Know something. Understand why.
Dates and facts are clues here. Read a short case file, make two decisions and discover what you can conclude and what needs checking.
Four cases · Approximately 4–8 minutes · No timer or registration
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Science · 4–7 min
A day longer than a year ↗
Before comparing two numbers, check what each one measures.
Two decisions · Optional hintsHistory · 5–8 minThe key to a lost script ↗
Distinguish a promising hypothesis from a demonstrated translation.
Two decisions · Optional hintsArt and literature · 5–8 minDoes a date prove an influence? ↗
Build a chronology and discover what it does and does not establish.
Two decisions · Optional hintsGeography · 4–7 minA province is not an island ↗
Use two heritage records to spot a mix-up in an itinerary.
Two decisions · Optional hintsNASA, British Museum, Biblioteca Nacional de España, Museo del Prado and UNESCO. Facts are paraphrased; scenarios and questions are original Pausa activities. Each case links its sources.