RICRAC #10
October 11, 2026
Before you read the answers below.
How many ghosts chase you in Pac-Man?
Answer: 4 ghosts
Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde, each with its own way of hunting you down.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
What is the official elevation of Denali, North America's highest peak?
Answer: 20,310 feet
Measured by the U.S. Geological Survey on September 2, 2015.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
How many laps make up the Indianapolis 500?
Answer: 200 laps
Each lap of the oval is 2.5 mi: that is how the race reaches its 500 miles.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
How many Earths could fit inside the Sun, by volume, to the nearest hundred thousand?
Answer: 1,300,000 Earths
The Sun alone holds 99.86% of the mass of the solar system. And it's only an average star: the giant Betelgeuse could hold hundreds of millions of Suns.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
How many days did the Battle of Verdun last, in 1916?
Answer: 302 days
From February 21 to December 18, 1916: the longest battle of World War I, with more than 700,000 soldiers killed, wounded or missing.
Source: en.wikipedia.org (302 days counting the first and last days; '300 days' is often quoted.)
How many riffle shuffles does it take to properly mix a 52-card deck?
Answer: 7 shuffles
Proven in 1992 by mathematicians Dave Bayer and Persi Diaconis. With fewer, traces of the original order remain.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
How long is the main span of the Brooklyn Bridge?
Answer: 1,596 feet
When it opened in 1883, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world, and the first to use steel wire.
Source: en.wikipedia.org (1,595.5 ft, rounded up.)