ALL ANSWERS · POP CULTURE · DAILY No. 44 · OCTOBER 17, 2026
Size It Up Pop Culture answer: October 17
The five Pop Culture silhouettes for October 17, with the true sizes. If you have not played yet, this page is a spoiler — play these five first, then come back to argue with the numbers.
Day 44 ran from Magnemite (30 cm) to a Boeing 747 (70.7 m). The widest gap was round 1, Magnemite against Motorcycle, at 7.3×; the closest call was round 5, Mjolnir against Red Kangaroo, only 3.3× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Magnemite Pokémon · Standard Pokédex form vs Motorcycle (Harley-Davidson Sportster)
Motorcycle · reference · 2.2 m Magnemite · true height · 30 cm 7.3× shorter than the motorcycle
Magnemite measures about 0.3 m in height. Uses the official Pokédex height for the standard form, excluding alternate forms and transformations.
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ROUND 2
The Khetanna Star Wars · Original trilogy vehicle vs Saltwater Crocodile (Male)
Saltwater Crocodile · reference · 5 m The Khetanna · true length · 30 m 6.0× longer than the saltwater crocodile
The Khetanna measures about 30 m in length. Overall length of Jabba’s sail barge, as listed by the official Star Wars Databank.
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ROUND 3
Geodude Pokémon · Standard Pokédex form vs Haunter Pokémon · Standard Pokédex form
Haunter · reference · 1.6 m Geodude · true height · 40 cm 4.0× shorter than Haunter
Geodude measures about 0.4 m in height. Uses the official Pokédex height for the standard form, excluding alternate forms and transformations.
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ROUND 4
Naboo N-1 Starfighter Star Wars · Royal Naboo N-1 · Databank vs Boeing 747 (747-400)
Boeing 747 · reference · 70.7 m Naboo N-1 Starfighter · true length · 11 m 6.4× shorter than the Boeing 747
Naboo N-1 Starfighter measures about 11 m in length. Measures the complete craft from nose to the longest rear finial; original yellow Naboo configuration.
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ROUND 5
Mjolnir Marvel · Thor: The Dark World · stunt prop vs Red Kangaroo (Male)
Red Kangaroo · reference · 1.6 m Mjolnir · true length · 49 cm 3.3× shorter than the red kangaroo
Mjolnir measures about 0.49 m in length. Approximate overall length of the 2013 stunt hammer, catalogued separately from its display stand (49 cm).
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Every round is worth up to 100 points: within 6% of the true size scores 100, half or double scores 45, five times off scores zero. The daily puzzle is the same five for everyone and refreshes at midnight in your time zone; if you want more than five, Size It Up Unlimited draws fresh pairs from the whole library for as long as you like.