Top 10 Hoaxes of All Time Quiz

Who was the struggling writer that hatched a plan to write a fake autobiography of Howard Hughes?

• Clifford Irving

• George Willing

• Konrad Kujau

• Orson Welles

What was the name suggested by George Willing for the new state in the Western United States?

• Turk

• Cardiff

• Niger

• Idaho

Who was the master forger behind the Hitler Diaries hoax?

• Clifford Irving

• George Willing

• Orson Welles

• Konrad Kujau

Which band was involved in the 'Paul is Dead' hoax?

• Queen

• Led Zeppelin

• The Beatles

• The Rolling Stones

Who was the Russian journalist responsible for forging 'The Protocols of the Elders of Zion'?

• Matvei Golovinski

• Konrad Kujau

• George Willing

• Orson Welles

Who built the fake 'automaton chess player' known as The Turk?

• Konrad Kujau

• Wolfgang Von Kempelen

• Orson Welles

• George Willing

What was the major effect of the Niger Uranium forgeries hoax?

• Economic Growth

• Mass Hysteria

• World Domination

• Scientific Advancement

Where was the Piltdown Man skeleton discovered?

• Cardiff, New York

• Piltdown, England

• Germany

• Washington, USA

Who orchestrated the Cardiff Giant hoax?

• Orson Welles

• George Hull

• George Willing

• Konrad Kujau

Who directed and narrated the War of The Worlds radio show?

• George Hull

• Orson Welles

• Clifford Irving

• Konrad Kujau