Bracket #14 — the answers
The five questions from October 13, 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 long is a blue whale, roughly? | 100 feet | 20 to 300 | 86 to 114 |
| 2 | How many primes are there under 1,000? | 168 | 20 to 1,000, logarithmic | 140 to 200 |
| 3 | How far apart are the bases on a baseball diamond? | 90 feet | 20 to 200 | 82 to 100 |
| 4 | How long is the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway? | 24 miles | 1 to 100 | 19 to 29 |
| 5 | At 72 beats a minute, how many times does a heart beat in 15 hours? | 64,800 | 1,000 to 1M, logarithmic | 46,000 to 92,000 |
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 long is a blue whale, roughly? 100 feet — in the lower third of its track. A bracket from 86 to 114 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How many primes are there under 1,000? 168 — 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 140 to 200 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How far apart are the bases on a baseball diamond? 90 feet — near the middle of its track. A bracket from 82 to 100 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How long is the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway? 24 miles — in the lower third of its track. A bracket from 19 to 29 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- At 72 beats a minute, how many times does a heart beat in 15 hours? 64,800 — 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 46,000 to 92,000 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
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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.