Multiple choice general knowledge

Which scenario gives you the best chance of survival?

  1. Flip 5 tails in a row or get your head cut off

  2. Roll snake eyes or eat cyanide for dinner

  3. Roll a 7 twice in a row or be drawn and quartered

  4. Get dealt 2 aces (standard 52 card deck; 2 cards dealt) or jump from the top of the Empire State Building
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Option A has the highest survival probability: 5 tails in a row = (1/2)^5 = 1/32 ≈ 3.125%. Snake eyes (two 1s on dice) = 1/36 ≈ 2.78%. Rolling a 7 twice = (6/36)^2 = (1/6)^2 = 1/36 ≈ 2.78%. Getting 2 aces from a 52-card deck = (4/52)×(3/51) = 1/221 ≈ 0.45%. Therefore, flipping 5 tails in a row gives the best chance at ~3%.

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