April Fool's Day Quiz

What did the BBC news show Panorama tell its viewers in 1957 about Swiss farmers?

• They were struggling to grow any crops

• They were enjoying a really good year for their spaghetti crop

• They were facing a severe drought

• They were harvesting a record amount of potatoes

What did the BBC claim in 2008 about penguins?

• They could fly

• They could swim faster than any other bird

• They could talk

• They could dance

What did a U.K. newspaper report in 1981 about a Japanese marathon runner?

• He was still running days after the race had finished

• He won the race in record time

• He got lost in the middle of the British countryside

• He was disqualified for cheating

What did The Daily Graphic newspaper in the U.S. claim about Thomas Edison in 1878?

• He had invented a food machine that would feed the human race

• He had discovered a way to travel through time

• He had built a machine to control the weather

• He had created a device to communicate with animals

What did a famous fast-food restaurant claim in 1998 about a new hamburger?

• It was made with exotic ingredients from around the world

• It was designed specifically for left-handed people

• It was the most expensive burger on the menu

• It was the healthiest burger ever created

What is the significance of April 1st in many countries around the world?

• It is a day for playing jokes on each other

• It is a day for religious ceremonies

• It is a day for celebrating the harvest

• It is a day for honoring famous inventors

What is the job of journalists for 364 days a year?

• To entertain people with jokes

• To write fictional stories

• To report the news seriously

• To conduct scientific experiments

What did the BBC use in 2008 to create the video of flying penguins?

• Special effects

• Computer-generated animation

• Actual footage of flying penguins

• A hidden camera at the South Pole

What did many people believe about the spaghetti crop in 1957?

• That it was a fictional story

• That it was a type of seaweed

• That it was imported from Italy

• That it grew on trees

What did many people do in 1998 after reading the ad about the left-handed hamburger?

• Went to restaurants to try to buy one

• Started a petition for right-handed burgers

• Boycotted the fast-food restaurant

• Complained to the newspaper about the false ad