QUIZ
FOR
APRIL 1
With common sense to guide
you, you'll get nowhere
with this April Fools' test!
By JERRY KLEIN
This quiz was designed to "April fool" you ! To avoid the dunce
cap, you'll have to identify correctly as true or false at least half
the following statements.
The answers may seem obvious but watch out! Deciding
whether a statement is correct is not as simple as it looks. No
fooling now, true or false?
1. The Declaration of Independence was
signed on the Fourth of July, 1776.
2. Cleopatra was a pure-blooded Egyp
tian princess.
3. Frankenstein was the name of a fic
tional monster created by a mad
doctor.
4. The 21st century will start on Jan. 1
in the year 2000.
Wherever you may be, you need only
locate the North Star to find your
direction.
6. Cream is heavier than milk.
7. It is illegal to deface or destroy coins.
8. In 1927 Charles A. Lindbergh made
the first nonstop flight across the
Atlantic Ocean.
9. The liner Lusitania was torpedoed
in 1915 on her maiden voyage.
10. Kilts originated in Scotland.
11. The republican form of government
originated in ancient Greece.
12. The porcupine shoots its quills to
fight off enemies.
13. Diamonds will not burn.
14. A pound of feathers and a pound of
gold are the same weight
IUUSTIATIONS Y JOHN HUEHNEIGAITH
ANSWERS Sorry if you've been "April fooled," but not one of these statements is true. They all are false because:
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tion than on a jonquil-covered turf near
a eool, blue lake? The romantic twotome
was caught by photographer Phoebe Dunn.
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