Spaceillion #17: the answers

2 November 2026 · 387 pilots launched. Common answers barely leave the pad; rare valid ones fly furthest. Here's what everyone said.

1. Name a famous scientist

381 pilots · 108 different valid answers · 6% left it blank

Most saidMarie Curie (13%), Albert Einstein (11%), Nikola Tesla (5%)

Rarest finds · one pilot eachBrahmagupta, Charles Sherrington, Ernest Lawrence, Ernst Mayr, Hans Krebs, Hero of Alexandria, Jan Oort, John Couch Adams, Josiah Willard Gibbs, Leo Szilard, Sergei Korolev, Stanley Miller

Plus 21 answers our answer checker accepted that weren't on the list yet.

🌟 The secret One-in-a-Spaceillion answer: found by 2 pilots. It stays secret.

2. Name a google product

379 pilots · 94 different valid answers · 5% left it blank

Most saidGoogle Glass (9%), Pixel (7%), Google Home (5%)

Rarest finds · one pilot eachJules, Lyria, V8, Wing, Chrome OS, Firebase, Gemma, Go, Google Allo, Google Arts & Culture, Google Cardboard, Google Desktop

Plus 2 answers our answer checker accepted that weren't on the list yet.

🌟 The secret One-in-a-Spaceillion answer: found by 2 pilots. It stays secret.

3. Name a type of restaurant or eatery

367 pilots · 114 different valid answers · 6% left it blank

Most saidBuffet (8%), Diner (6%), Bistro (4%)

Rarest finds · one pilot eachBodegón, Chop bar, Coffee cart, Heladería, Pupusería, Soup kitchen, Sushi counter, Bouillon, Fonda, Gasthaus, Halal restaurant, Kosher deli

Plus 37 answers our answer checker accepted that weren't on the list yet.

🌟 The secret One-in-a-Spaceillion answer: found by 4 pilots. It stays secret.

4. Name a word for rain

381 pilots · 56 different valid answers · 2% left it blank

Most saidRaining cats and dogs (15%), Precipitation (14%), Drizzle (12%)

Rarest finds · one pilot eachComing down in buckets, Mvua, Pelting down, Pouring down, Regn, Sluice, Dreich, Mizzling, Splash, Thunderstorm, Virga, Bucketing

Plus 9 answers our answer checker accepted that weren't on the list yet.

🌟 The secret One-in-a-Spaceillion answer: nobody found it. It stays secret.

5. Name a fictional doctor from film or tv

382 pilots · 87 different valid answers · 9% left it blank

Most saidGregory House (14%), The Doctor (10%), Shaun Murphy (6%)

Rarest finds · one pilot eachBlack Jack, Dr. Leo Spaceman, Dr. Livesey, Dr. Tenma, Marcus Welby, Ray Stantz, Ross Geller, Abraham Van Helsing, Addison Montgomery, Allison Cameron, April Kepner, Arizona Robbins

Plus 22 answers our answer checker accepted that weren't on the list yet.

🌟 The secret One-in-a-Spaceillion answer: found by 8 pilots. It stays secret.

6. Name a famous person called john

382 pilots · 135 different valid answers · 2% left it blank

Most saidJohn Ford (6%), John Cena (5%), John Doe (4%)

Rarest finds · one pilot eachJohan Cruyff, John Shepard, John Steed, John Waite, John Arden, John Bogle, John Bright, John Carmack, John Carter, John Cassavetes, John Chrysostom, John David Washington

Plus 17 answers our answer checker accepted that weren't on the list yet.

🌟 The secret One-in-a-Spaceillion answer: nobody found it. It stays secret.

7. Name a town or city in norway

381 pilots · 52 different valid answers · 22% left it blank

Most saidOslo (36%), Tromsø (5%), Bergen (5%)

Rarest finds · one pilot eachBagn, Bismo, Ørland, Stavern, Å, Aurland, Bø, Egersund, Hemsedal, Henningsvær, Kragerø, Olden

Plus 6 answers our answer checker accepted that weren't on the list yet.

🌟 The secret One-in-a-Spaceillion answer: found by 6 pilots. It stays secret.

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