View Full Version : The Wikipedia Game


Banzai
11-29-2007, 02:55 PM
Ok, this is one which I found on another site, and thought might be fun. Basically, you are given two things, and have to make your way from the wikipedia article of one, to the wikipedia article of the other just by clicking on links. It can be quite challenging :p

I'll start us off:

From "Zelda" to "George W. Bush"

ILTBY
11-29-2007, 06:26 PM
I'll try this one...back in a little while :p

ETA: Um, I'm assuming we're talking about Zelda, the Nintendo character?

ILTBY
11-29-2007, 06:34 PM
Here's how I got from Zelda to George W. Bush-

The Legend of Zelda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda)

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Power (Sociology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_%28sociology%29)

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Political power - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_power)

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Military deployment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_deployment)

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Military of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Military)

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George W. Bush - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush)

YAY :D

ILTBY
11-29-2007, 07:07 PM
Oh, I'm meant to list another two things.

Um...The Simpsons and global warming?

Frost
11-29-2007, 08:16 PM
the simpsons wiki ---> Politics in The Simpsons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_in_The_Simpsons) ---> President of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States) ---> George W. Bush - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush#Environmental_policy_and_global_war ming) ---> Global warming - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming)

Go from Uluru to Football (soccer)

ILTBY
11-29-2007, 08:39 PM
Uluru - Uluru - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uluru)

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Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia)

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Football/Soccer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_%28soccer%29)

:D

Go from 'storms' to 'driving'.

Edward
11-29-2007, 11:42 PM
Storms (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storms)
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Hail (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hail)
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Automobile (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile)
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Success (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving)

Galileo Galilee to Miyomoto Musashi

Kit
11-30-2007, 08:08 AM
Miyomoto Musashi isn't on Wikipedia...

Edward
11-30-2007, 01:00 PM
Miyomoto Musashi isn't on Wikipedia...

that's because... somebody went back behind me and edited it so that it was spelled wrong. Or at least, that's the story I'm sticking with.

Right spelling is Miyamoto Musashi. With an 'a'.

lordofhats
11-30-2007, 01:07 PM
Musashi is on wikipedia.

Galileo Galilei - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_Galilei) -->

Gunpowder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowder) -->

World War II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II) -->

Japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan) -->

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Japan -->

Samurai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai) -->

Miyamoto Musashi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyamoto_Musashi) -->


That was a hard one.

Erwin Rommel to Aristotle.

ILTBY
11-30-2007, 05:15 PM
Erwin Rommel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Rommel)

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Italian Army - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Army)

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Rome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome)

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Ancient Greece - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece)

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Aristotle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle)

There you go :)

Go from photography to Queen Elizabeth.

Banzai
12-01-2007, 01:46 PM
Presuming you mean Queen Elizabeth I of England:

Photography (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photography)
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Camera (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera)
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Camera Obscura (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_obscura)
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1685 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1685)
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17th Century (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century)
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Queen Elizabeth I (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_I_of_England)

:D Ta dah!

From Lunar Eclipse, to Horticulture

lordofhats
12-01-2007, 04:41 PM
Lunar eclipse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_eclipse)
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Moon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon)
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Tide - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide)
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Slack water - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slack_water)
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Water - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water)
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Food science - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_science)
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Agricultural science - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_science)
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Horticulture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horticulture)

Thanks Banzi I learned a new word today. Horticulture...

Phalanx to Cather in the Rye

Banzai
12-01-2007, 05:06 PM
Phalanx (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalanx_formation)
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Ancient Greece (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece)
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Western Literature (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_literature)
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English Literature (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_literature)
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Ernest Hemingway (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Hemingway)
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JD Salinger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._D._Salinger)
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The Catcher in the Rye (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Catcher_in_the_Rye)

From the Battle of Normandy to A Midsummer Nights Dream

ILTBY
12-01-2007, 10:26 PM
Will try this one now.

ILTBY
12-01-2007, 11:12 PM
Battle of Normandy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Normandy)

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England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England)

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William Shakespeare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare)

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A Midsummer Night's Dream - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Midsummer_Night%27s_Dream)

:)

Go from Attila the Hun to Napoleon

sanz aqua
12-02-2007, 12:03 AM
Attila the Hun

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France

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Battle of Waterloo

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Napoleon

Wow!! This sure is an interesting game!

Ok...so let's see the next person go from Europe to Enzyme

Banzai
12-02-2007, 05:25 AM
Europe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe)
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Sweden (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden)
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Alfred Nobel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Nobel#)
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Nobel Prize (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize)
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry)
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Enzyme (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzyme)


From The Crimean War, to Battlestar Gallactica

Frost
12-02-2007, 05:55 AM
Crimean War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crimean_War)

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland)

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Roman Catholic Church - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Church)

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Western Christianity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Christianity)

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Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia)

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United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States)

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Television in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_in_the_United_States)

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Sci Fi Channel & - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sci_Fi_Channel_%28United_States%29)

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Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica_%282004_TV_series%29)

Go from King Crimson to The String Theory (this shouldn't be too hard).

Banzai
12-04-2007, 02:44 AM
King Crimson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_crimson)
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Progressive Rock (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_rock)
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Rock Music (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music)
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Popular Music (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_music)
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Music (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music)
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Sound (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound)
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Mechanical Energy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_energy)
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Physics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics)
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Theoretical Physics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theoretical_physics)
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String theory :D (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_theory)

From Nelson Mandela (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela) to The Battle of Cable Street (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cable_Street).

ILTBY
12-06-2007, 06:52 AM
Don't want to let this die, it's fun :) -

Nelson Mandela - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela)

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University of London External System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_London_External_Programme)

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University of London - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_London)

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London - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London)

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East End of London - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_End_of_London)

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Battle of Cable Street - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cable_Street)

:)

Go from 'Golden Retriever' to 'Jane Austen'

Banzai
12-06-2007, 07:02 AM
Golden Retriever (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_retriever)
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England (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England)
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English Literature (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_literature)
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The Novel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novel)
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Jane Austin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Austen)


From Arthur C Clarke (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_C_Clarke) to Masada (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masada)

Frost
12-09-2007, 08:40 PM
Arthur C Clarke
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World War II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II)
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Jewish ethnic divisions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_ethnic_divisions#Europe)
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History of the Jews in the Land of Israel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_the_Land_of_Israel)
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Masada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masada)

Easy peasy

Metallica tp the Seven Deadly Sins

SnipSnap
12-25-2007, 09:20 PM
Bah ... it's dead. I'll be back w/ this.

SnipSnap
12-25-2007, 09:31 PM
Metallica -> The Rolling Stones -> Damnation -> Western Christianity -> Original Sin -> The Seven Deadly Sins

That was moderately difficult. Let's try a really hard one.

How about Jonathan Swift ... to Topsoil

Neha
12-26-2007, 06:14 AM
hey this is interesting!

Jonathan Swift
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List of people on stamps of Ireland
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List of Ireland-related topics
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Economies of present-day nations and states
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Economy of India
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Agriculture in India
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Green Revolution in India
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Fertilizer
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soil science
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Pedogenesis
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Soil horizon
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Topsoil

Neha
12-26-2007, 06:15 AM
uff long search......!!!!and tough too!!

how about this...hm, lets see, Emily Dickinson and Agatha Christie

Odinschild
12-26-2007, 02:56 PM
Emily Dickinson-->Amherst College-->Beowulf-->England-->Agatha Christie

A bit easier than I expected.

Lessee...

French Revolution to Lockheed AC-130