The five questions everyone played that day, in the order they were asked, with the correct answers and why they are right.
You fold a sheet of paper in half and punch one hole through both layers. How many holes are there when you unfold it?
The punch goes through two layers, so it makes two holes, mirrored across the fold. Every fold doubles the layers, so folding twice and punching once would make four.
79% of players got this right
Shown for 3 seconds, then hidden:
3 8 1 6
What is the largest number shown minus the smallest?
The numbers were 3, 8, 1 and 6: 8 − 1 = 7. When you only need the extremes, track just the highest and lowest as you read instead of every number.
79% of players got this right
Some cats are black. Everything black absorbs heat. Which statement must be true?
The black cats absorb heat, so at least some cats do. Nothing is said about cats that aren't black, so “all cats” goes too far. A “some” premise only ever supports a “some” conclusion.
74% of players got this right
On a standard die, opposite faces add up to 7. If the top face shows 2, what is on the bottom?
Opposite faces of a standard die sum to 7, so 2 is opposite 5. Knowing the pairs (1–6, 2–5, 3–4) solves most dice-net puzzles.
84% of players got this right
Which word can be typed using only the top letter row (QWERTYUIOP) of a standard keyboard?
T, Y, P, E, W, R and I are all on the top row. “Typewriter” is famously one of the longest words that can be typed with that row alone.
74% of players got this right
