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Quiz: How much do you know about aliens?
Barack Obama reckons aliens are real … sadly, he has no evidence.
FORMER US PRESIDENT Barack Obama said last weekend that aliens are real.
He made the now-viral statement while speaking on Brian Tyler Cohen’s podcast, but quickly followed up to say that, during his terms in office, he “saw no evidence” that aliens have made contact with Earth.
“Statistically, the universe is so vast that the odds are good there’s life out there. But the distances between solar systems are so great that the chances we’ve been visited by aliens is low, and I saw no evidence during my presidency that extraterrestrials have made contact with us. Really!”
His allegations have caused a bit of a frenzy on the internet and added to the perennial debate on the existence of aliens.
Whether you’re an alien believer or not, we’ve put together a quiz to see how much you know about the extra-terrestrial beings.
Which EU nation reported the most UFO sightings in 2021? (105 were recorded)
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France
Estonia
Ireland
Belgium
In Ireland, what looked similar to crop circles when discovered in 2018? (We've pictured a crop circle here, not the 2018 Irish discovery).
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An unusual design made by a farmer drying silage in Wexford
Prehistoric wooden structures uncovered by a drought in Meath
Vortex winds flattening crops in Cavan
A dog's habit of running in a large circle in a field in Donegal
When did scientists begin listening for alien signals using special receivers such as radio telescopes?
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1961
Last week
1991
1977
Of the four listed here, which of these bands is named after a term for UFOs coined by World War Two pilots?
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Foo Fighters
Led Zeppelin
The Rolling Stones
One Direction
In E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, what was the name of the boy who found E.T.?
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Jacob
Elliott
Jake
Fred
Which European country has an area called the Falkirk triangle, which is known as a UFO hotspot due to a high volume of alleged UFO sightings since the 1990s?
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Italy
Scotland
Wales
Portugal
Which NBA player is nicknamed 'the alien'?
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Giannis Antetokounmpo
Michael Jordan
LeBron James
Victor Wembanyama
Superman is an alien from a now destroyed planet. What was the name of that planet?
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Krypton
Tatooine
Pandora
Dune
What is Star Trek's Mr Spock usual greeting?
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"Greetings, earthlings"
A vulcan salute
He refuses to acknowledge other people
A complicated handshake personalised for each person he knows
What are the names of the two drooling aliens from The Simpsons?
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Cheech and Chong
Kang and Kodos
Max and Ruby
Simon and Garfunkel
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You scored out of !
You are as wise as yoda
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You scored out of !
Spock is somewhat impressed
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You scored out of !
You tried
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