# 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:** 33
**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 23, 2026, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/641 "2026-08-23T13:35:26Z")
#791 - 9/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 I should brush up on my capital cities. ---
**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 23, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/642 "2026-08-23T14:32:53Z")
#791 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 I way overthought 8, though I feel there are multiple correct answers. ---
**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 24, 2026, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/643 "2026-08-24T09:10:57Z")
#792 - 4/10 🐟🐟🐈🐈🐟 🐈🐟🐟🐟🐈 #8 was a dumb mistake but the rest I would never have guessed. ---
**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 24, 2026, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/644 "2026-08-24T11:32:50Z")
#792 - 6/10 🐈🐟🐟🐈🐟 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 Answer #3 doesn’t ring any bells for me. ---
**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 24, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/645 "2026-08-24T12:29:33Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > Answer #3 doesn’t ring any bells for me. It’s a surprisingly good show, and much loved in the UK. ---
**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 24, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/646 "2026-08-24T14:01:15Z")
#792 - 6/10 🐈🐟🐟🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐟🐟🐈 I’ve got no excuse for 8. Just a brain fart. ---
**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 24, 2026, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/647 "2026-08-24T20:40:13Z")
> **[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. #792 - 4/10 🐟🐟🐟🐈🐟 🐈🐈🐟🐟🐈 ---
**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 25, 2026, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/648 "2026-08-25T04:13:16Z")
#793 - 7/10 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐟 My mind blanked on #3. ---
**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 25, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/649 "2026-08-25T14:47:47Z")
#793 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐟 Really dumb guess on 2 ---
**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 26, 2026, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/650 "2026-08-26T09:10:40Z")
Off my game today #794 - 6/10 🐈🐈🐟🐟🐟 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 ---
**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 26, 2026, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/651 "2026-08-26T11:16:10Z")
#794 - 8.5/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐈πŸ₯šπŸˆ ---
**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 26, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/652 "2026-08-26T16:47:13Z")
#794 - 7/10 🐟🐈🐟🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 meh. ---
**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 27, 2026, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/653 "2026-08-27T05:18:12Z")
#795 - 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 27, 2026, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/654 "2026-08-27T08:55:48Z")
#795 - 6/10 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐟🐟🐟🐈🐟 On #8 I knew it was one of two rivers and guessed the wrong one. I blame Kipling. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2026, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/655 "2026-08-27T13:10:24Z")
#795 - 9/10, flying along, might finally get a perfect one after months… and _whammo_ that last one. Only 2% of people got that one right. ---
**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 27, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/656 "2026-08-27T15:27:26Z")
#795 - 6/10 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 🐈🐟🐟🐟🐈 I’ve actually read some of 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:** [August 28, 2026, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/657 "2026-08-28T04:10:44Z")
> **[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. #796 - 4/10 🐟🐈🐟🐟🐟 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐟 ---
**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 28, 2026, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/658 "2026-08-28T04:18:45Z")
#796 - 7/10 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐟 I was never going to get #9, but the other two were possible. ---
**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 28, 2026, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/659 "2026-08-28T09:12:23Z")
#796 - 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:** [August 28, 2026, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/660 "2026-08-28T13:11:18Z")
#796 - 9/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 I got a β€œdid you mean” I absolutely did not deserve for 5. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323.md?page=32) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323.md?page=34)