List-O-Mania

Each list below illustrates one of the six possible combinations of the three HTML list types (Ordered List, Unordered List, and Definition List). You can browse through these as a reference when deciding how to format your own HTML lists.

You can also have a little fun while you're at it: Can you guess the real title of each list, without peeking at the list of answers at the bottom of this document? If you score 4 out of 6 (or better) you may have a promising career ahead as a game-show contestant...

List 1: Ordered within Unordered

Fish
1. Lake Sturgeon
2. Trout
3. Halibut
4. Goldfish
5. Salmon
Reptile
1. Tortoise
2. Turtle
3. Alligator
4. Boa Constrictor
5. Gila Monster
Mammal
1. Human Being
2. Whale
3. Elephant
4. Orangutan
5. Hippopotamus
Bird
1. Condor
2. Raven
3. Ostrich
4. Vulture
5. Pigeon
Invertibrate
1. Freshwater Mussel
2. Sponge
3. Tapeworm
4. Lobster
5. Leech

List 2: Unordered within Ordered

Zingiber officinale
- Adrak (Hindi)
- Inguru (Sinhalese)
- Gin (Burmese)
- Khing (Thai)
- Halia (Malay)
- Jahe (Indonesian)
- Jeung (Chinese)
- Shoga (Japanese)
Allium sativum
- Lasan (Hindi)
- Sinhalese (Sudulunu)
- Chyet-thon-phew (Burmese)
- Bawang putch (Malay)
- Bwang putih (Indonesian)
Mentha viridis
- Podina (Hindi)
- Meenchi (Sinhalese)
- Pak hom ho (Lao)
- Daun Pudina (Malay)
Citrus microcapa
- Nimboo (Hindi)
- Dehi (Sinhalese)
- Ma now (Thai)
- Limau nipis (Malay)
- Calamansi (Tagalog)

List 3: Ordered within Definition

Africa

Owen Falls, Uganda: 205
Kariba, Zimbabwe: 182
High Aswan, Egypt: 168
Akosombo, Ghana: 148
Cabora Bassa, Mozambique: 63

Asia

Bratsk, Siberia: 169
Krasnoyarsk, Siberia: 73
Zeya, Russia: 68
Ust'-llimsk, Russia: 59
Volga-V.I. Lenin, Russia: 58

North America

Daniel Johnson, Canada: 142
Bennett W.A.C., Canada: 70
LaGrande 2, Canada: 62
LaGrande 3, Canada: 60
Caniapiscau, Canada: 54

South America

Guri, Venezuela: 136
Pati, Argentina: 54
Sao Felix, Brazil: 51
Cerros Colorados, Argentina: 48
Tucurui, Brazil: 36

List 4: Definition within Ordered

Conventional Coding: 9.5R-15C

9.5
Section width
R
Construction
15
Diameter
C
Load Range
Alternate Coding: LR60-15B-HR

L
Load range
R
Construction
60
Aspect ratio
15
Diameter
B
Load range
HR
Speed rating
Metric Coding: P215/75R-15

P
Class
215
Section width
75
Aspect ratio
R
Construction
15
Diameter

List 5: Definition within Unordered

Proper Names

Matsya
fish who saved the lawgiver from the great flood
Kurma
tortoise who churned the elixir of immortality from the ocean
Varaha
demon-killing boar
Narasimha
man-lion who overcame a tyrant
Vamana
dwarf who outsmarted a demon king
Parasurama
axe-weilder who delivered his people from tyranny
Rama
crusader who was helped by the country folk
Krishna
butter eater who seduced milkmaids
Buddha
teacher who meditated under a tree
Kalki
horse rider who will purge the earth of evil
Nicknames

Ananta-sayana
"reposing on the great serpent"
Bhakta-dasa
"his devotee's slave"
Chatur-bhuja
"four-armed"
Hrishikesa
"with hair standing on end"
Narayana
"moving on the waters"
Padma-nabha
"lotus-navelled"
Ranga-natha
"Lord of hues"
Tri-vikrama
"taking three strides"
Visvaksena
"general who is turned in all directions"
Visvarupa
"of many forms"

List 6: Unordered within Definition

On Humanity

If man had created man he would be ashamed of his performance.
The human race consists of the dangerously insane and such as are not.

On Friends

It takes your enemy and your friend, working together, to hurt you to the heart; the one to slander you and the other to get the news to you.
Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of other persons.

On Truth

Truth is more of a stranger than fiction.
When in doubt, tell the truth.

On Humour

There is no humour in heaven.

List 10: Titles of the Previous Nine Lists

Animals Ranked by Longest Recorded Lifespan
Yep, the longest documented life on earth was a big old fish. Here are the actual top ten recorded lifespans in years--though there are almost certainly longer lifespans that have not been measured.
1. Sturgeon, 152
2. Tortoise, 116
3. Human, 113
4. Turtle, 88
5. Whale, 87
6. Condor, 72
7. Elephant, 70
8. Raven, 69
9. Mussel, 60
10. Alligator, 56 (and still alive)
Source: The Biology Data Book, 1972
Common Food Flavorings Used Throughout the World
At least one of these four ingredients can be found in almost any dish you order at an Indian, Chinese, Thai, or Japanese restaurant. They are also used in European, American, and African cooking. If you didn't recognize the scientific names given in the list, the common English names are:
1. Ginger
2. Garlic
3. Mint
4. Lime
Source: The Complete Asian Cookbook, 1992
World's Largest Lakes Created by Dam Construction
The numbers given for each dam are billions of cubic meters of water held in the man-made lake. For comparison, here are the corresponding numbers for the largest dams in the United States:
1. Hoover, Nevada/Arizona: 35
2. Glen Canyon, Arizona: 33
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, 1994

Car and Light Truck Tire Size Codings

Those big funny looking numbers on the side of your tires actually do mean something! The speed ratings go like this:

HR = 112 mph max. safe speed

SR = 130 mph max. safe speed

VR = 165 mph max. safe speed

Source: The Pocket Ref, 1992

Names of the Hindu God Vishnu

Vishnu "The Preserver" is the most popular of the three major gods of Hinduism, the world's 2nd largest religion. The names listed here are:

The most common names given his ten legendary avatars, or incarnations
Ten common honorific titles used by his worshippers in India and throughout the world

Source: Hindu World, 1983

Philosophical Quotes from Mark Twain

Best known for his cutting wit, Samuel Clemens (popularly known as Mark Twain) had a philosophical bone or two in his body as well. The quotes here are taken from two lesser-known works:

Following the Equator, a memoir published in 1897
His personal Notebooks from the late 19th century

Source: The Oxford Book of Aphorisms, 1983

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