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Sorta Game puzzle #110 · October 28, 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
Order these Panama Canal transits and vessel categories by the official toll paid, from lowest to highest
- The battleship USS Missouri transiting after World War II (1945)
- The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 setting a passenger ship toll record (1977)
- The container ship Triton paying the first million-dollar toll (2019)
- A 36-foot private pleasure sailboat under the small-craft tariff
- Adventurer Richard Halliburton swimming the canal (1928)
Round 2
Order these official U.S. federal filings and permits by their standard application fee, from lowest to highest
- A naturalization application for U.S. citizenship
- A standard adult U.S. passport book
- An online copyright registration for a single creative work
- An EB-5 immigrant investor program petition
- An FDA new drug application requiring clinical data
Round 3
Order these regulated adventure milestones by their mandatory government permit or royalty fee per individual, from cheapest to most expensive
- A cave descent into Carlsbad Caverns
- A mountain gorilla tracking permit in Volcanoes National Park
- A multi-day trekking permit for Mount Kilimanjaro
- A private astronaut mission station fee aboard the International Space Station
- A passenger expedition landing on South Georgia Island