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Every Bracket puzzle once it’s over everywhere in the world — the five questions, the real answers, the story behind each number, and how players did on the day.

1. #45Sat, October 31How fast was the fastest recorded tennis serve?sport · space · people · music · the body
2. #44Fri, October 30How many steps are there from the ground to the top of the Eiffel Tower?buildings · earth · the body · transport · people
3. #43Thu, October 29How many people have walked on the Moon?space · animals · food · transport · people
4. #42Wed, October 28How long is a giraffe's tongue?animals · transport · food · music · the body
5. #41Tue, October 27How many languages are spoken in the world today?language · animals · food · buildings · the body
6. #40Mon, October 26How many times does a heart beat in an average lifetime?the body · food · people · buildings · the ocean
7. #39Sun, October 25How fast is the International Space Station travelling?space · earth · food · art · the body
8. #38Sat, October 24What share of the air we breathe is nitrogen?physics · technology · transport · culture · sport
9. #37Fri, October 23How many light-years away is the nearest star after the Sun?space · technology · money · math · geography
10. #36Thu, October 22How fast does sound travel through air at sea level?physics · history · geography · animals · the ocean
11. #35Wed, October 21A person who weighs 150 pounds on Earth would weigh how much on the Moon?space · sport · geography · animals · food
12. #34Tue, October 20How many chemical elements are on the periodic table?physics · earth · geography · animals · the ocean
13. #33Mon, October 19How old was Alexander the Great when he died?history · food · geography · animals · people
14. #32Sun, October 18How long did Lady Jane Grey reign as Queen of England?history · physics · plants · transport · language
15. #31Sat, October 17In what year was the Eiffel Tower completed?buildings · physics · geography · space · food
16. #30Fri, October 16How many years did the Berlin Wall stand?history · physics · geography · animals · math
17. #29Thu, October 15How long ago did the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs hit the Earth?earth · technology · geography · math · space
18. #28Wed, October 14How long would light take to cross the Milky Way?space · the ocean · sport · animals · geography
19. #27Tue, October 13How far away is the Moon, on average?space · history · geography · animals · music
20. #26Mon, October 12How many Earth days long is a year on Mercury?space · history · geography · technology · animals
21. #25Sun, October 11In what year was the original Game Boy released?technology · history · geography · animals · sport
22. #24Sat, October 10How far is the Earth from the Sun?space · plants · geography · earth · history
23. #23Fri, October 9In what year did Wikipedia launch?technology · plants · language · animals · the ocean
24. #22Thu, October 8How many people speak Mandarin Chinese as their first language?language · history · geography · animals · space
25. #21Wed, October 7What share of the world’s population lives in Asia?people · history · buildings · animals · space
26. #20Tue, October 6What share of the Earth’s surface is covered by water?earth · plants · sport · history · technology
27. #19Mon, October 5How old is the Earth?earth · history · space · animals · culture
28. #18Sun, October 4How many days does the Moon take to go through all its phases, new moon to new moon?space · history · sport · technology · physics
29. #17Sat, October 3What share of an adult’s body weight is water?the body · animals · plants · space · film
30. #16Fri, October 2How long does sunlight take to reach the Earth?space · plants · language · history · technology
31. #15Thu, October 1How many keys are on a standard piano?music · space · plants · animals · history
32. #14Wed, September 30How tall is Mount Everest?geography · plants · the ocean · buildings · technology
33. #13Tue, September 29How many individual frames are in a two-hour film?film · space · plants · animals · language
34. #12Mon, September 28How long did the Hundred Years' War actually last?history · space · technology · physics · geography
35. #11Sun, September 27How long is the longest nonstop commercial flight?transport · culture · technology · physics · the body
36. #10Sat, September 26How many years did Queen Elizabeth II reign?history · space · technology · earth · physics
37. #9Fri, September 25How old was the youngest person ever to win a Nobel Prize?people · space · technology · history · physics
38. #8Thu, September 24In what year did the Soviet Union dissolve?history · space · technology · physics · animals
39. #7Wed, September 23In what year did the Titanic sink?history · space · technology · buildings · plants
40. #6Tue, September 22How old is the universe?space · plants · technology · history · transport
41. #5Mon, September 21In what year did the first iPhone go on sale?technology · space · transport · plants · history

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