Thursday, October 29, 2026

Plain #12

The day's seven targets and the closest answers in our lists, with their real values. Points are before the Dialed bonus and the Golden Round's ×2.

  1. Round 1Country Population

    Name a country with a population closest to 20M people.

    Target20M people

    Best answer

    Kazakhstan

    Close

    20.3M people1.7% over97 points

    Also close

    • Chile

      Close

      19.7M people1.7% under97 points

    • Chad

      Close

      19.3M people3.4% under93 points

    • Zambia

      Close

      20.7M people3.6% over93 points

  2. Round 2Body & People

    How heavy was the heaviest person ever recorded?

    The answer

    635 kg

    Jon Brower Minnoch, in 1978: he was too heavy for any scale, so his doctors estimated it.

  3. Round 3Sport by Numbers

    How fast was the fastest officially recorded tennis serve?

    The answer

    253 km/h

    John Isner hit it at the 2016 Davis Cup. Sam Groth was clocked at 263.4 km/h in 2012, but at a Challenger, whose radar the ATP doesn’t recognise.

  4. Round 4Landmarks by NumbersGolden Round ×2

    How long was the Titanic?

    The answer

    269 m

    At its launch it was the largest object ever to move on the water: longer than two and a half football pitches.

  5. Round 5Tourist Magnets

    Name a country visited by closest to 35M tourists in 2019.

    Target35M tourists

    Best answer

    Greece

    Close

    34M tourists2.8% under94 points

    Also close

    • Denmark

      Close

      33.1M tourists5.4% under89 points

    • Czechia

      Close

      37.2M tourists6.3% over89 points

    • Canada

      Close

      32.4M tourists7.3% under86 points

  6. Round 6Everyday Numbers

    How far is the world's longest non-stop passenger flight?

    The answer

    15,349 km

    Singapore Airlines flies it between Singapore and New York JFK in about 18 hours 55 minutes.

  7. Round 7Official LanguagesFinale

    Name a country with about 4 official languages.

    Target4 official languages

    Best answer

    Switzerland

    Dialed

    4 official languagesExact100 points

    Also close

    • Singapore

      Dialed

      4 official languagesExact100 points

    • Burkina Faso

      Dialed

      4 official languagesExact100 points

    • Papua New Guinea

      Dialed

      4 official languagesExact100 points

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