How Much Do You Know About Political Conspiracy Theories?

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Wild theories about politics and government have a long history, and even today, rumors of these conspiracies run rampant on the internet and in the media. How much do you know about the supposedly secret goings-on that the government isn't telling us about? Take this quiz to find out!

Political Conspiracy Quiz Questions

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Question 1

Which 2012 hurricane do some say was deliberately engineered by Barack Obama and his administration?

  • A
    Sandy
  • B
    Matthew
  • C
    Floyd
  • D
    Florence

Question 2

Which commercial flight that crashed near Long Island do some believe was actually downed by a missile?

  • A
    United Airlines Flight 553
  • B
    TWA Flight 800
  • C
    Lufthansa flight 615
  • D
    EgyptAir 990

Question 3

Which CIA project supposedly involved research in controversial areas such as time travel and psychological warfare?

  • A
    The Montauk Project
  • B
    The Chicago Project
  • C
    The Pittsburgh Experiment
  • D
    The Philadelphia Trials

Question 4

Which 1980s drug epidemic do some believe involved the CIA?

  • A
    Heroin
  • B
    Crystal meth
  • C
    Cocaine
  • D
    Marijuana

Question 5

What 2004 weather event do some conspiracy theorists speculate was caused by nuclear testing?

  • A
    Wildfire
  • B
    Tsunami
  • C
    Tornado
  • D
    Hurricane

Question 6

Which legitimate CIA project do some suspect was a cover-up for the CIA's mastery of mind control?

  • A
    MKSuperior
  • B
    WKUltra
  • C
    SuperMK
  • D
    MKUltra

Question 7

Many theories about the government affecting public health through the water supply center around which chemical?

  • A
    Magnesium
  • B
    Fluoride
  • C
    Chromium
  • D
    Calcium

Question 8

A well-known conspiracy theory centers around supposed government use of aircraft to spread toxic chemicals. What is the visible evidence of this usually called?

  • A
    Cloud chemicals
  • B
    Cloudtrails
  • C
    Chemtrails
  • D
    Chemclouds

Question 9

Which of these people is often discussed in relation to JFK's assassination?

  • A
    Umbrella Man
  • B
    Bumbershoot Man
  • C
    Cane Man
  • D
    Raincoat Man

Question 10

Some say the JFK assassination plot was closer to home than the world realizes. Who is rumored to have helped organize the assassination?

  • A
    Richard Nixon
  • B
    Hubert Humphrey
  • C
    Lyndon B. Johnson
  • D
    Dwight D. Eisenhower

Question 11

What do conspiracy theories call the group rumored to be linked to government-involved healthcare plots?

  • A
    Big Tobacco
  • B
    Big Pharma
  • C
    New World Order
  • D
    Deep State

Question 12

Which Middle Eastern country has been repeatedly accused of using animals for espionage?

  • A
    Israel
  • B
    Egypt
  • C
    Iraq
  • D
    Iran

Question 13

About half a million plastic coffins sit in Atlanta, Georgia, easily viewed from a major road. What organization is rumored to be responsible for them?

  • A
    EPA
  • B
    FBI
  • C
    Homeland Security
  • D
    FEMA

Question 14

The attack on Pearl Harbor is a dark day in U.S. history, but some suspect the truth behind it is even darker. What do conspiracy theorists believe about this event?

  • A
    The attack was carried out by a country other than Japan.
  • B
    FDR allowed the attack to happen.
  • C
    The attack was faked.
  • D
    The damage was exaggerated.

Question 15

Which military experiment supposedly tested and mastered cloaking devices?

  • A
    The Philadelphia Experiment
  • B
    The Chicago Experiment
  • C
    The Pittsburgh Experiment
  • D
    The Buffalo Experiment

Question 16

Which supposed hoax is said to have involved Stanley Kubrick?

  • A
    Area 51 cover-up
  • B
    The moon landing
  • C
    JFK's assassination
  • D
    MKUltra

Question 17

In 2016, which United States senator did then-candidate Donald Trump imply had a family member involved in the JFK assassination?

  • A
    Jeb Bush
  • B
    Jeff Flake
  • C
    Ted Cruz
  • D
    Marco Rubio

Question 18

What phenomenon do some believe is a hoax perpetuated by the government?

  • A
    Earthquakes
  • B
    Climate change
  • C
    Aurora Borealis
  • D
    Tornados

Question 19

Which organization do conspiracy theorists believe engineered AIDS?

  • A
    CIA
  • B
    EPA
  • C
    FBI
  • D
    CDC

Question 20

What event inspired a conspiracy theory centered around the "grassy knoll?"

  • A
    Hurricane Katrina
  • B
    JFK's assassination
  • C
    Moon landing
  • D
    9/11 terrorist attacks

Question 21

Which 1988 flight do some say was blown up by the CIA?

  • A
    Korean Air Flight 858
  • B
    Air India Flight 182
  • C
    TWA Flight 841
  • D
    Pan Am 103

Question 22

What do conspiracy theorists cite as evidence that the moon landing was a hoax?

  • A
    All of these
  • B
    Footprints
  • C
    Shadows
  • D
    Flag waving

Question 23

What 1994 book alleges that NASA planned to use technology to fake the appearance of God?

  • A
    Project Zero
  • B
    The Purple Experiment
  • C
    The Philadelphia Experiment
  • D
    Project Blue Beam

Question 24

Which conspiracy theory involving Democrats and a restaurant allegedly used as a front for a child sex ring drew attention in 2016?

  • A
    Pastagate
  • B
    Bagelgate
  • C
    Pizzagate
  • D
    Sandwichgate

Question 25

What secret organization do some conspiracy theorists believe controls the world?

  • A
    Carbonari
  • B
    Ivy Club
  • C
    Hermetic Brotherhood of Light
  • D
    Illuminati

Question 26

Who do some conspiracy theorists say are tasked with keeping UFO witnesses from sharing their stories?

  • A
    Men in white
  • B
    Gray Patrol
  • C
    Men in black
  • D
    Blue Squad

Question 27

Which southwestern city is the rumored site of a 1947 UFO crash landing?

  • A
    Tucson
  • B
    Roswell
  • C
    Santa Fe
  • D
    Phoenix

Question 28

What is the name of the long-rumored site of government-conducted alien experiments and research?

  • A
    Area 51
  • B
    Area 54
  • C
    Zone 54
  • D
    Zone 51

Question 29

What event is the subject of conspiracy theories that claim “jet fuel can’t melt steel beams?”

  • A
    JFK assassination
  • B
    Moon landing
  • C
    Roswell UFO incident
  • D
    9/11 terrorist attacks

Question 30

What do the names Edward H. White, Roger B. Chaffee, and Virgil I. Grissom allegedly have to do with the supposed moon landing hoax?

  • A
    They were actors in the moon landing footage.
  • B
    They shot and edited the moon landing footage.
  • C
    They were killed to be silenced.
  • D
    They planned the hoax.

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