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LETTER SEQUENCES |
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23rd November 2005 |
| Can you identify which number, letter or word comes next in the following sequences? | | 1. | dd, pp, lal, ld, mam, sas, _ gal ("Geese A Laying" in the song "The Twelve Days Of Christmas") | | 2. | z, x, c, v, b, n, _? m (the letters on the bottom row of a keyboard or typewriter) | | 3. | hw, eh, hw, jc, mt, jm, _? tb (the initials of the British Prime Ministers since 1970) | | 4. | j, f, m, a, m, j, _? j (the first letter of the months of the year) | | 5. | dn, frwl, g, t, yolt, _? daf (the initials of the Bond films starring Sean Connery) | | 6. | ii, iii, v, vii, xi, xiii, xvii, _? xix (prime numbers in roman numerals) | | 7. | rs, os, cc, bs, lss, c, pl, st, _? m ("Mayfair" - the initials of the squares on the last row of a monopoly board) | | 8. | Charlie, Mike, Oscar, Romeo, _? Victor (boys names in the phonetic alphabet) | | 9. | a, t, g, c, l, v, l, s, s, c, a, _? p (Pisces - the signs of the zodiac) | | 10. | n, n, s, e, n, s, s, e, n, n, e, w, s, e, w, s, e, e, n, n, s, s, e, e, n, n, s, s, e, e, n, n, e, s, s, _? w (if you draw lines of equal direction as in the directions of a a compass this will spell out the word 'hello') |
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