April Fools' Day

Historians believe that the day originated from what group?

Is April Fool's day an official holiday?

In 1996, Taco Bell tricked people into thinking they had bought the what?

During the 1600s in Italy, apricots were worn as a necklace to ward off evil spirits.

What culture celebrates Huntigowk day?

Custom in France is to tape paper what on people's backs?

Famed silent-film actor, Charlie Chaplin, once entered a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest. He came in 20th place.

President Theodore Roosevelt of the United States had a pet elephant in the White House.

The ancient Greeks used to celebrate April Fools' Day by sailing their ships backward and tossing coins into the sea.

A novel about an unsinkable ship that hit an iceberg was published in 1898 which was 14 years before the Titanic sunk!

In 1810, strawberries were once considered evil by much of the world. They had a trial to outlaw them in Spain.

What culture made it an annual celebration?

Napoleon was once attacked by a group of bunnies.

In Ancient Egypt, pharaohs used to hold ceremonies honoring velociraptors as their fossils originated from there.

In 1957, the BBC fooled viewers with a story of what growing on trees?

One of the earliest pranks on April Fools' Day was sticking a paper fish on someone's back!

In 2013, Google fooled people with what? 

When France switched to a new calendar, people who celebrated the new year on April 1st were considered to be fools.

In England during the 1700s, pineapples were a status symbol. Those rich enough to own one would carry it around town.

In 1998 what fast food company fooled people with a "left handed" burger?

In 2008, the BBC fooled people with footage of what animals flying?

The Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896 is the shortest war in history. It lasted about 45 minutes.