# 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:** 40
**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 9, 2026, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/781 "2026-10-09T22:02:29Z")
#838 - 5/10 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐟 🐟🐟🐈🐈🐟 ---
**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 10, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/782 "2026-10-10T13:51:02Z")
#839 - 6/10 🐟🐈🐟🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐟🐟🐈 Some tricky ones today (and a non-tricky music question). ---
**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 10, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/783 "2026-10-10T14:50:57Z")
#839 - 6/10 🐟🐈🐟🐈🐈 🐟🐈🐈🐟🐈 couple of dumb mistakes. ---
**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 11, 2026, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/784 "2026-10-11T15:25:23Z")
> **[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. #840 - 7/10 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐟 I second-guessed myself on #9. ---
**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 11, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/785 "2026-10-11T16:50:51Z")
#840 - 6/10 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐟 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐟 Shoulda got 5 and 9. Oh well. ---
**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 12, 2026, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/786 "2026-10-12T09:13:09Z")
#841 - 7/10 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐟 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 Eh, should have got #5. ---
**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 12, 2026, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/787 "2026-10-12T12:31:49Z")
#841 - 7.5/10 🐈🐟🐈🐟🐈 🐈🐈πŸ₯šπŸˆπŸˆ Is there a non-Hindu Kush? ---
**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 12, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/788 "2026-10-12T12:47:26Z")
The Wiki article sort of explains the name. ---
**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 12, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/789 "2026-10-12T15:04:25Z")
#841 - 7/10 🐈🐟🐈🐟🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 Could have got 2, maybe 4. ---
**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 13, 2026, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/790 "2026-10-13T10:27:07Z")
#842 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐟 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 #1 took me aaaaaaaages to think of - all the people who immediately came to mind weren’t English, and all the people I could think of who were English were more recent. My dismal record on sports and video games questions also continues. ---
**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 13, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/791 "2026-10-13T12:58:27Z")
#842 - 6/10 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐟 🐈🐈🐟🐟🐈 I see your sports and video games and raise you music. ---
**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 13, 2026, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/792 "2026-10-13T13:10:52Z")
Yeah, #9 is one of those β€œfamous for some, completely unknown for everyone else” deals I suspect. ---
**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 13, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/793 "2026-10-13T15:52:58Z")
#842 - 7/10 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 🐈🐈🐟🐟🐈 I got a video game question! I think that game got a lot of attention on this board when it came out. Shoulda got 8. ---
**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 13, 2026, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/794 "2026-10-13T22:53:39Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > I got a video game question! I think that game got a lot of attention on this board when it came out. I got the first 3 letters correct… ---
**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 14, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/795 "2026-10-14T14:47:25Z")
#843 - 6/10 🐈🐈🐟🐟🐈 🐈🐟🐈🐟🐈 Some more tricky ones. ---
**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 14, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/796 "2026-10-14T14:48:53Z")
#843 - 7.5/10 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 πŸ₯šπŸŸπŸˆπŸˆπŸˆ How did I manage to misspell a three-letter word? It’s a gift. But I got the sports question! ---
**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 14, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/797 "2026-10-14T15:46:10Z")
#843 - 6/10 🐈🐈🐟🐟🐈 🐈🐟🐟🐈🐈 Tough one. I just made 10 up, I can’t believe it was right. ---
**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 14, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/798 "2026-10-14T15:47:54Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > I just made 10 up, I can’t believe it was right. Me too, but it kind of follows obviously. ---
**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 15, 2026, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/799 "2026-10-15T11:24:31Z")
> **[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. #844 - 9/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐟 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 I actually have a copy of #5 within arm’s reach, but I don’t know much about it. ---
**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 15, 2026, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/800 "2026-10-15T12:53:03Z")
#844 - 9/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 Curse you, video game questions! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323.md?page=39) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323.md?page=41)