Back in 1962, Sveriges Television’s leading technical expert Kjell Stensson pulled an April Fools’ prank telling people their TVs would appear in color if they covered it with what clothing item?
tights
What animal did the BBC trick viewers into thinking could suddenly fly in a 2008 April Fools’ prank?
ostrich
emu
penguins
What is the most common prank played on April Fools’ Day?
replacing sugar with salt
fake news
anonymous messages
plastic bugs
Why can’t you give Elsa a balloon? 🎈
Because she will let it go.
As a prank, what flavour of toothpaste did Burger King claim they launched?
Whopper
french fries
bacon
chicken sandwich
Which of these novels has the earliest recorded association between foolishness and April First?
A Midsummer Nights Dream
Canterbury Tales
Oliver Twist
Wuthering Heights
What did the grape do when it got stepped on? 🍇
It let out a little whine.
What kind of room doesn’t have doors or windows? 🚪
A mushroom.
Why did the math teacher break up with the calculator? 🔢
She felt like he was just adding to her problems.
April Fools’ Day is also linked to what ancient Roman festival?
Festival of Hilaria
Festival of Funeria
Festival of Lupercalia
In the U.K., what grocery store chain known for selling frozen foods tricked people into believing they were selling frozen flowers?
Iceland
Greenland
Arctic Circle
As an April Fools’ prank, what type of plane did Virgin Atlantic announce they would be introducing?
glass top plane
glass bottomed plane
When was the earliest April Fools prank recorded ?
1898
1698
1998
1798
What country calls April Fools’ Day Poisson d’Avril?
Denmark
France
The Netherlands
Belgium
Whic fsat food restaurant offered a left- hand sandwich
Burger King
Subway
McDonald's
Pizza hut
What did Wayfair name their fake smart sofa they marketed on April Fools’ Day?
Sofia
Couchum
How do you organize a space party? 🚀
You planet.
How does a penguin build its house? 🐧
Igloos it together.
If you successfully prank someone on April 1st in Greece, is it considered to bring you good luck or bad luck?
good
What is the traditional prank-playing time period in the U.K. on April Fools’ Day?
midnight to 4pm
midnight to noon
all day
As an April Fools’ Day prank, which soda announced it was releasing a new pop that included a small shot of helium that would create a “squeaky high-pitched effect on the drinker’s voice”?
Fanta
Sprite
Coca Cola
What do you call a fish with no eyes? 🐟
FSH
As a prank in 2009, where did Expedia say travellers could go?
Pluto
Mars
The Moon
Why did the math book look sad? 📚
Because it had too many problems.
In the famous hoax, the BBC claimed that spaghetti grew where?
in greenhouses
on a tree
underground
Which Google service was initially dismissed as a joke on it's launch date of April 1st 2004?
Gmail
Why was the computer cold? 💻
It left its Windows open.
In a 1980s April Fools’ Day prank, BBC World Service announced that the Big Ben clock tower was going to be changed to what?
a digital clock
a sundial
a word clock
What do you call an alligator in a vest? 🐊
An investigator.
Can April Fools Day and Easter happen on the same day ?
true
false