This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Culture > Festivals > April Fools Day – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books April Fools Day Quiz 12 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When people started using the Gregorian calendar they moved new years to January first. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. April Fool's Day is celebrated on April 1st and is over at ..... A) Midnight. B) Noon. C) Morning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noon. 3. Read these lines from the poem:"Ppeople say, whenever April Rolls around. A ritual of trickery."Based on the text, the word trickery means ..... A) Friendship. B) Happiness. C) Honesty. D) Deceit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deceit. 4. What tradition is associated with April Fools' Day? A) Playing pranks. B) Lighting candles. C) Singing songs. D) Exchanging gifts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playing pranks. 5. When did Google begin its tradition of April Fools' jokes? A) 2004. B) 2007. C) 2000. D) 2002. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2000. 6. Where is the first concrete reference to an April Fools' joke being played? A) France. B) The Netherlands. C) England. D) Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Netherlands. 7. Secretary Isabela went to Canada A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 8. The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. According to the passage, what did the people do as a result of Pope Gregory changing the calendar? A) Many people didn't know about the new calendar. B) People chose to ignore the new calendar. C) People kept celebrating April 1st as the New Year. D) All of the above answer choices are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above answer choices are correct. 10. What holiday did people celebrate on April first. A) Boxing day. B) Christmas. C) New years. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) New years. 11. What is a common prank played on April Fools' Day involving food? A) Switching the sugar and salt. B) Tying someone's shoelaces together. C) Hiding someone's keys. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Switching the sugar and salt. 12. Read the following sentence:'On April Fools' Day, people often play tricks on each other.' What is the function of the phrase 'on April Fools' Day' in this sentence? A) Subject. B) Verb. C) Adverbial. D) Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverbial. 13. Which of the following would be an example of an April Fools' Day prank? A) Putting Jell-O in a glass, with a straw, and serving it as juice after it has set. B) Adding googly eyes to everything and telling your friend or family "eye" see you. C) Tossing in a few plastic bugs to your family's ice cube trays. D) All of the above answers are great examples of April Fools' Day pranks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above answers are great examples of April Fools' Day pranks. 14. In the 16th century, what did Pope Gregory do that generated the start of April Fools' Day? A) Pope Gregory declared April Fools' Day a national holiday in France. B) Pope Gregory changed the calendar to the one we use today. C) Pope Gregory added another month to the year to give us 13 months instead of 12. D) Pope Gregory said everyone who is born on April 1st should have a special day in their honor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pope Gregory changed the calendar to the one we use today. 15. What are the commonalities across countries in regards to April Fool's Day? A) Fun & Fun. B) Pranking & Humiliating Individuals. C) Parades. D) Family Celebrations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pranking & Humiliating Individuals. 16. Which country has the custom of celebrating April Fool's day by throwing flour at their friends? A) Germany. B) Brazil. C) Portugal. D) Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Portugal. 17. According to the passage, in 16th century France, what did others call the people who continued to celebrate the New Year on April 1st? A) April Fools. B) April gowk. C) Cuckoo birds. D) April fools. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) April fools. 18. Professor Edson will take an advanced course in Miami A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 19. What does the term "Hilaria" mean in Latin? A) Foolish. B) Joyful. C) Spring. D) Prank. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joyful. 20. According to scholars, about how long has April Fools' Day been in existence? A) Since April 1st. B) Since the mid-1500s. C) January 1st. D) March 25th. 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