Ballpark
Puzzle #35 · 24 October 2026
The five questions from that day's Ballpark, each with its answer, the fact behind it and a link to the source. Rather play it first? It is in the archive.
1. How much does the Liberty Bell weigh?
2,080 pounds
2,080 lb when it was ordered. It is bronze: about 70% copper and 25% tin, with traces of gold and silver. Source
Image: William Zhang · CC BY 2.0, cropped
2. How many minutes did Yuri Gagarin's 1961 flight, the first human trip into space, last?
108 minutes
108 minutes. Gagarin did not land inside his capsule: he ejected and came down by parachute. Source
Image: Arto Jousi · Public domain
3. How many grams of sugar are in a 12-oz can of Coca-Cola in the US?
39 grams
39 g, along with 140 calories. At about 4 g per teaspoon, that is nearly 10 teaspoons of sugar in one can. Source
Image: Dannyqu · CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped
4. How many seats does the largest restaurant recorded by Guinness World Records have?
6,014 seats
6,014 seats, at Bawabet Dimashq (Damascus Gate) in Damascus, Syria, verified in May 2008. Its floor area is 20,000 m². Source
5. How much did the US spend on Project Apollo (1960–1973), in dollars of the time?
25.8B US dollars
$25.8 billion, roughly $309 billion in 2025 dollars. Spending peaked in 1966, three years before the first landing. Source
Image: NASA/David Scott · Public domain