Uncommon Trivia · Puzzle #39
Daily Trivia Answers for November 2, 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
About Puzzle #39
Puzzle #39 was the Uncommon Trivia daily puzzle for November 2, 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 sovereign country in the Caribbean
13 accepted answers. Most viewed: Cuba (148k views a month), Dominican Republic (129k), Haiti (121k). Rarest: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (43k views a month), Antigua and Barbuda (46k), Dominica (60k).
2 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Antigua and Barbuda.
Why Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 43k views a month, the fewest in this category. Cuba, the most viewed answer, gets about 3 times as many (148k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Barbados gets 93k views a month and scores 55 points.
2. Name a vitamin the body needs
13 accepted answers. Most viewed: Vitamin B12 (28k views a month), Vitamin C (25k), Vitamin D (24k). Rarest: Vitamin B5 (5k views a month), Vitamin B3 (6.4k), Vitamin B6 (7k).
2 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Vitamin B5 and Vitamin B3.
Why Vitamin B5 is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 5k views a month, the fewest in this category. Vitamin B12, the most viewed answer, gets about 6 times as many (28k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Vitamin A gets 11k views a month and scores 55 points.
3. 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.
4. Name a country in Asia
48 accepted answers. Most viewed: India (544k views a month), People's Republic of China (382k), Iran (365k). Rarest: Timor-Leste (87k views a month), Tajikistan (91k), Laos (96k).
6 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Timor-Leste, Tajikistan, Laos, Kuwait, Bhutan, and Brunei.
Why Timor-Leste is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 87k views a month, the fewest in this category. India, the most viewed answer, gets about 6 times as many (544k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Lebanon gets 186k views a month and scores 54 points.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
The rarest answers in the November 2, 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)
- 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
- 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
- Vitamin B5 — Vitamin the body needs · 5k views a month · 100 points
- Vitamin B3 — Vitamin the body needs · 6.4k views a month · 93 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
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — Sovereign country in the Caribbean · 43k views a month · 100 points
- Antigua and Barbuda — Sovereign country in the Caribbean · 46k views a month · 93 points
Questions about Puzzle #39
What were the categories in Uncommon Trivia Puzzle #39?
The November 2, 2026 puzzle had seven categories: Sovereign country in the Caribbean, Vitamin the body needs, Country that uses the euro, Country in Asia, Instrument in a standard symphony orchestra, Planet or dwarf planet in the Solar System, and Letter of the Greek alphabet.
Which answer in Puzzle #39 is the rarest?
Triangle, an accepted answer to "Name an instrument in a standard symphony orchestra". Its English Wikipedia article gets 3.2k 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 #39?
Yes. The board at the top of this page replays the November 2, 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 #40 followed on November 3, 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.