Famous Hoaxes Throughout History Quiz

10 Fragen

1. The 'Sokal Affair' was a hoax perpetrated by a physicist who submitted a deliberately nonsensical paper to a peer-reviewed humanities journal.
2. The 'Hitler Diaries' were authenticated by several leading historians before being exposed as forgeries.
3. Match the hoax with a brief description.
4. Match the hoax with the person most associated with it.
5. What was the primary subject of the 'Piltdown Man' hoax?
6. Which of the following was NOT a claim made during the Great Moon Hoax?
7. Place the following hoaxes in chronological order, from earliest to latest.
8. Order these journalism-related hoaxes by when they became public, from earliest to most recent.
9. The 'Cardiff Giant' was a petrified man discovered in Cardiff, New York, and was immediately accepted by scientists as authentic.
10. What radio drama caused widespread panic in 1938 due to its realistic portrayal of a Martian invasion?