Special Days
What professional sport begins its season in April in the US and Canada?
Baseball
What is the national flower of the US?
The rose
What began on April 19th, 1775?
The US Revolutionary War
Given her poetic prowess, “em dash” could have been a fun nickname for which American poet, though little known during her life, who had the initials ED?
Emily Dickinson
Aprillis, meaning "to open"
April 9th is a holiday dedicated to celebrating what sparkly mythological creature?
Unicorns!
These bulbs were more valuable than gold in Holland in the 1600s.
Tulip bulbs
What car did Ford unveil in April of 1964?
The Mustang
Used in ancient times by the poet Tibullus, "The Eternal City" is a nickname given to what European capital?
Rome
True or False: April was the fourth month in the Roman calendar.
False - it was the second month
On April 1st, 1997, as part of an April Fools joke, Pat Sajak hosted Jeopardy while this host hosted Wheel of Fortune. Who was it?
Alex Trebek
What state is responsible for almost 60% of all freshly cut flowers in the US?
California
Who was shot and killed in Memphis, TN on April 4th, 1968?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Best known for its famous oratory reenactment of Walt Whitman poem “Oh Captain! My Captain!”, what film starring Robin Williams was filmed at St. Andrews School in Middletown, Delaware?
Dead Poet's Society
Who won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in 1969's True Grit?
John Wayne
World Autism Day, celebrated on April 2nd, raises awareness about individuals with autism around the world. Autism is known to be on what kind of measurement vector?
Spectrum
Which flower is sacred for Buddhists?
Lotus
What happened in the Soviet Union on April 26th, 1986?
The Chernobyl nuclear explosion
James Joyce's seminal book Ulysses takes place on a single day in Dublin, but is heavily based on what epic poem that covers a decade of travel around the Mediterranean Sea?
The Odyssey
What popular music group occupied all of the top five positions on the Billboard singles chart in the US in 1964?
The Beatles
This special day, on April 29th, is a global celebration of dance celebrated on the anniversary of the birth of Jean-Georges Noverre.
International Dance Day
One of the most expensive spices in the world comes from the Crocus flower. What is this spice?
Saffron
Argentinian troops invaded what British colony on April 2nd, 1982?
The Falkland Islands
The Folger Library, located on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., is home to large collection of printed works by what Bard of English poetry and plays?
William Shakespeare
What well-known fast food franchise opening its first restaurant in 1955 in Illinois?
McDonald's