# 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:** 35
**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:** [September 6, 2026, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/681 "2026-09-06T12:30:41Z")
#805 - 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:** [September 6, 2026, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/682 "2026-09-06T15:39:07Z")
#805 - 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:** [September 6, 2026, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/683 "2026-09-06T22:02:09Z")
#805 - 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:** [September 7, 2026, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/684 "2026-09-07T11:55:52Z")
#806 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐈 I think someone must have submitted everybody on β€œList of transhumanists”. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/685 "2026-09-07T15:15:36Z")
#806 - 7/10 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 🐟🐈🐟🐈🐈 ---
**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:** [September 8, 2026, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/686 "2026-09-08T05:14:18Z")
> **[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. #807 - 6/10 🐈🐟🐟🐈🐈 🐈🐟🐈🐟🐈 I should have had Wilt Chamberlain, but I didn’t remember his affiliation with the Harlem Globetrotters. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2026, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/687 "2026-09-08T07:53:40Z")
#807 - 9/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐈 I really had to think long and hard about some of these. Especially #4, for some reason. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2026, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/688 "2026-09-08T15:06:35Z")
#807 - 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:** [September 8, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/689 "2026-09-08T15:10:00Z")
#807 - 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:** [September 9, 2026, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/690 "2026-09-09T11:22:42Z")
#808 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐈 #9 made me chuckle; I read the Wikipedia article not that long ago. ---
**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:** [September 9, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/691 "2026-09-09T12:24:33Z")
#808 - 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:** [September 9, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/692 "2026-09-09T14:26:16Z")
#808 - 7/10 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐟🐈🐟🐈 Probably would have got nine if I’d thought harder. ---
**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:** [September 9, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/693 "2026-09-09T14:28:49Z")
It’s been so long that I had completely forgotten about #9. But so far a consistent response on right/wrong answers here. ---
**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:** [September 9, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/694 "2026-09-09T16:00:47Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > #808 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ > 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐈 > 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐈 > > #9 made me chuckle; I read the Wikipedia article not that long ago. I only got half credit because I included the word β€œerror,@ from the movie _Office Space._ ---
**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:** [September 10, 2026, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/695 "2026-09-10T11:37:33Z")
#809 - 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:** [September 10, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/696 "2026-09-10T15:44:34Z")
#809 - 7/10 🐈🐟🐈🐟🐈 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/697 "2026-09-10T19:12:40Z")
Woo hoo, top 0.4%! #809 - 9/10 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:** [September 11, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/698 "2026-09-11T16:01:01Z")
#810 - 7/10 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐟🐟🐟🐈🐈 I really should have gotten 6 and 8. 8 I knew the answer but didn’t know that I knew it till it was revealed. 6 I could have figured out the riot grrrl band from the clues, but L7 has been on my mind lately so that’s what I went with. RIP Jennifer Finch. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/699 "2026-09-11T16:22:42Z")
> **[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. #810 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐟 I only got #7 because I happened to read the Wiki article a few weeks ago. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/700 "2026-09-12T12:41:33Z")
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