April Fools celebrations began in _____.
April Fooled-Ya!

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1923
1608
1582
1975
2.
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This fast food restaurant confused customers by claiming to have created a left-hander sandwich (tailored specifically to those with a dominant left hand)
Burger King
McDonald's
Arby's
KFC
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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)....
Italy
Portugal
Poland
Switzerland
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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In the late 19th and early 20th century the following symbol was used as an April Fool's Day indicator for the French...
Pig
Fish
Cat
Spider
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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The earliest literary reference to April Fool's Day was in a piece of writing by which author?
Hemingway
Shakespeare
Chaucer
Twain
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This country celebrates April Fool's Day over the span of 2 days, the second is called "Taily" Day"...
Jamaica
Iceland
Mexico
Scotland
7.
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In 2008 BBC convinced its viewers of the following spoof on April Fool's Day
A new superfood had been created out of broccoli and carrots called a barrot
Penguins had begun flying in the Arctic
Dieticians have recently discovered that chocolate helps people lose weight
Dentists have discovered that for an optimally clean mouth you should only brush once a week
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April Fool's Day is Considered a national holiday...
True
False
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People speculate that April Fool's Day falls in April because...
The changing of seasons at a quick rate are reflective of changing moods and practical jokes
Hay fever makes people go loopy
Because a lot of well known comedians are historically born in April
Because April 1st corresponds with the Aries zodiac sign, the funniest zodiac
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