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  • "April Showers bring May flowers" was originally coined by poet Thomas Tusser in what year?
    1575
    1557
    1957
    1755
  • No April Fools, Argentinian forces invaded this British Colony on April 2nd 1982.
    Cook Island
    Sandwich Islands
    Easter Island
    Falkland Islands
  • The stars are right. What two zodiac signs do you find in April?
    Coheed and Cambria
    Ford and Taurus
    Capricorn and Aquarius
    Aries and Taurus
  • George Washington became our first president in 1789 on the thirtieth of which month?
    April
    January
    May
    July
  • When was the very first Earth Day celebrated?
    1980
    1970
    1996
    1790
  • Residents of San Francisco were shaken after waking up to this event on April 18th, 1906
    The Johnstown Flood
    The San Francisco Earthquake
    The Boston Tea Party
    The Chicago Fire
  • The Pony Express began in April of 1860 as a quick way to send messages. How quickly were they able to deliver messages across the country?
    14 days
    30 days
    12 days
    10 days
  • What do you call a person who forecast the weather?
    Foolish
    Meteorologist
    Fortune Teller
    Soothe Sayer
  • No fooling, the helpful satellite TIROS-1 was launched April 1st 1960 for what purpose?
    Weather Forecast
    Live Sports Brioadcasts
    MASS Device Redirection
    Fixing the hole in the Ozone
  • The Leonids take place across ten days in April, roughly from April 16th to the 26th. What is it?
    The final exam in high school.
    Lion-themed musical
    A religious ceremony
    A meteor shower
  • What significant event to world history occurred on April 6, 1917
    The US Enters World War II
    The US enters World War I
    The Clark Bar is invented.
    The liner Titanic sinks
  • Not every spring is wet. In dry climates a sudden strong wind can lead to this weather phenomenon.
    Dust Storms
    Dry Heat
    Mudslides
    Falling Rocks
  • What influentual leader was shot and killed in Memphis TN on April 4th 1968?
    Martin Luther King jr
    Robert Kennedy
    Malcolm X
    John F Kennedy
  • Name one of April's birth flowers
    Rose
    Daisy
    Daffodil
    Tulip
  • Born in Haiti on April 26th 1785, this famous illustrator of birds now as a nature society named after him.
    Jack Hanna
    Jeff Corwin
    Steve Irwin
    John J Audubon
  • Around the entire earth, roughly how many thunderstorms are estimated to occur every minute?
    200
    20
    20,000
    2,000
  • This disastrous joint CIA operation into Cuba took place in April of 1961. By what name is it known?
    The Coast of Cats
    The Cove of Cows
    The Bay of Pigs
    The Gulf of Dogs
  • This founding father was born April 13, 1743
    James Madison
    John Adams
    Benjamin Franklin
    Thomas Jefferson
  • Paul Revere was only one of the riders to warn of the British on April 18th 1775. Who was the other?
    Samuel Adams
    William Dawes
    Paul Newman
    Ben Franklin
  • In France, April Fool's is known as "Poisson d'Avril" What dies this mean?
    Fish Sticks.
    April Fish
    The Anvil of Poseidon
    The Poison of Avril
  • Known for magical roles, this Emma was born in April of 1990
    Emma Stone
    Emma Roberts
    Emma Thompson
    Emma Watson
  • If you have a pond, a sure sign of spring is the croaking of this leggy animal
    Salamanders
    Frogs
    Axolotl
    Newts
  • This global celebration takes place on April 22 every year. What is it?
    Earth Day
    Arbor Day
    Moon Night
    Friday
  • The April of 1792 saw the establishment of what US agency?
    The IRS
    The Banking Guild
    The FBI
    The US Mint
  • The most famous mutiny of the HMS Bounty took place in April of 1789. From what island had they just departed?
    Fiji
    Tahiti
    Bermuda
    Azores
  • This began on April 19 over two hundred and fifty years ago.
    The Middle Ages
    The Olympics
    The War for Independence
    Jerry Garcia's Dark Star guitar solo
  • On April 26 1986 which event began the eventual collapse of the Soviet Union?
    The Fall of the Berlin Wall
    The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
    Ninety Nine Red Ballons.
    Gorbechev's birthmark
  • In japaense culture, rain while the sun is shining is a sign of what event?
    Unfavorable outcome in battle
    The wedding of the spirit foxes
    More rain
    Good crops next summer
  • Every April, Washington DC holds this flowery event
    The national day of tulips.
    Annual Daisy Celebration
    The Cherry Blossom Festival
    The Race against the Rose
  • What is the official birthstone for April?
    Spinel
    Garnet
    Diamond
    Ruby
  • Who invented the modern folding umbrella?
    Larry Newman
    Ulysses M Berella
    Hans Haupt
    Samuel Bumber
  • For what birthstone is April known?
    Amerald
    Garnet
    Diamond
    Quartz
  • In April 3 1948, Truman signed the European Recovery Program. By which name is it more popularly known as?
    The Curtis Procedure
    The Marshall Plan
    The Trevor Situation
    The Calvin Solution.
  • What chilling event took place April 14 in 1912?
    The Winter Olympics were added.
    The invention of the automatic Ice Sculptor
    The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
    The Sinking of Titanic
  • What are two elements needed for a rainbow to form?
    Magic and Unicorns
    Baking Soda and Vinegar
    Water and sunlight
    A blink and a nod
  • When did Yuri Gargarin become the first human to venture into space??
    April 1, 1961
    Apri 12, 1986
    April 12, 1956
    April 12, 1961
  • Name the writer born in April of 1564 known as the Bard of Avon?
    Tom Middleton
    John Milton
    William Shakespeare
    Christopher Marlowe
  • What famous Ford muscle car made its appearance in April of 1964
    The Camaro
    The Charger
    The Mustang
    The Chevelle
  • Which famous Danish fairy tale author was born in April of 1805?
    Hans Christian Anderson
    Marie-Catherine d’Aulnoy
    Charles Perrault
    Jakob Grimm
  • This sport's professional season starts in April, what is it?
    Soccer
    Baseball
    Basketball
    Football
  • What did the ancient Roman's call April?
    Apewont
    Quintus
    Fifthimus
    Aprillis
  • In April of 1513, for which kingdom did Ponce De Leon claim Florida?
    France
    Portugal
    Spain
    England
  • Less than a century after its formation what event (which began and ended in April) nearly destroyed the United States?
    Shark Week
    Would War 2
    Beetlemania
    The American Civil War
  • Nelson Mandela became president of what nation in April of 1994?
    Central African Republic
    Guyana
    Suriname
    South Africa
  • Weather is all about this 1996 movie written by Author Michael Crichton and starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton
    The Perfect Storm
    The Day After Tomorrow
    Twister
    Sharknado