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January 14, 2021 09:21 AM

ERJ Brainteaser: January 2021

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    Question 2: Element of surprise

    Which element completes this sequence:

    Iron Bromine Uranium Argon _ .

    Answer: Yttrium completes the sequence to give FeBrUArY, as illustrated (below) so nicely by Jose Padron. Well done, in order of reply, to: Alan Flower, industrial media relations, IndMR srl, Namur, Belgium; David Mann, key account manager, SPC Rubber Compounding, UK; Dr. Katharina Gottfried, technical manager, Arlanxeo Deutschland GmbH, Köln, Germany; Daniel Willrich, redakteur, büro Köln, AutoRäderReifen-Gummibereifung, Köln, Germany; Andrew Knox, Rubbond International, Ohé en Laak, The Netherlands; Stephan Paischer, head of product management special products, Semperit AG Holding, Vienna, Austria; Jose Padron, material development specialist, Waterville TG Inc. Waterville, Québec, Canada; Michele Girardi, Scame  Mastaf Spa, Suisio, Italy; Michael Easton, director, Globus Group, Trafford Park, Manchester, UK; John Bowen, rubber industry consultant, Bromsgrove, Worcs, UK; Liz O’Donovan, sales and admin assistant, Aatyremaster, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.

    Jose Feb

     

    New teaser on Monday

     

    Question 1: Find the gap

    Fill in the gap in this sequence?

    Rome, ___, Paris, Yokohama, Berlin, Johannesburg,  Rio de Janeiro, Moscow... 

    Answer: The sequences is comprised of the host cities of FIFA Football World Cup finals from 1990 to 2018: the missing location being Pasadena, Los Angeles 1994 Fifa World Cup. On the ball from the kick-off this year were: John Bowen, consultant, Bromsgrove, UK; David Mann, key account manager, SPC Rubber Compounding, UK; Otto Trujillo, (details not supplied); Andrew Knox, Rubbond International, Ohé en Laak, The Netherlands; Stephan Paischer, head of product management special products, Semperit AG Holding, Vienna; Austria. Daniel Willrich, redakteur, AutoRäderReifen-Gummibereifung, Hanover, Germany.

    Well done to all, and everyone else who had a go.

     

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