April Fool's Day Quiz

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

• They were facing a drought

• They were growing a lot of rice

• They were struggling with their spaghetti crop

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

What did the BBC claim in 2008 about penguins?

• They could fly

• They could talk

• They could swim backwards

• They could dance

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

• He never showed up for the race

• He got lost before the race started

• He won the race in record time

• He was still running days after the race had finished

What did The Daily Graphic newspaper report in 1878 about Thomas Edison?

• He had created a flying car

• He had built a time machine

• He had discovered a new planet

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

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

• It was designed for left-handed people

• It was only available on Mars

• It was made of gold

• It was the biggest burger ever made

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

• It is a day for fasting

• It is a day for planting trees

• It is a day for celebrating birthdays

• It is a day for playing jokes on each other

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

• To write fictional stories

• To play pranks on people

• To report the news seriously

• To travel the world

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

• That it was a hoax

• That it was a type of fruit

• That it was imported from Italy

• That it grew on trees

What did the BBC later admit about the video of flying penguins in 2008?

• They had captured real footage of flying penguins

• They had trained the penguins to fly

• They had made up the whole story and used special effects

• They had discovered a new species of penguins

What did the U.K. newspaper say about the Japanese marathon runner in 1981?

• He had never participated in the race

• He had cheated in the race

• He had won the race

• He had misunderstood the rules of the race