Uncommon Trivia · Puzzle #33
Daily Trivia Answers for October 27, 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 #33
Puzzle #33 was the Uncommon Trivia daily puzzle for October 27, 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 a European capital city
49 accepted answers. Most viewed: London (232k views a month), Monaco (199k), Paris (160k). Rarest: San Marino (5.9k views a month), Andorra la Vella (9.9k), Vaduz (12k).
6 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): San Marino, Andorra la Vella, Vaduz, Luxembourg, Podgorica, and Brussels.
Why San Marino is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 5.9k views a month, the fewest in this category. London, the most viewed answer, gets about 40 times as many (232k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Helsinki gets 47k views a month and scores 55 points.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Name a country that uses the euro
21 accepted answers. Most viewed: Germany (329k views a month), France (297k), Spain (272k). Rarest: Latvia (113k views a month), Estonia (115k), Slovakia (118k).
3 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Latvia, Estonia, and Slovakia.
Why Latvia is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 113k views a month, the fewest in this category. Germany, the most viewed answer, gets about 3 times as many (329k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Belgium gets 160k views a month and scores 55 points.
5. 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.
6. Name a bone in the human body
38 accepted answers. Most viewed: Clavicle (22k views a month), Sternum (16k), Scapula (15k). Rarest: Incus (1.2k views a month), Lacrimal bone (1.2k), Malleus (1.4k).
5 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Incus, Lacrimal bone, Malleus, Frontal bone, and Vomer.
Why Incus is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 1.2k views a month, the fewest in this category. Clavicle, the most viewed answer, gets about 19 times as many (22k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Occipital bone gets 5.2k views a month and scores 54 points.
7. Name a studio album by the Beatles
13 accepted answers. Most viewed: Abbey Road (104k views a month), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (91k), The Beatles (81k). Rarest: Beatles for Sale (30k views a month), With the Beatles (30k), Yellow Submarine (33k).
2 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Beatles for Sale and With the Beatles.
Why Beatles for Sale is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 30k views a month, the fewest in this category. Abbey Road, the most viewed answer, gets about 3 times as many (104k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Please Please Me gets 41k views a month and scores 55 points.
The rarest answers in the October 27, 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)
- Katal — SI base unit or named derived unit · 580 views a month · 100 points
- Incus — Bone in the human body · 1.2k views a month · 100 points
- Lacrimal bone — Bone in the human body · 1.2k views a month · 98 points
- Weber — SI base unit or named derived unit · 3.8k views a month · 97 points
- San Marino — European capital city · 5.9k views a month · 100 points
- Andorra la Vella — European capital city · 9.9k views a month · 98 points
- Beatles for Sale — Studio album by the Beatles · 30k views a month · 100 points
- With the Beatles — Studio album by the Beatles · 30k views a month · 93 points
- The Man with the Golden Gun — Official James Bond film · 32k views a month · 100 points
- Thunderball — Official James Bond film · 33k views a month · 96 points
Questions about Puzzle #33
What were the categories in Uncommon Trivia Puzzle #33?
The October 27, 2026 puzzle had seven categories: European capital city, Country the equator passes through, Official James Bond film, Country that uses the euro, SI base unit or named derived unit, Bone in the human body, and Studio album by the Beatles.
Which answer in Puzzle #33 is the rarest?
Katal, an accepted answer to "Name an SI base unit or named derived unit". Its English Wikipedia article gets 580 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 #33?
Yes. The board at the top of this page replays the October 27, 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 #34 followed on October 28, 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.