Fibbing Friday – Saturday Edition

This week, Di is looking for some (wrong) answers.

Who made the first manned hot air balloon flight in 1783?

A sheep, a duck and a rooster – as you would know if you were watching ‘Richard Osman’s House Of Games’ this week.

Which is the more widely used around the world, cow’s milk or goat’s milk?

A grammar pedant writes: On the basis that a single cow (as indicated by the presence of apostrophes in the question) probably produces more than a single goat and we’re supposed to respond with a fib, then it must be goat.

What does the word ‘Canada’ mean?

Eh?

True or False, an adult male baboon can kill an adult leopard?

Well, it’s one of the two, unless it’s Schrodinger’s adult male baboon – in which case both.

Which U.S. State has the nickname ‘Hawkeye’?

Greenland (It’s just a matter of time).

In which decade of the 19th century did Christmas Day become a national US holiday?

The one with ten years in it.

Which strong cheese, made from ewe’s milk and stored in caves, is named after a village in France?

There’s at least fifty. Trust me, I live here.

Who painted ‘Whistler’s Mother’?

An unsuccessful contestant on ‘Glow Up’.

In Denmark they are known as “laks” what are they known as in English?

Lazy buggers.

Approximately what percentage of humans are left-handed?

About 99.99%: almost everyone has a left hand.

Fibbing Friday 4 April 2025

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