Fake Questions [Quiz #17]

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1. What substance was commonly used as fake blood in black-and-white movies, notably in the 1960 Psycho?

2. What supernatural ability has Israeli-born entertainer Uri Geller most notably faked having since the late 1960s?

3. What crystalline material has been the most widely used source of fake (synthetic) diamonds since first being commercially produced in 1976?

4. To what does the term “fake book,” sometimes spelled as “fakebook,” usually refer?

5. In 1953, the supposed fossil remains of an early human, collected in 1912 in England, was exposed as a fake, actually composed of an orangutan jawbone and a modern human skull. What name was given to this famous archeological hoax?

6. What did Janet Cooke, Stephen Glass, and Jayson Blair famously fake?

7. Founded in 1986 and found online since 1996, which “fake news” publication presents such headlines as “Necrophiliac’s Prison Release Sparks Outrage Among Area Corpses” (10/16/96), “Archaeological Dig Uncovers Ancient Race of Skeleton People” (12/29/04), and “Black Man Given Nation’s Worst Job” (11/5/08)?

8. Which famous anti-Semitic tract, discussing a purported Jewish plot to achieve world domination, has been published in various forms since 1903 despite having been repeatedly exposed as a fake? Which famous American businessman sponsored the printing of 500,000 copies in 1920? [half point each]

9. Which German pop duo was forced to both return its Grammy award and refund money to American record buyers after their album’s vocals were revealed to be the work of studio singers, not the supposed members? What were the first names of the two fake front men? [half point each]

10. What name is used to describe a fake coin used to fool vending machines?