Uncommon Trivia · Puzzle #31
Daily Trivia Answers for October 25, 2026
Replay the puzzle below, then open the answer notes to see why the rarest answers score the most.
7 questions. 25 seconds each. One guess.
Name a correct answer few people would think of. The rarer it is, the more it scores.
- 10+Common
- 40+Uncommon
- 70+Rare
- 90+Legendary
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About Puzzle #31
Puzzle #31 was the Uncommon Trivia daily puzzle for October 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. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
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. 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. Name a Studio Ghibli feature film
22 accepted answers. Most viewed: Spirited Away (95k views a month), Grave of the Fireflies (83k), Howl's Moving Castle (75k). Rarest: My Neighbors the Yamadas (8.6k views a month), Pom Poko (15k), The Red Turtle (16k).
3 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): My Neighbors the Yamadas, Pom Poko, and The Red Turtle.
Why My Neighbors the Yamadas is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 8.6k views a month, the fewest in this category. Spirited Away, the most viewed answer, gets about 11 times as many (95k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Whisper of the Heart gets 32k views a month and scores 53 points.
The rarest answers in the October 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)
- Lake Mweru — 30 largest lakes in the world by area · 570 views a month · 100 points
- Lake Rukwa — 30 largest lakes in the world by area · 603 views a month · 97 points
- Telescopium — 88 modern constellations · 862 views a month · 100 points
- Microscopium — 88 modern constellations · 898 views a month · 99 points
- Cirrostratus — Ten main cloud genera · 1.4k views a month · 100 points
- Altostratus — Ten main cloud genera · 1.6k views a month · 90 points
- Bodo — Scheduled language of India · 2.2k views a month · 100 points
- Triangle — Instrument in a standard symphony orchestra · 3.2k views a month · 100 points
- Contrabassoon — Instrument in a standard symphony orchestra · 3.6k views a month · 97 points
- Dogri — Scheduled language of India · 4k views a month · 96 points
Questions about Puzzle #31
What were the categories in Uncommon Trivia Puzzle #31?
The October 25, 2026 puzzle had seven categories: Instrument in a standard symphony orchestra, Ten main cloud genera, 50 US states, 30 largest lakes in the world by area, Scheduled language of India, 88 modern constellations, and Studio Ghibli feature film.
Which answer in Puzzle #31 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 #31?
Yes. The board at the top of this page replays the October 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 #32 followed on October 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.