DAILY NO. 1 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS
The September 22, 2026 puzzle ran from an American bullfrog at 15 cm to a hippopotamus at 3.5 m — about 23× apart, drawing on animals. The pair furthest apart was round 3: a domestic cat is about 1.4× smaller than a French baguette.
Puzzle #1 asked about a hippopotamus, a grizzly bear, a domestic cat, a bald eagle wingspan and an American bullfrog. Each answer below gives the measured size, the reference it stood beside and the source behind the number. Want the surprise first? Replay this puzzle — archived days never touch your streak.
Answer: Hippopotamus — 3.5 m. A hippopotamus measures 3.5 m (length / span), which is 1.3× as big as the reference, a concert grand piano at 2.7 m.
A hippo can reach 3.5 metres despite its compact silhouette.
Common miss: players tend to compress a hippopotamus when it sits beside a concert grand piano — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Grizzly Bear — 2 m. A grizzly bear measures 2 m (length / span), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, a Velociraptor at 2 m.
A grizzly can measure about two metres from nose to rump.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a grizzly bear when it sits beside a Velociraptor — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Domestic Cat — 46 cm. A domestic cat measures 46 cm (length / span), which is about 1.4× smaller than the reference, a French baguette at 65 cm.
A cat’s body is about 46 cm long before its tail is counted.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a domestic cat when it sits beside a French baguette — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Bald Eagle Wingspan — 2.1 m. A bald eagle wingspan measures 2.1 m (length / span), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, a queen bed at 2 m.
A large bald eagle can spread its wings more than two metres wide.
Common miss: players tend to compress a bald eagle wingspan when it sits beside a queen bed — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: American Bullfrog — 15 cm. An American bullfrog measures 15 cm (length / span), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, a hot dog at 15 cm.
A large bullfrog can be almost as long as a modern phone.
Common miss: players tend to inflate an American bullfrog when it sits beside a hot dog — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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