April Fools 03/25

Question 1

found

Accepted Answer

discovered

Question 2

to narrow information down to a specific place or moment in time

Accepted Answer

pinpoint

Question 3

refused to change

Accepted Answer

resisted

Question 4

area ruled by a king or queen

Accepted Answer

empire

Question 5

Who wrote this article?

Accepted Answer

Kelly Hashway

Question 6

table for keeping track of days and dates

Accepted Answer

calendar

Question 7

What is the author’s purpose for writing this article?

Accepted Answer

to teach readers about the history of April Fools’ Day

Question 8

What would French kids put on a person&#x27;s back to mark them as an "April Fish"?

Accepted Answer

a paper fish

Question 9

In the 1500s, the new calendar marked New Years Day as Jan. 1st. Why did it take so long to spread the word to people?

Accepted Answer

Because they didn&#x27;t have the Internet back then.

Question 10

person who is paid to tell jokes and provide entertainment

Accepted Answer

jester

Question 11

In France, “April fools” were called “Poisson d’Avril." What does this mean in English?

Accepted Answer

April Fish

Question 12

person who teaches at a college or university

Accepted Answer

professor

Question 13

In the 1500s, which people were given the nickname “April fools”?

Accepted Answer

people who refused to recognize New Years Day as January 1st

Question 14

desire to know something

Accepted Answer

wonder

Question 15

person who looks for news and writes articles for a newspaper

Accepted Answer

reporter

Question 16

In France, what did children do on April 1st?

Accepted Answer

placed paper fish on other people’s backs

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