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Uncommon Trivia · Puzzle #40

Daily Trivia Answers for November 3, 2026

Replay the puzzle below, then open the answer notes to see why the rarest answers score the most.

Puzzle #40Nov 3, 2026

7 questions. 25 seconds each. One guess.

Name a correct answer few people would think of. The rarer it is, the more it scores.

  • Common
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  • Rare
  • Legendary

About Puzzle #40

Puzzle #40 was the Uncommon Trivia daily puzzle for November 3, 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. 1. Name a Formula One World Drivers' Champion

    35 accepted answers. Most viewed: Lewis Hamilton (363k views a month), Max Verstappen (207k), Michael Schumacher (179k). Rarest: Alan Jones (5.8k views a month), Giuseppe Farina (6.1k), Denny Hulme (6.9k).

    4 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Alan Jones, Giuseppe Farina, Denny Hulme, and Phil Hill.

    Why Alan Jones is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 5.8k views a month, the fewest in this category. Lewis Hamilton, the most viewed answer, gets about 62 times as many (363k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Mika Häkkinen gets 25k views a month and scores 55 points.

  2. 2. Name an English or British monarch since 1066

    43 accepted answers. Most viewed: Elizabeth II (565k views a month), Charles III (483k), Victoria (446k). Rarest: William II (37k views a month), Stephen (46k), Mary II (52k).

    5 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): William II, Stephen, Mary II, Edward V, and Richard II.

    Why William II is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 37k views a month, the fewest in this category. Elizabeth II, the most viewed answer, gets about 15 times as many (565k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Edward VI gets 108k views a month and scores 55 points.

  3. 3. 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.

  4. 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. 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. 6. Name one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World or the New 7 Wonders

    14 accepted answers. Most viewed: Taj Mahal (123k views a month), Great Wall of China (114k), Colosseum (99k). Rarest: Statue of Zeus at Olympia (28k views a month), Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (32k), Lighthouse of Alexandria (37k).

    2 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Statue of Zeus at Olympia and Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.

    Why Statue of Zeus at Olympia is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 28k views a month, the fewest in this category. Taj Mahal, the most viewed answer, gets about 4 times as many (123k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Christ the Redeemer gets 62k views a month and scores 52 points.

  7. 7. 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.

The rarest answers in the November 3, 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)
  1. Alan Jones — Formula One World Drivers' Champion · 5.8k views a month · 100 points
  2. Giuseppe Farina — Formula One World Drivers' Champion · 6.1k views a month · 97 points
  3. My Neighbors the Yamadas — Studio Ghibli feature film · 8.6k views a month · 100 points
  4. Slovak — Official language of the European Union · 13k views a month · 100 points
  5. Latvian — Official language of the European Union · 15k views a month · 96 points
  6. Pom Poko — Studio Ghibli feature film · 15k views a month · 96 points
  7. Huddersfield Town — Club that has won the English top-flight league title · 23k views a month · 100 points
  8. Statue of Zeus at Olympia — Seven Wonders of the Ancient World or the New 7 Wonders · 28k views a month · 100 points
  9. Mausoleum at Halicarnassus — Seven Wonders of the Ancient World or the New 7 Wonders · 32k views a month · 93 points
  10. William II — English or British monarch since 1066 · 37k views a month · 100 points

Questions about Puzzle #40

What were the categories in Uncommon Trivia Puzzle #40?

The November 3, 2026 puzzle had seven categories: Formula One World Drivers' Champion, English or British monarch since 1066, Club that has won the English top-flight league title, Country that uses the euro, Studio Ghibli feature film, Seven Wonders of the Ancient World or the New 7 Wonders, and Official language of the European Union.

Which answer in Puzzle #40 is the rarest?

Alan Jones, an accepted answer to "Name a Formula One World Drivers' Champion". Its English Wikipedia article gets 5.8k 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 #40?

Yes. The board at the top of this page replays the November 3, 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 #41 followed on November 4, 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.