Impossible Urban Legends: Real or Fake?

The questions

All 10 questions in this quiz. Correct answers stay hidden until you finish.

1. 1

   In 1919, a massive molasses tank burst in Boston, sending a wave rushing through the streets at 35 mph, killing 21 people.

   • Real
   • Fake
2. 2

   A tourist was vacuum-sealed to an airplane toilet seat and had to be freed by removing the entire toilet.

   • Real
   • Fake
3. 3

   In 1932, Australia deployed soldiers with machine guns to cull emus — and lost.

   • Real
   • Fake
4. 4

   Coca-Cola was originally green when first invented and was later changed to brown.

   • Real
   • Fake
5. 5

   In medieval Europe, animals could be put on trial for crimes — and a pig was once sentenced to death for murder.

   • Real
   • Fake

Score bands

Your final score places you in one of these bands.

Urban Legend Novice

You believed everything! Stop forwarding those chain messages.

Myth Detective

You know some, but got fooled too. Half those shared facts? Yeah.

Legend Buster

Your BS detector is excellent. Nobody is fooling you with tall tales.

Urban Legend Master

Perfect or near-perfect. You are a walking myth-buster.

How this quiz works

Each question has one correct answer. When you finish, you get your score and can review every question with the correct answer and, where we have one, a short explanation.