NEARISH #17 · Monday, October 12, 2026
NEARISH #17 answers
90 people played this puzzle. The average score was 170 out of 500.
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Food & Drink
What percentage of the world's natural vanilla comes from Madagascar?
Answer: 80%
About 80% — and every vanilla orchid flower there is pollinated by hand.
Typical guess: 62% · Average score: 71 out of 100
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Sports
How many goals did Wayne Gretzky score, the NHL record until 2025?
Answer: 894 goals
894. Alex Ovechkin broke the record in April 2025.
Typical guess: 400 goals · Average score: 41 out of 100
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Entertainment
How many records has Madonna sold?
Answer: 300 million records
More than 300 million — Guinness lists her as the best-selling female recording artist of all time.
Typical guess: 91 million records · Average score: 20 out of 100
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Money
How much did Bill Gates pay for Leonardo da Vinci's notebook, the Codex Leicester, in 1994?
Answer: $30.8 million
About $30.8 million — for the only Leonardo notebook in private hands.
Typical guess: $25 million · Average score: 28 out of 100
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History
How many visits did the 1893 Chicago World's Fair receive?
Answer: 27 million visits
About 27 million, when the whole US had around 65 million people. It debuted the Ferris wheel.
Typical guess: 1 million visits · Average score: 11 out of 100
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