Size It Up #10 (November 5, 2026): answers and real sizes

Round 1: Cow next to giant squid

Cow (Bos taurus): 1.4 m · 4 ft 9 in, adult Holstein, shoulder height. The reference, giant squid, is 12 m · 39 ft long, so the cow is 8.3× smaller. A guess between 1.4 m and 1.5 m scores 100; 73 cm or 2.9 m scores 59. The hint window for this round was 60 cm to 3 m.

Source: Wikipedia, Cow · reference: Wikipedia, Giant squid · silhouettes: PhyloPic (Ivan Iofrida, CC BY; public domain)

Round 2: Goldfish next to grizzly bear

Goldfish (Carassius auratus): 15 cm · 5.9 in, pet adult, total length. The reference, grizzly bear, is 2 m · 6 ft 7 in long, so the goldfish is 13× smaller. A guess between 14 cm and 16 cm scores 100; 7.5 cm or 30 cm scores 59. The hint window for this round was 8 cm to 40 cm.

Source: Wikipedia, Goldfish · reference: Wikipedia, Grizzly bear · silhouettes: PhyloPic (public domain; public domain)

Round 3: Whale shark next to steller sea lion

Whale shark (Rhincodon typus): 11 m · 36 ft, adult, total length. The reference, steller sea lion, is 3 m · 9 ft 10 in long, so the whale shark is 3.7× bigger. A guess between 10.5 m and 11.6 m scores 100; 5.5 m or 22 m scores 59. The hint window for this round was 5 m to 30 m.

Source: Wikipedia, Whale shark · reference: Wikipedia, Steller sea lion · silhouettes: PhyloPic (public domain; public domain)

Round 4: Red fox next to bald eagle

Red fox (Vulpes vulpes): 65 cm · 2 ft 2 in, adult, head to tail base. The reference, bald eagle, is 2.1 m · 6 ft 11 in across, so the red fox is 3.2× smaller. A guess between 62 cm and 68 cm scores 100; 33 cm or 1.3 m scores 59. The hint window for this round was 20 cm to 1 m.

Source: Wikipedia, Red fox · reference: Wikipedia, Bald eagle · silhouettes: PhyloPic (public domain; public domain)

Round 5: Vampire bat next to house cricket

Vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus): 8 cm · 3.1 in, adult, head and body. The reference, house cricket, is 1.9 cm · 0.75 in long, so the vampire bat is 4.2× bigger. A guess between 7.6 cm and 8.4 cm scores 100; 4 cm or 16 cm scores 59. The hint window for this round was 3 cm to 20 cm.

Source: Wikipedia, Vampire bat · reference: Wikipedia, House cricket · silhouettes: PhyloPic (Edwin Price, CC BY; public domain)