NEARISH #27 · Thursday, October 22, 2026
NEARISH #27 answers
111 people played this puzzle. The average score was 231 out of 500.
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Sports
What is the record for goals by one player in a single Premier League season?
Answer: 36 goals
36, by Erling Haaland in 2022–23 — his very first season in England.
Typical guess: 40 goals · Average score: 57 out of 100
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Money
How much does it cost a middle-income US family to raise a child to age 18?
Answer: $310,000
About $310,000, according to a Brookings Institution estimate — before a single dollar of college.
Typical guess: $350,000 · Average score: 50 out of 100
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Geography
How many islands, islets and atolls make up the state of Hawaii?
Answer: 137 islands
137, though there are just eight main islands — and most visitors only ever see four of them.
Typical guess: 25 islands · Average score: 19 out of 100
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Technology
How many gigabytes of data does an hour of 4K Netflix streaming use?
Answer: 7 GB
Up to about 7 GB an hour, according to Netflix. HD uses around 3.
Typical guess: 25 GB · Average score: 25 out of 100
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History
How many years passed between the Wright brothers' first flight and the first Moon landing?
Answer: 66 years
Just 66 — from a brief hop at Kitty Hawk in 1903 to Apollo 11 in 1969. Plenty of people lived to see both.
Typical guess: 55 years · Average score: 79 out of 100
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