The Great Spaghetti Prank Quiz

What year did the Great Spaghetti Prank take place?

• 1957

• 1967

• 1947

• 1987

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Who was the cameraman behind the Great Spaghetti Prank?

• Charles de Jaeger

• Richard Dimbleby

• John Smith

• Peter Parker

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Which TV show aired the spaghetti prank?

• Panorama

• 60 Minutes

• Newsnight

• Dateline

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What did the prank convince people of?

• Spaghetti grew on trees

• Spaghetti was made of plastic

• Spaghetti was a fruit

• Spaghetti was a vegetable

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Who narrated the prank footage?

• Richard Dimbleby

• Charles de Jaeger

• David Attenborough

• Walter Cronkite

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What did Panorama issue after the prank aired?

• A statement explaining the prank

• A new episode about pasta

• A documentary on Italian cuisine

• A recipe for spaghetti

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Why was the prank so believable?

• It came from a trusted news source

• It was shown in a movie

• It was written in a book

• It was part of a comedy show

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What was the prank's impact on other news stations?

• They imitated it

• They ignored it

• They criticized it

• They banned it

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In which countries was the prank imitated?

• Australia, United States, Italy

• France, Germany, Spain

• Canada, Mexico, Brazil

• Japan, China, India

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What was the main reason people believed the prank?

• The footage was persuasive

• The footage was colorful

• The footage was silent

• The footage was animated

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