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24 April Fools Day Trivia Questions for True Pranksters and Jokesters

You wake up in the morning and receive some crazy news that flips your whole world upside down… then you remember it’s April Fools Day and none of it’s real. Usually observed around the United States on April 1st, the day is unofficially April Fools Day, but it isn’t a federal holiday.

Most people will still have to go to work or school since it isn’t a federally recognized holiday, but that just leads to more fun and jokes to be played. In recent years, the holiday has started to become more widely participated in on social media. Big media corporations have played jokes on their fans in the past, and many people will prank their own handful of followers. Chocolate Whopper anyone? Want your dog to find their true eHarmony match? If you know the truth behind these campaigns, take on our April Fools Day trivia questions and answers.

After you complete this April Fools Day trivia, you can test your skills on our other holiday trivia such as 4th of July trivia, St Patrick’s Day trivia, Easter trivia or Veterans Day trivia! There are lots of different holiday trivia questions to explore!

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

The Liberty Bell

Statue Of Liberty

Independence Hall

The Betsy Ross House

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

Pizza Hut

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

In 1992, which April Fools’ Day prank did NPR’s “Talk of the Nation” show pull?

Announced the discovery of a new planet in the solar system

Claimed that the metric system would be mandatory in the U.S. starting

Faked a segment about Richard Nixon running for president again with a third-term loophole

Reported that the Earth’s gravity would decrease for five minutes due to a rare astronomical event

In 2016, how did the Chinese government respond to the celebration of April Fools’ Day?

By officially adopting it as a national holiday

By encouraging citizens to partake in the tradition more creatively

By criticizing it as not consistent with cultural tradition or socialist core values

By organizing state-sponsored pranks to engage with the public

In Spain and Latin America, a day for pranks equivalent to April Fools is held in which month of the year?

October

April

August

December

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 Fools Day initiative indicating that they had changed the name of the Butterfinger candy bar to what?

Candy

Margarine

The Finger

Baby Ruth

In what country was April Fool’s Day formerly known as Huntigowk Day?

Scotland

Switzerland

France

England

Which country did the “Spaghetti Tree Prank” on April Fool’s Day in 1957?

Switzerland

Poland

Denmark

Scotland

On April 1st, 1946, what island was hit by a tsunami?

Borneo

Hawaii

Tahiti

Japan

Which music legend was murdered on April Fool’s Day, 1984?

Al Green

Marvin Gaye

Luther Vandross

Barry White

Chaucer linked April 1st with fools in what?

Beowulf

Grimm’s Fairy Tales

The Canterbury Tales

Gulliver’s Travels

The month of April is named from the Latin word aperire, meaning what?

Rain

To Open

Foolish Man

Apples

On April Fools Day 2002, NASA posted a picture that proved the moon was made of what?

Cheese

Latex

Lettuce

Marble

April Fool’s Day celebrates what?

Spring

Hoaxes

Family

The Moon

What US city hosts “The April Fool’s Day Parade” each year?

Kansas City

Miami

Los Angeles

New York City

What country is April Fool’s Day called April Fish Day?

France

Spain

Lithuania

Denmark

April Fool’s Day is held on what day in April?

1st

4th

15th

10th

On April Fool’s Day in 1997, Pat Sajak and Alex Trebek switched what?

Wives

Shows

Clothes

Homes

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

TikTok

Gmail

Instagram

Zoom

Traditionally, April Fool’s jokes are meant to stop at what time of day?

12:00 PM

5:00 PM

Midnight

8:00 PM

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