# 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:** 9
**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, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/161 "2026-04-22T18:37:15Z")
I guessed Dorothy Stratton ---
**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 23, 2026, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/162 "2026-04-23T04:53:58Z")
#669 - 6/10 🐟🐈🐈🐟🐈 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐟 Three of the answers I’d never heard of, so I’m reasonably happy to get a 6. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/163 "2026-04-23T11:46:46Z")
#669 - 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 23, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/164 "2026-04-23T14:48:18Z")
#669 - 6/10 🐈🐈🐈🐟🐈 🐟🐈🐟🐈🐟 meh. Not knowing video games or early 20th century European sportspeople was my downfall. Just guessed wrong on the rum drink. ---
**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 24, 2026, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/165 "2026-04-24T04:13:12Z")
7/10 tonight. Got the first 7, whiffed on the last few. ---
**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 24, 2026, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/166 "2026-04-24T04:28:14Z")
Damn! #670 - 9/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐟 ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/167 "2026-04-24T10:54:54Z")
Likewise for me today. #670 - 7/10 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐟🐟🐟 ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/168 "2026-04-24T13:12:43Z")
#670 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐟 So happy that last one was a killer that I would never have gotten, because the first one I missed I absolutely knew and got thrown off by one of the categories and didn’t put it. Glad I didn’t miss a 10/10 on a stupid mistake. ---
**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 24, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/169 "2026-04-24T15:17:01Z")
#670 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐟 Exactly the same deal as @Jas09 ---
**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 24, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/170 "2026-04-24T20:00:01Z")
#670 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐟 For #8 I guessed paregoric, which is pretty similar. ---
**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 25, 2026, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/171 "2026-04-25T05:02:51Z")
Strong start, but only a 7. #671 - 7/10 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐟🐟🐟🐈 I just noticed that the egg symbol is described as β€œclose un oeuf”. ---
**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 25, 2026, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/172 "2026-04-25T12:43:27Z")
> **[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. #671 - 9/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐈 Stupid sports… ---
**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 25, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/173 "2026-04-25T14:32:38Z")
#671 - 9/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐈 Stupid sports indeed. I’ve noticed the puzzle makers really like football (soccer) about which I know very little. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/174 "2026-04-25T15:05:32Z")
Only 7 - picked the wrong footballer and the wrong electrical scientist. Had no idea on the last one. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/175 "2026-04-25T15:05:35Z")
#671 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐟 ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/176 "2026-04-26T11:32:52Z")
Today was tough for me. #672 - 6/10 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 🐈🐟🐟🐈🐟 ---
**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:** [April 26, 2026, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/177 "2026-04-26T13:44:50Z")
#672 - 8/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 I only got the last one because I saw a reference to it yesterday. ---
**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 26, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/178 "2026-04-26T16:40:22Z")
#672 - 6/10 🐈🐈🐟🐟🐈 🐟🐈🐈🐈🐟 meh. ---
**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 27, 2026, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/179 "2026-04-27T04:39:00Z")
#673 - 8.5/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈πŸ₯šπŸˆπŸˆ 🐈🐟🐈🐈🐈 I could have had 9 1/2; wouldn’t be too surpized to see a 10 today. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2026, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323/180 "2026-04-27T10:48:25Z")
#673 - 9/10 πŸŽ‰ 🐈🐈🐟🐈🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 So close. Stupid thermals. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323.md?page=10)