# 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:** 3
**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:** [March 14, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/41 "2026-03-14T22:04:14Z")
#629 - 6/10 🐈🐟🐟🐟🐈 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐈 ---
**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:** [March 15, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/42 "2026-03-15T02:14:05Z")
@Pardel-Lux What was your egg? ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/43 "2026-03-15T09:28:28Z")
I wrote The Giant instead of AndrΓ© the Giant. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/44 "2026-03-15T09:42:39Z")
Better today: #630 - 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:** [March 16, 2026, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/45 "2026-03-16T11:48:31Z")
#631 - 6.5/10 🐟🐟🐈πŸ₯šπŸˆ 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐈 I said β€œhide” instead of β€œskin”. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/46 "2026-03-16T12:53:24Z")
Meh. #631 - 3/10 🐟🐟🐟🐈🐈 🐈🐟🐟🐟🐟 ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/47 "2026-03-16T17:44:16Z")
> **[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. #631 - 6/10 🐟🐟🐈πŸ₯šπŸˆ πŸ₯šπŸŸπŸˆπŸˆπŸˆ the halves are > **Summary** > > skin vs. hide > Golden Calf vs Golden Idol Overall, not bad. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/48 "2026-03-19T15:43:21Z")
#634 - 6/10 🐟🐈🐈🐟🐟 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 Did pretty good today. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/49 "2026-03-19T16:29:54Z")
Hm, #634 - 7/10 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐟 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 I don’t know how I could possibly have known the missing ones. This game ain’t easy. I guess I should archive this as a pretty good result. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/50 "2026-03-19T16:38:04Z")
I think I had 9/10 today; which ones did you miss? ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/51 "2026-03-19T16:41:42Z")
Johnie Cochran, Duke University and Derek Guy. I still don’t know who those people / this place are and I am not going to look it up. Doesn’t feel like they belong in my cultural circles. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2026, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/52 "2026-03-19T23:31:37Z")
#634 - 8.5/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈πŸ₯šπŸŸπŸˆπŸˆ ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/53 "2026-03-20T01:47:49Z")
8/10 on that one. Still have no idea who Derek Guy is and somehow couldn’t remember Johnnie Cochran - wanted Johnny Carson for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/54 "2026-03-20T08:44:59Z")
Did I complain the game was too USA centered? Today they were friendlier to European and even Japanese players. #635 - 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:** [March 20, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/55 "2026-03-20T12:41:35Z")
#635 - 6/10 🐟🐈🐈🐟🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐟 OK, not great. I’m always weak on sports. ---
**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:** [March 21, 2026, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/56 "2026-03-21T04:09:06Z")
#636 - 7/10 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 🐈🐟🐈🐟🐈 ---
**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:** [March 21, 2026, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/57 "2026-03-21T15:50:55Z")
> **[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. #636 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 Got one right that was only 4%, and missed one that was 51%. ---
**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:** [March 22, 2026, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/58 "2026-03-22T12:40:09Z")
#637 - 7/10 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐈 🐟🐈🐟🐈🐈 I didn’t get any of the more obscure questions today. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/59 "2026-03-22T13:42:45Z")
#637 - 7/10 🐈🐟🐟🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 Obscurity is relative. ---
**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:** [March 23, 2026, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/60 "2026-03-23T11:40:20Z")
#638 - 9/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐟 Got some lucky guesses today. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323.md?page=4)