DAILY NO. 41 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS
Today's five sports 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 a bowling ball at 21.8 cm to an American football field at 109.7 m — about 503× apart, drawing on sports. The pair furthest apart was round 1: an American football field is 1.6× as big as a Boeing 747.
Answer: American Football Field — 109.7 m. An American football field measures 109.7 m (length / span), which is 1.6× as big as the reference, a Boeing 747 at 70.7 m.
Goal line to goal line is 100 yards; end zones make the full field 120 yards.
Common miss: players tend to compress an American football field when it sits beside a Boeing 747 — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: NBA Basketball — 24.3 cm. An NBA basketball measures 24.3 cm (length / span), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, a birthday cake at 25 cm.
An NBA ball is regulated by circumference, about 75 cm, which works out to just under 25 cm across.
Common miss: players tend to inflate an NBA basketball when it sits beside a birthday cake — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Soccer Goal — 7.3 m. A soccer goal measures 7.3 m (length / span), which is 1.2× as big as the reference, an American pickup truck at 5.9 m.
A full-size association football goal is 7.32 metres wide.
Common miss: players tend to compress a soccer goal when it sits beside an American pickup truck — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Bowling Ball — 21.8 cm. A bowling ball measures 21.8 cm (length / span), which is about 1.3× smaller than the reference, an American football at 28 cm.
Every bowling ball is the same width — only the weight changes, from six to sixteen pounds.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a bowling ball when it sits beside an American football — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Basketball Hoop — 3 m. A basketball hoop measures 3 m (height), which is 1.5× as big as the reference, a US interior door at 2 m.
The rim is exactly 10 feet above the floor.
Common miss: players tend to compress a basketball hoop when it sits beside a US interior door — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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