NEARISH #21 · Friday, October 16, 2026
NEARISH #21 answers
99 people played this puzzle. The average score was 178 out of 500.
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Money
What was the median value of a US home in 1950?
Answer: $7,400
About $7,400, according to the 1950 Census — around $95,000 in today's dollars.
Typical guess: $15,000 · Average score: 43 out of 100
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Food & Drink
How many pounds of cheese does the average American eat in a year?
Answer: 42 pounds
About 42 pounds — and mozzarella, thanks largely to pizza, is the favorite.
Typical guess: 30 pounds · Average score: 44 out of 100
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Entertainment
Under chess's 50-move rule, about how many moves is the longest possible game?
Answer: 5,949 moves
About 5,949. The longest real tournament game went 269 moves.
Typical guess: 100 moves · Average score: 5 out of 100
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History
How many words long was Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?
Answer: 272 words
About 272 words, delivered in roughly two minutes. The speaker before him talked for two hours.
Typical guess: 600 words · Average score: 38 out of 100
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Sports
How many laps is the Monaco Grand Prix?
Answer: 78 laps
78 laps of a narrow, twisting 2-mile street circuit — the slowest race on the Formula 1 calendar.
Typical guess: 50 laps · Average score: 47 out of 100
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