Sunday, October 18, 2026

Sortie! answer for October 18, 2026

Oct 18’s Sortie! hints

Hint 1

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

Hint 2

Read the rule under each prompt: 4 reward the bigger number today, 2 reward the smaller or closer one.

Hint 3

For the first prompt, the best answer starts with “C” and beats the runner-up by 118,799 km.

Reveal the answer

1. Name a country. — Best: Canada (202,080 km); also strong: Norway (83,281 km).
2. Name a company on the 2026 Fortune 500 ranking. — Best: Resideo Technologies (500 rank); also strong: Somnigroup International (499 rank).
3. Name a TV comedy. — Best: The Simpsons (38 seasons); also strong: Last of the Summer Wine (31 seasons).
4. Name a planet. — Best: Saturn (293 moons); also strong: Jupiter (115 moons).
5. Name one of the Seven Wonders of the World. — Best: Colossus of Rhodes (280 year); also strong: Lighthouse of Alexandria (280 year).
6. Name a country that starts with a vowel. — Best: Andorra (81,938 people); also strong: Antigua and Barbuda (93,772 people).

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.”, the winning answer was Canada at 202,080 km, ahead of Norway at 83,281 km. On “Name a company on the 2026 Fortune 500 ranking.”, the winning answer was Resideo Technologies at 500 rank, ahead of Somnigroup International at 499 rank. On “Name a TV comedy.”, the winning answer was The Simpsons at 38 seasons, ahead of Last of the Summer Wine at 31 seasons. Naming mattered too: The Simpsons is also accepted as Simpsons, which helps if you only know the short form. The counterintuitive one was “Name a company on the 2026 Fortune 500 ranking.”, where closer to 500, the higher you fly — so Resideo Technologies 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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