"Fool" House
Happens In April
April Fool!
It Happened In April
Foolish Songs
100

Pity the fool who doesn't know Mr. T met Boy George in a 1986 episode of this show.

The A-Team

100

On April 8th, a total this will be seen across the heart of the U.S.; it will be the last visible from the contiguous U.S. until 2044.

an eclipse

100

In 1998 Burger King ran an ad touting its new "left-handed" version of this signature burger.

Whopper

100

On April 15, 1912 at approximately 2:20 A.M., it broke in half & 2 minutes later, plunged below the water's surface.

the Titanic

100

On this hit Aretha sings, "For 5 long years I thought you were my man, but I found out I'm just a link in your chain."

"Chain of Fools"

200

All that glitters may be iron this, once used to produce sparks in muskets, but it won't finance your retirement.

iron pyrite / fool's gold

200

As April 15 approaches, count on hearing the jokey phrase: this person "cometh."

the taxman

200

In 2004 NPR reported that the post office was allowing people to take these 5-digit numbers with them when they moved.

the ZIP code

200

Ford gave its sports car unveiled in April 1964 this name of a wild, untamed horse.

Mustang

200

Name the band. "Pick up my guitar and play / Just like yesterday / Then I'll get on my knees and pray / We don't get fooled again."

The Who

300

A "fool's" one of these refers to a quest that has no chance of success.

errand

300

Golfers tee it up at the Masters each April, amidst the blooming azaleas & dogwoods at the National Golf Club in this Georgia city.

Augusta

300

In 1996 Taco Bell claimed it bought this historic landmark in Philadelphia & was renaming it appropriately.

the Liberty Bell
300

In March 1979 Ray Charles sang this old sweet song for Georgia's legislature; in April, it became the official state song.

"Georgia On My Mind"

300

This song was released in February of 1956 on the album The Teenagers. It was originally intended to be called “Why Do Birds Sing So Gay?”

"Why Do Fool's Fall In Love"

400

"A fool & his" this "are soon parted."

money

400

These "nutty" cookies for dessert are known as the Chinese national cookie & even have their own day in April.

almond cookies

400

In 1980 the BBC (those cheeky Brits!) said this landmark, to keep up with the times, would be given a digital readout.

Big Ben

400

The Easter Rising began not on a Sunday but on Easter Monday, April 24, 1916 in this Irish city.

Dublin

400

This "sibling" band: "As he rises to her apology / Anybody else would surely know / He's watching her go / What a fool believes, he sees."

The Doobie Brothers

500

The plan has no risk, it can't fail, it can only be described as this.

foolproof

500

An ad that debuted on Earth Day 1971 showed a crying Indian & the slogan "People start" this word; "people can stop it."

pollution

500

We hope math teachers weren't fooled by the rumor that Alabama voted to change this to 3.0, a "biblical value" (instead of 3.14).

pi / π 

500

U.S. postage stamps bearing this word began going on sale in April 2007.

Forever

500

DAILY DOUBLE!

Name that tune!

"Fool in the Rain" by Led Zeppelin