April Fools' Day Quiz

Where was the origin of April Fools’ day?

• Ancient Greece

• Ancient Rome

• Modern United States

• Medieval Europe

What country is April Fool’s Day known as “April Fish”?

• France

• Japan

• Australia

• Canada

In 1996 Taco Bell played an April Fool’s joke claiming to have purchased what to reduce the national debt?

• The Liberty Bell - renamed to the “Taco Liberty Bell.”

• The Grand Canyon - To be filled with nacho cheese.

• The Statue of Liberty - Renamed to “The Statue of LiberTaco.”

• The White House - Claiming it would be converted into the world’s largest drive-thru.

As a prank in 2009, where did Expedia say travelers could go?

• Mars

• Moon

• Uranus

• Pluto

What restaurant did an April Fool’s prank in 1998 by introducing a left-handed sandwich?

• McDonald’s

• Subway

• Burger King

• Wendy’s

In Scotland, how is April Fools’ Day uniquely extended?

• By also celebrating it as a national holiday with a parade

• Through a two-day event, with the second day focusing on “back side” pranks

• By only allowing pranks to be played before noon on both days

• With a traditional feast that includes foods shaped like pranks

What object is traditionally thrown at people in Portugal on April Fool’s Day?

• Flour

• Pudding

• Confetti

• Rice

For April Fool’s Day in 2008, what animal in Antarctica did the BBC claim to start flying?

• Penguins

• Krill

• Polar Bears

• Whales

On April 1, 2008, Nestlé launched an April Fool’s Day initiative indicating that they had changed the name of the Butterfinger candy bar to what?

• StickyBandit

• The Finger

• Butterthumb

• MargarineDigit

What online application launched on April 1st, 2004, that was thought to be a prank?

• Facebook

• Gmail

• Twitter

• Instagram