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Sorta Game puzzle #109 · October 27, 2026
Three rounds of five things, each with a hidden scale to sort them by — then one last guess at the theme tying all three together. Here’s what this puzzle asks.
Round 1 · 5 World capitals
Order these world capitals by their elevation above sea level, from lowest to highest
- Nairobi
- Berlin
- Amsterdam
- Madrid
- Bogotá
Round 2
Order these astronomical bodies by their escape velocity, from lowest to highest
- Earth's Moon
- Mars
- Asteroid Vesta
- Neptune
- Dwarf planet Ceres
Round 3
Order these geological eruptions and bursts by the maximum vertical height their plume or spray reaches into the air, from lowest to highest
- The 1980 Mount St. Helens volcanic ash plume
- Old Faithful geyser water eruption
- The 2022 Hunga Tonga volcanic eruption plume
- A Stromboli basaltic lava fountain
- A geothermal mud pot bubble burst