Five hundred begins it,

Five hundred ends it,

Five in the middle is seen;

First of all figures,the first of all letters,

Take up their stations between.

Join all together, and then you will bring;

Before you the name of an eminent king.

Guess What/Who am I ?

Five hundred begins it,

Five hundred ends it,

The Roman numeral for 500 is D: D_____D

Five in the middle is seen;

The Roman numeral for 5 is V: D___V___D

First of all figures,

The first Natural Number (Positive Integer) is 1; the Roman Numeral for 1 is I

the first of all letters,

That would be A.

Take up their stations between.

D_A_V_I_D

Join all together, and then you will bring;

Before you the name of an eminent king.

The answer is David

Posted by TomM on 2003-02-01 23:32:30