Bracket #34 — the answers

The five questions from November 2, 2026, with their answers, the track each ran on, and the bracket that would have scored 90 on it.

The answers

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.

1. How many official languages does the United Nations have? 6 — in the lower third of its track. A bracket from 4.6 to 7.4 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
2. How many fluid ounces are in 6 gallons? 768 — 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 560 to 1,000 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
3. How many minutes are in a year? 525,600 — 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 370,000 to 740,000 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
4. How tall is Angel Falls, the highest waterfall in the world? 3,212 feet — in the lower third of its track. A bracket from 2,750 to 3,700 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
5. How fast was the fastest tennis serve ever recorded? 163 miles per hour — near the middle of its track. A bracket from 150 to 176 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.