Showing posts with label Letters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Letters. Show all posts

Sunday, 24 August 2014

What's Missing? - Teaser 9

What letter is missing from this set?

   e, f, h, i, l, ?

Hint

Think about them as capitals

Answer

Coming soon! Watch this space

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.

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!