Unutterably Silly Quiz

[Bilbo1967]

Wasn't / isn't it something to do with CIA mind control and / or alien conspiracy theories?

Why is that black helicopter over my house?

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Wasn't / isn't it something to do with CIA mind control and / or alien conspiracy theories?

That is exactly what it was! A huge CIA mind control program. The question remains... did it work?

Bilbo, you got it, so you're up! Bilbo? Bilbo? BILBO? Oh dear! 'They' took him away!!!


Stitchawl

[Bilbo1967]

Thanks Stitchawl.

Sorry for the delay in responding, I walked outside to take a look at the helicopter and, next thing I knew, it was 5 hours later - weird! Anyway, turns out I was mistaken, there was no helicopter and I most certainly was not abducted, probed, hypnotised or injected in any way at all.

Next questions then, all conspiracy related;

1. Who, supposedly, died in 1966 and was replaced by a lookalike who is still amongst us?

2. The presence of a soft drink bottle, the absence of crosshairs and a fluttering flag have all been claimed as evidence of what alleged hoax?

3. What, allegedly, was the Philadelphia Experiment trying to achieve?

4. Who was unexpectedly spotted by a number of people in Kalamazoo, Michigan in the late 1980's?

5. Which of the following has not been proposed as being behind the assassination of JFK?

• Lyndon B. Johnson
• Lee Harvey Oswald's addiction to Coca Cola
• The CIA
• Cuba
• The Soviet Union
• Jackie Kennedy
• The Mafia
• The Secret Service
• J. Edgar Hoover

[orlok]

1. Paul McCartney?
2. The 1969 Moon landing
4. Elvis?
5. Lyndon B. Johnson?

[Bilbo1967]

Originally Posted by orlok

1. Paul McCartney?
2. The 1969 Moon landing
4. Elvis?
5. Lyndon B. Johnson?

1, 2 and 4 are correct. 5 is not.

[poohbear_nc]

3. Time travel

5. None of the above

[Bilbo1967]

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

3. Time travel

5. None of the above

No and no I'm afraid.

[orlok]

3. Contact with aliens?
5. The Soviet Union?

[Bilbo1967]

Originally Posted by orlok

3. Contact with aliens?
5. The Soviet Union?

Neither correct. Sorry.

[orlok]

3. Telepathy?
5. Jackie Kennedy?

[Bilbo1967]

Originally Posted by orlok

3. Telepathy?
5. Jackie Kennedy?

I believe the answer to be Jackie Kennedy, yes. Although it wouldn't surprise me at all if somebody out there has published a book blaming her!

Not telepathy for number 3 though.

[orlok]

I'm curious about the Lee Harvey Oswald and Coca Cola one? Not heard about that before.

3. Was it the psychological experiment where two groups of people were split into Prison Warders and Inmates?

[Bilbo1967]

Originally Posted by orlok

I'm curious about the Lee Harvey Oswald and Coca Cola one? Not heard about that before.

3. Was it the psychological experiment where two groups of people were split into Prison Warders and Inmates?

I must admit that I hadn't heard of it either till I did a little bit of research for this question. It runs that LHO acted alone in a psychotic haze due to his addiction. As far as I can tell, it seems to be based entirely on the fact that he asked for a Coca Cola immediately after his arrest. Not one of the more widely known/believed theories

The Philadelphia Experiment involved a US naval vessel. The object was to do something to it, but what?

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

The Philadelphia Experiment involved a US naval vessel. The object was to do something to it, but what?

I think I recall, cloak it? But the conspiracy theory was that it was instead transported into another time.

[Bilbo1967]

Originally Posted by Hamlet53

I think I recall, cloak it? But the conspiracy theory was that it was instead transported into another time.

That was it. Supposedly, the first time they tried men on board ended up with their arms embedded in the solid steel of the ship. The second time, the ship was transported to another port many miles away.

I find these conspiracy theories fascinating. Not just the theories themselves, but the fact that there are people who really believe some of the most ridiculous things.

I think Orlok got 4 of the 5 right though, so over to him.