# 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:** 19
**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 7, 2026, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/361 "2026-06-07T12:09:52Z")
#714 - 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:** [June 7, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/362 "2026-06-07T15:09:02Z")
#714 - 6/10 🐈🐟🐟🐟🐈 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐈 meh. ---
**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 7, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/363 "2026-06-07T18:42:41Z")
> **[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. #714 - 4/10 🐟🐈🐟🐟🐈 🐟🐟🐈🐟🐈 I guessed Golden Road instead of Silk Road. I think I was thinking of _The Price is Right_ or something. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2026, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/364 "2026-06-08T05:25:42Z")
#715 - 7/10 🐈🐈🐟🐟🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐟 I feel like 10/10 is possible today, although not for me. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/365 "2026-06-08T10:35:10Z")
Yesterday’s and today’s (I played yesterday, just couldn’t be bothered to post πŸ™‚ ) #714 - 7/10 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐟🐟🐈🐈🐈 #715 - 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 8, 2026, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/366 "2026-06-08T11:22:08Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I feel like 10/10 is possible today, although not for me. Me neither; I’ve never heard of the last one. But I think this is the first time I’ve seen an entry with no wrong guesses listed on the results page (probably won’t remain that way for long). #715 - 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 8, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/367 "2026-06-08T12:47:23Z")
#715 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 My memory of my art history classes has failed me. ---
**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 8, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/368 "2026-06-08T14:09:51Z")
#715 - 7/10 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐟 A couple of β€œdid you means.” Really dumb error on 8 cost me my fireworks. ---
**Author:** ![Strinka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strinka/32/512_2.png) [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/369 "2026-06-08T15:40:26Z")
#715 - 5/10 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐟 🐈🐟🐟🐈🐟 On #3, I blindly guessed St. John’s Cathedral, which is incorrect, but β€œIt is located on the site of the former [St John the Baptist Church](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_John_the_Baptist_Church,_Christchurch)”, so it was a pretty good for a random guess. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2026, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/370 "2026-06-09T04:15:28Z")
All I’m saying about today’s is that Ent should have counted the same as Treebeard ---
**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 9, 2026, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/371 "2026-06-09T09:11:27Z")
I almost went for that too until I noticed the clue about leaders. #716 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐈 ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/372 "2026-06-09T10:28:52Z")
#716 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐟 I watched a YT video about portable soup within the last week. Considered it as an answer for #4 and thought β€œnah”.So of course that was the answer. ---
**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 9, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/373 "2026-06-09T15:57:11Z")
#716 - 7/10 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 🐟🐈🐟🐈🐈 Also went generic on 8. ---
**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 9, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/374 "2026-06-09T20:09:46Z")
#716 - 7/10 🐈🐟🐟🐟🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 ---
**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:** [June 10, 2026, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/375 "2026-06-10T04:11:53Z")
Hot damn! > **[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. #717 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/376 "2026-06-10T10:29:04Z")
So close. #717 - 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 10, 2026, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/377 "2026-06-10T10:51:45Z")
So close indeed. #717 - 9/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐟 I only got #9 at all because it had come up in the news recently, but #10 I don’t think I’ve ever heard of. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/378 "2026-06-10T11:11:29Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > I only got #9 at all because it had come up in the news recently, but #10 I don’t think I’ve ever heard of. I went down a whole rabbit hole on #10 and other unsolved deaths/missing people in 2020-2021 ---
**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 10, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/379 "2026-06-10T15:05:31Z")
#717 - 7/10 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐟 I’ve heard of #10, but I didn’t know there was any particular name associated with it. ---
**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 10, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/380 "2026-06-10T16:00:24Z")
#717 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐟 One of these days I’m going to learn that the obvious answer is almost always the correct answer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323.md?page=20)