RICRAC #19
October 20, 2026
Before you read the answers below.
How old were Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse when they died?
Answer: 27 years old
Hence the nickname '27 Club.' Hendrix, Joplin and Morrison all died less than a year apart, in 1970 and 1971.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
How many countries are members of the United Nations?
Answer: 193 countries
The most recent member is South Sudan, admitted in 2011. Two states have observer status: the Holy See (Vatican) and Palestine.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
How tall is the Washington Monument?
Answer: 555 feet
When it was completed in 1884, it was the tallest structure in the world, until the Eiffel Tower took the title in 1889.
Source: en.wikipedia.org (555 ft 5⅛ in, the traditional figure; a 2013 survey measured slightly less.)
How many hearts does an octopus have?
Answer: 3 hearts
Two pump blood through the gills, the third pumps it to the rest of the body. And its blood is blue, thanks to a copper-based protein.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Your brain weighs about 2% of your body weight. What percentage of your energy does it use?
Answer: 20 %
About a fifth of your whole body's energy, even when you're doing nothing. Thinking is expensive.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
In how many million different ways can you combine six classic 2×4 LEGO bricks?
Answer: 915 million ways
Exactly 915,103,765, calculated in 2005 by mathematician Søren Eilers. LEGO had long claimed a figure almost nine times smaller: 102,981,500.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
How many laps make up the Monaco Grand Prix?
Answer: 78 laps
It's the shortest race on the calendar, about 162 mi, and one of the slowest: overtaking is very rare.
Source: en.wikipedia.org