Alternate background colors for list items

Question

I have a list, and each item is linked, is there a way I can alternate the background colors for each item?

    
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Answer 1

You can by hardcoding the sequence, like so:

li, li + li + li, li + li + li + li + li {
  background-color: black;
}

li + li, li + li + li + li {
  background-color: white;
}