Rankle #13 answer: university founding (oldest to newest)

The answer

Rank by university founding (oldest to newest)

1. 1Oxford Universityc. 1096
2. 2Harvard University1636
3. 3MIT1861
4. 4Stanford University1885

Why this order

Ranked oldest to newest, Oxford University (c. 1096) goes at the top and Stanford University (1885) at the bottom.

The closest call is MIT (1861) against Stanford University (1885), 24 years apart. That is the swap most likely to cost a point.

The biggest gap is between Oxford University and Harvard University, 540 years apart, so that boundary should be the easiest part of the order to get right.

These are the figures the game reveals after you submit. They are rounded and the ones marked ~ are typical or estimated values; only the order is scored.

Difficulty: medium, judged by how close the tightest pair is.

How it was scored

right slot, one place out, two or more out. The score is how many items sit in the right slot, and only 4/4 is a win. Full rules on the how to play page.