RICRAC #20
October 21, 2026
Before you read the answers below.
In Clash Royale, how many cards are in a deck?
Answer: 8 cards
The average elixir cost is shown right below it: the lower it is, the faster your deck cycles.
Source: clashroyale.fandom.com
In ten-pin bowling, how many pins are there to knock down?
Answer: 10 pins
All of them in one throw is a strike. In two throws, it's a spare.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
How many bones are in a human hand, wrist included?
Answer: 27 bones
8 in the wrist, 5 in the palm and 14 in the fingers. The thumb has only two phalanges, the other fingers have three.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
How many countries are there in Africa (UN member states)?
Answer: 54 countries
Largest: Algeria. Most populous: Nigeria. Smallest: Seychelles. Newest: South Sudan, independent since 2011.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Originally, the Eiffel Tower was only supposed to stand for how many years?
Answer: 20 years
Its permit was temporary. It was saved partly because it proved useful for radio and military telegraphy.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
The 'blob', a brainless organism shown at the Paris Zoo, has how many sexes?
Answer: 720 sexes
It has no brain but it can learn, and it heals in two minutes if you cut it in half.
Source: cbc.ca
How many words are in Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?
Answer: 272 words
Lincoln spoke for barely two minutes. The main speaker that day, Edward Everett, talked for about two hours.
Source: en.wikipedia.org (Based on the Bliss copy, the most widely reproduced version.)