Hans Christian Andersen, born on April 2, 1805, was famous for this fairy tale about a young woman whose royal identity was established after she slept uncomfortably on a bed with 20 mattresses.
What is "The Princess and the Pea"?
100
Arbor Day is commemorated every April 10. The Arbor Day Foundation is a major partner in the effort to plant 4 million pine trees is this neighboring community that was devastated by wildfires in 2011.
What is Bastrop, Texas?
100
The most snowfall in 24 hours (75 inches) fell on April 14-15, 1921 in this state, home of Rocky Mountain National Park.
What is Colorado?
100
April and these other three are the only months with exactly 30 days.
What are June, September, and November?
100
On April 2, 1513, Juan Ponce de Leon became the first Spanish explorer to land in this state, the most southeastern state in the continental US.
What is Florida?
200
This singer, born on April 3, 1924, is perhaps best remembered for her song, "Que Sera Sera."
Who is Doris Day?
200
This annual festival in Washington DC celebrates a gift made in 1912 from the city of Tokyo to Washington DC.
What is the "Cherry Blossom Festival?"
200
We think everything is bigger in Texas, but the biggest one of these (which often fall during thunderstorms) weighed over 2 pounds and fell in Bangladesh on April 14, 1986.
What is a hailstone?
200
On April 1, 1891, the Wrigley company was founded in Chicago, Ill. They quickly became famous for these 2 brands of chewing gum.
What are "Juicy Fruit" and "Wrigley's Spearmint"?
200
Many US space expeditions were launched from this Air Force Station and the nearby Kennedy Space Center.
What is Cape Canaveral?
300
Gary Kasparov (born April 13, 1963) is known as the greatest player of this all time of this game.
What is chess?
300
This condition, in which the "sufferer" experiences increased vitality, energy, and sexual appetite, is often blamed for students' difficulty focusing on their classes.
What is "spring fever"?
300
April's fickle weather is memorialized in the lines:
"The sun was warm but the air was chill.
You know how it is with an April day."
This poem was written by a famous American poet, who won four Pulitzer Prizes and is perhaps best known for "The Road Not Taken."
Who is Robert Frost?
300
The name of this gemstone, birthstone for people born in April, comes from a word meaning "unconquerable" and "indestructible."
What is a diamond?
300
Fort Lauderdale is known as the "Venice of America" because the city has 185 miles of these.
What are "waterways?"
400
Born on April 21, 1926, Elizabeth II has reigned as Queen of England for 61 years, second in number of years only to this Queen.
Who is Queen Victoria?
400
This spring tradition may date back to the Persian New Year where they practice "Khoneh Tekouni" which means "Shaking the house".
What is "spring cleaning"?
400
Not a meteorological season, this "season" begins when the weather starts turning cooler and people are indoors more, is characterized by vaccinations, and lasts until March or April, when temperate weather tempts people back out of doors.
What is "flu season"?
400
On April 30, 1939, the first television show was broadcast from this iconic building in New York City.
What is the Empire State Building?
400
Aside from both being hot, Florida and Texas share at least one other thing: they both claim this as their state bird.
What is the mockingbird?
500
Along with his brother, Orville, this man (born on April 16, 1867), is most famous for inventing and building the world's first successful airplane.
Who is Wilbur Wright?
500
While this practice of springing forward wasn't fully implemented in the US until after World War II, it was first proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1784.
What is Daylight Savings Time?
500
Characterized by itching, watery eyes, sneezing, and congestion, this other kind of "fever" increases in the spring when trees and other plants pollinate in the spring.
What is "hay fever"?
500
Since April is known for showers, it is fitting that this "Queen of Jazz," who was born on April 25, 1918, is well known for singing "Into Each Life Some Rain May Fall" as well "A Tisket A Tasket."
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
500
From 2001 to 2007, this President's brother served as Governor of the state of Florida.