What are some out of the box PE interview questions (technicals?)

From time to time I read some "got this question in my interview" threads and found some really out-of-the-box type of questions I just don't find anymore (outside of plain vanilla technicals). Smth. along the lines of "if I only can give you 3 metrics, which would you choose to evaluate a deal", etc. and also testing deal-math questions, etc.

Can we consolidate some of those questions you/friends have gotten through their processes?

Would highly appreciate any insights!

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