Magnificent SevenRiddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.Eight and five, last name and given,
We are one six six six even; The first in cow, the last in oxen Three in damsel, three in vixen. Question: What are we called? AnswerROMAN NUMERALS.Explanation of the riddle: The last name has eight letters (NUMERALS) while the first or given name has five (ROMAN). Using each of the numerals once gives MDCLXVI, which is 1,666. C ( which is found in Cow) is first of the seven in the alphabet while X ( which is found in oXen) is last. Three of seven are found in DaMseL. Three are also found in VIXen. Explanation of the hint: I is the only one of five vowels among the seven Roman numerals. C is found in Cat, M and I in MItten. I and V are odd numbers. The rest are even numbers. There are seven Roman numerals. One of them is found in seVen (the V). Hide What Next?
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