Six Degrees of Wikipedia

[Zombie Protestor]

David Mitchell

Which one?

I'm going to assume the British actor and comedian, in which case:



Next up:
I Want It That Way -> That's what she said

[jvcc]

I Want It That Way > Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) > Beyonce Knowles > Grammy Award > Emmy Award > The Office > That's what she said

I challenge you to: Thomas Granger > Mother Theresa

[sum yun gai]

thomas granger -> puritan -> catholic church -> mother teresa -- that was almost *too* easy

frank zappa -> le morte d'artur

[Zombie Protestor]

Frank Zappa -> organized religion (redir. to Religion) -> Crusades -> Knights Templar -> Holy Grail -> Le Morte d'Arthur

This should be fun:
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man -> New Order (Nazism)

[sum yun gai]

pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man -> the prisoner (tv show) -> world war II -> nazi germany -> new order (nazism)


microorganism -> civilization (link provide for non-ambiguity)

[ntw3001]

Microorganism > Biological Warfare > Nation State > Civilization

Okay, how about:

Ornitholestes > Winsor & Newton

[Zombie Protestor]

Ornitholestes -> Dinosaur -> Jurassic Park -> Jeep -> Land Rover -> Winsor & Newton

Aardwolf -> Biofeedback

[sum yun gai]

holy carp that was difficult!

aardwolf -> east africa -> islam -> worship -> meditation -> biofeedback


NASCAR -> Budd Dwyer

[EvilJekyll]

NASCAR --> United States --> Culture of the United States --> Folklore of the United States --> R. Budd Dwyer

Wedderburn–Etherington number --> 3753 Cruithne

[jvcc]

NASCAR --> United States --> Culture of the United States --> Folklore of the United States --> R. Budd Dwyer

Wedderburn–Etherington number --> 3753 Cruithne

The first and last ones don't count, right?
Wedderburn-Etherington number-->Graph theory-->Leonhard Euler-->Switzerland-->Ireland-->County Antrim-->Cruthin-->3753 Cruithne

Marizza -->Amelie Mauresmo.

[GregorR]

*proceeds to not actually play the game, but suggest something new and interesting*

So here's a competitive Wikipedia game:

1) Two players and one impartial judge are chosen or choose themselves.
2) The impartial judge chooses a start page and two final pages. One final page is the goal of one player, the other final page is the goal of the other. Both players are told the start page and their own goal, but not the opponent's goal.
3) One player (chosen at random) makes a step from the start page, and posts the new page.
4) They go back and forth like this, each making a step by a Wikipedia link from the last one, until one of them reaches their final page and announces themself the winner.

The trick would be choosing two final pages in a fair way.

[chrismachine]

NASCAR --> United States --> Culture of the United States --> Folklore of the United States --> R. Budd Dwyer

Wedderburn–Etherington number --> 3753 Cruithne

The first and last ones don't count, right?
Wedderburn-Etherington number-->Graph theory-->Leonhard Euler-->Switzerland-->Ireland-->County Antrim-->Cruthin-->3753 Cruithne

Marizza -->Amelie Mauresmo.

Marizza - Germany - tennis - Australian Open - List of Australian Open women's singles champions - Amelie Mauresmo

Carroll Quigley -> Coconut Crab

[sum yun gai]

carroll quigley -> boston -> fishing -> crab -> coconut crab


kevin bacon -> festivus

[jvcc]

Kevin Bacon -> Lover Boy -> Marissa Tomei -> Seinfeld -> Festivus

CHALLENGE: If on a winter's night a traveler -> Boy Scouts of America

[Judas Maccabeus]

If on a winter's night a traveler -> Italo Calvino -> Opera Nazionale Balilla -> List of youth organizations -> Boy Scouts of America


This one's likely to be difficult, but I know it can be done:
Sicilian Vespers -> Phospholipid

[EvilJekyll]

Sicilian_Vespers --> Castellammarese_War (War) --> The_Godfather --> Pedophilia --> Hormone (Hormonal) --> Phospholipid

Lemon_meringue_pie --> Phantasmagoria