Bracket #28 — the answers
The five questions from October 27, 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 high is the highest point in Florida? | 345 feet | 50 to 2,000 | 240 to 440 |
| 2 | How many numbered symphonies did Mozart write? | 41 | 5 to 150 | 34 to 48 |
| 3 | How many teaspoons are in a cup? | 48 | 10 to 200 | 38 to 58 |
| 4 | What do the whole numbers from 1 to 170 add up to? | 14,535 | 100 to 100,000, logarithmic | 10,000 to 21,000 |
| 5 | How many countries are in Africa? | 54 | 10 to 150 | 47 to 61 |
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 high is the highest point in Florida? 345 feet — in the lower third of its track. A bracket from 240 to 440 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How many numbered symphonies did Mozart write? 41 — in the lower third of its track. A bracket from 34 to 48 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How many teaspoons are in a cup? 48 — in the lower third of its track. A bracket from 38 to 58 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- What do the whole numbers from 1 to 170 add up to? 14,535 — in the upper third of its track (a logarithmic track, so a tenth of it is a tenth of the powers of ten it spans). A bracket from 10,000 to 21,000 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How many countries are in Africa? 54 — in the lower third of its track. A bracket from 47 to 61 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.