April Fools?

According to the Gregorian calendar (which we use,) April is the 4th month of the year. If we used the Julian calendar, April would be which month of the year?

• 3rd

• 4th

• 5th

• 6th

Which of these famous people were not born in April?

• Queen Elizabeth

• Shakespeare

• Steve Jobs

• Leonardo da Vinci

April 15th is famous as Tax Day. What significant event happened on April 15th?

• The Statue of Liberty was completed.

• The Louisiana Purchase was finalized.

• The Space Shuttle Columbia exploded shortly after liftoff

• The Titanic sank.

After a 1500 year hiatus, the modern Olympics were born on April 6th, ____________

• 1896

• 1900

• 1904

• 1908

The first battle of the Revolutionary war, Lexington and Concord, broke out on April 19th, _______________

• 1773

• 1775

• 1778

• 1789

April was sacred to the goddess __________ during the Ancient Roman Empire.

• Juno

• Minerva

• Venus

• Flora

George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States on April 30th, 1789.

• True

• False

The birthstone in April is diamond. The diamond represents__________

• Innocence

• Opulence

• Glory

• Beauty

Julius Caesar established the Julian calendar and changed the number of days in April from 29 to 30.

• True

• False

April is one of my favorite months.

• True

• False