# 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:** 18
**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:** [June 1, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/341 "2026-06-01T19:35:06Z")
#708 - 3/10 🐟🐟🐈🐟🐈 🐟🐈🐟🐟🐟 ---
**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:** [June 2, 2026, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/342 "2026-06-02T09:23:23Z")
#709 - 7/10 🐟🐈🐈🐟🐟 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 _Wild_ guessing yielded one right answer. And three completely wrong ones. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/343 "2026-06-02T10:31:59Z")
#709 - 9/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐈 ---
**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 2, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/344 "2026-06-02T11:51:27Z")
> **[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. #709 - 6/10 🐈🐈🐟🐟🐈 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐟 ---
**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:** [June 2, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/345 "2026-06-02T15:22:37Z")
#709 - 4/10 🐟🐟🐟🐈🐟 🐟🐟🐈🐈🐈 Gross. Should have got seven but overthought it. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/346 "2026-06-03T10:47:27Z")
#710 - 7/10 🐈🐈🐟🐟🐟 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 ---
**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:** [June 3, 2026, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/347 "2026-06-03T11:32:07Z")
#710 - 7/10 🐈🐟🐟🐟🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 I’m still a bit mystified by the β€œDid you mean…?” logic. Sometimes it seems extremely generous and sometimes not. ---
**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 3, 2026, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/348 "2026-06-03T11:34:46Z")
#710 - 5/10 🐈🐟🐟🐟🐟 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐈 Eh. Not my day. ---
**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 3, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/349 "2026-06-03T15:09:36Z")
#710 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐟🐈🐟🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 That’s more like it. Guessed on 4 and 10. One went well, the other didn’t. TIL Napoleon had a named horse. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/350 "2026-06-04T10:40:24Z")
#711 - 9/10 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 4, 2026, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/351 "2026-06-04T11:13:13Z")
Snap! #711 - 9/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐟 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 The fact that I knew the answers to #4 and #6 but not #5 makes me feel old. ---
**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 4, 2026, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/352 "2026-06-04T11:19:21Z")
#711 - 7/10 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐟 🐟🐟🐈🐈🐈 I’m ashamed to admit that I never fully realised that Stalingrad and Leningrad were different. ---
**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 4, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/353 "2026-06-04T15:35:35Z")
#711 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐟 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐈 couple of lucky guesses. Have never heard of the ones I missed. ---
**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 5, 2026, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/354 "2026-06-05T10:00:48Z")
#712 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐟 Bit annoyed about the last one but oh well. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/355 "2026-06-05T11:06:27Z")
#712 - 5/10 🐈🐟🐟🐈🐟 🐈🐟🐟🐈🐈 ---
**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:** [June 5, 2026, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/356 "2026-06-05T12:30:11Z")
#712 - 9/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐈 Never heard of #7, but I read the Wikipedia article for #3 yesterday. ---
**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 5, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/357 "2026-06-05T15:20:23Z")
#712 - 7/10 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐟🐟🐈🐈 Really overthought 8, though I’m kind of annoyed as there are several correct answers. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2026, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/358 "2026-06-06T11:53:06Z")
#713 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐟 ---
**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 6, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/359 "2026-06-06T13:58:16Z")
> **[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. #713 - 5/10 🐈🐟🐈🐟🐈 🐈🐟🐟🐈🐟 ---
**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:** [June 6, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/360 "2026-06-06T14:57:48Z")
#713 - 7/10 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐟 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐟 Overthought #9. No fireworks for me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323.md?page=19)