ASCENT

Ascent answers: Sunday, 1 November 2026

Climb #16. The seven prompts everyone played, with answers from 6 climbers. In Ascent the most common answer scores least, and the rarest climbs highest.

1. Name a type of pasta

any shape

  1. Fettuccine 20%
  2. Linguine 20%
  3. Penne 20%
  4. Rigatoni 20%
  5. Spaghetti 20%

Rarest answers: Fettuccine, Linguine, Penne, Rigatoni, Spaghetti

5 answers given.

2. Name a bone in the human body

206 of them

  1. Femur 40%
  2. Scapula 20%
  3. Stapes 20%
  4. Tibia 20%

Rarest answers: Scapula, Stapes, Tibia

5 answers given.

3. Name a Michael Jackson song

solo or with the Jackson 5

  1. Earth Song 33%
  2. 2300 Jackson Street 17%
  3. Dirty Diana 17%
  4. Got to Be There 17%
  5. Thriller 17%

Rarest answers: 2300 Jackson Street, Dirty Diana, Got to Be There, Thriller

6 answers given.

4. Name a river that flows through a European capital

the Thames, and many more

Not enough answers yet for real percentages. The answers the game expected to be most common:

  1. Thames
  2. Seine
  3. Danube

5. Name a James Bond film

1962 to today

Not enough answers yet for real percentages. The answers the game expected to be most common:

  1. Skyfall
  2. Casino Royale
  3. Goldfinger
  4. GoldenEye
  5. No Time to Die

6. Name a member of the Commonwealth of Nations

the 56 member countries

  1. Canada 20%
  2. Fiji 20%
  3. New Zealand 20%
  4. Sri Lanka 20%
  5. Tanzania 20%

Rarest answers: Canada, Fiji, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Tanzania

5 answers given.

7. Name someone who's scored in a European Cup or Champions League final

any final since 1956, shootouts don't count

Not enough answers yet for real percentages. The answers the game expected to be most common:

  1. Cristiano Ronaldo
  2. Lionel Messi
  3. Gareth Bale
  4. Sergio Ramos
  5. Zinedine Zidane
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