I cannot take credit for this memory aid but somewhere I came across it.
It helps one remember the queen-year colors.
The sentence to remember is :
"When You Requeen Get the Best." (Standing for first letter of color:)
White Yellow Red
Green
Blue (colors used in years:)
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9
0 (for example: 2007 Yellow, 2008 Red etc)
Tom Kees
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