# The Wikipedia Game **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 14, 2012, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167 "2012-07-14T01:23:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![hammos1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba8739/32.png) [@hammos1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hammos1)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/21 "2012-07-15T09:43:19Z")
Malicious compliance –\> Sabotage –\> Coup d’etat –\> Martial law –\> Curfew Curfew –\> [Curlew](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curlew) ---
**Author:** ![cckerberos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@cckerberos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cckerberos)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/22 "2012-07-15T09:48:32Z")
Malicious compliance \> Sabotage \> Politics \> Curfew Next: [Ancient Egyptian units of measurement](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_weights_and_measures) \> [Germania (stamp)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germania_(stamp)) ---
**Author:** ![cckerberos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@cckerberos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cckerberos)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/23 "2012-07-15T09:56:06Z")
Curfew \> Chertsey \> Surrey \> Essex \> Colchester \> Colchester Zoo \> Curlew ---
**Author:** ![GreasyJack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@GreasyJack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreasyJack)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/24 "2012-07-15T23:55:17Z")
> [@cckerberos](#): > > Malicious compliance \> Sabotage \> Politics \> Curfew > > Next: > [Ancient Egyptian units of measurement](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_weights_and_measures) \> [Germania (stamp)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germania_(stamp)) AEW&M \> Tutankhamun \> George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon \> Bad Schwalbach \> Germany \> Deutsche Post AG \> Deutsche Post (brand) \> Deutsche Bundespost \> Postage stamps and postal history of Germany \> Germania (stamp) That was a tough one! Very accommodating of Lord Carnarvon to have a car crash in Germany! Next, that pinnacle of human achievement: [2001 Japanese Football League](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Japan_Football_League). ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/25 "2012-07-16T02:06:22Z")
Germania (stamp) \> German Empire \> Germany \> FIFA World Cup \> 2002 FIFA World Cup \> Japan national football team \> Japan Football League \> 2001 Japan Football League I’m sure it could be shaved a bit. [2001 Japan Football League](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Japan_Football_League)\> [Hereditary equine regional dermal asthenia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hereditary_equine_regional_dermal_asthenia) ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/26 "2012-07-16T18:46:50Z")
[2001 Japan\_Football\_League](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Japan_Football_League) \> [Honda F.C.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_F.C.) \> [Honda](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda) \> [Motorsport](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorsport) \> [Horse racing](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_racing) \> [American Quarter Horse](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Quarter_Horse) \> [Hereditary Equine Regional Dermal Asthenia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hereditary_Equine_Regional_Dermal_Asthenia) How about: [Hereditary Equine Regional Dermal Asthenia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hereditary_Equine_Regional_Dermal_Asthenia) to [Bugbear](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugbear) ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/27 "2012-07-16T18:52:24Z")
Huh. coding error up there. Between Honda FC and Motorsport there should be Honda. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/28 "2012-07-16T21:48:47Z")
I thought this one was impossible for a while, but I finally did it. Albeit, with lots of links. Hereditary Equine Regional Dermal Asthenia -\> American Quarter Horse -\> Horse -\> Mythology -\> Video Game -\> Video Game Genres -\> Dungeons & Dragons -\> Orc (Dungeons & Dragons) -\> Goblin (Dungeons & Dragons) -\> Bugbear (Dungeons & Dragons) -\> Bugbear Whew! Lets try… [Bugbear](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugbear) -\> [Top Quark](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_quark) ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/29 "2012-07-16T21:52:07Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > I thought this one was impossible for a while, but I finally did it. Albeit, with lots of links. > > Hereditary Equine Regional Dermal Asthenia -\> American Quarter Horse -\> Horse -\> Mythology -\> Video Game -\> Video Game Genres -\> Dungeons & Dragons -\> Orc (Dungeons & Dragons) -\> Goblin (Dungeons & Dragons) -\> Bugbear (Dungeons & Dragons) -\> Bugbear > > Whew! I got there by way of U Cal Davis -\> their sports league -\> Baseball -\> Boston Red Sox -\> Curt Schilling -\> Forgotten Realms -\> a few dungeons and dragons links. Leaving Bugbear -\> Top Quark ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/30 "2012-07-16T22:28:37Z")
[Bugbear](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugbear) \> [Metapho](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphor)r \> [World Hypotheses](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Hypotheses)\> [Logical Positivism](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_positivism)\>[Metaphysics](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphysics)\> [Matter](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matter) \> [Top Quark](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_quark) It would have been much tougher without the initial link to Metaphor I think. [Top Quark](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_quark) \> [Ragazzi di vita](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragazzi_di_vita) ---
**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:** [July 16, 2012, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/31 "2012-07-16T23:17:40Z")
Top Quark–\>CERN–\>Italy–\>Italian Literature–\>Pier Paolo Pasolini–\>Ragazzi di vita [Ragazzi di vita](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragazzi_di_vita) to [Brine shrimp](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brine_shrimp) ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/32 "2012-07-16T23:27:00Z")
[Ragazzi di vita](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragazzi_di_vita) \> [Dean Moriaty](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Moriarty) \> [Salt Lake City](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Lake_City,_Utah)\> [Great Salt Lake](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Salt_Lake) \> [Brine shrimp](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brine_shrimp) [Brine shrimp](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brine_shrimp) \> [Mark Wolstenholme](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Wolstenholme) ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/33 "2012-07-16T23:31:30Z")
lisiate that was epic. I too got there through the great salt lake, but through MANY more links. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/34 "2012-07-16T23:46:20Z")
lisiate, I can’t find ANY pages that link to Mark W… hopefully someone else does! ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/35 "2012-07-16T23:54:15Z")
Sheer luck on the link to the On the Road Character got me there. Sorry about the impossible goal - not even his own brother’s page links to him! I just use random article until I find a decent sized page to set the target. There are a few links to him though - I had to cheat and use the [“What links here?” tool](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Mark_Wolstenholme) ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/36 "2012-07-17T00:08:14Z")
Just to show it can be done: Brine Shrimp\> Animalia\> Insect \> cricket (insect) \> cricket \> Yorkshire County Cricket Club\> Northamptonshire County Cricket Club\> Friends Provident Trophy\> 1999 Natwest Trophy\> Mark Wolstoneholme Wolstoneholme got 2/33 in Northamptonshire’s 2 wicket loss to Wiltshire in that competition. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/37 "2012-07-17T00:12:23Z")
> [@lisiate](#): > > Just to show it can be done: > > Brine Shrimp\> Animalia\> Insect \> cricket (insect) \> cricket \> Yorkshire County Cricket Club\> Northamptonshire County Cricket Club\> Friends Provident Trophy\> 1999 Natwest Trophy\> Mark Wolstoneholme > > Wolstoneholme got 2/33 in Northamptonshire’s 2 wicket loss to Wiltshire in that competition. I saw the 1999 Natwest Trophy page too, but it doesn’t include him in the main text, only in a table below. So can’t be used according to the standard rules… ☹ ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/38 "2012-07-17T00:14:10Z")
Oh and next one - [Mark Wolstenholme](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Wolstenholme) \> [Batman: Cataclysm](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_Cataclysm) ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/39 "2012-07-17T00:15:21Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > I saw the 1999 Natwest Trophy page too, but it doesn’t include him in the main text, only in a table below. So can’t be used according to the standard rules… ☹ Bugger, I think that makes him an orphan page then, as the other links are the same (and a user page). ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/40 "2012-07-17T00:19:51Z")
> [@lisiate](#): > > Bugger, I think that makes him an orphan page then, as the other links are the same (and a user page). How did you know I was a bugger!? 🙂 (Feel free to create an in-text link to him in one of the apropriate pages… perhaps the city he is from, they have a section of famous people from their town) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167.md?page=3)