Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2023 / iii / Paper 160 / 2 / c / Solution

Choose $g$ whose disjoint permutation cycles have lengths equal to the principal hook lengths of $\lambda$. Those lengths are distinct and sum to $n$, so this is a permutation in $S_n$. In the iterated Murnaghan–Nakayama rule, there is a unique complete sequence that removes the corresponding principal rim hooks. Its contribution is one sign, and hence the Principal-hook character value of a symmetric group gives ${\chi }^{\lambda }(g)\in \{1,-1\}$.