Bracket #15 — the answers
The five questions from October 14, 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 | What year did the first website go online? | 1,991 | 1,950 to 2,025 | 1,987 to 1,995 |
| 2 | What is 27 squared? | 729 | 100 to 20,000, logarithmic | 560 to 950 |
| 3 | How many pixels are in a 1080p frame? | 2.07M | 100,000 to 100M, logarithmic | 1.5M to 2.9M |
| 4 | How far away is the Moon, on average? | 238,900 miles | 10,000 to 100M, logarithmic | 150,000 to 380,000 |
| 5 | How many bones is a baby born with, roughly? | 270 | 50 to 600 | 245 to 300 |
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.
- What year did the first website go online? 1,991 — near the middle of its track. A bracket from 1,987 to 1,995 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- What is 27 squared? 729 — 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 560 to 950 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How many pixels are in a 1080p frame? 2.07M — 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 1.5M to 2.9M is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How far away is the Moon, on average? 238,900 miles — 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 150,000 to 380,000 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How many bones is a baby born with, roughly? 270 — near the middle of its track. A bracket from 245 to 300 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.