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April Fooled-Ya!

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

April Fools celebrations began in _____.

a)

1923

b)

1608

c)

1582

d)

1975

2.

This fast food restaurant confused customers by claiming to have created a left-hander sandwich (tailored specifically to those with a dominant left hand)

a)

Burger King

b)

McDonald's

c)

Arby's

d)

KFC

3.

In 1957 BBC reported that farmers from this country were experiencing extremely high yields of spaghetti crops this year (photos were shown of farmers pulling noodles from trees in)....

a)

Italy

b)

Portugal

c)

Poland

d)

Switzerland

4.

In the late 19th and early 20th century the following symbol was used as an April Fool's Day indicator for the French...

a)

Pig

b)

Fish

c)

Cat

d)

Spider

5.

The earliest literary reference to April Fool's Day was in a piece of writing by which author?

a)

Hemingway

b)

Shakespeare

c)

Chaucer

d)

Twain

6.

This country celebrates April Fool's Day over the span of 2 days, the second is called "Taily" Day"...

a)

Jamaica

b)

Iceland

c)

Mexico

d)

Scotland

7.

In 2008 BBC convinced its viewers of the following spoof on April Fool's Day

a)

A new superfood had been created out of broccoli and carrots called a barrot

b)

Penguins had begun flying in the Arctic

c)

Dieticians have recently discovered that chocolate helps people lose weight

d)

Dentists have discovered that for an optimally clean mouth you should only brush once a week

8.

April Fool's Day is Considered a national holiday...

a)

True

b)

False

9.

People speculate that April Fool's Day falls in April because...

a)

The changing of seasons at a quick rate are reflective of changing moods and practical jokes

b)

Hay fever makes people go loopy

c)

Because a lot of well known comedians are historically born in April

d)

Because April 1st corresponds with the Aries zodiac sign, the funniest zodiac