Deck of Cards
Type of Problem
Basic Probabilities
Conditional Probability
early 2000s trivia
100
What is the probability that you select a card and it is a face card?
12/52
100
Rolling 6 dice
MCP
100
There are 13 seniors and 10 juniors in the Stats club. What is the probability that I select a junior to compete in the Stats playoffs game.
10/23
100
How many people do not own a dog or a cat?
2
100
What controversial music icon made headlines in 2002 when he dangled his nine-month-old son "Blanket" over the balcony of a German hotel to greet a crowd of onlookers?
Michael Jackson
200
What is the probability you select 2 hearts?
13C2/52C2
200
Choosing 4 out of 8 qualified athletes for my bobsled team
combination
200
There are 13 seniors and 10 juniors in the Stats club. What is the probability that I select two juniors to compete in the Stats playoffs game.
10C2/52C2
200
What is the P(has a cat|has a dog)
4/14
200
In 2000, who starred in the live-action remake of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas?” (Hint: Oddly, not the first time he had a green face in a film!)
Jim Carrey
300
What is the probability that in a hand of four cards they are all 10's?
1/52C4
300
How many ways can I arrange 8 people into 8 seats on the airplane?
Permutation
300
The probability that River oversleeps his alarm on any day is 25%. What is the probability that he oversleeps three days in a row?
(.25)^3
300
What is the probability that someone has a cat and has a dog?
4/29
300
What Will Wright created video game series released in 2000 (with sequels in 2004, 2009, and 2014) saw players watching and directing characters to mundane things like eating, sleeping, and cleaning their houses?
The Sims
400
What is the probability in a hand of five cards that they are all spades?
13C5/52C5
400
Students are split into grades, 100 in each grade. I'm selecting 2 winners from each grade and students can win more than once.
MCP
400
The probability that River oversleeps his alarm on any day is 25%. What is the probability that he doesn't oversleep three days in a row?
(.75)^3
400
The probability of a snow day Tuesday is 45%. If we have a snow day the probability that I'll make french toast is 90%. If we don't have a snow day the probability I'll make french toast is 15%. Are the events "snow day Tuesday" and "make french toast" independent?
Nope.
400
"The Last One" was the simple name of the final episode of what TV series, which ended its tenth and final season in 2004?
Friends
500
What is the probability in a hand of four cards that they are all the same suit?
(4C1*13C4)/52C4
500
Students are split into grades, 100 in each grade. I'm selecting 2 winners from each grade.
Combination
500
The probability that River oversleeps his alarm on any day is 25%. What is the probability that he oversleeps and then gets up on time?
(.25)(.75)
500
The probability of a snow day Tuesday is 45%. If we have a snow day the probability that I'll make french toast is 90%. If we don't have a snow day the probability I'll make french toast is 15%. What is the probability I make french toast on Tuesday?
(.45)(.9)+(.55)(.15)
500
"More bars in more places" was a mid-2000s commercial slogan for what company?
At&T