NEARISH #34 · Thursday, October 29, 2026
NEARISH #34 answers
123 people played this puzzle. The average score was 234 out of 500.
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Technology
How many kilobytes was the original 1985 "Super Mario Bros." game?
Answer: 40 KB
About 40 KB — far smaller than a single photo on your phone. Clever tricks like reusing the same shape for clouds and bushes helped.
Typical guess: 64 KB · Average score: 28 out of 100
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Geography
How tall is Mount Everest?
Answer: 29,032 feet
29,032 feet (8,849 m), according to a 2020 China–Nepal survey. It's still rising a few millimeters a year as India pushes into Asia.
Typical guess: 23,000 feet · Average score: 61 out of 100
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Science
How wide was the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs?
Answer: 6 miles
About 6 miles wide. It left a crater more than 110 miles across, buried under Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula.
Typical guess: 25 miles · Average score: 30 out of 100
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Everyday Life
How many days old is someone on their 30th birthday?
Answer: 10,957 days
About 10,957, depending on how many leap days they've lived through. You pass 10,000 days old at around 27 years and 4 months.
Typical guess: 10,950 days · Average score: 89 out of 100
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Entertainment
How many Tickle Me Elmo dolls were sold during the 1996 holiday craze?
Answer: 1 million dolls
About a million, with shoppers fighting over them in stores.
Typical guess: 2 million dolls · Average score: 26 out of 100
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