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Real or Fake: New York Times Headlines

Half of these headlines really ran in The New York Times. Half we made up. Can you tell real from fake?

Giga Quizzes
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Questions

  1. 1.

    The New York Times once printed: "Daredevil Raccoon Climbs Minnesota Skyscraper and Becomes a Sensation"

  2. 2.

    The New York Times once printed: "A Bakery Recalled 4,000 Fortune Cookies. Every Fortune Was the Same."

  3. 3.

    The New York Times once printed: "World Will Not End Next Month, NASA Says"

  4. 4.

    The New York Times once printed: "3 Cows Swept Out to Sea by Hurricane Dorian Are Found Alive"

  5. 5.

    The New York Times once printed: "He Tried to Cross Lake Michigan in a Bathtub. The Coast Guard Had Other Ideas."

  6. 6.

    The New York Times once printed: "Ohio City Recalls 5,000 Parking Permits Printed With the Wrong City's Map"

  7. 7.

    The New York Times once printed: "COULDN'T LOSE DEAD CAT; Commuter Carried Victim and Guilty Secret to Manhattan"

  8. 8.

    The New York Times once printed: "MONKEYS ON A BINGE; Escaped Circus Monkeys Empty a Hoboken Cider Cellar"

  9. 9.

    The New York Times once printed: "A Museum Thief's Getaway Was Foiled by a Revolving Door"

  10. 10.

    The New York Times once printed: "Runaways in Stripes: Five Zebras Are on the Loose in Maryland"

  11. 11.

    The New York Times once printed: "Maple Syrup Theft Casts Pall Over Canadian Breakfast Plates"

  12. 12.

    The New York Times once printed: "Man Legally Changes His Name to Win Lawsuit Against Airline That Misspelled It"

  13. 13.

    The New York Times once printed: "Officer Held in Plot to Cook Women and Eat Them"

  14. 14.

    The New York Times once printed: "Man Sues Theme Park After Ride Camera Captures His Toupee in Midair"

  15. 15.

    The New York Times once printed: "The F.B.I. Once Helped in the Hunt for Bigfoot"