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Sorta Game puzzle #64 · September 12, 2026
This puzzle ran on September 12, 2026, during US Open Tennis Finals.
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 standard vessels and quantities by their maximum liquid capacity, from smallest to largest.
- A standard single-use foil packet of fast-food ketchup
- A single natural teardrop produced by a human eye
- A standard intravenous saline fluid bag used in a hospital
- A traditional ceramic demitasse cup used for espresso
- A typical residential gas-powered household water heater tank
Round 2
Order these historical messaging and delivery systems by the year they commenced official operations.
- The first scheduled United States Air Mail airplane flight
- The first overnight logistics operation flown by Federal Express (FedEx)
- The issuance of the 'Penny Black' adhesive postage stamp in Britain
- The inaugural cross-country ride of the American Pony Express
- The successful transmission of the very first SMS cellular text message
Round 3
Order these notable biological, cultural, and legal time spans from shortest to longest.
- A standard academic fall semester at a North American university
- A single appointed term for a judge sitting on the International Court of Justice
- A single constitutionally mandated term for a United States Representative
- A typical full-term human pregnancy
- The fictional deep-space exploratory mission of the USS Enterprise in Star Trek