Rarest Answer

Daily Dig #28 — November 12, 2026

In short: the 7 questions of Rarest Answer #28, with the answers players gave most often and the rarest correct answers they found. Percentages are the share of all players who answered each question.

Up to 2855 players took part. The most predictable question was "Name an animal with a long neck", where Giraffe alone drew 46% of answers. The most open was "Name an energy drink or sports drink brand": no answer passed 8.3%. The hardest to answer correctly was "Name a character from One Piece" (74% correct).

1. Name a character from One Piece

Hint: movies · 113 correct answers · rare ones start with N, F, B, J

2855 players · 74% correct

Most common answers

  1. Monkey D. Luffy 23%
  2. Roronoa Zoro 5.9%
  3. Nami 4.3%
  4. Tony Tony Chopper 2.9%
  5. Jack 2.6%

Rarest answers found

  1. Bellamere 0.04%
  2. Cavendish 0.04%
  3. Kyros 0.04%
  4. Hody Jones 0.04%
  5. Izo 0.04%

Correct answers nobody gave: Sengoku · Kuzan · Spandam · Fisher Tiger

What the numbers say: One answer dominated: Monkey D. Luffy took 23% — roughly one player in 4 — so it scored almost nothing. The top five covered just 39% of players; the rest spread across a long tail of the 113 answers on our list. Only 74% of players found a correct answer at all, which made this one of the harder prompts. One player's Bellamere (0.04%) shows the kind of answer that earned a Diamond. 4 correct answers we list went unused, including Sengoku.

2. Name a soccer (football) term, rule or technique

Hint: sports · 110 correct answers · rare ones start with D, T, H, V

2661 players · 93% correct

Most common answers

  1. Offside 15%
  2. Rainbow flick 4.7%
  3. Trivela 4%
  4. Bicycle kick 3.9%
  5. Rabona 3.5%

Rarest answers found

  1. Extra time 0.04%
  2. Away goals rule 0.04%
  3. Aggregate 0.04%
  4. Counterattack 0.04%
  5. Parking the bus 0.04%

Correct answers nobody gave: Promotion · Transfer window · Loan · High press

What the numbers say: Offside was the clear favourite at 15%, ahead of Rainbow flick at 4.7%. The top five covered just 31% of players; the rest spread across a long tail of the 110 answers on our list. One player's Extra time (0.04%) shows the kind of answer that earned a Diamond. 4 correct answers we list went unused, including Promotion.

3. Name a country or state that no longer exists

Hint: history · 93 correct answers · rare ones start with H, B, R, C

2518 players · 79% correct

Most common answers

  1. Yugoslavia 15%
  2. Soviet Union 12%
  3. Czechoslovakia 8.7%
  4. Rhodesia 5.4%
  5. Ottoman Empire 3.2%

Rarest answers found

  1. Weimar Republic 0.04%
  2. Kingdom of Aragon 0.04%
  3. Kingdom of Castile 0.04%
  4. Al-Andalus 0.04%
  5. Mali Empire 0.04%

Correct answers nobody gave: Kingdom of Navarre · Kingdom of Leon · Kingdom of Asturias · Kievan Rus

What the numbers say: Yugoslavia was the clear favourite at 15%, ahead of Soviet Union at 12%. The top five covered just 44% of players; the rest spread across a long tail of the 93 answers on our list. Only 79% of players found a correct answer at all, which made this one of the harder prompts. One player's Weimar Republic (0.04%) shows the kind of answer that earned a Diamond. 4 correct answers we list went unused, including Kingdom of Navarre.

4. Name a famous chess player, past or present

Hint: games · 88 correct answers · rare ones start with M, W, E, V

2342 players · 76% correct

Most common answers

  1. Magnus Carlsen 27%
  2. Bobby Fischer 8.3%
  3. Levy Rozman 7.3%
  4. Hikaru Nakamura 6.9%
  5. Garry Kasparov 4.2%

Rarest answers found

  1. Alexander Gass 0.04%
  2. Alexander Kotov 0.04%
  3. Alexander Morozevich 0.04%
  4. Anders Thulin 0.04%
  5. Arnold 0.04%

Correct answers nobody gave: Siegbert Tarrasch · Savielly Tartakower · Harry Pillsbury · Rudolf Spielmann

What the numbers say: One answer dominated: Magnus Carlsen took 27% — roughly one player in 4 — so it scored almost nothing. The top five answers together covered 54% of players, so anything outside that short list was already a strong pick. Only 76% of players found a correct answer at all, which made this one of the harder prompts. One player's Alexander Gass (0.04%) shows the kind of answer that earned a Diamond. 4 correct answers we list went unused, including Siegbert Tarrasch.

5. Name an animal with a long neck

Hint: animals · 72 correct answers · rare ones start with H, C, E, B

2273 players · 91% correct

Most common answers

  1. Giraffe 46%
  2. Ostrich 11%
  3. Emu 7%
  4. Flamingo 4.5%
  5. Goose 1.8%

Rarest answers found

  1. Aardvark 0.04%
  2. African Goose 0.04%
  3. Brolga 0.04%
  4. Cobra 0.04%
  5. Dromedary camel 0.04%

Correct answers nobody gave: Crowned crane · Whooping crane · Black swan · Mute swan

What the numbers say: One answer dominated: Giraffe took 46% — roughly one player in 2 — so it scored almost nothing. The top five answers together covered 70% of players, so anything outside that short list was already a strong pick. One player's Aardvark (0.04%) shows the kind of answer that earned a Diamond. 4 correct answers we list went unused, including Crowned crane.

6. Name an energy drink or sports drink brand

Hint: food · 65 correct answers · rare ones start with M, R, 5, L

2229 players · 96% correct

Most common answers

  1. Monster 8.3%
  2. Prime 8.3%
  3. Celsius 5.1%
  4. Powerade 4.3%
  5. Red Bull 4%

Rarest answers found

  1. Powerade Zero 0.04%
  2. All Sport 0.04%
  3. Tailwind 0.04%
  4. Accelerade 0.04%
  5. Oronamin C 0.04%

Correct answers nobody gave: Venom · Xyience · Monster Ultra · Gatorade Frost

What the numbers say: Monster was the clear favourite at 8.3%, ahead of Prime at 8.3%. The top five covered just 30% of players; the rest spread across a long tail of the 65 answers on our list. One player's Powerade Zero (0.04%) shows the kind of answer that earned a Diamond. 4 correct answers we list went unused, including Venom.

7. Name something found in a first aid kit or medicine cabinet

Hint: everyday · 59 correct answers · rare ones start with R, G, E, B

2186 players · 95% correct

Most common answers

  1. Band-aid 14%
  2. Scissors 10%
  3. Gauze 9.6%
  4. Pain relievers 4.9%
  5. Rubbing alcohol 3.3%

Rarest answers found

  1. Calamine lotion 0.05%
  2. Cough drops 0.05%
  3. Anti-diarrheal 0.05%
  4. Laxative 0.05%
  5. Sunburn gel 0.05%

Correct answers nobody gave: Decongestant · Cold medicine · Instruction booklet · Throat spray

What the numbers say: Band-aid was the clear favourite at 14%, ahead of Scissors at 10%. The top five covered just 42% of players; the rest spread across a long tail of the 59 answers on our list. One player's Calamine lotion (0.05%) shows the kind of answer that earned a Diamond. 4 correct answers we list went unused, including Decongestant.

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