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1 trivia quiz  Great Hoaxes, Fixes & Frauds in American History icon
No dark speculation in here about covert subversion by the Freemasons or the Trilateral Commission. Nope, just garden-variety historical scams and bamboozlements that have fooled most of the people, most of the time.
Difficult 10Q
8454 plays
Aug 31 02
coolupway
2 trivia quiz  A Fatal Fraud: The Protocols of the Elders of Zion coolicon
This infamous literary forgery served as the pretext for much of the anti-Semitic violence of the twentieth century, including the Holocaust. Sadly, it is still very much with us.
Difficult 10Q
591 plays
Jun 18 04
jouen58
3 trivia quiz  Famous Hoaxes coolicon
Many hoaxes have been perpetrated on the public throughout history, some more famous than others. See how much you know about them.
Tough 10Q
4389 plays
Jun 30 03
bullymom
4 trivia quiz  Fantastic Frauds coolicon
Since the dawn of recorded history people have been trying to take advantage of one another's gullibility. Can you be fooled?
Difficult 10Q
804 plays
Jul 24 06
catamount gold
5 trivia quiz  Frauds and Mistakes in History icon
History is replete with instances of fraud, deception, false beliefs, etc. Here are a few examples of people, places and things that were not what they were believed to be.
Average 10Q
4656 plays
Sep 11 00
robert362
6 trivia quiz  Great Conspiracies icon
Here are some of my favorite 'plots'.
Tough 10Q
1755 plays
Oct 12 01
robert362

Some sample questions from this category:

* Howard Hughes made news shortly before his death when an autobiography of him proved to be bogus. Who perpetrated the hoax?
* A so-called discovery of a new species of prehistoric man ultimately proved to be false. This 'discovery' was known as:
* A writer has made claims that ancient peoples were visited by beings from outer space. His books, such as 'Chariots of the Gods?' and others, have been rejected by the scientific community. Who is he?
* 'Diaries' of this man that were 'discovered' in the latter part of the 20th century proved to be false:
* Mata Hari's name today is synonymous with espionage. In what war did she perform her spying?
* This explorer searched for - but never found -'The Seven Cities of Gold' (Seven Cities of Cibola).
* This explorer unsuccessfully tried to find the 'Fountain of Youth':
* The practice of voodoo is most closely associated with:
* Dreams, once thought to be meaningless, were described by this scientific pioneer as being 'the royal road to the unconscious':
* The attempt to change lead (or other comparable material) into gold was known as:
* According to Shakespeare, which of the following was NOT a conspirator against Julius Caesar?
* Dr. Samuel Mudd was suspected by many as being a conspirator in the assassination of Lincoln. What happened to Mudd?
* Who was the key player in the unsuccessful 'bomb plot' to kill Hitler?
* Some people believe that there was a conspiracy to protect the identity of 'Jack the Ripper'. The best evidence for this is:
* During the heyday of anti-communism there were many attempts to kill Castro. One was the so-called 'Bay of Pigs'. When did it occur?
* The Watergate break-in - and the conspiracy to conceal the government involvement - was part of the Nixon re-election effort. Who was in charge of the aptly named CREEP (Committee to Re-Elect the President)?
* The 'Gunpowder Plot' was an unsuccessful conspiracy against the government. Where did it occur?
* Who was the chief conspirator in the assassination of Trotsky?
* Which of the following was NOT a character whose name is encountered in the investigation of the JFK assassination?
* Many people believe that Jack Ruby's assassination was a conspiracy, rather than a one-man show. (Just as many people believe the same thing about Oswald's shooting of Kennedy.)Which of these does NOT support the conspiracy theory?

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