April Fool's Day Comprehension Quiz

What is the origin of April Fool's Day?

• Australia

• Great Britain

• United States

• unknown

What was the Australian hoax from April 1, 1975?

• changing from km to miles

• changing time to the metric system

• introducing a Google dating app

• banning jokes from the newspaper

What is the phrasal verb that means "to believe something that is not true?"

• fall out

• fall down

• fall for

• fall into

Which phrase means "to know what someone is thinking"?

• understand someone's mind

• see someone's mind

• read someone's mind

• hear someone's mind

What do people shout on April 1st if someone falls for their prank?

• "April Fool!"

• "Gullible!"

• "You've been pranked!"

• "April First!"

Which word is different from the others?

• practical joke

• ban

• hoax

• prank

• trick

The slogan, "Dating is a search problem", was for which fake app?

• Gmail Paper

• Google Dating

• Google Romance

• Swiss Spaghetti Singles

According to the passage, which company is most famous for playing practical jokes on April 1?

• Facebook

• You Tube

• Google

• BBC

True or False:

If someone is gullible, they don't believe things easily.

• True

• False

What is one of the most legendary April Fool's Day hoaxes?

• BBC Swiss Spaghetti Harvest

• Google Romance dating app

• photographs of ghosts

• scissors at the newspaper office