Showing posts with label Letters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Letters. Show all posts
Sunday, 24 August 2014
Saturday, 11 January 2014
Another Sequence - Teaser 8
What's the next letter in this series?
H, H, L, B, B, C, N, O, F, N
Hint
1834 — 1907
Answer
S
Explanation
These are the first letters of the English names of the first few elements (based on their atomic number): Hydrogen, Helium, Lithium, Beryllium, Boron, Carbon, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Fluorine, Neon ... and, of course, Sodium. Dmitri Mendeleev, born on 27 January 1834, published his Periodic Table of Elements in 1860.
Posted by Mike at 23:23 0 comments
Saturday, 7 April 2007
Teaser 4
What is the next letter in this sequence?
O, T, T, F, F, S, ...
Hint
Try initials
Answer
S
Explanation
One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven. Easy really!
Posted by Mike at 18:39 3 comments
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