Uncommon Trivia · Puzzle #37
Daily Trivia Answers for October 31, 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 #37
Puzzle #37 was the Uncommon Trivia daily puzzle for October 31, 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 novel by Charles Dickens
15 accepted answers. Most viewed: A Tale of Two Cities (49k views a month), Great Expectations (44k), David Copperfield (35k). Rarest: Dombey and Son (3k views a month), Barnaby Rudge (3.3k), Martin Chuzzlewit (3.8k).
2 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Dombey and Son and Barnaby Rudge.
Why Dombey and Son is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 3k views a month, the fewest in this category. A Tale of Two Cities, the most viewed answer, gets about 16 times as many (49k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Our Mutual Friend gets 7.1k views a month and scores 55 points.
2. Name a Nobel Prize in Physics laureate
225 accepted answers. Most viewed: Albert Einstein (326k views a month), Marie Curie (167k), Richard P. Feynman (103k). Rarest: Charles Édouard Guillaume (179 views a month), Clifford G. Shull (310), Horst L. Störmer (321).
28 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Charles Édouard Guillaume, Clifford G. Shull, Horst L. Störmer, Robert C. Richardson, Leo James Rainwater, Hans G. Dehmelt, Ben Roy Mottelson, Donald Arthur Glaser, and 20 more.
Why Charles Édouard Guillaume is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 179 views a month, the fewest in this category. Albert Einstein, the most viewed answer, gets about 1,824 times as many (326k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Reinhard Genzel gets 1.4k views a month and scores 57 points.
3. Name a planet or dwarf planet in the Solar System
13 accepted answers. Most viewed: Earth (288k views a month), Jupiter (131k), Saturn (108k). Rarest: Makemake (19k views a month), Haumea (20k), Eris (35k).
2 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Makemake and Haumea.
Why Makemake is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 19k views a month, the fewest in this category. Earth, the most viewed answer, gets about 15 times as many (288k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Neptune gets 82k views a month and scores 55 points.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Name a country in Europe
49 accepted answers. Most viewed: United Kingdom (583k views a month), Russia (332k), Germany (329k). Rarest: San Marino (103k views a month), Andorra (103k), Moldova (104k).
6 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): San Marino, Andorra, Moldova, Latvia, Estonia, and Slovakia.
Why San Marino is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 103k views a month, the fewest in this category. United Kingdom, the most viewed answer, gets about 6 times as many (583k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Montenegro gets 172k views a month and scores 55 points.
The rarest answers in the October 31, 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)
- Marathon Swimming — Sport in the Summer Olympics programme · 178 views a month · 100 points
- Charles Édouard Guillaume — Nobel Prize in Physics laureate · 179 views a month · 100 points
- Clifford G. Shull — Nobel Prize in Physics laureate · 310 views a month · 100 points
- Modern Pentathlon — Sport in the Summer Olympics programme · 1.1k views a month · 98 points
- Dombey and Son — Novel by Charles Dickens · 3k views a month · 100 points
- Barnaby Rudge — Novel by Charles Dickens · 3.3k views a month · 94 points
- My Neighbors the Yamadas — Studio Ghibli feature film · 8.6k views a month · 100 points
- Pom Poko — Studio Ghibli feature film · 15k views a month · 96 points
- Makemake — Planet or dwarf planet in the Solar System · 19k views a month · 100 points
- Haumea — Planet or dwarf planet in the Solar System · 20k views a month · 93 points
Questions about Puzzle #37
What were the categories in Uncommon Trivia Puzzle #37?
The October 31, 2026 puzzle had seven categories: Novel by Charles Dickens, Nobel Prize in Physics laureate, Planet or dwarf planet in the Solar System, Sport in the Summer Olympics programme, Studio Ghibli feature film, Club that has won the English top-flight league title, and Country in Europe.
Which answer in Puzzle #37 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 #37?
Yes. The board at the top of this page replays the October 31, 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 #38 followed on November 1, 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.