April Fools Day Trivia and Answers

April fools day is the day that anything can happen. And it has not been few pranks that have happened on that day. History is as full of fools as there have been April firsts. Come and get tested by our entertaining trivia about this special day without getting fooled!

Challenge yourself with a April Fools Day Trivia Quiz!

VeryHard

Which technological innovation was once famously believed to be an April Fool's Day prank?

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Answer: Gmail
Gmail was launched on 1 April 2004. At that time, many people thought it was a hoax for a webmail service to offer a whole gigabyte of free storage.

Easy

A task that has zero chance of success is known as what?

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Answer: Fool's Errand
A fool's errand is a common April Fool's Day prank, such as sending a person to search for something that doesn't exist.

Hard

Which restaurant chain fooled the public on 1 April 1998 with the introduction of a fictional sandwich specifically for left-handed people?

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Answer: Burger King
Burger King released an ad for the fictitious "Left-Handed Whopper" on April Fool's Day of 1998, upon which reportedly thousands of customers went to their stores requesting the sandwich.

Hard

In years past there have been April Fool's Day hoaxes set in the Tower of London, inviting outsiders to witness which type of ceremony?

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Answer: Lion Washing
A well-known historical gag involving the Tower of London featured outsiders being invited within to witness the washing of lions.

Hard

On April Fool's Day 2018, which celebrity was famously pranked on Instagram into believing his pregnant wife was about to give birth?

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Answer: Ray J
Ray J and his wife, Princess Love, did eventually give birth to a bouncing baby girl on 23 May 2018.

Hard

Which media network once aired an April Fool's Day host centered on make-believe 'spaghetti plants"?

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Answer: BBC
This was done by the BBC in 1957, which they had to later recant the tale of plants that grow spaghetti due to the large amount of people who believed the hoax.

Medium

In England, the victim of an April Fool's joke is sometimes popularly referred to as what?

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Answer: A Noodle
Outside of being labeled a "noodle", victims of April Fool's pranks in England may also be called a "gob", "gobby" or "noddy".

VeryHard

In 1986, an intelligence officer from which nation was imprisoned due to an April Fool's Day prank?

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Answer: Israel
The fake report by an Israeli intelligence officer that an assassination had been attempted on a prominent Muslim leader was initially taken seriously by the Israeli parliament and media before learning it was a hoax. This act resulted in said officer being interned for 35 days.

Hard

In Portugal, what object is traditionally thrown at friends in celebration of April Fool's Day?

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Answer: Flour
Flour bombing' is an established April Fool's Day practice in Portugal and some other countries.

Easy

April Fool's Day is held on which day in the month of April?

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Answer: 1st
April Fool's Day is always held on the 1st day of April, regardless of which day of the week that date may fall on.



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