Terrible Reviews of Great Things
"Sat by the water for six hours. Didn't see a single monster. Would not lake again."
Loch Ness
What is a group of lions called?
A pride
GANDHI - which is the LIE? A) He won the Nobel Peace Prize B) He trained as a barrister in London C) He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize five times
A is the lie - he was nominated repeatedly but never won
Globo Gym
Dodgeball ("We're better than you, and we know it")
Plenty of criminals have phoned the police on themselves - including one British man who rang 999 to report the theft of... A) His cannabis plants B) His getaway car C) His balaclava
A - his cannabis plants
"Just stairs and queues. You can see France from the ground for free."
The Eiffel Tower
What is a group of ravens called?
An unkindness
SHAKESPEARE - which is the LIE? A) He left his wife his "second-best bed" in his will B) He was born and raised in London C) He spelled his own name several different ways
B is the lie - he was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon
Oceanic Airlines
Lost (Flight 815)
A US robber was arrested at a meet-up he'd arranged himself, because before fleeing he gave his victim... A) His home address B) His phone number C) His business card
B - his phone number (she got in touch, and the police attended the date)
"It's a wall. A very, very long wall. No roof, nowhere to sit, and it just keeps going."
The Great Wall of China
What is a group of rhinos called?
A crash
QUEEN VICTORIA - which is the LIE? A) She proposed to Prince Albert, not the other way round B) She survived multiple assassination attempts C) She was born in Germany
C is the lie - born at Kensington Palace, London. As monarch, protocol required her to propose, and she survived at least six attempts
InGen
Jurassic Park
Several robbery crews have been caught standing outside the bank because they... A) Locked the keys inside the getaway car B) Parked in a resident's permit bay C) Couldn't remember where they'd parked
A - locked the keys inside the getaway car
"It's a ruin. Two thousand years and nobody's fixed it. Also no lions as advertised."
The Colosseum
What is a group of jellyfish called?
A smack
LEONARDO DA VINCI - which is the LIE? A) He completed hundreds of paintings in his lifetime B) He dissected human corpses to study anatomy C) He wrote his notes in mirror-image script
A is the lie - fewer than 20 surviving paintings are attributed to him
Pied Piper
Silicon Valley
Counterfeiters have repeatedly been rumbled by poor quality control - including fake banknotes on which... A) The currency's name was misspelled B) The monarch was winking C) The two sides showed different currencies
A - the currency's name was misspelled
"A three-hour walk up a mountain to look at some old walls. The llamas were the highlight."
Machu Picchu
What is a group of goldfinches called?
A charm
CHARLES DICKENS - which is the LIE? A) He kept a pet raven called Grip B) He died penniless C) He insisted on sleeping facing north, believing it improved his writing
B is the lie - he died wealthy. Grip the raven even helped inspire Poe's "The Raven"
Sterling Cooper
Mad Men
A drunk driver in the US sealed his own fate by pulling over to ask for directions... A) At a drive-thru B) From a passing ambulance C) At a police station
C - at a police station