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Uncommon Trivia · Puzzle #15

Daily Trivia Answers for October 9, 2026

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

Puzzle #15Oct 9, 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 #15

Puzzle #15 was the Uncommon Trivia daily puzzle for October 9, 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 Formula One World Drivers' Champion

    35 accepted answers. Most viewed: Lewis Hamilton (363k views a month), Max Verstappen (207k), Michael Schumacher (179k). Rarest: Alan Jones (5.8k views a month), Giuseppe Farina (6.1k), Denny Hulme (6.9k).

    4 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Alan Jones, Giuseppe Farina, Denny Hulme, and Phil Hill.

    Why Alan Jones is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 5.8k views a month, the fewest in this category. Lewis Hamilton, the most viewed answer, gets about 62 times as many (363k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Mika Häkkinen gets 25k views a month and scores 55 points.

  2. 2. Name one of the 50 US states

    50 accepted answers. Most viewed: Hawaii (250k views a month), California (218k), Texas (154k). Rarest: North Dakota (40k views a month), South Dakota (43k), Nebraska (52k).

    6 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Idaho, Iowa, and Arkansas.

    Why North Dakota is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 40k views a month, the fewest in this category. Hawaii, the most viewed answer, gets about 6 times as many (250k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Maryland gets 75k views a month and scores 54 points.

  3. 3. Name an instrument in a standard symphony orchestra

    28 accepted answers. Most viewed: Piano (41k views a month), Double Bass (21k), Violin (18k). Rarest: Triangle (3.2k views a month), Contrabassoon (3.6k), Bass Clarinet (4.7k).

    4 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Triangle, Contrabassoon, Bass Clarinet, and Bass Drum.

    Why Triangle is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 3.2k views a month, the fewest in this category. Piano, the most viewed answer, gets about 13 times as many (41k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Trombone gets 11k views a month and scores 53 points.

  4. 4. 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.

  5. 5. 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.

  6. 6. Name an English or British monarch since 1066

    43 accepted answers. Most viewed: Elizabeth II (565k views a month), Charles III (483k), Victoria (446k). Rarest: William II (37k views a month), Stephen (46k), Mary II (52k).

    5 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): William II, Stephen, Mary II, Edward V, and Richard II.

    Why William II is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 37k views a month, the fewest in this category. Elizabeth II, the most viewed answer, gets about 15 times as many (565k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Edward VI gets 108k views a month and scores 55 points.

  7. 7. Name an official James Bond film

    25 accepted answers. Most viewed: No Time to Die (166k views a month), Casino Royale (102k), Skyfall (92k). Rarest: The Man with the Golden Gun (32k views a month), Thunderball (33k), Moonraker (33k).

    3 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): The Man with the Golden Gun, Thunderball, and Moonraker.

    Why The Man with the Golden Gun is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 32k views a month, the fewest in this category. No Time to Die, the most viewed answer, gets about 5 times as many (166k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Licence to Kill gets 41k views a month and scores 55 points.

The rarest answers in the October 9, 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. Triangle — Instrument in a standard symphony orchestra · 3.2k views a month · 100 points
  2. Contrabassoon — Instrument in a standard symphony orchestra · 3.6k views a month · 97 points
  3. Alan Jones — Formula One World Drivers' Champion · 5.8k views a month · 100 points
  4. Giuseppe Farina — Formula One World Drivers' Champion · 6.1k views a month · 97 points
  5. Makemake — Planet or dwarf planet in the Solar System · 19k views a month · 100 points
  6. Haumea — Planet or dwarf planet in the Solar System · 20k views a month · 93 points
  7. The Man with the Golden Gun — Official James Bond film · 32k views a month · 100 points
  8. Thunderball — Official James Bond film · 33k views a month · 96 points
  9. William II — English or British monarch since 1066 · 37k views a month · 100 points
  10. North Dakota — 50 US states · 40k views a month · 100 points

Questions about Puzzle #15

What were the categories in Uncommon Trivia Puzzle #15?

The October 9, 2026 puzzle had seven categories: Formula One World Drivers' Champion, 50 US states, Instrument in a standard symphony orchestra, Planet or dwarf planet in the Solar System, Country in Asia, English or British monarch since 1066, and Official James Bond film.

Which answer in Puzzle #15 is the rarest?

Triangle, an accepted answer to "Name an instrument in a standard symphony orchestra". Its English Wikipedia article gets 3.2k 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 #15?

Yes. The board at the top of this page replays the October 9, 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 #16 followed on October 10, 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.