Uncommon Trivia · Puzzle #36
Daily Trivia Answers for October 30, 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 #36
Puzzle #36 was the Uncommon Trivia daily puzzle for October 30, 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 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.
2. Name an official language of the European Union
24 accepted answers. Most viewed: English (256k views a month), Spanish (106k), French (91k). Rarest: Slovak (13k views a month), Latvian (15k), Estonian (15k).
3 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Slovak, Latvian, and Estonian.
Why Slovak is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 13k views a month, the fewest in this category. English, the most viewed answer, gets about 20 times as many (256k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Romanian gets 30k views a month and scores 53 points.
3. Name a letter of the Greek alphabet
24 accepted answers. Most viewed: Delta (27k views a month), Sigma (23k), Omega (23k). Rarest: Omicron (4.8k views a month), Kappa (4.8k), Nu (5.2k).
3 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Omicron, Kappa, and Nu.
Why Omicron is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 4.8k views a month, the fewest in this category. Delta, the most viewed answer, gets about 6 times as many (27k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Chi gets 11k views a month and scores 53 points.
4. Name an opera by Giuseppe Verdi
26 accepted answers. Most viewed: La traviata (26k views a month), Aida (16k), Rigoletto (11k). Rarest: La battaglia di Legnano (265 views a month), Alzira (331), Il corsaro (350).
3 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): La battaglia di Legnano, Alzira, and Il corsaro.
Why La battaglia di Legnano is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 265 views a month, the fewest in this category. La traviata, the most viewed answer, gets about 96 times as many (26k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Ernani gets 1.1k views a month and scores 53 points.
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. 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 one of the 20 standard amino acids
20 accepted answers. Most viewed: Glycine (14k views a month), Phenylalanine (14k), Tryptophan (13k). Rarest: Isoleucine (2.5k views a month), Valine (2.6k), Asparagine (2.7k).
3 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Isoleucine, Valine, and Asparagine.
Why Isoleucine is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 2.5k views a month, the fewest in this category. Glycine, the most viewed answer, gets about 5 times as many (14k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Leucine gets 5.9k views a month and scores 53 points.
The rarest answers in the October 30, 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)
- La battaglia di Legnano — Opera by Giuseppe Verdi · 265 views a month · 100 points
- Alzira — Opera by Giuseppe Verdi · 331 views a month · 96 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
- Isoleucine — 20 standard amino acids · 2.5k views a month · 100 points
- Valine — 20 standard amino acids · 2.6k views a month · 95 points
- Omicron — Letter of the Greek alphabet · 4.8k views a month · 100 points
- Kappa — Letter of the Greek alphabet · 4.8k views a month · 96 points
- Slovak — Official language of the European Union · 13k views a month · 100 points
- Latvian — Official language of the European Union · 15k views a month · 96 points
Questions about Puzzle #36
What were the categories in Uncommon Trivia Puzzle #36?
The October 30, 2026 puzzle had seven categories: Club that has won the English top-flight league title, Official language of the European Union, Letter of the Greek alphabet, Opera by Giuseppe Verdi, Olympian gods of Greek mythology, Bone in the human body, and 20 standard amino acids.
Which answer in Puzzle #36 is the rarest?
La battaglia di Legnano, an accepted answer to "Name an opera by Giuseppe Verdi". Its English Wikipedia article gets 265 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 #36?
Yes. The board at the top of this page replays the October 30, 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 #37 followed on October 31, 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.