# Catfishing, a daily Wikipedia trivia game

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323>\
**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\
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**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 29, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/841 "2026-10-29T22:05:29Z")

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#858 - 5.5/10  
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**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 30, 2026, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/842 "2026-10-30T12:31:20Z")

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#859 - 7/10  
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**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 30, 2026, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/843 "2026-10-30T13:00:14Z")

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#859 - 8/10 🎉

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Terrible brainfart on 6.

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**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 31, 2026, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/844 "2026-10-31T05:07:48Z")

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My best showing in quite a while.

> **[catfishing - the Wikipedia guessing game](https://catfishing.net/)**
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> Guess the Wikipedia article from its categories. 10 interesting people, places, and things to guess every day.

#860 - 7/10  
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**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 31, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/845 "2026-10-31T15:09:54Z")

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#860 - 9/10 🎉

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Fun! Brainfart on 9 stopped my perfect game.

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**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 31, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/846 "2026-10-31T21:51:45Z")

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#860 - 9/10 🎉  
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#6 was a lucky guess; I’ve never read it, but I must have heard of it somewhere.

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**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:** [November 1, 2026, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/847 "2026-11-01T12:51:55Z")

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#861 - 6/10  
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**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:** [November 1, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/848 "2026-11-01T14:01:49Z")

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#861 - 6/10  
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Going to Kensal Green Cemetery is on my to-do list. Lots of famous dead people there.

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**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:** [November 1, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/849 "2026-11-01T16:50:33Z")

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#861 - 7/10

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If I’d just entered the last name I would have gotten 6 correct.

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**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:** [November 2, 2026, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/850 "2026-11-02T12:00:16Z")

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#862 - 5.5/10  
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**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:** [November 2, 2026, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/851 "2026-11-02T13:59:45Z")

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#862 - 5.5/10  
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#3 and #6 were just dumb misses. Oh well.

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**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:** [November 2, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/852 "2026-11-02T16:16:38Z")

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#862 - 9/10 🎉

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I flipped a coin for #6. Never heard of 8, but it sounds fascinating.

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**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:** [November 3, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/853 "2026-11-03T13:43:43Z")

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#863 - 7/10  
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Never heard of #6 or #7.

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**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:** [November 3, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/854 "2026-11-03T14:05:55Z")

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#863 - 6/10  
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> [@hogarth](#):
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> Never heard of #6 or #7.

Same. And a swing and a miss on 9, dammit.

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**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:** [November 3, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/855 "2026-11-03T15:38:24Z")

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#863 - 7/10

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Kicking myself over 3, but I don’t think of golf as a bat and ball sport.

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**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:** [November 4, 2026, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/856 "2026-11-04T12:07:53Z")

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#864 - 6/10  
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**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:** [November 4, 2026, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/857 "2026-11-04T12:15:36Z")

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#864 - 7/10  
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**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:** [November 4, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/858 "2026-11-04T15:57:48Z")

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#864 - 6/10

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Really dumb mistake on 5.

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**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:** [November 5, 2026, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/859 "2026-11-05T13:59:24Z")

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> **[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.

#865 - 8/10 🎉  
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**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:** [November 5, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/860 "2026-11-05T16:47:01Z")

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#865 - 5/10

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Ugh. Really screwed up 8.

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