Bracket #36 — the answers
The five questions from November 4, 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 Wizard of Oz come out? | 1,939 | 1,850 to 2,025 | 1,930 to 1,948 |
| 2 | What is 90% of 400? | 360 | 0 to 400 | 340 to 380 |
| 3 | How many people have walked on the Moon? | 12 | 1 to 50 | 9.5 to 14.5 |
| 4 | How many acres are in a square mile? | 640 | 100 to 10,000, logarithmic | 510 to 810 |
| 5 | How long is Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”? | 355 seconds | 60 to 900 | 315 to 395 |
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 Wizard of Oz come out? 1,939 — near the middle of its track. A bracket from 1,930 to 1,948 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- What is 90% of 400? 360 — in the upper third of its track. A bracket from 340 to 380 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How many people have walked on the Moon? 12 — in the lower third of its track. A bracket from 9.5 to 14.5 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How many acres are in a square mile? 640 — 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 510 to 810 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How long is Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”? 355 seconds — near the middle of its track. A bracket from 315 to 395 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
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