# 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:** 41
**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 15, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/801 "2026-10-15T15:29:43Z")
#844 - 9/10 🎉 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐟 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 So close… ---
**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 16, 2026, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/802 "2026-10-16T13:03:42Z")
#845 - 6/10 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐟 🐈🐟🐟🐈🐈 I overthought #5 and probably could have come up with #8 eventually. I read the Wiki article for #2 not that long ago. ---
**Author:** ![the\_andyman\_can](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_andyman_can/32/21986_2.png) [@the\_andyman\_can](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_andyman_can)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/803 "2026-10-16T16:17:27Z")
#845 - 8/10 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐟 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 ---
**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:** [October 16, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/804 "2026-10-16T16:23:19Z")
#845 - 6/10 🐟🐟🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐟🐟🐈🐈 I could have got 1, guessed the wrong lesbian song for 7. ---
**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 17, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/805 "2026-10-17T12:57:31Z")
#846 - 7/10 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐟 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐈 Never heard of #4. ---
**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 17, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/806 "2026-10-17T14:42:25Z")
#846 - 8/10 🎉 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐈 ---
**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:** [October 18, 2026, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/807 "2026-10-18T05:38:50Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > #846 - 7/10 > 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐟 > 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐈 > > Never heard of #4. I say that on roughly 60% of the entries ---
**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:** [October 18, 2026, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/808 "2026-10-18T12:50:40Z")
#847 - 10/10 🎉 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 Woo hoo! (I am frankly astonished that I guessed right on #7, but I’ll take it.) ---
**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 18, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/809 "2026-10-18T14:05:15Z")
#847 - 8/10 🎉 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐟 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐈 More music questions. ---
**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 18, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/810 "2026-10-18T16:31:46Z")
#847 - 6/10 🐟🐈🐈🐟🐟 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐈 All my mistakes were extremely stupid. ---
**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 19, 2026, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/811 "2026-10-19T10:24:26Z")
#848 - 9/10 🎉 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 ---
**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 19, 2026, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/812 "2026-10-19T11:34:27Z")
#848 - 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:** [October 19, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/813 "2026-10-19T15:46:50Z")
#848 - 8/10 🎉 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 Not bad, avoided dumb mistakes for once. ---
**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 20, 2026, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/814 "2026-10-20T12:32:24Z")
> **[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. #849 - 8/10 🎉 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐟 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐈 I got a sports question 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 20, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/815 "2026-10-20T14:09:41Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > I got a sports question right! I didn’t. #849 - 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:** [October 20, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/816 "2026-10-20T15:15:21Z")
#849 - 8/10 🎉 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐟 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 I’ve never heard of that book. ---
**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 21, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/817 "2026-10-21T11:31:02Z")
#850 - 5/10 🐟🐟🐟🐈🐟 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 I probably could have gotten #1 if I read the clue more carefully. ---
**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 21, 2026, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/818 "2026-10-21T11:49:35Z")
#850 - 7/10 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐟 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 Should have gone with my first instinct on #2. The other two - no way in hell was I getting them. ---
**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 21, 2026, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/819 "2026-10-21T16:33:51Z")
#850 - 7/10 🐈🐟🐈🐟🐟 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 Dumb mistakes on 2 and 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 22, 2026, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/820 "2026-10-22T11:26:27Z")
#851 - 3.5/10 🐟🐟🐟🐟🐈 🥚🐈🐈🐟🐟 My memory must be fuzzy this morning (especially considering the repeats). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323.md?page=40) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323.md?page=42)