Can you identify which letters or words come 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') |