentameter was the most popular form in Shakespeare.

In the United States legal system, the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution can be referred to in court as "pleading the fifth", absolving the defendant from self-incrimination

The note in the English monetary system that features Elizabeth Fry. (£5 Note)

The smallest Euro banknote. It shows an antique bridge.

The number of cents in a nickel. The U.S. nickel bears a portrait of Thomas Jefferson. The Canadian nickel has a beaver on its reverse.

The designation of an Interstate Highway that runs from San Diego, California to Blaine, Washington.

The number of permanent members with veto power on the UN Security Council.

The number necessary to make a majority decision in the U.S. Supreme Court.

Five babies born at one time are quintuplets. The most famous set of quintuplets were the Dionne Quintuplets born in the 1930s.

In Astrology, Leo is the 5th astrological sign of the Zodiac.

Quintessence, meaning 'fifth element', refers to the elusive fifth element that completes the basic four elements (water, fire, air and earth). There is also a movie called The Fifth Element.

The number of dots in a quincunx.

The number of points in a pentagram.

The Garden of Cyrus 1658 by Sir Thomas Browne is a Pythagorean Discourse based upon the number 5.

The word "punch" comes from the Hindustani for five. Being true to the designation of punch, the drink Five Alive is named for its five ingredients.

The holy number of Discordianism, as dictated by the Law of Fives.

A popular Internet catch phrase commonly used on forums such as Something Awful. Posts are given a rating out of five. Posts which receive an average rating of five are referred to as 'top posts' or 'comedy gold'.

There are 5 digits in a United States zip code