Puzzle 489
What comes next in this sequence:
hydrogen · helium · lithium · beryllium · boron · ?
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Hint
You might need a periodic table.
Answer
Carbon.
From the elements, in increasing order of atomic number.
Puzzle 491
What letter comes next in this sequence:
y · y · h · l · y · e · y · t · ?
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This is a well-known sequence.
Answer
R.
Reasoning
The last letter of September.
y = January
y = February
h = March
l = April
y = May
e = June
y = July
t = August
r = September
Puzzle 492
Which fruit comes next in this sequence:
banana · pear · kiwi · tomato · ?
Choose from:
peach, lemon, plum, guava
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Look at the second letter in each word.
Answer
Guava.
The second letter of the words are the vowels (AEIOU) in order.