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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Explanation

To survive, you must succeed at the probability task. Compare probabilities: 5 tails = (1/2)^5 = 1/32 ≈ 3.1%, Snake eyes = (1/6)(1/6) = 1/36 ≈ 2.8%, Two 7s = (1/6)(1/6) = 1/36 ≈ 2.8%, Two aces = (4/52)*(3/51) ≈ 0.45%. 3.1% is the highest survival probability. The 'punishments' are irrelevant - you either succeed at the task (live) or fail (die).

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