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In short: 37 trivia questions in 8 topics. For each one you see the answer most players give and the three rarest correct answers players have found — with the points each would score in Rarest Answer.

🦎 Obscure animals trivia

  1. Name a primate
    Most common: monkey (20%). Rare: hairy-eared dwarf lemur (93 pts), golden bamboo lemur (93 pts), greater bamboo lemur (93 pts). #6 · October 21, 2026
  2. Name a marsupial
    Most common: kangaroo (20%). Rare: lesser bilby (92 pts), pig-footed bandicoot (91 pts), common wombat (91 pts). #5 · October 20, 2026
  3. Name a pet other than a cat or a dog
    Most common: hamster (20%). Rare: pygmy goat (91 pts), mini pig (91 pts), quail (91 pts). #4 · October 19, 2026
  4. Name an animal that lives in Africa
    Most common: lion (20%). Rare: mountain gorilla (95 pts), elephant shrew (95 pts), ground squirrel (95 pts). #2 · October 17, 2026

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🍜 Obscure food & drink trivia

  1. Name a citrus fruit
    Most common: orange (20%). Rare: flame grapefruit (94 pts), melogold (94 pts), star ruby (94 pts). #7 · October 22, 2026
  2. Name a vegetable that is green
    Most common: broccoli (20%). Rare: taro leaves (94 pts), callaloo (94 pts), edible chrysanthemum (94 pts). #5 · October 20, 2026
  3. Name a fruit with a pit or stone
    Most common: cherry (20%). Rare: apricot plum (95 pts), flatwoods plum (94 pts), canada plum (94 pts). #4 · October 19, 2026
  4. Name a herb or spice
    Most common: basil (20%). Rare: pandan (95 pts), holy basil (95 pts), thai basil (95 pts). #3 · October 18, 2026
  5. Name a breakfast food
    Most common: eggs (20%). Rare: toad in the hole (97 pts), eggs in a basket (97 pts), shirred eggs (97 pts). #2 · October 17, 2026

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🗺️ Obscure countries & places trivia

  1. Name a mountain range
    Most common: Rocky Mountains (20%). Rare: Franklin Mountains (96 pts), Chisos Mountains (96 pts), Guadalupe Mountains (96 pts). #9 · October 24, 2026
  2. Name an island country
    Most common: Japan (22%). Rare: Timor-Leste (82 pts), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (81 pts), Dominica (81 pts). #8 · October 23, 2026
  3. Name a country in North, Central or South America (including the Caribbean)
    Most common: United States (23%). Rare: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (76 pts), Saint Kitts and Nevis (76 pts), Antigua and Barbuda (75 pts). #7 · October 22, 2026
  4. Name a US city that isn't a state capital
    Most common: New York City (20%). Rare: Yonkers (91 pts), Scranton (91 pts), Allentown (91 pts). #6 · October 21, 2026
  5. Name a river
    Most common: Nile (20%). Rare: Pechora (96 pts), Dvina (96 pts), Neva (96 pts). #5 · October 20, 2026

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🎬 Obscure movies & tv trivia

  1. Name a Walt Disney Animation Studios animated feature film
    Most common: The Lion King (26%). Rare: The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (89 pts), The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (89 pts), Melody Time (88 pts). #8 · October 23, 2026
  2. Name a Looney Tunes character
    Most common: Bugs Bunny (26%). Rare: Cicero Pig (90 pts), Ham and Ex (89 pts), Beans (89 pts). #7 · October 22, 2026
  3. Name a Disney villain
    Most common: Maleficent (25%). Rare: Tick-Tock the Crocodile (93 pts), Nutsy (93 pts), Trigger (93 pts). #5 · October 20, 2026
  4. Name a film that won the Oscar for Best Picture at a ceremony before 2020
    Most common: Titanic (25%). Rare: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (95 pts), Wings (95 pts), The Broadway Melody (95 pts). #4 · October 19, 2026
  5. Name an animated TV series
    Most common: The Simpsons (23%). Rare: Oggy and the Cockroaches (100 pts), Pingu (100 pts), Shaun the Sheep (100 pts). #3 · October 18, 2026

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🎸 Obscure music trivia

  1. Name a rock band
    Most common: The Beatles (22%). Rare: The Lumineers (100 pts), Mumford & Sons (100 pts), The 1975 (100 pts). #9 · October 24, 2026
  2. Name a Beatles song
    Most common: Hey Jude (22%). Rare: Hallelujah, I Love Her So (100 pts), Love of the Loved (100 pts), My Bonnie (100 pts). #7 · October 22, 2026
  3. Name a music genre
    Most common: Rock (23%). Rare: Phonk (100 pts), Emo rap (100 pts), Mumble rap (100 pts). #6 · October 21, 2026
  4. Name a classical composer
    Most common: Mozart (22%). Rare: Maria Theresia von Paradis (100 pts), Louise Farrenc (100 pts), Germaine Tailleferre (100 pts). #2 · October 17, 2026

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🏀 Obscure sports trivia

  1. Name an NBA team, past or present
    Most common: Lakers (26%). Rare: Denver Nuggets (88 pts), Waterloo Hawks (88 pts), Sheboygan Red Skins (88 pts). #8 · October 23, 2026
  2. Name a club that has played in the English Premier League
    Most common: Manchester United (27%). Rare: Sunderland AFC (85 pts), Manchester Utd (85 pts), Leeds (85 pts). #7 · October 22, 2026
  3. Name a Winter Olympic sport or event
    Most common: Alpine skiing (26%). Rare: Women's ice hockey (89 pts), Mixed doubles curling (89 pts), Team ski jumping (88 pts). #6 · October 21, 2026
  4. Name an NFL team, past or present
    Most common: Cowboys (26%). Rare: Los Angeles Chargers (87 pts), Philadelphia Eagles (87 pts), Pittsburgh Pirates (87 pts). #1 · October 16, 2026

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🎲 Obscure games trivia

  1. Name a card game
    Most common: Poker (24%). Rare: Panguingue (100 pts), Pan (100 pts), Liverpool Rummy (100 pts). #9 · October 24, 2026
  2. Name a video game console
    Most common: PlayStation (25%). Rare: Switch OLED (94 pts), 2DS (94 pts), DSi (93 pts). #8 · October 23, 2026
  3. Name a chess term
    Most common: Checkmate (23%). Rare: Greco's mate (100 pts), Opera mate (100 pts), Ladder mate (100 pts). #7 · October 22, 2026
  4. Name a board game
    Most common: Monopoly (24%). Rare: HeroQuest (100 pts), Talisman (100 pts), Descent (100 pts). #6 · October 21, 2026
  5. Name a space on a standard (US) Monopoly board
    Most common: Boardwalk (28%). Rare: Water Works (78 pts), Electric Company (77 pts), Short Line (77 pts). #1 · October 16, 2026

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🔬 Obscure science trivia

  1. Name something you can find in outer space
    Most common: star (21%). Rare: cosmic microwave background (89 pts), gravitational waves (88 pts), radiation (88 pts). #9 · October 24, 2026
  2. Name a shape
    Most common: circle (21%). Rare: bowtie (91 pts), plus sign (91 pts), lightning bolt (90 pts). #8 · October 23, 2026
  3. Name a moon in our solar system
    Most common: Moon (20%). Rare: Tarvos (94 pts), Siarnaq (94 pts), Paaliaq (94 pts). #4 · October 19, 2026
  4. Name a bone in the human body
    Most common: skull (21%). Rare: malleolus (89 pts), olecranon (89 pts), manubrium (88 pts). #3 · October 18, 2026
  5. Name an organ inside the human body
    Most common: heart (21%). Rare: mediastinum (87 pts), epiglottis (87 pts), salivary gland (87 pts). #1 · October 16, 2026

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Why the rare answers score more

In Rarest Answer every question has dozens of correct answers. Points depend on how many players gave yours: around 5 for the answer everyone says, around 67 at 1%, and 100 at 0.1% or less. That makes easy questions hard in a new way — knowing an answer is not enough, it has to be one others miss.

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Questions people ask

What makes a trivia answer obscure?

Here it is measured, not guessed: an answer is obscure when few players give it. Under 1% of players earns about 67 points in Rarest Answer; 0.1% or fewer earns the full 100.

Where do these questions come from?

From Rarest Answer's past daily sets. Each question links to its day in the archive, with live answer statistics.

Can I use these for a quiz night?

Yes — read the question, let teams write an answer, then reveal the common and rare answers. Or run it live in a free room on our play-with-friends page.

How are the percentages worked out?

Each answer starts with an estimate, then updates as players answer the question; the page shows the current estimate.

Where can I play more?

Today's daily has 7 new questions, Unlimited never runs out and each topic pack has around 100 questions.