Fively #004

If you’d rather play this day first, don’t look yet.

1. Count · How many?

   How many snowflakes were there?

   Answer 140

   With large numbers, most people guess low: the more there are, the more we tend to underestimate.

2. Tilt · What angle?

   At what angle do airliners usually descend towards the runway when landing?

   Answer 3.0°

   About 3°, the usual glide path of the Instrument Landing System: roughly 5 m down for every 100 m forward.

   Sources: SKYbrary · Instrument Landing System (ILS), Wikipedia · Glide path

3. Shade · What color?

   What blue is a Tiffany & Co. gift box?

   Answer #81D8D0

   A colour Pantone made just for Tiffany, called “1837 Blue” after the year the company was founded; on screen it is about #81D8D0.

   Sources: Tiffany & Co. · The Tiffany Blue Box, Wikipedia · Tiffany Blue, Figma · Tiffany blue

4. Hold · How long?

   Hold for as long as the fastest goal in Premier League history took.

   Answer 7.69 s

   7.69 s: Shane Long scored for Southampton at Watford on 23 April 2019.

   Sources: Guinness World Records · Fastest goal in the Premier League, The Analyst · Fastest Premier League goals

5. Fill · How much?

   How much of the Amazon basin lies in Brazil?

   Answer 60%

   About 60%. The rest is shared by Peru, Colombia, Bolivia and other neighbours; the rainforest covers about 40% of Brazil.

   Sources: Britannica · Amazon Rainforest, Greenpeace USA · Brazil and the Amazon forest