Ballpark #11 · Tuesday, November 10, 2026

The Great Sphinx of Giza, a standard bottle of wine and more

The Tuesday, November 10, 2026 puzzle: five questions, each with a number for an answer. How close can you get?

How long is the Great Sphinx of Giza, from its paws to its tail?Front to back
How much does a standard bottle of wine hold?Standard bottle size, in millilitres
How many times per second does a honey bee beat its wings?While flying or hovering
How many days pass from one full Moon to the next, on average?Full Moon to full Moon
How wide across is the circle in a sumo ring (the dohyo)?Diameter of the fighting circle

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🦁 How long is the Great Sphinx of Giza, from its paws to its tail?73 m
Carved from a single mass of limestone, the Sphinx is one of the oldest and largest sculptures in the world.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · worldhistory.org
🍷 How much does a standard bottle of wine hold?750 ml
A standard bottle pours about five glasses, and twelve of them make the classic nine-litre case.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · winefolly.com
🐝 How many times per second does a honey bee beat its wings?230 beats a second
Honey bee wings sweep only about a 90-degree arc, so they have to beat very fast to keep the bee up and make the buzz.
Sources: agris.fao.org · scholarsmine.mst.edu
🌕 How many days pass from one full Moon to the next, on average?29.5 days
The Moon orbits Earth faster than this, but Earth moves round the Sun meanwhile, so it needs two extra days to catch up.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · science.nasa.gov
🤼 How wide across is the circle in a sumo ring (the dohyo)?4.55 m
Ring attendants remake the clay ring by hand before every tournament, edging it with partially buried rice-straw bales.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ebsco.com