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Companies

Each board uses eight of these 15. “Last year” means the company’s latest fiscal year, and “at year end” the last day of it. The money categories count doublings, so going from $2B to $4B in sales is worth as much as going from $50B to $100B.

• Sales: Sales in its latest fiscal year: 1.5 points for every doubling over $1.5B, so $6B scores 3, $24B 6, $96B 9, and about $152B or more 10. Under $1.5B scores 0.
• Profit: Net profit in its latest fiscal year: 1.5 points for every doubling over $150M, so $600M scores 3, $2.4B 6, $9.6B 9, and about $15.2B or more 10. Under $150M, or a loss, scores 0.
• Profit margin: Last year's profit as a share of last year's sales: 1 point for every 3%, so a 15% margin scores 5, and 30% or more 10. None, or a loss, scores 0.
• Growth: How much its sales grew last year, on the year before: 1 point for every 2.5%, so 10% growth scores 4, and 25% or more 10. Flat, or a drop, scores 0.
• Workforce: Employees on the last day of its latest fiscal year: 1.5 points for every doubling over 2,500 staff, so 10,000 scores 3, 40,000 6, 160,000 9, and about 254,000 or more 10. Under 2,500 scores 0.
• Sales per employee: Last year's sales for each employee it had at year end: 2 points for every doubling over $60K a head, so $120K scores 2, $240K 4, $480K 6, $960K 8, and $1.92M or more 10. Under $60K scores 0.
• Cash on hand: Cash and cash equivalents on the last day of its latest fiscal year (a bank's cash at the Fed counts): 1.5 points for every doubling over $200M, so $800M scores 3, $3.2B 6, $12.8B 9, and about $20.3B or more 10. Under $200M scores 0.
• Assets: Everything it owned on the last day of its latest fiscal year: 1.5 points for every doubling over $3B, so $12B scores 3, $48B 6, $192B 9, and about $305B or more 10. Under $3B scores 0.
• Inventory: Goods on hand on the last day of its latest fiscal year: 1.5 points for every doubling over $100M, so $400M scores 3, $1.6B 6, $6.4B 9, and about $10.2B or more 10. Under $100M, or none, scores 0.
• Dividends: Cash paid out in dividends in its latest fiscal year: 1 point for every doubling over $5M, so $20M scores 2, $80M 4, $320M 6, $1.28B 8, and $5.12B or more 10. Under $5M, or none, scores 0.
• Buybacks: Cash spent buying back its own stock in its latest fiscal year: 1 point for every doubling over $10M, so $40M scores 2, $160M 4, $640M 6, $2.56B 8, and about $10.2B or more 10. Under $10M, or none, scores 0.
• Heritage: Years since the business was founded: 1 point for every 15, so a 75-year-old company scores 5, and 150 years or more 10.
• California HQ: Headquartered in California: 10 points, and anywhere else 0.
• On the Nasdaq: Its shares trade on the Nasdaq: 10 points, and on the NYSE 0.
• Off-calendar year: Its fiscal year ends in a month other than December (many retailers close theirs in January): 10 points, and in December 0.

Animals

Each board uses eight of these 21. Weight and big families count doublings: each one adds the points on the tile, so 2 lb to 4 lb counts as much as 500 lb to 1,000 lb. A yes/no category an animal can’t fairly answer, it sits out.

• Top speed: The fastest it's been clocked, running, flying, swimming or diving: 1 point for every 5 mph, so 25 mph scores 5, and 50 mph or more 10.
• Heavyweight: A typical adult's weight: 1 point for every doubling over 1 lb, so 8 lb scores 3, 64 lb 6, 512 lb 9, and about 1,000 lb or more 10. Under 1 lb scores 0.
• Tiny: The smaller the better: 1 point for every halving under 1 lb, so 2 oz scores 3, a quarter ounce 6, and half a gram or less 10. A pound or more scores 0.
• Long life: The oldest one on record, in the wild or in care: 1 point for every 7 years, so 35 years scores 5, and 70 or more 10.
• Long wait: How long its young take to be born, or its eggs to hatch: 1 point for every 25 days, so 125 days scores 5, and 250 days or more 10.
• Big family: Babies or eggs at a time, in one litter, clutch or spawning: 1 point for every doubling over 1, so 8 scores 3, 64 scores 6, and 1,024 or more 10. One at a time scores 0.
• Late bloomer: How old a female is when she can first have young: 1 point for every year, so 5 years scores 5, and 10 years or more 10.
• Most looked-up: How often people read its English Wikipedia article in 2025: 1 point for every 100,000 views, so 500,000 scores 5, and a million or more 10.
• Known worldwide: How many languages Wikipedia has an article on it in: 1 point for every 15, so 75 languages scores 5, and 150 or more 10.
• Takes flight: It flies under its own power: 10 points. Gliders, like the sugar glider and flying fish, don't count.
• Venomous: It delivers venom by bite, sting, spine or spur: 10 points. Poisonous to touch or eat, like a poison frog or a pufferfish, isn't venomous.
• Night owl: It's mostly active at night: 10 points. Animals active at dusk and dawn, or around the clock, sit this one out.
• Endangered: The IUCN Red List rates it Endangered or Critically Endangered: 10 points. Vulnerable doesn't count.
• Breath holder: An air-breather that can hold its breath 10 minutes or more: 10 points. Fish and other water-breathers score 0; amphibians sit this one out.
• Wild in Africa: Africa is part of its native range: 10 points. Sea animals, and domesticated ones with no wild range, score 0.
• Wild in Asia: Asia is part of its native range: 10 points. Sea animals, and domesticated ones with no wild range, score 0.
• Wild in Europe: Europe is part of its native range: 10 points. Sea animals, and domesticated ones with no wild range, score 0.
• Down Under: Its native range takes in Australia, New Zealand or New Guinea: 10 points. Sea animals, and domesticated ones with no wild range, score 0.
• Wild in North America: North or Central America is part of its native range: 10 points. Sea animals, and domesticated ones with no wild range, score 0.
• Wild in South America: South America is part of its native range: 10 points. Sea animals, and domesticated ones with no wild range, score 0.
• Stripes or spots: Stripes or spots are its signature look, as on a tiger or a ladybug: 10 points.

Landmarks

Each board uses eight of these 19. Age and visitors count doublings: each one adds the points on the tile, so 8 to 16 years old counts as much as 500 to 1,000. A category a landmark can’t fairly answer, like a mountain’s height, it sits out.

• Sky high: From the ground to its highest point, spire or antenna included (a waterfall's drop, a rock's rise over the land around it): 1 point for every 100 ft, so 500 ft scores 5, and 1,000 ft or more 10. Mountains sit this one out; their elevation says it.
• Altitude: How high above sea level it sits (a mountain's summit, a lake's surface): 1 point for every 1,000 ft, so 5,000 ft scores 5, and 10,000 ft or more 10. At or below sea level scores 0.
• Old timer: Years since work on it began: 1 point for every doubling over 1 year, so 8 years scores 3, 64 years 6, 512 years 9, and about 1,000 years or more 10. Natural wonders sit this one out.
• Far from the equator: How far it is from the equator, north or south: 1 point for every 6 degrees of latitude, so 30° scores 5, and 60° or more 10.
• Crowd pleaser: Visitors in a recent year: 1 point for every doubling over 5,000, so 40,000 scores 3, 320,000 6, 2.6 million 9, and about 5 million or more 10.
• Most looked-up: How often people read its English Wikipedia article in 2025: 1 point for every 100,000 views, so 500,000 scores 5, and a million or more 10.
• Known worldwide: How many languages Wikipedia has an article on it in: 1 point for every 15, so 75 languages scores 5, and 150 or more 10.
• Hot spot: The average temperature over a whole year where it stands (NASA, 2001-2020): 1 point for every 5°F over 30°F, so 55°F scores 5, and 80°F or more 10. A summit reads as the area around it.
• Rainy: Rain and snow where it stands, in inches of water a year (NASA, 2001-2020): 1 point for every 8 inches, so 40 inches scores 5, and 80 or more 10.
• In Europe: It's in Europe (Istanbul's European side included): 10 points.
• In Asia: It's in Asia, the Middle East included: 10 points.
• In Africa: It's in Africa: 10 points.
• In North America: It's in North America, Central America and the Caribbean included: 10 points.
• In South America: It's in South America: 10 points.
• Down Under: It's in Australia, New Zealand or the Pacific islands: 10 points.
• Capital city: It stands in its country's capital city: 10 points. Natural wonders sit this one out.
• All white: It's mostly white: 10 points.
• Seeing red: It's mostly red or orange: 10 points.
• World Heritage: It's a UNESCO World Heritage Site, or part of one: 10 points.

Food

Each board uses eight of these 19. Every nutrient is per 100 grams of the food as it’s usually eaten, so a spoonful of salt and a bowl of soup compare gram for gram. Salt counts doublings.

• Calorie bomb: Calories in 100 grams: 1 point for every 50, so 250 calories scores 5, and 500 or more 10.
• Protein: Grams of protein in 100 grams: 1 point for every 2.5 g, so 12.5 g scores 5, and 25 g or more 10.
• Fat: Grams of fat in 100 grams: 1 point for every 4 g, so 20 g scores 5, and 40 g or more 10.
• Carbs: Grams of carbohydrate in 100 grams: 1 point for every 6 g, so 30 g scores 5, and 60 g or more 10.
• Sugar rush: Grams of sugar in 100 grams, natural or added: 1 point for every 3 g, so 15 g scores 5, and 30 g or more 10.
• Fiber: Grams of dietary fiber in 100 grams: 1 point for every gram, so 5 g scores 5, and 10 g or more 10.
• Salty: Milligrams of sodium in 100 grams: 1 point for every doubling over 1 mg, so 8 mg scores 3, 64 mg 6, 512 mg 9, and about 1,000 mg or more 10.
• Potassium: Milligrams of potassium in 100 grams: 1 point for every 60 mg, so 300 mg scores 5, and 600 mg or more 10. (A banana has about 360.)
• Calcium: Milligrams of calcium in 100 grams: 1 point for every 20 mg, so 100 mg scores 5, and 200 mg or more 10.
• Iron: Milligrams of iron in 100 grams: 1 point for every half a milligram, so 2.5 mg scores 5, and 5 mg or more 10.
• Vitamin C: Milligrams of vitamin C in 100 grams: 1 point for every 5 mg, so 25 mg scores 5, and 50 mg or more 10.
• Watery: How much of it, by weight, is water: 1 point for every 10%, so a food that's half water scores 5.
• Cholesterol: Milligrams of cholesterol in 100 grams: 1 point for every 10 mg, so 50 mg scores 5, and 100 mg or more 10. Plants have none.
• Most looked-up: How often people read its English Wikipedia article in 2025: 1 point for every 60,000 views, so 300,000 scores 5, and 600,000 or more 10.
• From the Americas: It was first grown, or first made, in North, Central or South America: 10 points. Tomatoes, potatoes and chocolate all count. A food of disputed birthplace sits this one out.
• From Asia: It was first grown, or first made, in Asia, the Middle East included: 10 points. A food of disputed birthplace sits this one out.
• From Europe: It was first grown, or first made, in Europe: 10 points. A food of disputed birthplace sits this one out.
• Grows on trees: It's the fruit, nut or sap of a tree: 10 points. Bananas grow on a giant herb and peanuts underground, so neither counts. Only plant foods are asked.
• Wake-up call: It has caffeine, 1 mg or more per 100 grams: 10 points.

Cities

Each board uses eight of these 14. Population, area, density and age count doublings: each one adds the points on the tile, so 80,000 to 160,000 people counts as much as 5 million to 10 million. A city is what’s inside its own limits, not its metro area.

• Big city: People living inside the city's own limits: 1 point for every doubling over 10,000, so 80,000 scores 3, 640,000 6, 5.1 million 9, and about 10 million or more 10. Suburbs outside the limits don't count.
• Sprawl: The land inside its city limits: 1 point for every doubling over 2 square miles, so 16 scores 3, 128 scores 6, 1,024 scores 9, and about 2,000 or more 10.
• Packed in: People per square mile inside its limits: 1 point for every doubling over 40, so 320 scores 3, 2,560 scores 6, 20,480 scores 9, and about 41,000 or more 10.
• High altitude: How high above sea level it sits: 1 point for every 500 ft, so 2,500 ft scores 5, and 5,000 ft or more 10.
• Old town: Years since it was founded, or first recorded as a town: 1 point for every doubling over 2 years, so 16 years scores 3, 128 years 6, 1,024 years 9, and about 2,000 years or more 10. A city no source dates sits this one out.
• Far from the equator: How far it is from the equator, north or south: 1 point for every 6 degrees of latitude, so 30° scores 5, and 60° or more 10.
• Hot spot: The average temperature over a whole year (NASA, 2001-2020): 1 point for every 5°F over 30°F, so 55°F scores 5, and 80°F or more 10.
• Rainy: Rain and snow, in inches of water a year (NASA, 2001-2020): 1 point for every 8 inches, so 40 inches scores 5, and 80 or more 10.
• Most looked-up: How often people read its English Wikipedia article in 2025: 1 point for every 150,000 views, so 750,000 scores 5, and 1.5 million or more 10.
• Known worldwide: How many languages Wikipedia has an article on it in: 1 point for every 30, so 150 languages scores 5, and 300 or more 10.
• Capital city: It's its country's capital: 10 points. Where the answer is split (Bern, La Paz, Cape Town), the city sits this one out.
• Seaside: It's on a sea or ocean coast: 10 points. A lake shore, like Chicago's, doesn't count; a city on an estuary sits this one out.
• Olympic host: It has hosted a Summer or Winter Olympics: 10 points.
• Down south: It's south of the equator: 10 points.

Historical figures

Each board uses eight of these 15. Years since birth and miles from birthplace count doublings: each one adds the points on the tile, so 50 to 100 years ago counts as much as 1,000 to 2,000. Someone still living sits out how long they lived and how far from home they died.

• Ancient history: Years since they were born: 1 point for every doubling over 2, so 128 years ago scores 6, 1,024 years 9, and about 2,000 years or more 10.
• Long life: How old they were when they died: 1 point for every 5 years past 40, so 65 scores 5, 90 or more 10, and under 40 scores 0. Someone whose birth or death is known only to the century sits this one out.
• Far from home: How far from their birthplace they died: 1 point for every doubling over 4 miles, so 32 miles scores 3, 256 miles 6, 2,048 miles 9, and about 4,000 miles or more 10. Dying in the town of your birth scores 0.
• Namesake: Streets, schools, ships, species, awards and more named after them, as Wikidata counts them: 1 point for every 20, so 100 scores 5, and 200 or more 10.
• Portrait sitter: Paintings, statues, coins, films and more that depict them, as Wikidata counts them: 1 point for every 8, so 40 scores 5, and 80 or more 10.
• Much studied: Books, papers, films and more whose main subject is them, as Wikidata counts them: 1 point for every 8, so 40 scores 5, and 80 or more 10.
• Decorated: Awards, medals and honors they received, as Wikidata lists them: 1 point for every 2, so 10 scores 5, and 20 or more 10.
• Big family: How many children they had: 1 point each, and 10 or more scores 10. Someone whose children Wikidata doesn't record sits this one out.
• Most looked-up: How often people read their English Wikipedia article in 2025: 1 point for every 400,000 views, so 2 million scores 5, and 4 million or more 10.
• Known worldwide: How many languages Wikipedia has an article on them in: 1 point for every 25, so 125 languages scores 5, and 250 or more 10.
• Nobel laureate: They won a Nobel Prize (physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace, or economics): 10 points.
• Out of this world: A crater on the Moon, Mercury, Mars or elsewhere is named after them: 10 points. Mercury's are named for artists, writers and composers.
• Born in Europe: They were born in Europe, as the country of their birthplace lies today: 10 points. A birthplace in a country on two continents (Russia, Turkey, Egypt) sits this one out.
• Born in Asia: They were born in Asia, the Middle East included, as the country of their birthplace lies today: 10 points.
• Born in the Americas: They were born in North, Central or South America or the Caribbean: 10 points.

Hoops

Each board uses eight of these 23. Everything counts the NBA regular season only: no playoffs, and no ABA. Steals and blocks were first counted in 1973-74, so players before then sit those out, as territorial picks sit out Draft steal.

• Big man: Height: 1 point for every inch and a half over 5 ft 10 in, so 6 ft 5 in scores 5, and 7 ft 1 in or taller 10.
• Heavyweight: Playing weight: 1 point for every 10 lb over 160, so 210 lb scores 5, and 260 lb or more 10.
• Iron man: NBA regular-season games played: 1 point for every 130, so 650 scores 5, and 1,300 or more 10.
• Scoring machine: Career points in the NBA regular season (games times points a game): 1 point for every 2,500, so 12,500 scores 5, and 25,000 or more 10.
• Bucket getter: Career points a game: 1 point for every 2.5, so 12.5 scores 5, and 25 or more 10.
• Glass cleaner: Career rebounds a game: 1 point for each, so 5 scores 5, and 10 or more 10.
• Dime dropper: Career assists a game: 1 point for every 0.8, so 4 scores 5, and 8 or more 10.
• Pickpocket: Career steals a game: 1 point for every 0.2, so 1.0 scores 5, and 2.0 or more 10. The NBA began counting steals in 1973-74, so earlier players sit this one out.
• Rim protector: Career blocks a game: 1 point for every 0.25, so 1.25 scores 5, and 2.5 or more 10. The NBA began counting blocks in 1973-74, so earlier players sit this one out.
• Charity stripe: Career free-throw percentage: 1 point for every 3% over 60%, so 75% scores 5, and 90% or better 10.
• Longevity: NBA seasons played: 1 point for every 2, so 10 seasons scores 5, and 20 or more 10.
• All-Star: NBA All-Star selections: 1 point each, and 10 or more scores 10.
• Ring collector: NBA championships won as a player: 2 points each, and 5 or more scores 10.
• Draft steal: Where he was drafted, overall: 1 point for every 6 picks after the first, so the No. 31 pick scores 5, and No. 61 or later, or undrafted, scores 10. A top pick scores 0. Territorial picks sit this one out.
• Most looked-up: How often people read his English Wikipedia article in 2025: 1 point for every 150,000 views, so 750,000 scores 5, and 1.5 million or more 10.
• Known worldwide: How many languages Wikipedia has an article on him in: 1 point for every 6, so 30 languages scores 5, and 60 or more 10.
• Number one: He was the first player taken in his NBA draft: 10 points.
• MVP: He won the NBA's regular-season Most Valuable Player award at least once: 10 points. Finals and All-Star Game MVPs don't count.
• Hall of Famer: He's in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: 10 points.
• Top 75: He was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team, its greatest players of all time, in 2021: 10 points.
• Gold medalist: He won an Olympic gold medal in basketball, for any country: 10 points.
• Born abroad: He was born outside the United States: 10 points.
• Skipped college: He never played US college basketball, going pro from high school or from a club abroad: 10 points.

Companies

Every figure comes from the company’s latest annual report (its 10-K) filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, read from the filing’s own data, with employee counts checked by hand against the report’s text. Founding years come from the filings and Wikidata. Companies’ fiscal years don’t all end in December, so when a match is revealed, it says exactly which year the figure covers.

daily.surf is a game, not financial information: the figures are a snapshot of one year, and nothing here is investment advice.

Animals

Top speeds come from each animal’s Wikipedia article, checked against a source (the Animal Diversity Web, zoos, National Geographic, or a paper). Weight, record lifespan, how long young take to be born or hatch, babies at a time, and age at first breeding come from AnAge, the Human Ageing Genomic Resources database, checked against Wikipedia where it has no figure or disagrees. Endangered is the IUCN Red List’s rating. Most looked-up is the English Wikipedia article’s views in 2025, and Known worldwide how many languages Wikipedia covers it in.

The yes/no categories (flying, venom, night owls, breath holders, stripes and spots, and where it lives wild) were tagged by hand. Where the answer is arguable, like a chicken’s flight or a garter snake’s venom, the animal sits that category out.

Landmarks

Heights come from the list, checked against Wikidata: ground to highest point, a waterfall’s drop, a rock’s rise over the land around it. Altitude comes from Wikidata, or from Copernicus terrain data where Wikidata has none. Age counts from when work began on what stands today. Visitor counts come from the sites’ own operators, park services and tourism ministries. Temperature and rainfall are NASA’s climate averages for 2001 to 2020 where each landmark stands, and World Heritage is UNESCO’s own list.

The yes/no categories (the continent, a capital city, all white, seeing red) were tagged by hand; a landmark that can’t fairly answer one, like a mountain’s height or a natural wonder’s capital city, sits it out.

Food

Every nutrient comes from the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) FoodData Central, its SR Legacy data, per 100 grams of the food as it’s usually eaten, so a spoonful of salt and a bowl of soup compare gram for gram. Most looked-up is the English Wikipedia article’s views in 2025.

Where a food was first grown or made, and whether it grows on a tree, were tagged by hand; a food of disputed birthplace sits that category out. Wake-up call is caffeine, 1 mg or more per 100 grams.

Cities

Population, area, elevation, founding year and whether a city is its country’s capital come from Wikidata, for the city inside its own limits, not its metro area; density is population over area. Temperature and rainfall are NASA POWER’s climate averages where each city stands. Most looked-up is the English Wikipedia article’s views in 2025, and Known worldwide how many languages Wikipedia covers it in.

On the coast, Olympic host and the hemisphere were checked by hand. A city whose founding is lost to history sits the age category out.

Historical figures

Birth and death years and places, the things named after someone, the works that depict them or are about them, their awards, their children, a Nobel Prize and a crater named after them all come from Wikidata. Most looked-up is the English Wikipedia article’s views in 2025, and Known worldwide how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.

Someone still living sits out how long they lived and how far from their birthplace they died, and a figure Wikidata has no count for sits that category out.

Hoops

Height, weight, the draft, All-Star picks, titles, MVPs, the Hall of Fame, the 75th Anniversary Team and Olympic gold come from each player’s Wikipedia article, and every career average from the article’s own statistics table: the NBA regular season only, no playoffs and no ABA, through the 2025-26 season. Career points are games times points a game, so within a rounding of the official total. Birthplace and the Wikipedia counts come from Wikidata; Most looked-up is the English Wikipedia article’s views in 2025.

Steals and blocks were first counted in 1973-74, so earlier players sit those out, and territorial picks sit out Draft steal. daily.surf isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by the NBA or any of its teams, and uses no logos.

Best Guess

Every question was written from scratch, with one true number stated by a reputable source (a government agency, a science body, a company’s own report, a reference work), whose own sentence is kept with it. Each comes with a line of napkin math toward the answer, shown in the results. A few answers are a source’s “more than” figure, and a guess is scored against that figure.

Ocean

Every question was written from scratch, with one true number stated by a primary source (NOAA, NASA, the US Geological Survey, a science body, a peer-reviewed paper, a surf contest’s own records), whose own sentence is kept with it, and a line of napkin math toward it. A few answers are an “up to”, a “more than” or a paper’s estimate, and a guess is scored against that figure.

Price tags

Every price comes from a primary source: the agency or company that paid or charged it, the auction house that sold it, or a government statistics office (the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the USDA, the Energy Information Administration). Prices are in US dollars, as of the year the question names, not adjusted for inflation unless it says so.