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.
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The November 8, 2026 puzzle ran from the Mount Rushmore faces at 18.3 m to the Gateway Arch at 192 m — about 10× apart, drawing on landmarks. The pair furthest apart was round 4: the Mount Rushmore faces is 2.7× as big as the Apollo Lunar Module.
ROUND 1
How tall is the Washington Monument compared with the Statue of Liberty?
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Answer: Washington Monument — 169.3 m. The Washington Monument measures 169.3 m (height), which is 1.8× as big as the reference, the Statue of Liberty at 93 m.
The marble changes shade a third of the way up, where construction stopped for over twenty years.
Common miss: players tend to compress the Washington Monument when it sits beside the Statue of Liberty — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
How tall is the Space Needle compared with the Washington Monument?
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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.
How tall is the Gateway Arch compared with the Space Needle?
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Answer: Gateway Arch — 192 m. The Gateway Arch measures 192 m (height), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, the Space Needle at 184 m.
St Louis’s Gateway Arch is as wide as it is tall.
Common miss: players tend to compress the Gateway Arch when it sits beside the Space Needle — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
How tall is the Mount Rushmore faces compared with the Apollo Lunar Module?
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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.
How tall is the Statue of Liberty compared with a Saturn V rocket?
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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.
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