Secrets and Lies Trivia Quiz

Answer: New York

According to the theorists, all sorts of wild stuff took place at Montauk AFB on Long Island. Scientists created teleporters and could travel anywhere in time and space meeting aliens along the way. The US government has always denied that Montauk AFB was anything more than a radar station, but after the base was closed and the park opened to the public, the military building remains strictly off limits.

Answer: Project Serpo

Zeta Reticuli is thought to be the home of the "grey" race of aliens. Some US servicemen spent time there in the 1970s, but are now dead so can't say anything. This particular story may be a double bluff initiated by the US military to divert attention from real activities in the same area. It can get a bit complicated!

Answer: USS Eldridge

This is one of the most famous conspiracy theories and stories have the ship teleporting and travelling through time, although many of the crew died, disappeared, or ended up welded to the deck. The US Navy had consistently denied that the experiment ever happened, placing the USS Eldridge in the Bahamas at the time, but they would say that wouldn't they?

Answer: The Cheshire Airstrip

The Cheshire Airstrip is named after the Cheshire Cat which could appear and disappear at will. It is supposed to be made visible by spraying water on it. It's an interesting story, but I'm still at a loss to explain why anyone would want a disappearing runway.

Answer: Operation Gladio

Operation Gladio was started in 1948 with the aim of forming supported cells responsible for sabotage and guerrilla warfare if the Soviet Army marched west. Changing circumstances during the Cold War saw the operation evolve into a covert operation to keep indigenous communists from winning elected power.

It was only discovered in 1990 after the Italian Prime Minister let the cat out of the bag. The European Commission vowed to fully investigate the claims, but have not done so far, probably terrified at the extent of top official involvement.

Answer: Paul McCartney

Following an argument while working on the "Sgt Peppers" album, Paul is supposed to have stormed off and crashed his Aston Martin. There are many "clues" in Beatles lyrics and pictures cited as proof of the rumours, although Paul McCartney still strenuously denies that he is dead.

Answer: Radio Frequency IDentification

The RFID is a simple circuit and receiver that tells management where a particular inventory item is at any point in time. Conspiracy theorists quote a passage from the Book of Revelations (13:16-17) as follows:-

He forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no man could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name.

Hmmmmmm, not sure about this one, although the FDA has approved the use of RFID chips in humans, so we are getting there.

Answer: Yale

The Skull and Bones is one of the most successful secret organisation in terms of keeping its secrets whatever they may be. Members names are known, but none speak of the workings of the society. I can't say too much about this or George Dubya (member 347) may come and get me, although he was only the society bellhop if rumours are to be believed.

Answer: A tin foil hat

Tin foil hats seem to be a defence against all sorts of space rays, but I've never actually seen anyone wearing one. You can test them out by making a REALLY big tin foil hat and putting a radio underneath it and see if it still works. I'll give you a clue... it does.

Answer: Occam's Razor

Occam's Razor was first put forward by a 14th Century monk called William of Ockham. It states in its lowest form that the simplest explanation is the best. When you think of the moon landings for example, while the task of sending a man to the moon may be enormous, the continuing job of keeping the purported failure quiet is probably a bigger job. Following on from this, my belief is that if the moon landings were a hoax, someone would have blabbed by now.