# Catfishing, a daily Wikipedia trivia game **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 9, 2026, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323 "2026-03-09T20:49:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/321 "2026-05-29T04:32:24Z")
#705 - 6/10 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐈 🐟🐟🐈🐟🐈 One of the questions today had a category that I thought was particularly fascinating. I’ll spoiler it, just in case. Aircraft flown once ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/322 "2026-05-29T09:59:30Z")
That was the only reason I got that one. #705 - 7/10 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐈 🐟🐟🐈🐈🐈 All the ones I missed I recognised once revealed but would never have guessed them. And one of the ones I did get was only because I happened to have a relevant book right next to me as a reminder. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/323 "2026-05-29T10:23:51Z")
#705 - 3.5/10 🐟🐈🐈🐟🐈 🐟🐟πŸ₯šπŸŸπŸŸ oof, tough one for me today. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/324 "2026-05-29T12:19:44Z")
#705 - 9/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐈 I can’t complain. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/325 "2026-05-29T16:00:48Z")
#705 - 6/10 🐈🐟🐈🐟🐈 🐟🐟🐈🐈🐈 meh. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/326 "2026-05-30T10:51:16Z")
#706 - 7/10 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐟🐟🐈 ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/327 "2026-05-30T10:54:24Z")
#706 - 6/10 🐟🐟🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐟 Three out of the four I missed fell into the β€œobvious once revealed” category. _So_ annoying. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/328 "2026-05-30T12:53:52Z")
#706 - 4/10 🐟🐟🐈🐈🐟 🐈πŸ₯šπŸ₯šπŸŸπŸŸ I’m a bit miffed that The Jackal didn’t count. ---
**Author:** ![DaveRaver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daveraver/32/1078_2.png) [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/329 "2026-05-30T13:09:13Z")
#706 - 7/10 🐟🐟🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/330 "2026-05-30T14:36:34Z")
#706 - 7/10 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐟 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐟 I can’t believe I missed #3. Two years ago I went to a contest where various restaurants showed off that dish. Total brain fart. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/331 "2026-05-31T04:18:46Z")
> **[catfishing - the Wikipedia guessing game](https://catfishing.net/)** > > Guess the Wikipedia article from its categories. 10 interesting people, places, and things to guess every day. #707 - 6/10 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 🐟🐈🐟🐈🐟 Not too bad today ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/332 "2026-05-31T05:41:20Z")
Played with my friend’s help today. I got 3 and he got 1. > **[catfishing - the Wikipedia guessing game](https://catfishing.net/)** > > Guess the Wikipedia article from its categories. 10 interesting people, places, and things to guess every day. #707 - 4/10 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐟 🐟🐟🐟🐟🐈 ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/333 "2026-05-31T12:32:26Z")
#707 - 6/10 🐟🐈🐟🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐟 ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/334 "2026-05-31T14:03:50Z")
#707 - 5/10 🐟🐈🐟🐈🐈 🐟🐟🐟🐈🐈 One thing I’ve learned about this game: many, many people care more about music than I do. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/335 "2026-05-31T16:26:29Z")
#707 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 Not bad, although the game was generous with 7. I guessed Tasmanian sea and got a β€œdid you mean…” ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/336 "2026-05-31T21:03:46Z")
Whereas my knowledge of video games continues to be notably lacking. #707 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/337 "2026-06-01T09:53:22Z")
#708 - 5/10 🐟🐈🐟🐟🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐟 I considered the answer to the first one but thought β€œIt couldn’t possibly be _that_.” But it was. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/338 "2026-06-01T10:07:33Z")
#708 - 6.5/10 🐟🐈🐈πŸ₯šπŸˆ 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐟 ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/339 "2026-06-01T11:35:37Z")
#708 - 6.5/10 🐟🐈πŸ₯šπŸŸπŸˆ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐟 ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/340 "2026-06-01T12:02:17Z")
#708 - 6/10 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 🐟🐈🐟🐈🐟 meh. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323.md?page=18)