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1. This hoax took place in October 2009 in Colorado and involved the national news and a major police manhunt. A father claimed that his son was missing. What was claimed to be the means by which the boy disappeared?
2. These began appearing sometimes in the 1970s and were said to be evidence of UFOs. However, this hoax is mainly related to the English countryside, and it was proved to be a hoax in 1991 when Doug Bower and Dave Chorley showed that is was actually they that had created them. What were these 'things'?
3. This hoax was created by George and Kathy Lutz with the help of author Jay Anson. The events claimed by them were so successful in exciting the public that millions of books were sold about the event. Additionally, multiple movies were made based on the events described. What was the name of the first movie based on this hoax?
4. This hoax was based on the claim that the world was going to end on December 21, 2012. It didn't, but upon what calendar was this 'end of the world' story based?
5. This hoax supposedly goes back to the 7th century but gained modern "proof" when in 1934 when Dr. Robert Kenneth Wilson spotted something and took a photo with his camera. The picture was revealed to be a hoax in 1975. Additionally, many people have come forward to claim having seen it and there has been serious scientific investigation. What in the photo was revealed to be a hoax?
6. Even scientists can be fooled, as was the case when this supposedly early version of a human was "discovered" in England in 1912. However, 40 years later it was exposed as a hoax. The "find" was revealed to be a combination of an orangutan lower jaw and a modern human skull. What is the name of this paleontological hoax?
7. This hoax goes back to the 1960s when Americans began looking for clues to prove that this person was actually dead. The "evidence" included an album cover and words heard by playing a record backwards. Who is this famous singer who had supposedly died in a car crash?
8. This was a classic hoax that took place in 1938 with the radio broadcast of "The War of the Worlds." So called "news bulletins" led many people to believe that the U.S. was actually being invaded by Martians. Who was the director and narrator of this radio broadcast?
9. Five photos were taken in Cottingly, England in 1917 by teenagers Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths. Although they later admitted it to be a hoax, the pictures fascinated people, including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, for decades. What did the photos appear to show?
10. This hoax took place in 1869 when George Hull decided to create a fake 10 foot tall giant. Eventually, workers "uncovered" it while digging for a well in New York state. P. T. Barnum actually paid for a copy of this giant to be made, and then Barnum then called the original hoax a fake! What is the name of this giant which palaeontologist quickly recognized as fake?
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