Day #12 · Archive
Moonshot answers for October 31, 2026
The categories were Name an author, Name a desert. Here are the answers most people gave, the hidden Supernova answers and the rarest real answers players found that day.
Hive Mind / Lone Star · Name an author
2,369 players answered this category. Rarity below blends our estimates with what they actually said.
How the day went
Between them, players gave 909 different answers out of the 1,818 on our list. The most common was J. K. Rowling, from 77% of players, ahead of William Shakespeare and J. R. R. Tolkien. 339 answers were given by just one player.
Players knew some answers better than we expected. Rick Riordan climbed from Outer Rim to High Orbit, with 218 players. Jeff Kinney climbed from Uncharted to Deep Space, with 104 players. Others they said less than we thought. Mark Twain slipped from High Orbit to Deep Space: only 85 players gave it. Ernest Hemingway slipped from High Orbit to Deep Space: only 115 players gave it.
Players found 4 of the 5 Supernova answers. Shirley Jackson was found most often, by 3 players, while Hans Fallada went unfound.
Top answers
- J. K. Rowling Low Orbit
- William Shakespeare Low Orbit
- J. R. R. Tolkien Low Orbit
- Stephen King Low Orbit
- Charles Dickens High Orbit
- Roald Dahl High Orbit
- Rick Riordan High Orbit
- Jane Austen High Orbit
- Dr. Seuss High Orbit
- George Orwell High Orbit
Supernova answers
The 5 hidden answers we picked, worth 110 points each.
- Shirley Jackson · found by 3 players
- Mervyn Peake · found by 1 player
- Flann O'Brien · found by 1 player
- Bruno Schulz · found by 1 player
- Hans Fallada · no one found it
Rarest answers players found
- Jack Kirby Uncharted · 1 player
- Grant Morrison Uncharted · 1 player
- Albert Uderzo Uncharted · 1 player
- René Goscinny Uncharted · 1 player
- Art Spiegelman Uncharted · 1 player
- Chuck Palahniuk Uncharted · 1 player
- Ira Levin Uncharted · 1 player
- Richard Matheson Uncharted · 1 player
Target Orbit · Name a desert
1,132 players answered this category. Rarity below blends our estimates with what they actually said.
How the day went
Between them, players gave 83 different answers out of the 138 on our list. The most common was Sahara, from 87% of players, ahead of Antarctica and Gobi. 19 answers were given by just one player.
Players knew some answers better than we expected. Arctic climbed from Outer Rim to High Orbit, with 147 players. Thar climbed from Outer Rim to High Orbit, with 136 players. Others they said less than we thought. Mojave slipped from Low Orbit to High Orbit: only 144 players gave it. Kalahari slipped from High Orbit to Deep Space: only 92 players gave it.
Players found 4 of the 5 Supernova answers. Karakum was found most often, by 8 players, while Strzelecki Desert went unfound.
Top answers
- Sahara Low Orbit
- Antarctica Low Orbit
- Gobi Low Orbit
- Death Valley High Orbit
- Mojave High Orbit
- Arctic High Orbit
- Atacama High Orbit
- Thar High Orbit
- Arabian Desert High Orbit
- Kalahari Deep Space
Supernova answers
The 5 hidden answers we picked, worth 110 points each.
- Karakum · found by 8 players
- Lencois Maranhenses · found by 6 players
- Tanami Desert · found by 2 players
- Tanezrouft · found by 1 player
- Strzelecki Desert · no one found it
One orbit at a time
A few answers from each rarity orbit, the orbits Target Orbit called.
- Low Orbit Sahara, Antarctica, Gobi
- High Orbit Death Valley, Mojave, Arctic
- Deep Space Kalahari, Namib, Sonoran
- Outer Rim Black Desert, Patagonian Desert, Karoo
- Uncharted Negev, Libyan Desert, Great Sandy Desert
Rarest answers players found
- Erg Chech Uncharted · 1 player
- Osoyoos Desert Uncharted · 1 player
- Chalbi Desert Uncharted · 1 player
- Ordos Desert Uncharted · 1 player
- Aralkum Desert Uncharted · 1 player
- Registan Desert Uncharted · 1 player
- La Guajira Desert Uncharted · 1 player
- Tirari Desert Uncharted · 1 player