dailybanana.ioDaily Banana #005 answers
Six questions, one ridiculous unit each. Here are the answers, the real sizes behind them, and how 1,455 players did.
The toughest round was #3 (Statue of David), averaging 21 points. The easiest was #4 (raincoat) at 63.
The questions
How many flip-flops tall is the Washington Monument?
Answer: about 650 flip-flops. The Washington Monument is about 170 m (554 ft) tall, and a flip-flop is about 26 cm (10.2 in) long.
Average 37 points · 6% of players were within 10%
How many milk jugs long is the average soccer field?
Answer: about 420 milk jugs. An average soccer field is about 105 m (340 ft) long, and a milk jug is about 25 cm (9.8 in) tall.
Average 50 points · 8% of players were within 10%
How many poker chips tall is the Statue of David?
Answer: about 130 poker chips. The Statue of David is about 5.2 m (17 ft) tall, and a poker chip is about 3.9 cm (1.54 in) across.
Average 21 points · 2% of players were within 10%
How many ornaments long is the average raincoat?
Answer: about 13 ornaments. An average raincoat is about 1 m (3.3 ft) long, and an ornament is about 8 cm (3.1 in) across.
Average 63 points · 16% of players were within 10%
How many chicken nuggets tall is the average claw machine?
Answer: about 42 chicken nuggets. An average claw machine is about 2.1 m (6.89 ft) tall, and a chicken nugget is about 5 cm (1.97 in) long.
Average 62 points · 15% of players were within 10%
How many postage stamps across is a racquetball?
Answer: about 2.3 postage stamps. A racquetball is about 5.7 cm (2.24 in) across, and a postage stamp is about 2.5 cm (0.984 in) tall.
Average 40 points · 3% 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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