Friday, October 2, 2026

Sortie! answer for October 2, 2026

Oct 2’s Sortie! hints

Hint 1

The six prompts today cover geography, movies, science and nature and history. One well-known name per prompt is all you need.

Hint 2

Read the rule under each prompt: 1 reward the bigger number today, 5 reward the smaller or closer one.

Hint 3

For the first prompt, the best answer starts with “K” and beats the runner-up by 300,000 Δ from 20M.

Reveal the answer

1. Name a country with a population under 20 million. — Best: Kazakhstan (100,000 Δ from 20M); also strong: Chile (400,000 Δ from 20M).
2. Name a country that has hosted the Summer Olympics. — Best: Greece (1,896 first hosted); also strong: France (1,900 first hosted).
3. Name a Steven Spielberg movie. — Best: Hook (29 RT (lower better)); also strong: 1941 (39 RT (lower better)).
4. Name a chemical element. — Best: Fermium (0 Δ from 100); also strong: Einsteinium (1 Δ from 100).
5. Name a US President. — Best: James Madison (64 −height in); also strong: Martin Van Buren (66 −height in).
6. Name a menu item from The Cheescake Factory. — Best: Brulee French Toast (2,780 kcal); also strong: Chicken and Biscuits (2,580 kcal).

Why this is the answer (spoilers)

This daily ran six prompts, each scored by a measured rule rather than by rarity. On “Name a country with a population under 20 million.”, the winning answer was Kazakhstan at 100,000 Δ from 20M, ahead of Chile at 400,000 Δ from 20M. On “Name a country that has hosted the Summer Olympics.”, the winning answer was Greece at 1,896 first hosted, ahead of France at 1,900 first hosted. On “Name a Steven Spielberg movie.”, the winning answer was Hook at 29 RT (lower better), ahead of 1941 at 39 RT (lower better). Naming mattered too: Kazakhstan is also accepted as Kazakstan, which helps if you only know the short form. The counterintuitive one was “Name a country with a population under 20 million.”, where closer to 20 million, the farther you fly — so Kazakhstan outscored the more famous picks. Magnitudes and sources are the game's own, as listed in its archive notes for this date.

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