# 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:** 32
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2026, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/621 "2026-08-16T12:49:21Z")
#784 - 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:** [August 16, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/622 "2026-08-16T17:44:36Z")
#784 - 7/10 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐟 ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/623 "2026-08-17T10:33:05Z")
#785 - 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:** [August 17, 2026, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/624 "2026-08-17T10:42:51Z")
#785 - 6/10 🐈🐈🐟🐟🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐟 I can’t believe I missed 3. ---
**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 17, 2026, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/625 "2026-08-17T11:53:24Z")
#785 - 7/10 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐟 #4 was an absolute shot in the dark. ---
**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 18, 2026, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/626 "2026-08-18T11:36:01Z")
#786 - 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:** [August 18, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/627 "2026-08-18T13:23:06Z")
#786 - 9/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 Once again grateful that spelling only has to be β€œclose enough” as I got two β€œDid you mean..” prompts. ---
**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 19, 2026, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/628 "2026-08-19T06:16:19Z")
#787 - 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 19, 2026, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/629 "2026-08-19T09:25:42Z")
#787 - 9/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 Snap! ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/630 "2026-08-19T10:40:02Z")
#787 - 10/10 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 19, 2026, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/631 "2026-08-19T12:38:31Z")
#787 - 10/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 My first 10/10. Question #4 was kind of a guess based on last name (although I think I had read the Wikipedia page in the past few years). ---
**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 20, 2026, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/632 "2026-08-20T11:26:23Z")
> **[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. #788 - 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:** [August 20, 2026, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/633 "2026-08-20T13:16:35Z")
#788 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 I only got #10 because I learned my lesson last time… ---
**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 20, 2026, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/634 "2026-08-20T14:30:08Z")
#788 - 6/10 🐟🐈🐟🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐟 Hoo boy did I overthink 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 21, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/635 "2026-08-21T12:29:54Z")
#789 - 7/10 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐟🐟🐈 I definitely overthought #8. ---
**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 21, 2026, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/636 "2026-08-21T13:18:56Z")
#789 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 I had no idea that was where #4 came from. ---
**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 21, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/637 "2026-08-21T15:58:22Z")
#789 - 5/10 🐟🐟🐈🐟🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐟 Not great ---
**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 22, 2026, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/638 "2026-08-22T04:37:15Z")
#790 - 9/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 Always go with your first instinct… ---
**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:** [August 22, 2026, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/639 "2026-08-22T05:18:56Z")
> **[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. #790 - 7/10 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐟🐟🐟 My best showing ever, though I can’t believe I blanked on the last three. ---
**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 22, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/640 "2026-08-22T14:43:30Z")
#790 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐟 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323.md?page=31) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323.md?page=33)