DAILY NO. 41 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS
Today's five geography 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 November 1, 2026 puzzle ran from Manhattan Island at 21.6 km to Brazil at 4,320 km — about 200× apart, drawing on geography. The pair furthest apart was round 4: Manhattan Island is 120000× as big as a stage microphone.
Answer: Greenland — 2,670 km. Greenland measures 2,670 km (height), which is about 1.1× smaller than the reference, Japan at 3,000 km.
The span is real, but Mercator maps still inflate Greenland’s area by about fourteen times.
Common miss: players tend to inflate Greenland when it sits beside Japan — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Great Britain — 1,000 km. Great Britain measures 1,000 km (height), which is about 1.2× smaller than the reference, Italy at 1,200 km.
About the straight-line distance from Land’s End to John o’ Groats.
Common miss: players tend to inflate Great Britain when it sits beside Italy — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Brazil — 4,320 km. Brazil measures 4,320 km (length / span), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, Australia at 4,000 km.
Brazil is almost exactly as wide as it is tall — roughly 4,300 km either way.
Common miss: players tend to compress Brazil when it sits beside Australia — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Manhattan Island — 21.6 km. Manhattan Island measures 21.6 km (height), which is 120000× as big as the reference, a stage microphone at 18 cm.
Manhattan is about 21.6 kilometres long.
Common miss: players tend to compress Manhattan Island when it sits beside a stage microphone — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Australia — 4,000 km. Australia measures 4,000 km (length / span), which is about 1.1× smaller than the reference, Brazil at 4,320 km.
Australia is nearly as wide as the contiguous United States, with a tenth of the population.
Common miss: players tend to inflate Australia when it sits beside Brazil — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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