Bracket #8 — the answers
The five questions from October 7, 2026, with their answers, the track each ran on, and the bracket that would have scored 90 on it.
The answers
| # | Question | Answer | Track | A tenth of it, on the answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How tall is the Space Needle in Seattle? | 605 feet | 100 to 2,000 | 520 to 700 |
| 2 | How many days is it from February 21 to October 19, in a year with no leap day? | 240 | 1 to 365 | 222 to 258 |
| 3 | How wide is the English Channel at its narrowest? | 21 miles | 1 to 100 | 16 to 26 |
| 4 | How many seconds are in a week? | 604,800 | 10,000 to 10M, logarithmic | 430,000 to 850,000 |
| 5 | How many teeth does an adult have, wisdom teeth included? | 32 | 10 to 60 | 29.5 to 34.5 |
Question by question
A question scores 100 minus the bracket’s width as a percentage of the track, if the answer is inside it, and nothing if it is outside. The tenth-of-the-track bracket below is the one a confident player was aiming for.
- How tall is the Space Needle in Seattle? 605 feet — in the lower third of its track. A bracket from 520 to 700 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How many days is it from February 21 to October 19, in a year with no leap day? 240 — near the middle of its track. A bracket from 222 to 258 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How wide is the English Channel at its narrowest? 21 miles — in the lower third of its track. A bracket from 16 to 26 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How many seconds are in a week? 604,800 — near the middle of its track (a logarithmic track, so a tenth of it is a tenth of the powers of ten it spans). A bracket from 430,000 to 850,000 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How many teeth does an adult have, wisdom teeth included? 32 — near the middle of its track. A bracket from 29.5 to 34.5 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
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About Bracket
Bracket is Noggin’s estimation puzzle, on the second shelf: five questions a day with a number for an answer, bracketed rather than named, outside the daily line-up. How to play Bracket, or play today’s.