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Sorta Game puzzle #89 · October 7, 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 historic leaders by their total continuous service in their defining role, from shortest to longest
- Louis XIV reigning as King of France
- George Washington serving as President of the United States
- Robert Walpole serving as Prime Minister of Great Britain
- J. Edgar Hoover directing the Federal Bureau of Investigation
- John Marshall serving as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
Round 2 · 5 Classic Novelists
Order these classic novelists from shortest to longest completed lifespan
- Leo Tolstoy
- Jane Austen
- Charles Dickens
- Mark Twain
- Charlotte Brontë
Round 3
Order these historic achievements by the person's age at the time, from youngest to oldest
- Louis Braille presenting his finalized tactile reading code at the Paris Blind School
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composing his first orchestral work, Symphony No. 1
- Charles Darwin publishing his landmark scientific treatise On the Origin of Species
- Orson Welles writing, directing, and starring in the cinematic release of Citizen Kane
- Benjamin Franklin affixing his signature to the United States Constitution