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Uncommon Trivia · Puzzle #45

Daily Trivia Answers for November 8, 2026

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

Puzzle #45Nov 8, 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
  • Uncommon
  • Rare
  • Legendary

About Puzzle #45

Puzzle #45 was the Uncommon Trivia daily puzzle for November 8, 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 April to September 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 current official Disney Princess

    13 accepted answers. Most viewed: Ariel (21k views a month), Moana (18k), Rapunzel (14k). Rarest: Raya (5k views a month), Pocahontas (6.1k), Cinderella (6.9k).

    2 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Raya and Pocahontas.

    Why Raya is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 5k views a month, the fewest in this category. Ariel, the most viewed answer, gets about 4 times as many (21k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Belle gets 11k views a month and scores 55 points.

  2. 2. Name a member of the Fellowship of the Ring

    9 accepted answers. Most viewed: Aragorn (41k views a month), Gandalf (31k), Frodo Baggins (16k). Rarest: Pippin Took (5.7k views a month), Merry Brandybuck (6.2k), Gimli (9.9k).

    Only one answer is worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Pippin Took.

    Why Pippin Took is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 5.7k views a month, the fewest in this category. Aragorn, the most viewed answer, gets about 7 times as many (41k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Boromir gets 13k views a month and scores 55 points.

  3. 3. Name one of the 16 states of Germany

    16 accepted answers. Most viewed: Berlin (134k views a month), Bavaria (72k), Hamburg (61k). Rarest: Bremen (10k views a month), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (16k), Brandenburg (18k).

    2 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Bremen and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

    Why Bremen is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 10k views a month, the fewest in this category. Berlin, the most viewed answer, gets about 13 times as many (134k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Lower Saxony gets 29k views a month and scores 52 points.

  4. 4. 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.

  5. 5. Name a landlocked country

    45 accepted answers. Most viewed: Czech Republic (231k views a month), Kazakhstan (208k), Switzerland (207k). Rarest: Malawi (58k views a month), Zambia (66k), Burundi (66k).

    6 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Malawi, Zambia, Burundi, Lesotho, Chad, and Paraguay.

    Why Malawi is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 58k views a month, the fewest in this category. Czech Republic, the most viewed answer, gets about 4 times as many (231k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Slovakia gets 118k views a month and scores 55 points.

  6. 6. Name a city that has hosted the Summer Olympics

    23 accepted answers. Most viewed: London (232k views a month), Los Angeles (212k), Paris (160k). Rarest: Antwerp (38k views a month), Helsinki (47k), Stockholm (61k).

    3 answers are worth 90 points or more (Legendary): Antwerp, Helsinki, and Stockholm.

    Why Antwerp is the rarest answer here: its English Wikipedia article gets a median of 38k views a month, the fewest in this category. London, the most viewed answer, gets about 6 times as many (232k). A typical answer sits in the middle of the list: Amsterdam gets 92k views a month and scores 55 points.

  7. 7. 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.

The rarest answers in the November 8, 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. Incus — Bone in the human body · 1.2k views a month · 100 points
  2. Lacrimal bone — Bone in the human body · 1.2k views a month · 98 points
  3. Raya — Current official Disney Princess · 5k views a month · 100 points
  4. Pippin Took — Member of the Fellowship of the Ring · 5.7k views a month · 100 points
  5. Pocahontas — Current official Disney Princess · 6.1k views a month · 93 points
  6. Merry Brandybuck — Member of the Fellowship of the Ring · 6.2k views a month · 89 points
  7. Bremen — 16 states of Germany · 10k views a month · 100 points
  8. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern — 16 states of Germany · 16k views a month · 94 points
  9. William II — English or British monarch since 1066 · 37k views a month · 100 points
  10. Antwerp — City that has hosted the Summer Olympics · 38k views a month · 100 points

Questions about Puzzle #45

What were the categories in Uncommon Trivia Puzzle #45?

The November 8, 2026 puzzle had seven categories: Current official Disney Princess, Member of the Fellowship of the Ring, 16 states of Germany, Bone in the human body, Landlocked country, City that has hosted the Summer Olympics, and English or British monarch since 1066.

Which answer in Puzzle #45 is the rarest?

Incus, an accepted answer to "Name a bone in the human body". Its English Wikipedia article gets 1.2k 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 April to September 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 #45?

Yes. The board at the top of this page replays the November 8, 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 #46 followed on November 9, 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.