So many of us who work in science communication got our start by being inspired by strange mysteries

we read about as children, including cryptozoological creatures like Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster,

or the abominable snowman.

If you can relate, then let's see how well you retained that information.

Today we have another pop quiz for you.

This time, focusing on our most famous cryptozoological beasties.

That's up next, UnSkeptoid.

You're listening to Skeptoid.

I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com.

Pop quiz, cryptozoology.

Less all the other podcast quiz shows get a jump on Skeptoid.

Today we're going to switch tracks and blatantly copycat the other guys.

It's time to test not only your knowledge of cryptozoology, but also of Skeptoid.

Because every question we're going to ask today has been covered in a previous Skeptoid

episode.

I also want to encourage you to not dismiss cryptozoology as just one of those silly

offshoots of skepticism that has no relevance to the daily lives of intelligent adults

in the 21st century.

It's true that whether or not there's a Mongolian death worm in your children's sandbox

isn't something you need to really worry yourself about.

But the fact is that people take these phenomena seriously for the same reasons that they reject

vaccines or seek the non-GMO food label.

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