# 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:** 20
**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, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/381 "2026-06-10T17:04:07Z")
That’s a fascinating rabbit hole to go down, though. I find myself doing it at least once a year. ---
**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 11, 2026, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/382 "2026-06-11T00:49:24Z")
> **[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 - 5/10 🐟🐈🐟🐈🐟 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐟 ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/383 "2026-06-11T10:33:09Z")
#718 - 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 11, 2026, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/384 "2026-06-11T11:45:46Z")
#718 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐟 I probably could have gotten the last one if I’d thought about it for a few minutes. ---
**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 11, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/385 "2026-06-11T13:56:55Z")
#718 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐟 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 ---
**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 11, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/386 "2026-06-11T14:14:31Z")
#718 - 7/10 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐟 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐈 ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/387 "2026-06-12T10:29:34Z")
#719 - 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:** [June 12, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/388 "2026-06-12T12:58:40Z")
#719 - 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 12, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/389 "2026-06-12T16:48:27Z")
#719 - 9/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 Really should have been an eight. I put Nobel just to guess something. The game asked if I meant Abel. Uh, yes, game. That’s exactly what I meant! ---
**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 12, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/390 "2026-06-12T17:16:11Z")
#719 - 7/10 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐟🐟🐟🐈🐈 ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2026, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/391 "2026-06-13T11:09:12Z")
Tough day for me. Oh well, #720 - 4/10 🐈🐟🐟🐈🐈 🐟🐟🐈🐟🐟 ---
**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 13, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/392 "2026-06-13T15:35:21Z")
#720 - 6/10 🐟🐈🐟🐟🐈 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 Meh. Kinda kicking myself about 4, though I see I wasn’t the only person to overthink it. ---
**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 13, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/393 "2026-06-13T19:59:09Z")
#720 - 6/10 🐟🐟🐟🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐟 Got off to a rough start! ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/394 "2026-06-14T11:33:27Z")
#721 - 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 14, 2026, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/395 "2026-06-14T11:36:43Z")
#721 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐈 I thought about giving myself half points for #3, but my misspelling wasn’t close enough. This was one of those rare days where I was familiar with all of the answers, though. ---
**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 14, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/396 "2026-06-14T14:34:57Z")
#721 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐟🐟🐈🐈🐈 Pissed at myself for 7, but pleased with 10, which was a lucky semi-educated guess. ---
**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 15, 2026, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/397 "2026-06-15T04:42:17Z")
#722 - 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 15, 2026, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/398 "2026-06-15T10:02:52Z")
#722 - 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 15, 2026, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/399 "2026-06-15T10:06:09Z")
#722 - 10/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 In an incredible bit of serendipity, I only learned about #9 for the first time **this week**. ---
**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 15, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/400 "2026-06-15T13:55:13Z")
#722 - 5/10 🐟🐟🐈🐈🐟 🐈🐟🐈🐟🐈 ugh. And I was so sure about 1. Oh well. Congratulations to @Gyrate for the 10/10 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323.md?page=21)