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Uncommon Trivia · Puzzle #22

Daily Trivia Answers for October 16, 2026

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

Puzzle #22Oct 16, 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 #22

Puzzle #22 was the Uncommon Trivia daily puzzle for October 16, 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 an SI base unit or named derived unit

    29 accepted answers. Most viewed: Degree Celsius (32k views a month), Joule (25k), Kelvin (25k). Rarest: Katal (580 views a month), Weber (3.8k), Henry (4k).

    4 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Katal, Weber, Henry, and Steradian.

    Why Katal is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 580 views a month, the fewest in this category. Degree Celsius, the most viewed answer, gets about 55 times as many (32k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Coulomb gets 12k views a month and scores 55 points.

  2. 2. Name a G20 member country

    19 accepted answers. Most viewed: United States (1.2M views a month), United Kingdom (583k), India (544k). Rarest: Argentina (188k views a month), South Korea (189k), Saudi Arabia (236k).

    3 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Argentina, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia.

    Why Argentina is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 188k views a month, the fewest in this category. United States, the most viewed answer, gets about 6 times as many (1.2M). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Turkey gets 310k views a month and scores 55 points.

  3. 3. 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.

  4. 4. Name a country the equator passes through

    13 accepted answers. Most viewed: Brazil (279k views a month), Indonesia (254k), Democratic Republic of the Congo (213k). Rarest: São Tomé and Príncipe (52k views a month), Gabon (59k), Republic of the Congo (66k).

    2 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): São Tomé and Príncipe and Gabon.

    Why São Tomé and Príncipe is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 52k views a month, the fewest in this category. Brazil, the most viewed answer, gets about 5 times as many (279k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Uganda gets 111k views a month and scores 55 points.

  5. 5. Name one of the Olympian gods of Greek mythology

    13 accepted answers. Most viewed: Apollo (108k views a month), Zeus (107k), Athena (106k). Rarest: Hestia (32k views a month), Demeter (43k), Hephaestus (46k).

    2 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Hestia and Demeter.

    Why Hestia is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 32k views a month, the fewest in this category. Apollo, the most viewed answer, gets about 3 times as many (108k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Hermes gets 80k views a month and scores 55 points.

  6. 6. Name a sport in the Summer Olympics programme

    43 accepted answers. Most viewed: Football (19k views a month), Basketball (14k), Tennis (8k). Rarest: Marathon Swimming (178 views a month), Modern Pentathlon (1.1k), Artistic Swimming (1.2k).

    5 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Marathon Swimming, Modern Pentathlon, Artistic Swimming, Surfing, and Diving.

    Why Marathon Swimming is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 178 views a month, the fewest in this category. Football, the most viewed answer, gets about 105 times as many (19k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Judo gets 2.4k views a month and scores 55 points.

  7. 7. Name one of the ten main cloud genera

    10 accepted answers. Most viewed: Cumulonimbus (19k views a month), Cumulus (9.3k), Cirrus (9.2k). Rarest: Cirrostratus (1.4k views a month), Altostratus (1.6k), Stratocumulus (2.4k).

    2 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Cirrostratus and Altostratus.

    Why Cirrostratus is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 1.4k views a month, the fewest in this category. Cumulonimbus, the most viewed answer, gets about 14 times as many (19k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Nimbostratus gets 3.1k views a month and scores 50 points.

The rarest answers in the October 16, 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. Marathon Swimming — Sport in the Summer Olympics programme · 178 views a month · 100 points
  2. Katal — SI base unit or named derived unit · 580 views a month · 100 points
  3. Modern Pentathlon — Sport in the Summer Olympics programme · 1.1k views a month · 98 points
  4. Cirrostratus — Ten main cloud genera · 1.4k views a month · 100 points
  5. Altostratus — Ten main cloud genera · 1.6k views a month · 90 points
  6. Weber — SI base unit or named derived unit · 3.8k views a month · 97 points
  7. Hestia — Olympian gods of Greek mythology · 32k views a month · 100 points
  8. William II — English or British monarch since 1066 · 37k views a month · 100 points
  9. Demeter — Olympian gods of Greek mythology · 43k views a month · 93 points
  10. Stephen — English or British monarch since 1066 · 46k views a month · 98 points

Questions about Puzzle #22

What were the categories in Uncommon Trivia Puzzle #22?

The October 16, 2026 puzzle had seven categories: SI base unit or named derived unit, G20 member country, English or British monarch since 1066, Country the equator passes through, Olympian gods of Greek mythology, Sport in the Summer Olympics programme, and Ten main cloud genera.

Which answer in Puzzle #22 is the rarest?

Marathon Swimming, an accepted answer to "Name a sport in the Summer Olympics programme". Its English Wikipedia article gets 178 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 #22?

Yes. The board at the top of this page replays the October 16, 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 #23 followed on October 17, 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.