A constellation named after an animal or creature
Our answer book holds 43 answers to “A constellation named after an animal or creature”, from the first thing anyone would say to names almost nobody would think of. Ursa Major, Leo and Taurus are what most people type first, so they score the least. It is a fairly short list: only 7 answers sit in the two rarest tiers, so reaching one takes real knowledge.
Astronomers name far more things than the news ever mentions, which leaves plenty of room above the crowd. You will find it in stage 18, “Night-Sky Tour”, of the Cosmos mission. The first stages of every mission are free, and later stages come with the full mission.
PLAY ONLYCLICK FREEThe most common answers
EVERYONE- Ursa Major
- Leo
- Taurus
- Ursa Minor
- Aries
- Scorpius
- Canis Major
- Pegasus
- Cancer
- Pisces
- Cygnus
- Draco
- Capricornus
- Aquila
- Canis Minor
These are the 15 answers we rate as most common, out of the 43 we know. They score the least. The other 28, including every rare one, stay inside the game.
How the 43 answers are spread
| EVERYONE | 10 |
| THE CROWD | 11 |
| SOME | 11 |
| A FEW | 4 |
| ALMOST NOBODY | 3 |
| ONLY YOU | 4 |
The rarer your answer, the farther your rocket flies. Rarity is our own estimate of how few people would think of an answer. How to play.
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