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
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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