What Are Examples of Things That Come in Groups of Four?

There are many instances of groups of four in music. A quartet consists of four singers or musicians. These groups sing or play musical arrangements created specifically for four performers. Four quarter notes or their equivalent are arranged to fit within a margin of music. A margin has four beats. A quadruplet in music is an arrangement or group of four that’s played in the length of three of its note type.

Sports

Examples of groups of four are endless in sports. Major tennis tournaments include the French Open, Wimbledon, the Australian Open and the US Open. World sporting events including the Olympics, the FIFA World Cup and the Rugby World Cup take place just once every four years. The four universal American sports leagues include Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, the National Football League and the National Hockey League. There are four quarters to every basketball and football game unless the game goes into overtime.

Quadruplets

Quadruplets are sets of four children that are born during a single birth. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported there were 193 quadruplet births in 2017. The babies born in these groups of four do experience low birth weights. All reported quadruplet births were premature. However, with advancements in medicine their survival rate has significantly increased over the past few decades.

The most famous quadruplets born were the Mathias Quads. These identical quadruplets rose to fame after appearing on America’s Funniest Home Videos in 2001. All girls, these quads were born on February 16, 2000 after only 28 weeks of gestation. The occurrence of identical quadruplets only occurs in 1 of every 15 million.

Entertainment

The entertainment world is filled with groups of four. One of the most famous singing groups, the Beatles, had four members. The Four Tops were so proud of their grouping they formed their name around it. There were four main characters in the hit television show rSeinfeld, including Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer. The famous Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles included Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo. These are just a few examples of the grouping of four seen in the entertainment world.

Miscellaneous Trivia Concerning Groupings of Four

• There are four rocky planets located in the solar system. These include Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
• The human body contains Four Humors including blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm.
• Four DNA nucleobases include guanine, cytosine, adenine and thymine.
• The four major mathematical operations are addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
• There are four Gospels in the Bible, which are Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
• The four nations that make up the United Kingdom are England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
• The four cardinal virtues include justice, prudence, fortitude and temperance.