Wikipedia game: Five Clicks to Jesus
2007 February 9
Five Clicks to Jesus is, by far, the hippest “wiki-game” known to man.
Directions for Play:
- Go to Wikipedia
- Click “Random Article” (in the box under the big ol’ Wiki puzzle logo)
- Player has EXACTLY five (5) clicks to get from the random article to the article “Jesus” Doing it in fewer clicks = you lose
(A click constitutes as going from one page to another. If you click a link and it brings you further down the page, that is not a click.)
Ready. Set. Go!
I did it and won:
Tyrrellspass Castle
William I of England
Pope Leo IX
Easter
Jesus
I bet you could do this with Kevin Bacon as well. As you know Bob, I am great at the Kevin Bacon Game. Jesus, Kevin Bacon, what’s the difference?
ETA: HOW is this old post so popular? If you play and post answers here, let me know what brought you to this post (ex: a link, a search, etc.)
I did it again after posting this and here’s my result:
David Hentschel
All Things Must Pass
My Sweet Lord
John Lennon
Jesus
John Lennon! Whoa!
Isn’t it addicting??
And I’ve decided to stop going for the obvious (ex. if you get a city or country, don’t go for demographics…try something else).
As for Kevin Bacon and Jesus… I haven’t fig’rd out my six degrees of separation from him, but I did check out this new initiative that Bacon is involved with: http://www.sixdegrees.org
Here’s your six degrees: the brother of a friend of mine wrote a movie in which KB starred. There ya go.
I had to try it…LOL!
Here are my results.
Random article – Tajikistan Copyright Law
1. Folklore
2. Christians
3. Jesus of Nazareth
I did it! That is too funny. My hubby is doing it now too. We are such nerds. LOL!
I did Kevin Bacon and it was painfully easy to get to Jesus.
1.Kevin Bacon
2.Newsweek
3.Jerusalem
4.Christian
5.Jesus
This is totally addicting. I also randomly got there through Peter of Courtenay and Pope Honorius III which was too easy.
My Country
England
Roman Catholic Church
Jesus
oooh, even better:
High Prince Almos
Bible
Jesus
(This is addicting)
You’re all geeks! Just like me
I was one click away on this one:
Lateral hypothalamus
Brain
Aristotle
Theology
Christian
Belle & Sebastian
Glasgow
Roman Catholicism in GB
Christianity
Jesus
Now I have ANOTHER way to waste time online….
Random: John Holman
1. NASCAR
2. Days of Thunder
3. Tom Cruise
4. Holy Orders
5. Jesus
Finding Jesus through Tom Cruise. You win.
Random Article: Wilhelm Frick
Heinrich Himmler
Meso-Paganism
Freemasonry
Christianity
Jesus
I knew you’d love that.
Robert Acquafresca
Italy
Roman Catholicism
Jesus
Featured article – WTNY
Glenn Beck
Conservatism
Pope John Paul II
Jesus
OK –
I started with a SERIOUSLY random one…
California’s Gold (the PBS show)
PBS
homosexuality
religion and homosexuality
Christianity
Jesus
Seriously addicting. Oh – and I’ve met Kevin Bacon (and his brother) at a Bacon Brothers show when they performed at a Bob’s Hogs I worked at. So – I’m the one degree.
Ooh awesome. You cut my degree of KB by one. I dig the Bacon Brothers.
Wow. My lucky day.
August 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Saint
Jesus
Wilson D. Watson*
Russellville, Arkansas
Christmas
Jesus
* Pvt Watson was a Medal of Honor winner who single-handedly killed over 60 enemy soldiers at Iwo Jima, allowing his platoon to advance. During the attack he was shot 7 times. He died in 1994.
Darroll Wilson
Boxing
Theodoric the Great
Arianism
Jesus
Arkansas_Children’s_Hospital
Category:Children’s_hospitals
Category:St._Jude_Children’s_Research_Hospital
St._Jude_Children’s_Research_Hospital
Jude_the_Apostle
Jesus
Soil_Association
UK
Church of England
Christianity
Jesus
Ajmeria
Gotra
Hinduism
Christianity
Jesus
FK Hemat
Latvia
Christian
Jesus
I often play and it is usually quite simple. Today however, I clicked random article and got this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J-type_asteroids
I won…can YOU?
@Antonio
Yes, I won.
1. Diogenite
2. Diogenes_of_Apollonia
3. Philosopher
4. Religion
5. Jesus
If you think this is hard, try 3 clicks to Karl Marx. Definitely a challenge.
Divide 56 by 2,078,835 and you get my luck!
0 clicks!
Random Article: Jesus
* after 56 tries to get it randomly
List of fauna of the scottish highlands
reindeer
st. nicholas
merry christmas
jesus
“In Re” (Latin Term) – 0 Clicks
Latin – 1 Click
Roman Catholic Church – 2 Clicks
Jesus – 3 CLICKS!
BEAT IT IN 3!
Beat it in 3 right after I posted the last one.
Valet Parking – 0
Hospital – 1
Christianity – 2
Jesus – 3
3, AGAIN!
hahahah what a great game!
i won with my third try.
*Flag of the Ukrainian SSR
*Soviet Union
*Christianity
*Jesus
Antonio~ “I often play and it is usually quite simple. Today however, I clicked random article and got this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J-type_asteroids
I won…can YOU?”
Jupiter Trojans
Greece
Byzantine Greek Catholics
Jesus
Here it is. Didn’t think it was possible!
Menachem Mazuz
Arab citizens of Israel
christianity
Jesus
Yet again….This time a little harder one.
Properties and uses of metals
water
Holy Water
Baptism of Jesus
JESUS
I can’t believe how many hits this over-a-year-old page is getting.
So I did it again:
Intel
The Last Mimzy
Lewis Carroll
Anglican Church
Christianity
– kind of done–
Garden Party
British Sovereign
Sovereignty
Divine Right of Kings
Catholic
Jesus
Never Say You Can’t Survive (some album)
Curtis Mayfield
Martin Luther King, Jr
Jesus
London Guildhall University
UK
Christianity
Jesus
I’ve heard of this game before – I wonder how many fake hits “Jesus” is getting.
According to the number of hits I get on this old post, I image it’s quite an impressive figure.
Did it:
Side Burn
Carbon Fiber
January 14
December 25
Jesus
you can get jesus any time on a page with a year.
Example:
*Random Article with year*
2001
Gregorian Calendar
Jesus
works every time
Ronald S. Kraybill
Eastern Mennonite University
United Methodist Church
Jesus Christ
Dude, this is fabulous!
The trick to make it challenging is to forgo a “random article” that seems too simple (like a year). I think it’s most challenging to do it in exactly five clicks.
Random article: Zimbabwe Open University
–> Zimbabwe
–> Religion
–> Jesus
Random article: Feces
Latin
Catholic Church
Jesus Christ
Leaf-tailed
Satanic_Leaf-Tailed_Gecko <– really cute BTW
Sexual_dimorphism
Polygamous
The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints
Jesus_Christ
And of course, it was only a matter of time…
5clickstojesus.com
Thank god. Maybe I won’t be the go-to for the game anymore. Nothing like a pagan getting people to five-click to Jesus.
Next thing you know, we’ll be 5-clicking to Sarah Palin.
Here is the site all about the “Wikipedia Game.”
Bring this discussion into the forum there, and e-mail me any adaptations of the game you may have.
Thanks,
John
http://thewikipediagame.com
I did it in 4 clicks!
Pleiadeans
End Times
Second Coming
Jesus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemesis_(musicians)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexual#Religion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methodist_Church
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus
^_^
Madelung equations
Erwin Madelung
Germany
Christianity
Jesus
2 Clicks
Canadian Party
Protestantism
Jesus
I Got It In 4.
Medal of Honor: Frontline
Nazi Germany
Christadelphians
Jesus
=]
1. Jacqueline King
2. House of Saddam
3. President Bush
4. Pope
5. Jesus
Hmm, wonder if we could try 5 clicks to George W. Bush?
Random Article:David F. Evans
click 1:The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
click 2:Jesus
But the challenge is to do it in exactly five, not the fewest possible
A-ha
1. wakema township
2. township
3.parish
4.presbyterianism
5.christ
6.jesus
does that count?
or is it like
wakema township
1.township
2.parish
3.presbyterianism
4.christ
5. jesus
Started on Riksspelman
Sweden
Judaism
Jewish view of Jesus
Jesus
W00t Got it
Jimmy Dudley
United States of America
Christianity in the United States
Christianity
Jesus!
and better,
Berlin-Schönholz railway station
Germany
Roman Catholic Church
Jesus
1st try..
Lake Rose
Senegal
Judaism
Christianity
Jesus.
I got there in 5 with concealer (makeup)
1. bacteria
2. wine
3. Eastern Orthodox Church
4. Christianity
5. Christ (which I think counts well enough for Jesus)
Hilarious.
Play the wikipedia game on wwwwikiaatacom
You really should try it in three clicks. Five is way too easy.
Example from a comment… “I often play and it is usually quite simple. Today however, I clicked random article and got this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J-type_asteroids” – that can be done in three clicks – Solar System => Isaac Newton => Jesus
The key is to do it in exactly 5 clicks. Some people think they win an extra gold star by doing it in 3 or 4.
Murray City
Murray, Kentucky
Mormonism
Jesus
Screw that, I get two gold stars.
Balloons
France
Christianity
Jesus
You can always do it in three clicks: [1]Look for “501(c)(3) tax-deductible nonprofit charity.” at the bottom of the page and click on “charity.” [2]Click on “religious,” near the end of the first paragraph. [3]Scroll down to “Christianity is centered on the life and teachings of” and click on “Jesus of Nazareth”.
I created a game based on this concept where players earn points and badges for creating and solving puzzles. Come check it out
Start: Mari Language
1. Cyrillic Alphabet
2. St. Cyril
3. Missionary
4. Christian
5. You-know-who
(you’re one of the top hits, even when you search for “SIX clicks to Jesus”)
Okay seriously.
I did not invent this game. I have no idea why I’m THE source site for it and I’m tired of people pimping their Wiki game sites and their results on this 2 1/2 year old blog entry.
I’m closing comments on it and suggest finding other places — actual Wiki game sites, for example — to play and post your answers.