Basic Facts
What is a crop circle?
A pattern made by flattened crops.
Who was the farmer from Surrey?
Martin Fowler.
What do some people believe creates crop circles?
What does the word "hoax" mean?
A trick or prank.
In what directions do plants often lie in crop circles?
Clockwise or anticlockwise.
In which country was Martin Fowler's farm located?
England.
Who reported seeing a crop circle forming?
Sandy Reid.
What strange feeling do some visitors report?
Tingling sensations.
According to sceptics, when are crop circles usually made?
At night.
The word "cereologist" comes from which Roman goddess?
Ceres.
What year did Martin Fowler discover strange patterns in his field?
2003.
What do we call people who study crop circles?
Cereologists.
What has sometimes been measured at higher levels inside crop circles?
Electromagnetic radiation.
What did Martin Fowler think caused the circles on his farm?
Local teenagers.
Why do sceptics doubt alien explanations?
Because many crop circles have been shown to be man-made.
What crop was involved in Sandy Reid's story?
Barley.
Who described crop circles as a "grand hoax"?
Joe Nickell.
Some believers think crop circles are created by aliens or what kind of fields?
Energy fields.
What percentage of crop circles did Colin Andrews think were hoaxes?
80%.
Give one piece of evidence that supports the "hoax" theory.
People have admitted making crop circles.
About how large was the circle Sandy Reid saw forming?
18 metres.
Which two men admitted making crop circles?
Doug Bower and Dave Chorley.
Why do some people believe crop circles are mysterious?
Because some circles seem difficult to explain.
What did Andrews think about the remaining 20%?
Science cannot fully explain them.
Give one reason some people still find crop circles mysterious.
Some circles appear complex and have not been fully explained.