Coin toss: Smallest $n$ so that the given event is in $\mathcal{F_n}$.

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Let $\xi_1, \xi_2, \ldots$ be a sequence of random variables that describe a sequence of coin tosses:

$\xi_n=\begin{cases}+1, & \mathrm{head}\\-1, & \mathrm{tail}\end{cases}$

Let $\mathcal{F}_n$ be the $\sigma-$Algebra generated by $\xi_1, \xi_2, \ldots, \xi_n$

I want to find the smallest $n$ so that the event is in $\mathcal{F_n}$ if such a $n \in \mathbb{N}$ exists.

a) A=Head appears for the first time after at most $10$ times tail.

b) B=Head appears at least once in the whole sequence.

c) C=The first $100$ tosses have the same result.

d) D=Head and tail don't appear more than twice respectively in the first 10 tosses.

My attempt

a) $11$

b) such a $n \in \mathbb{N}$ doesn't exist

c) $100$

d) This event is impossible, so it is in $\mathcal{F}_0=\{\emptyset,\Omega\}$