Colossal Questions Quiz

What ancient festival is believed to be a predecessor to April Fool's Day?

• Hilaria

• Saturnalia

• Lupercalia

• Bacchanalia

What was the first recorded April Fool's Day prank in 1698?

• The talking horse

• The invisible man

• The flying pigs

• The washing of the lions

Why do we have leap years?

• To celebrate an extra day

• To synchronize with the solar year

• To adjust for Earth's tilt

• To align the lunar calendar

Who first incorporated the leap day into the calendar?

• The Greeks

• The Babylonians

• The Egyptians

• The Romans

Who is considered to have started the development of sign language?

• Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet

• Pedro Ponce de Leon

• Charles-Michel De l'Epee

• Juan Pablo Bonet

What did Charles-Michel De l'Epee contribute to sign language?

• Wrote the first book on sign language

• Created a universal sign language

• Founded the first public school for deaf children

• Invented a new alphabet

Who is often mistakenly credited with the idea of daylight savings time?

• George Hudson

• Benjamin Franklin

• Albert Einstein

• Thomas Edison

Which country first adopted daylight savings time during World War I?

• United Kingdom

• Germany

• United States

• France

What is the most widely spoken language in the world?

• Spanish

• Mandarin Chinese

• Hindi

• English

Which language family do English, Spanish, and French belong to?

• Germanic

• Slavic

• Romance

• Celtic