RICRAC #25
October 26, 2026
Before you read the answers below.
In 2017, PSG bought Neymar from Barcelona for how many million euros?
Answer: 222 million euros
More than double the previous record, Paul Pogba's (105 million), set a year earlier.
Source: guinnessworldrecords.com
Hot dogs usually come in packs of 10. Hot dog buns usually come in packs of how many?
Answer: 8 buns
The mismatch is a classic American pet peeve, famously ranted about by Steve Martin in Father of the Bride.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
How many time zones does Russia span?
Answer: 11 time zones
From Kaliningrad (UTC+2) to Kamchatka (UTC+12). When it's noon in Moscow, it's 9 pm in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
How many hours does a day on Jupiter last, to the nearest hour?
Answer: 10 hours
9 hours 56 minutes. The largest planet in the solar system is also the one that spins the fastest.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
How many steps lead up to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the famous 'Rocky Steps'?
Answer: 72 steps
Made famous by Rocky in 1976. A bronze statue of the boxer now stands at the bottom.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
For how many months was the Mona Lisa missing after it was stolen from the Louvre in 1911?
Answer: 28 months
Stolen on August 21, 1911, by Italian glazier Vincenzo Peruggia, it was found in Florence in December 1913. The theft made it the most famous painting in the world.
Source: en.wikipedia.org (From August 21, 1911, to December 10-12, 1913: just under 28 months.)
Pepper X, the world's hottest chili: how many units on the Scoville scale?
Answer: 2,690,000 Scoville heat units
About 1,000 times hotter than a jalapeño. Its creator, Ed Currie, also bred the Carolina Reaper, the previous record holder.
Source: accuweather.com (Average rating, 2023 Guinness record.)