PUZZLE #41TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2026

The answers

01LANGUAGE
How many languages are spoken in the world today?
7,000 languages
About 7,000, and roughly half have fewer than ten thousand speakers left. One falls silent every few weeks.
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02ANIMALS
How far does an Arctic tern fly on its yearly migration?
44,000 miles
About 44,000 miles a year, pole to pole and back, as tracked with tiny geolocators in 2010. Over a lifetime that is roughly three round trips to the Moon.
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03FOOD
How many calories are in a teaspoon of sugar?
16 calories
About 16 — so a can of cola, with around ten teaspoons, is roughly 150.
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04BUILDINGS
How far underground is the world’s deepest subway station?
346 feet
About 346 feet — Arsenalna, in Kyiv. The escalator ride down takes around five minutes.
67% of players got it inside their bracket
05THE BODY
How fast do the fastest signals travel along your nerves?
270 mph
About 270 mph. Pain signals travel far slower, which is why you feel a stubbed toe a beat late.
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