April Fools' Day Facts

When is April Fools' Day celebrated?  

• 1st April

• 10th April

• 21st April

• 15th April

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It is believed that the tradition of celebrating  April Fools Day began when French people switched to a different calendar. Can you tell that in which year this happened? 

• 1962

• 1582

• 1420

• 1655

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Which country celebrates April Fools Day for two days consecutively

• Scotland

• Greece

• USA

• Germany

April Fools' day is known by a special name in Scotland. What is it? 

• April's Fish

• Hunt the gowk day

• New Year Day

There is a special family that is allowed to lie and play pranks only on April first. Can you guess the name of this family? 

• Korean royal family

• British royal family

• Saudi royal family

Which of the following country observes an official holiday on 1st April? 

• USA

• Australia

• Ukraine

• Canada

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April Fool's Day is known as 'Dia da Mentira' in Brazil. What does this mean? 

• Lie day

• The prank day

• Foolish day

People in Canada and in England believe that April Fools' jokes should be played until noon only. Is this statement true or false? 

• True

• False

French People refer to April Fool's day as 'Poisson d'Avri'. What does this mean? 

• April Fish

• Foolish day

• Prank day

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Which country has the custom of celebrating April Fool's day by throwing flour at their friends? 

• Germany

• Brazil

• Portugal

• Spain