April Fools Day

In ___, they celebrate April Fools by throwing cake into the ocean.

• Madagascar

• Thailand

• Sri Lanka

• Somalia

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Some of the questions in this quiz are pure fiction & made up. How many?

• None of them, all questions were true.

• All of them are fake.

• Only half of them are fake.

• Only the one about Galileo Galilei

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All the questions in this quiz were fake, but did you think any of them were actually real?

• Yes, I fell for at least a couple.

• I never saw this coming! I thought all were true.

• No, I knew they were all fake from the start.

• What is April Fools?

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Movie: April Fools Day. When was this movie made?

• 1990

• 1989

• 1986

• 1988

What's a funny joke the French play on people on April 1?

• They throw fish at you.

• They put sugar instead of salt on your fish.

• They pin a paper fish to your clothes.

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Where is the first concrete reference to an April Fools' joke being played?

• France

• the Netherlands

• England

• Italy

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What did the Scottish traditionally call April Fools' Day?

• Huntigowk Day

• Full Day

• Haggis and Bagpipe Day

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What magazine had a famous April Fools' hoax cover story in 1985?

• Time

• Sports Illustrated

• The New Yorker

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When did Google begin its tradition of April Fools' jokes?

• 2004

• 2007

• 2000

• 2002

What is the origin of April Fools' Day?

• France

• Italy

• England

• Germany

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