# 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:** 38
**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 26, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/741 "2026-09-26T15:38:30Z")
#825 - 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:** [September 27, 2026, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/742 "2026-09-27T07:37:51Z")
#826 - 7/10 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐟 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐟 There’s just no excuse for missing #5. Absolute brainfart. ---
**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 27, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/743 "2026-09-27T14:37:26Z")
At least you got #1 right! #826 - 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:** [September 27, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/744 "2026-09-27T15:42:00Z")
#826 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐟 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 I watched an extra history video about 10 a few days ago. ---
**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 28, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/745 "2026-09-28T15:27:18Z")
#827 - 6/10 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐈 🐟🐈🐈🐟🐟 Wrong minimalist composer ---
**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 29, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/746 "2026-09-29T15:35:14Z")
#828 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐟🐟🐈 If I’m the only one still posting to this thread I think I might just let it die. ---
**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 30, 2026, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/747 "2026-09-30T02:39:15Z")
Hey, I was just on vacation; I haven’t given up. #828 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐟🐈🐟🐈 ---
**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 30, 2026, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/748 "2026-09-30T05:36:55Z")
I hardly post in here because my brainpower is woefully inadequate compared to you all. I normally average about 5-6 correct. I don’t need y’all reinforcing my inadequacies. ---
**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 30, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/749 "2026-09-30T15:17:17Z")
#829 - 9.5/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐈πŸ₯š I would argue that my answer to #4 was not very close and my answer to #10 was very close. ---
**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 30, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/750 "2026-09-30T15:18:38Z")
#829 - 9/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐟 Goddammit ---
**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 30, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/751 "2026-09-30T22:35:06Z")
#829 - 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:** [October 1, 2026, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/752 "2026-10-01T11:20:15Z")
> **[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. #830 - 7/10 🐟🐟🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐈 I think #2 is a repeat because I remember incorrectly guessing Averroes before. ---
**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:** [October 1, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/753 "2026-10-01T15:36:12Z")
#830 - 9/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐟 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 Really dumb guess on 5. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2026, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/754 "2026-10-02T10:01:44Z")
#831 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐈 Eh, not too bad. And in retrospect I should have claimed a half-point for 4. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/755 "2026-10-02T13:19:19Z")
#831 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐈 I’m slightly mystified that my wild guess for #6 boulevardier was considered correct. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/756 "2026-10-02T13:36:55Z")
#831 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐈 I feel I should have at least gotten an egg for four. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/757 "2026-10-02T14:08:17Z")
Did you also guess peyote? ---
**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:** [October 3, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/758 "2026-10-03T15:36:32Z")
Yes ---
**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:** [October 3, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/759 "2026-10-03T15:52:09Z")
#832 - 4/10 🐟🐈🐟🐈🐈 🐟🐟🐟🐟🐈 Not good; there were a couple that I might have gotten, but no such luck. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2026, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/760 "2026-10-03T16:26:17Z")
#832 - 5/10 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 🐟🐟🐟🐟🐈 A couple I could have gotten but didn’t. Oh well. Who knew Germany had a jackelope? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323.md?page=37) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323.md?page=39)