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

Flipping 5 tails in a row has probability (1/2)^5 = 1/32 ≈ 3.13%, making it the most survivable option. Snake eyes (two 1s) on two dice: (1/36)^2 ≈ 0.077%. Rolling a 7 twice: (6/36)^2 ≈ 2.78%. Getting dealt two aces from a standard 52-card deck: (4/52 × 3/51) ≈ 0.45%. The coin flip option has the highest survival probability by a significant margin.

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