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Uncommon Trivia · Puzzle #25

Daily Trivia Answers for October 19, 2026

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

Puzzle #25Oct 19, 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 #25

Puzzle #25 was the Uncommon Trivia daily puzzle for October 19, 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 play by William Shakespeare

    39 accepted answers. Most viewed: Hamlet (99k views a month), Romeo and Juliet (85k), Macbeth (69k). Rarest: Henry VI, Part 2 (1.9k views a month), Edward III (1.9k), Henry VI, Part 3 (2k).

    5 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Henry VI, Part 2, Edward III, Henry VI, Part 3, The Two Noble Kinsmen, and Henry IV, Part 2.

    Why Henry VI, Part 2 is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 1.9k views a month, the fewest in this category. Hamlet, the most viewed answer, gets about 52 times as many (99k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: The Comedy of Errors gets 10k views a month and scores 55 points.

  2. 2. 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.

  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 club that has won the English top-flight league title

    24 accepted answers. Most viewed: Arsenal (399k views a month), Manchester United (392k), Manchester City (367k). Rarest: Huddersfield Town (23k views a month), Portsmouth (38k), Preston North End (40k).

    3 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Huddersfield Town, Portsmouth, and Preston North End.

    Why Huddersfield Town is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 23k views a month, the fewest in this category. Arsenal, the most viewed answer, gets about 17 times as many (399k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Leeds United gets 114k views a month and scores 53 points.

  5. 5. Name a scheduled language of India

    22 accepted answers. Most viewed: Tamil (74k views a month), Hindi (70k), Sanskrit (63k). Rarest: Bodo (2.2k views a month), Dogri (4k), Santali (6.3k).

    3 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Bodo, Dogri, and Santali.

    Why Bodo is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 2.2k views a month, the fewest in this category. Tamil, the most viewed answer, gets about 34 times as many (74k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Nepali gets 22k views a month and scores 53 points.

  6. 6. Name a US state capital

    50 accepted answers. Most viewed: Boston (119k views a month), Atlanta (104k), Nashville (76k). Rarest: Concord (9.8k views a month), Dover (10k), Pierre (10k).

    6 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Concord, Dover, Pierre, Frankfort, Jefferson City, and Augusta.

    Why Concord is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 9.8k views a month, the fewest in this category. Boston, the most viewed answer, gets about 12 times as many (119k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Jackson gets 27k views a month and scores 54 points.

  7. 7. 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.

The rarest answers in the October 19, 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. Henry VI, Part 2 — Play by William Shakespeare · 1.9k views a month · 100 points
  5. Edward III — Play by William Shakespeare · 1.9k views a month · 98 points
  6. Bodo — Scheduled language of India · 2.2k views a month · 100 points
  7. Triangle — Instrument in a standard symphony orchestra · 3.2k views a month · 100 points
  8. Contrabassoon — Instrument in a standard symphony orchestra · 3.6k views a month · 97 points
  9. Weber — SI base unit or named derived unit · 3.8k views a month · 97 points
  10. Dogri — Scheduled language of India · 4k views a month · 96 points

Questions about Puzzle #25

What were the categories in Uncommon Trivia Puzzle #25?

The October 19, 2026 puzzle had seven categories: Play by William Shakespeare, SI base unit or named derived unit, Instrument in a standard symphony orchestra, Club that has won the English top-flight league title, Scheduled language of India, US state capital, and Sport in the Summer Olympics programme.

Which answer in Puzzle #25 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 #25?

Yes. The board at the top of this page replays the October 19, 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 #26 followed on October 20, 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.