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Red Herring

100

A student is late to class. Which piece of information is least useful for figuring out why?

A. They left home at 7:30.
B. Their bus usually arrives at 7:45.
C. It rained that morning.
D. Their mom was cooking.

D. Their mom was cooking.

200

A phone goes missing during lunch.

Alex was wearing a red shirt.
Bella was sitting near the door.
Chris had a backpack.
Daniel was the last person seen in the room.

CCTV shows someone took the phone at 12:15.

Alex was wearing a red shirt.

300

A student gets access to the exam questions before the test.

• Alex stayed late at school.
• Bella works in the school office.
• Chris has a printer at home.
• Dana's parent is a teacher.
• The exam questions were printed at school.

Later, you discover the printer log shows the questions were printed at 2:00 PM, when none of the students were at school.

Which original clue is the biggest red herring?

Chris having a printer at home.

400

A restaurant receives a terrible review saying:

"The food took 90 minutes to arrive!"

The manager investigates:

• The restaurant was completely full.
• Two waiters called in sick.
• The customer ordered a complicated dish.
• The customer was sitting near the kitchen.
• The customer's table number was 14.

Which clue is clearly a red herring?

The customer's table number was 14.

500

Everyone hears a loud crash at midnight.

People immediately assume someone broke into the house.

Evidence:

• A window is open.
• The dog is barking.
• A chair is knocked over.
• There are muddy footprints outside.
• A security camera shows nobody entered the house.

What should you question first?

The assumption that someone broke in.

Connections

100

👓 + 👟 + 👒 + 🧥

Things you wear

200

🔥 + ☀️ + 💡 + 📱

They can produce/give off light.

300

 🪞 + 💧 + 📷

They can show/reflect an image.

400

MONEY 💰 — TIME ⏰ — ENERGY ⚡

You can spend all three.

500

ARGUMENT 🗣️ — FIRE 🔥 — RUMOUR 🗯️

They can spread.

Make the Call

100

Your group has 10 minutes left to finish a project.

One person hasn't done their part.

What's the BEST first thing to do?

Ask them what happened.

200

You have RM50 to spend on your class.

You can buy:

A: Something everyone wants but will use once.
B: Something nobody wants but everyone can use repeatedly.
C: Something only one person wants and can use.

B: Something nobody wants but everyone can use repeatedly.

300

You are choosing a team leader.

Alex: Very smart, but doesn't listen.
Bella: Good at organising people and listens well.
Chris: Extremely confident but often ignores deadlines.

Who should be team leader?

Bella

400

Your team is behind schedule.

You discover:

• Person A is working very quickly but making mistakes.
• Person B is working slowly but accurately.
• Person C isn't sure what they're supposed to do.

You have 20 minutes left.

What should you do FIRST?

Clarify Person C's task.

500

You are the manager of a company.

Two employees want the same promotion.

Employee A: Highest sales numbers, but three customer complaints.
Employee B: Lower sales, but excellent customer feedback and helps train new employees.

The company wants someone to become a team manager.

Who should you promote?

Employee B

Fact or Fiction?

100

If everyone agrees with you, your answer must be correct.

FICTION

200

If two things happen at the same time, one caused the other.

FICTION

300

Getting the correct answer doesn't always mean you used good reasoning.

FACT

400

Goldfish only have a three-second memory.

Fiction! Scientists have shown that goldfish can remember things for months and can even be trained to do tricks.

500

DNA stands for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid.

DNA stands for Deoxyribonucleic Acid.

Pattern Breaker

100

1, 4, 9, 16, ?

25

200

A, C, F, J, O, ?

U

300

J, F, M, A, M, J, J, A, ?

S

400

ONE, THREE, FIVE, SEVEN, ?

NINE

500

ONE, TWO, THREE, FIVE, EIGHT, ?

THIRTEEN 

Fibonacci sequence written as words.