dailybanana.ioDaily Banana #002 answers
Six questions, one ridiculous unit each. Here are the answers, the real sizes behind them, and how 252 players did.
The toughest round was #1 (blue whale), averaging 32 points. The easiest was #3 (cinder block) at 71.
The questions
How many golf balls long is the average blue whale?
Answer: about 580 golf balls. An average blue whale is about 25 m (82 ft) long, and a golf ball is about 4.3 cm (1.7 in).
Average 32 points · 5% of players were within 10%
How many pennies across is the average trampoline?
Answer: about 220 pennies. An average trampoline is about 4.3 m (14 ft) across, and a penny is about 1.9 cm (0.7 in).
Average 55 points · 14% of players were within 10%
How many baseballs long is a cinder block?
Answer: about 5.4 baseballs. A cinder block is about 40 cm (16 in) long, and a baseball is about 7.4 cm (2.9 in).
Average 71 points · 29% of players were within 10%
How many coffee mugs long is an Olympic swimming pool?
Answer: about 500 coffee mugs. An Olympic swimming pool is about 50 m (160 ft) long, and a coffee mug is about 10 cm (3.9 in).
Average 50 points · 11% of players were within 10%
How many jelly beans long is the average baseball bat?
Answer: about 43 jelly beans. An average baseball bat is about 86 cm (34 in) long, and a jelly bean is about 2 cm (0.8 in).
Average 51 points · 7% of players were within 10%
How many softballs long is the average wooden pallet?
Answer: about 13 softballs. An average wooden pallet is about 1.2 m (4 ft) long, and a softball is about 9.7 cm (3.8 in).
Average 63 points · 17% of players were within 10%
Score spread
Points are how accurate a guess was, as a percent: half the answer or twice the answer both score 50. Sizes are typical averages from publicly available sources, rounded.
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