Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Plain #18

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 1Body & Mind

    How much blood is in an adult’s body?

    The answer

    5 litres

    A standard blood donation takes about 470 ml of it, less than a tenth.

  2. Round 2Country PopulationGolden Round ×2

    Name a country with a population closest to 45M people.

    Target45M people

    Best answer

    Iraq

    Dialed

    45.1M people0.16% over100 points

    Also close

    • Argentina

      Close

      45.5M people1.2% over98 points

    • Algeria

      Close

      46.2M people2.6% over95 points

    • Afghanistan

      Close

      41.5M people7.9% under85 points

  3. Round 3Everyday Numbers

    How tall can an adult male giraffe grow?

    The answer

    5.5 m

    Females top out lower, at about 4.3 metres, but are still taller than any other land animal.

  4. Round 4Million-Plus Cities(Cities of 1M+ people)

    Name a city with a population closest to 8M people (city proper, not metro area).

    Target8M people

    Best answer

    Baghdad

    Close

    7.84M people2.0% under96 points

    Also close

    • Ahmedabad

      Close

      8.25M people3.2% over94 points

    • Bogotá

      Close

      7.73M people3.3% under93 points

    • Surat

      Close

      7.57M people5.4% under89 points

  5. Round 5Guess the Year

    In what year did TikTok launch internationally?

    The answer

    2017

    Its Chinese twin, Douyin, came out a year earlier, and TikTok merged with Musical.ly in August 2018.

  6. Round 6Body & Mind

    How much does an adult human brain weigh?

    The answer

    1.4 kg

    That’s about 3 pounds, only around 2% of your body weight.

  7. Round 7Books & WordsFinale

    How many words does a person speak per day on average?

    The answer

    16,000 words

    Voice recorders found that in a 2007 study, for women and men alike. A 2025 follow-up saw it fall to about 13,000 between 2005 and 2018.

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