Thursday, October 22, 2026

Plain #5

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 1Guess the Year

    In what year did the first iPhone go on sale?

    The answer

    2007

    It went on sale at 6 p.m. on a Friday evening in the US, priced at $499 for the 4GB model.

    Source
  2. Round 2Landmarks by Numbers

    How many rooms are there in the White House’s main residence?

    The answer

    132 rooms

    The residence also has 35 bathrooms, 412 doors, 147 windows, 28 fireplaces and 6 levels.

    Source
  3. Round 3Distance from Tokyo

    Which world capital sits nearest 7,500 km from Tokyo as the crow flies?

    Target7,500 km

    Best answer

    Apia

    Dialed

    7,501 km0.013% over100 pointsSource

    Also close

    • Moscow

      Dialed

      7,479 km0.28% under99 pointsSource

    • Baku

      Dialed

      7,528 km0.37% over99 pointsSource

    • Malé

      Close

      7,596 km1.3% over97 pointsSource

  4. Round 4Everyday Numbers

    In 2025, roughly how many searches did Google handle per day?

    The answer

    13.7B searches

    Google said in 2025 that it handles more than 5 trillion searches a year: about 13.7 billion a day, or over 150,000 every second. In 2016 it was 2 trillion a year.

    Source
  5. Round 5Country PopulationGolden Round ×2

    Crowded or cozy? Pick a country with a population closest to 30M people.

    Target30M people

    Best answer

    Nepal

    Close

    29.7M people1.02% under98 pointsSource

    Also close

    • Ivory Coast

      Close

      31.2M people3.9% over93 pointsSource

    • Madagascar

      Close

      31.2M people4.0% over92 pointsSource

    • Cameroon

      Close

      28.4M people5.4% under89 pointsSource

  6. Round 6What It Sold For

    How much did the United States pay Russia for Alaska in 1867, in US dollars?

    The answer

    $7.2M

    That works out to about 2 cents an acre, and the cancelled Treasury cheque is kept at the US National Archives.

    Source
  7. Round 7America's Top 100(100 largest US companies by revenue)Finale

    Retailer, insurer or tech giant? Pick one of the 100 largest US companies with yearly sales nearest $50B.

    Target$50B

    Best answer

    Plains All American

    Dialed

    $50.07B0.15% over100 pointsSource

    Also close

    • Liberty Mutual

      Dialed

      $50.43B0.86% over98 pointsSource

    • Nike

      Close

      $51.36B2.7% over95 pointsSource

    • USAA

      Close

      $48.56B2.9% under94 pointsSource

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