April Fool! Step 2 – exercise 1

April Fool! Step 2 Exercise 1

Spaghetti harvest

Listen to the account and see if you can answer this initial set of questions!


1. [Multiple choice]

The Boston Post is

Answers for Quiz [1].

  • 1. an American newspaper. (correct)
  • 2. a British newspaper.

2. [Multiple choice]

The April Fool about a spaghetti harvest was ‘reported’ on TV in the

Answers for Quiz [2].

  • 1. 1820s
  • 2. 1850s
  • 3. 1860s
  • 4. 1930s
  • 5. 1950s (correct)
  • 6. 1960s

3. [Multiple choice]

Panorama is a ………….. investigative current affairs programme on BBC.

Answers for Quiz [3].

  • 1. daily
  • 2. weekly (correct)
  • 3. fortnightly
  • 4. monthly

4. [Multiple choice]

The editor at the time for the programme ‘Panorama’ was called

Answers for Quiz [4].

  • 1. David Wheeler
  • 2. Michael Peacock (correct)
  • 3. Charles de Jaeger

5. [Multiple choice]

Spaghetti is produced

(Spaghetti is made from flour, water and eggs. It can be made anywhere.)

Answers for Quiz [5].

  • 1. from cattle.
  • 2. from vegetables.
  • 3. from fish.
  • 4. by farmers on farms.
  • 5. in kitchens. (correct)

6. [Multiple choice]

What budget was Charles de Jaeger given?

Answers for Quiz [6].

  • 1. a hundred pounds. (correct)
  • 2. a hundred and fifty pounds.
  • 3. two hundred pounds.