Sunday, October 11, 2026
Sortie! answer for October 11, 2026
Oct 11’s Sortie! hints
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Reveal the answer
2. Name a Disney Channel original movie. — Best: Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension (74 IMDb×10); also strong: Tru Confessions (74 IMDb×10).
3. Name a band inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. — Best: Chuck Berry (1,986 year); also strong: James Brown (1,986 year).
4. Name a game in The New York Times. — Best: Connections: Sports Edition (90,000 daily players); also strong: Tiles (140,000 daily players).
5. Name a major city in Florida. — Best: Jacksonville (747 sq mi); also strong: Port St. Lucie (120 sq mi).
6. Name an original Cartoon Network animated series. — Best: Adventure Time (10 seasons); also strong: Space Ghost Coast to Coast (10 seasons).
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 that shares a border with at least 4 other countries.”, the winning answer was China at 14 borders, ahead of Russia at 14 borders. On “Name a Disney Channel original movie.”, the winning answer was Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension at 74 IMDb×10, ahead of Tru Confessions at 74 IMDb×10. On “Name a band inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.”, the winning answer was Chuck Berry at 1,986 year, ahead of James Brown at 1,986 year. Naming mattered too: China is also accepted as People's Republic of China, PRC, which helps if you only know the short form. The counterintuitive one was “Name a band inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.”, where earlier induction year, the higher you fly — so Chuck Berry outscored the more famous picks. Magnitudes and sources are the game's own, as listed in its archive notes for this date.