Tuesday, October 6, 2026

The five questions everyone played that day, in the order they were asked, with the correct answers and why they are right.

Too few players took part this day for results to be shown.

1. Question 01 · Estimation

   This question comes back in an upcoming challenge, so it stays hidden until that day is over.

2. Question 02 · Logic · Easier · Pick one

   Everyone who boards the ferry is searched. Sam was not searched. What follows?

   • Sam boarded without a ticket
   • Sam did not board the ferry✓ Correct answer
   • Sam has no ticket
   • Nothing follows

   Boarding always comes with a search, so someone who wasn't searched can't have boarded. Nothing is said about tickets, so those options go beyond the facts. From “if A then B” and “not B”, you may conclude “not A”.

3. Question 03 · Memory · Medium · Pick one

   Shown for 4 seconds, then hidden:

   K 4 P 8 R 2

   What came right after P?

   • 4
   • 8✓ Correct answer
   • R
   • 2

   The sequence was K, 4, P, 8, R, 2, so 8 followed P. Letters and numbers alternated — noticing such a structure while you look makes the list easier to hold.

4. Question 04 · Visual · Medium · Pick one

   A cube painted on every face is cut into 27 equal small cubes. How many small cubes have paint on exactly two faces?

   • 6
   • 8
   • 12✓ Correct answer
   • 24

   A small cube has exactly two painted faces only in the middle of an edge (corners have three). The big cube has 12 edges, each with one middle cube: 12.

5. Question 05 · Patterns · Harder · Pick one

   What comes next? 1, 2, 6, 24, 120, …

   • 240
   • 600
   • 720✓ Correct answer
   • 840

   Multiply by 2, 3, 4, 5, then 6: 120 × 6 = 720. These are factorials (6! = 1 × 2 × 3 × 4 × 5 × 6), which count the ways to arrange things — 720 ways to order six books.