Bracket #32 — the answers
The five questions from October 31, 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 many days is it from February 18 to September 10, in a year with no leap day? | 204 | 1 to 365 | 186 to 222 |
| 2 | How wide are the original locks of the Panama Canal? | 110 feet | 20 to 500 | 85 to 135 |
| 3 | What note frequency is concert pitch, the A above middle C? | 440 hertz | 100 to 1,000 | 395 to 485 |
| 4 | How many inches are in a mile? | 63,360 | 10,000 to 1M, logarithmic | 50,000 to 80,000 |
| 5 | What is the coldest air temperature ever recorded on Earth? | -129 degrees Fahrenheit | -200 to 0 | -138 to -118 |
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 many days is it from February 18 to September 10, in a year with no leap day? 204 — near the middle of its track. A bracket from 186 to 222 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How wide are the original locks of the Panama Canal? 110 feet — in the lower third of its track. A bracket from 85 to 135 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- What note frequency is concert pitch, the A above middle C? 440 hertz — near the middle of its track. A bracket from 395 to 485 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How many inches are in a mile? 63,360 — 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 50,000 to 80,000 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- What is the coldest air temperature ever recorded on Earth? -129 degrees Fahrenheit — near the middle of its track. A bracket from -138 to -118 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.