# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/141 "2026-04-19T13:02:35Z")
#665 - 7/10 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐈 🐟🐈🐟🐈🐈 ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/142 "2026-04-19T13:26:17Z")
#665 - 9/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 Whoooo! ---
**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:** [April 19, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/143 "2026-04-19T14:09:29Z")
#665 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐟🐈🐟🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 I cheated on #6. It offered to autocorrect β€œIndian Ocean” to β€œArabian Sea”. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/144 "2026-04-19T15:03:08Z")
#665 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐟🐈🐟🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 Guessed the wrong Caliphate. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/145 "2026-04-19T15:05:57Z")
Studied Milton in college. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/146 "2026-04-20T11:27:29Z")
#666 - 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:** [April 20, 2026, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/147 "2026-04-20T11:29:18Z")
#666 - 6/10 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐟 🐟🐟🐈🐟🐈 I read the Wikipedia article for #6 just a few months ago, but I have no memory of 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:** [April 20, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/148 "2026-04-20T14:45:02Z")
#666 - 7/10 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐟🐈🐈🐟🐟 I knew about the use of punctuation to obscure profanity in comics but didn’t know it had a name. ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/149 "2026-04-20T15:43:35Z")
#666 4/20 > **[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. #666 - 4/10 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐟 🐟🐟🐟🐟🐈 ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/150 "2026-04-21T10:39:16Z")
#667 - 7/10 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐟 I actually considered the correct answer for #8 and ended up picking another aspect of the switch. Ah well. ---
**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:** [April 21, 2026, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/151 "2026-04-21T12:09:58Z")
#667 - 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:** [April 21, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/152 "2026-04-21T14:59:09Z")
#667 - 5/10 🐈🐟🐈🐟🐈 🐟🐟🐟🐈🐈 mediocre showing today. Guessed Luxembourg instead of Belgium, which was dumb. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/153 "2026-04-21T16:23:03Z")
Eep. > **[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. #667 - 3/10 🐟🐈🐟🐟🐟 🐟🐟🐈🐈🐟 ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/154 "2026-04-21T16:37:12Z")
#667 - 6/10 🐈🐟🐈🐟🐈 🐟🐈🐟🐈🐈 Hm. ---
**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:** [April 22, 2026, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/155 "2026-04-22T04:29:14Z")
5 1/2 today. Half a point for HMS Bounty instead of Mutiny On the Bounty ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/156 "2026-04-22T05:09:12Z")
#668 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐟 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐈 Damn, a couple bad guesses away from a perfect score. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/157 "2026-04-22T11:13:58Z")
#668 - 9/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 πŸˆπŸŸπŸˆπŸˆπŸˆβ€™ For me it was one thing that I’d never even heard of. Someday I’ll hit that perfect score. That day was not today. ---
**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:** [April 22, 2026, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/158 "2026-04-22T11:23:31Z")
#668 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐟 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/159 "2026-04-22T14:02:15Z")
#668 - 9/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐈 Obviously a relatively easy one today. Honestly if I’d taken a few more seconds on the Playmate of the Year clue I probably could have gotten my first perfect score. Some day… ---
**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:** [April 22, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/160 "2026-04-22T15:10:55Z")
#668 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐟🐈🐟🐈🐈 Guessed Jayne Mansfield for the Playmate, which was dumb considering the dates. Never heard of the golfer. Also the score distribution was weird today. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323.md?page=9)