DAILY NO. 17 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS
Today's five landmarks Size It Up comparisons with the measured size of each object, its reference and a source you can check. The puzzle is still live, so every answer stays hidden until you tap it. Haven't played yet? Play today's puzzle first.
The October 8, 2026 puzzle ran from the Mount Rushmore faces at 18.3 m to the Eiffel Tower at 330 m — about 18× apart, drawing on landmarks. The pair furthest apart was round 5: the Mount Rushmore faces is 2.7× as big as the Apollo Lunar Module.
Answer: Roman Colosseum — 189 m. The Roman Colosseum measures 189 m (length / span), which is about 1.1× smaller than the reference, a high-speed train at 200 m.
The ancient amphitheatre is roughly 189 metres along its longest axis.
Common miss: players tend to inflate the Roman Colosseum when it sits beside a high-speed train — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Space Needle — 184 m. The Space Needle measures 184 m (height), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, the Washington Monument at 169.3 m.
Built for the 1962 World’s Fair, it was the tallest building west of the Mississippi when it opened.
Common miss: players tend to compress the Space Needle when it sits beside the Washington Monument — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Eiffel Tower — 330 m. The Eiffel Tower measures 330 m (height), which is about 1.3× smaller than the reference, the Empire State Building at 443.2 m.
The Eiffel Tower reaches about 330 metres including its antenna.
Common miss: players tend to inflate the Eiffel Tower when it sits beside the Empire State Building — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Statue of Liberty — 93 m. The Statue of Liberty measures 93 m (height), which is about 1.2× smaller than the reference, a Saturn V rocket at 110.6 m.
The 93 metres include the pedestal and the torch.
Common miss: players tend to inflate the Statue of Liberty when it sits beside a Saturn V rocket — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Mount Rushmore Faces — 18.3 m. The Mount Rushmore faces measures 18.3 m (height), which is 2.7× as big as the reference, the Apollo Lunar Module at 6.9 m.
Each carved presidential head is about 18 metres tall.
Common miss: players tend to compress the Mount Rushmore faces when it sits beside the Apollo Lunar Module — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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