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Daily Trivia Answers for September 25, 2026

Replay the puzzle below, then open the answer notes to see why the rarest answers score the most.

Puzzle #1Sep 25, 2026

7 questions. 25 seconds each. One guess.

Name a correct answer few people would think of. The rarer it is, the more it scores.

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About Puzzle #1

Puzzle #1 was the Uncommon Trivia daily puzzle for September 25, 2026. It asked seven category questions, and every accepted answer is scored by how rarely its English Wikipedia page is viewed: the most viewed answer in each category earns 10 points and the least viewed earns 100. Play it above first if you want to avoid spoilers, then open the answer notes to see the most common and the rarest answers.

Rarity here comes from one public number per answer: the median of its monthly English Wikipedia page views over six full months, currently March to August 2026. Fewer readers means a rarer answer and a higher score. This edition freezes its answers and scoring data; future refreshes do not change this snapshot. For reconstructed history, the original publication remains unverified. Rarity is not a judgment of how important an answer is, only of how rarely people look it up.

Show the answer notes (spoilers)

  1. 1. Name a country in Asia

    48 accepted answers. Most viewed: India (544k views a month), People's Republic of China (382k), Iran (365k). Rarest: Timor-Leste (87k views a month), Tajikistan (91k), Laos (96k).

    6 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Timor-Leste, Tajikistan, Laos, Kuwait, Bhutan, and Brunei.

    Why Timor-Leste is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 87k views a month, the fewest in this category. India, the most viewed answer, gets about 6 times as many (544k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Lebanon gets 186k views a month and scores 54 points.

  2. 2. Name a planet or dwarf planet in the Solar System

    13 accepted answers. Most viewed: Earth (288k views a month), Jupiter (131k), Saturn (108k). Rarest: Makemake (19k views a month), Haumea (20k), Eris (35k).

    2 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Makemake and Haumea.

    Why Makemake is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 19k views a month, the fewest in this category. Earth, the most viewed answer, gets about 15 times as many (288k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Neptune gets 82k views a month and scores 55 points.

  3. 3. Name one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World or the New 7 Wonders

    14 accepted answers. Most viewed: Taj Mahal (123k views a month), Great Wall of China (114k), Colosseum (99k). Rarest: Statue of Zeus at Olympia (28k views a month), Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (32k), Lighthouse of Alexandria (37k).

    2 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Statue of Zeus at Olympia and Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.

    Why Statue of Zeus at Olympia is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 28k views a month, the fewest in this category. Taj Mahal, the most viewed answer, gets about 4 times as many (123k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Christ the Redeemer gets 62k views a month and scores 52 points.

  4. 4. Name a novel by Charles Dickens

    15 accepted answers. Most viewed: A Tale of Two Cities (49k views a month), Great Expectations (44k), David Copperfield (35k). Rarest: Dombey and Son (3k views a month), Barnaby Rudge (3.3k), Martin Chuzzlewit (3.8k).

    2 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Dombey and Son and Barnaby Rudge.

    Why Dombey and Son is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 3k views a month, the fewest in this category. A Tale of Two Cities, the most viewed answer, gets about 16 times as many (49k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Our Mutual Friend gets 7.1k views a month and scores 55 points.

  5. 5. Name one of the 30 largest lakes in the world by area

    30 accepted answers. Most viewed: Caspian Sea (85k views a month), Lake Baikal (64k), Lake Superior (39k). Rarest: Lake Mweru (570 views a month), Lake Rukwa (603), Nettilling Lake (897).

    4 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Lake Mweru, Lake Rukwa, Nettilling Lake, and Lake Winnipegosis.

    Why Lake Mweru is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 570 views a month, the fewest in this category. Caspian Sea, the most viewed answer, gets about 149 times as many (85k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Lake Ladoga gets 7.8k views a month and scores 53 points.

  6. 6. Name one of the 88 modern constellations

    88 accepted answers. Most viewed: Orion (55k views a month), Ursa Major (23k), Gemini (19k). Rarest: Telescopium (862 views a month), Microscopium (898), Triangulum Australe (1k).

    10 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Telescopium, Microscopium, Triangulum Australe, Circinus, Pictor, Indus, Octans, Chamaeleon, and 2 more.

    Why Telescopium is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 862 views a month, the fewest in this category. Orion, the most viewed answer, gets about 63 times as many (55k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Canis Minor gets 3k views a month and scores 54 points.

  7. 7. Name a letter of the Greek alphabet

    24 accepted answers. Most viewed: Delta (27k views a month), Sigma (23k), Omega (23k). Rarest: Omicron (4.8k views a month), Kappa (4.8k), Nu (5.2k).

    3 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Omicron, Kappa, and Nu.

    Why Omicron is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 4.8k views a month, the fewest in this category. Delta, the most viewed answer, gets about 6 times as many (27k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Chi gets 11k views a month and scores 53 points.

The rarest answers in the September 25, 2026 puzzle

Uncommon Trivia never collects the answers players type, so this is not a ranking of what people guessed. It ranks the accepted answers from the puzzle's seven categories by their monthly English Wikipedia views, lowest first, with the points each one scores in its own category. To keep one category from filling the list, it takes at most two answers from each.

Show the 10 rarest answers (spoilers)
  1. Lake Mweru — 30 largest lakes in the world by area · 570 views a month · 100 points
  2. Lake Rukwa — 30 largest lakes in the world by area · 603 views a month · 97 points
  3. Telescopium — 88 modern constellations · 862 views a month · 100 points
  4. Microscopium — 88 modern constellations · 898 views a month · 99 points
  5. Dombey and Son — Novel by Charles Dickens · 3k views a month · 100 points
  6. Barnaby Rudge — Novel by Charles Dickens · 3.3k views a month · 94 points
  7. Omicron — Letter of the Greek alphabet · 4.8k views a month · 100 points
  8. Kappa — Letter of the Greek alphabet · 4.8k views a month · 96 points
  9. Makemake — Planet or dwarf planet in the Solar System · 19k views a month · 100 points
  10. Haumea — Planet or dwarf planet in the Solar System · 20k views a month · 93 points

Questions about Puzzle #1

What were the categories in Uncommon Trivia Puzzle #1?

The September 25, 2026 puzzle had seven categories: Country in Asia, Planet or dwarf planet in the Solar System, Seven Wonders of the Ancient World or the New 7 Wonders, Novel by Charles Dickens, 30 largest lakes in the world by area, 88 modern constellations, and Letter of the Greek alphabet.

Which answer in Puzzle #1 is the rarest?

Lake Mweru, an accepted answer to "Name one of the 30 largest lakes in the world by area". Its English Wikipedia article gets 570 views a month, the fewest of any accepted answer in this puzzle, so it scores 100 points.

How are answers scored in Uncommon Trivia?

Each accepted answer is ranked within its category by the median of its monthly English Wikipedia page views over six full months, currently March to August 2026. The most viewed answer earns 10 points, the least viewed earns 100, and the rest are spaced evenly in between by rank. A wrong answer, or running out of the 25 seconds, scores 0.

Can I still play Puzzle #1?

Yes. The board at the top of this page replays the September 25, 2026 puzzle with the same seven categories, scored with the current view counts. Archive games don't change your stats or your daily streak.

When does the next puzzle come out?

A new puzzle unlocks for everyone at 00:00 UTC each day. Puzzle #2 followed on September 26, 2026, and today's puzzle is always on the home page.

More to play: today's puzzle, every past puzzle, or unlimited mode with random categories.