Ok, youre going to ask somebody three questions, ONE of the questions is a 50/50 shot that you have to guess on your own, such as "do you prefer the beach or the mountains?" This is the LAST question you ask. That is the only one you truly guess on. The other 2 questions are personal info about the person that you otherwise would not know. I personally like to ask about grandmothers' names on the mothers side, or your boss' name for the other 2.
So here are your three questions:
"What is your grandmother's name on your mothers' side?"
"What is your boss' name?"
"Do you prefer the beach or the mountains?" (Remember to keep the 50/50 question as your LAST question!)
So you ask the grandma question first..."what is your grandmothers' first name, just think of it, i will read your mind and write it down...ok i got it..." you write down beach or mountains on a piece of paper (your guess to the last question youll ask) fold it, and place it in someone elses hand.
You then say "ok, ive written down the answer, but please tell the rest of the group what your grandmothers' first name was so we'll know if I guessed correct"
She says "flora"
Now you ask "ok, what is your boss' name? dont say it, just think of it while i read your mind...ok ive got it"
You write "flora" and fold it up, place in a friends hand.
You: "now tell the group what your boss' name is so they'll know if i guessed right"
They say "Bob"
Last question "ok, would you prefer X or Y?" In this case I used beach or mountains.
You: "don't say it, im reading your mind..ok i got it"
You write down "Bob" fold up the paper, place in someones hand.
"Ok, now tell the group what you prefer and we'll see if Im right"
They say "the beach".
You: "Now drop the paper on the table (this way they kind of scatter so nobody knows which paper contains which answer) and open each one to see if it was an answer to your question"
Now you have all three answers on the questions, the only one you can lose on is the one you actually had to guess, if you get it wrong say, well, sometimes i only get 2 out of 3 right. But the personal info questions you guessed correct.