# 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:** 30
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/581 "2026-08-07T10:52:50Z")
#775 - 6/10 🐟🐈🐟🐈🐈 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐟 ---
**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:** [August 7, 2026, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/582 "2026-08-07T11:28:54Z")
#775 - 7/10 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐟 🐈🐈🐟🐟🐈 A serious battle with overthinking today. All the ones I got wrong I thought β€œIt couldn’t possibly be that” but they were, and the rest were ones where I went with my gut in the end. ---
**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:** [August 7, 2026, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/583 "2026-08-07T12:31:56Z")
#775 - 7/10 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐟 🐟🐈🐟🐈🐈 #5 was definitely a whoosh. Is there a place where we can see all of the articles used so far? ---
**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:** [August 7, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/584 "2026-08-07T15:34:01Z")
#775 - 6/10 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐟 🐈🐈🐟🐟🐈 terrible overthinking on 5 and 9. ---
**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:** [August 8, 2026, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/585 "2026-08-08T04:46:34Z")
#776 - 6/10 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐟 🐟🐈🐟🐈🐟 ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2026, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/586 "2026-08-08T12:17:35Z")
#776 - 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:** [August 8, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/587 "2026-08-08T14:49:36Z")
#776 - 9/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐈 ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/588 "2026-08-09T09:48:44Z")
#777 - 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:** [August 9, 2026, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/589 "2026-08-09T12:49:42Z")
> **[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. #777 - 7/10 🐈🐈🐟🐟🐟 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 I probably could have gotten #3 if I had thought about it long enough. And #8 gave me a pretty silly β€œDo you mean?” Quaker is not the same as Shaker ---
**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:** [August 9, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/590 "2026-08-09T14:59:19Z")
#777 - 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:** [August 10, 2026, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/591 "2026-08-10T10:29:50Z")
#778 - 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:** [August 10, 2026, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/592 "2026-08-10T11:17:20Z")
#778 - 7/10 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 🐟🐟🐈🐈🐈 I overthought #7. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2026, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/593 "2026-08-10T11:33:00Z")
#778 - 7.5/10 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐈 πŸ₯šπŸŸπŸˆπŸˆπŸˆ A big πŸ–• to the game on Q6 - β€œJohn of Patmos” is not only a correct answer, it’s literally mentioned in the Wiki article. Dunno nothin’ about sports and cars 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:** [August 10, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/594 "2026-08-10T14:50:37Z")
#778 - 7/10 🐟🐟🐈🐟🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 A rough start, but pulled it out. If I’d guessed at basketball players I’ve heard of I might have got 2. @Gyrate you absolutely should have got full credit for 6. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/595 "2026-08-11T11:02:07Z")
#779 - 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:** [August 11, 2026, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/596 "2026-08-11T12:42:05Z")
#779 - 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:** [August 11, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/597 "2026-08-11T15:32:21Z")
#779 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐟🐟🐈🐈 I was reasonably pleased by my wrong guesses - they weren’t close enough to be right, but they were in the general vicinity of the right 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:** [August 11, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/598 "2026-08-11T15:36:02Z")
#779 - 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:** [August 11, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/599 "2026-08-11T17:23:44Z")
Not many Aristophanes fans today, I guess. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/600 "2026-08-11T17:44:53Z")
> **[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. #779 - 4.5/10 🐈🐈🐟πŸ₯šπŸŸ 🐟🐟🐟🐈🐈 I gave myself half-credit for Will Shortz; I said Schwartz. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323.md?page=29) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323.md?page=31)