The five questions everyone played that day, in the order they were asked, with the correct answers and why they are right.
Shown for 3 seconds, then hidden:
4 2 8 6 1
Which number came first?
The sequence was 4, 2, 8, 6, 1, so 4 came first. The first item of a list is usually the easiest to recall — the “primacy effect”.
82% of players got this right
Which word can go in front of “light”, “burn” and “flower”?
Sunlight, sunburn and sunflower. Moon fits “light” but not “burn” or “flower”. The right word must fit all three.
64% of players got this right
You face north, turn right, turn right again, then turn left. Which way do you face?
Right from north faces east, right again faces south, and left from south faces east. Two rights and a left leave you one right turn from where you started.
55% of players got this right
Which word can follow “foot”, “basket” and “base”?
Football, basketball and baseball — three sports named after the ball. The shared word is often the one the three have in common.
55% of players got this right
The hands of a clock point the same way at 12:00. At about what time do they next point the same way?
The minute hand gains 330° an hour on the hour hand, so it catches up after 360/330 hours ≈ 1 hour 5.5 minutes. At 1:00 the hour hand has already moved on to 1, so the minute hand needs a little extra.
27% of players got this right
