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Monday, October 26, 2026

Seven targets, the closest answers and where the numbers came from. This is a completed past puzzle; viewing it does not change your daily score.

ROUND 1 · Cosmic clocks

Name a planet with orbital period closest to 29,000 days.

The eight planets · Earth days per orbit

Best answer: Uranus · 30,589 days

AnswerValueAccuracy
Uranus30,589 days90%
Neptune59,800 days24%
Saturn10,747 days14%
Jupiter4,331 days2%

Uranus: 30,589 days (orbital period).

Source: NASA · Planetary Fact Sheet ↗
ROUND 2 · Connected world

Name a country with share of people using the Internet closest to 90 %.

2023 World Bank snapshot · 56 selected countries

Best answer: Thailand · 89.5 %

AnswerValueAccuracy
Thailand89.5 %99%
China90.6 %99%
Argentina89.2 %98%
Romania89.2 %98%

Thailand: 89.54 % in 2023. The indicator counts people who used the Internet during the previous three months.

Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators ↗
ROUND 3 · Books through time · GOLDEN ×2

Estimate first publication year for The Great Gatsby.

Classic novels · original publication · exact-year scoring

The answer: The Great Gatsby · 1925

The Great Gatsby was first published in 1925. This asks for the original publication year, not a translation, adaptation or later edition.

Source: Wikidata contributors · publication date (P577) ↗
ROUND 4 · Pokémon weights

Name a Pokémon with Pokédex weight closest to 8.8 kg.

Original 151 · standard forms only

Best answer: Squirtle · 9 kg

AnswerValueAccuracy
Squirtle9 kg96%
Nidoran♂9 kg96%
Gloom8.6 kg96%
Charmander8.5 kg93%

Squirtle is listed at 9 kg in the standard Pokédex form. PokéAPI reports weights in hectograms; ten hectograms equal one kilogram.

Source: PokéAPI · Pokémon data ↗
ROUND 5 · Paris 2024 medals

Name a Olympic team with total medals at Paris 2024 closest to 64 medals.

2024 Summer Olympics · all medal-winning NOCs

Best answer: France · 64 medals

AnswerValueAccuracy
France64 medals100%
Great Britain65 medals97%
Australia53 medals69%
China91 medals49%

France won 64 medals at Paris 2024: 16 gold, 26 silver and 22 bronze.

Source: Wikipedia contributors · Paris 2024 medal table ↗
ROUND 6 · GDP per person

Estimate GDP per capita for France.

2023 World Bank snapshot · 57 selected countries

The answer: France · 44,700.1 USD per person

France: 44,700.14 USD per person in 2023. GDP per capita divides total economic output by population. Current US dollars are not adjusted for purchasing power.

Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators ↗
ROUND 7 · City skylines · FINALE

Name a building with architectural height closest to 519 m.

Eight completed skyscrapers · architectural height

Best answer: Taipei 101 · 508 m

AnswerValueAccuracy
Taipei 101508 m96%
One World Trade Center541 m92%
Lotte World Tower555 m87%
Ping An Finance Centre599 m75%

Taipei 101: 508 m (architectural height).

Source: List of tallest buildings · architectural heights ↗