Let's "E"at!
Computers and Data
The Land Down Under
All About April
Before My Time
100

Commonly used in Mediterranean cuisine, it has the acronym EVOO.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

100

About a million of these - each storing a single character of data - make up 1 MB

Byte

100

This is Australia's capital city

Canberra

100

This annual prank-filled holiday takes place on April 1st

April Fools' Day

100

The fiery predecessor to Outlook, this service was one of the first webmail services on the internet

Hotmail (1996)

200

It is a vegetable also known by the name 'Aubergine' by the British.

Eggplant

200

Once an obscure three-key combo used to restart a frozen computer, it is still used today to log in or bring up Task Manager

CTRL-ALT-DELETE

200

The largest coral reel system in the world

The Great Barrier Reef

200

This comedy TV series features a character named April Ludgate

Parks and Recreation

200

This Sony device let you play cassette tapes on the go.

Sony Walkman (1979)

300

This side dish is made by boiling or steaming soybeans in a pod.

Edamame
300

They provide hosting for software development and version control and are known for their mascot Octocat (part cat + part octopus)

GitHub

300

This animal appears on the Australian coat of arms, can't walk backwards, and are boxing champions

Kangaroo

300

This historic ship began its ill-fated maiden voyage in April 1912

The RMS Titanic

300

This video format required you to be "kind and rewind" before returning it.

VHS (1976)

400

The name of this pastry comes from a French word for "flash of lightning" due to how fast it's eaten.

Éclairs

400

This device enabled internet access over standard telephone lines and made a distinctive sound

Dial-up Modem

400
A large cousin of the Koala, they are known to drop down from trees and attack unsuspecting tourists

Drop Bear

400

This Shakespeare tragedy begins with the line, "Two households, both alike in dignity," and is set in April according to some interpretations.

Romeo and Juliet

400

This thick printed directory helped people find local businesses before online search

Yellow Pages (1886)

500

Variations exist in European, Latin American and Phillipine cuisine, they are a pastry that can be filled with either sweet or savoury fillings.

Empanada

500

This feared computer issue arose at the beginning of the millennium and caused mass hysteria

Y2K bug (or Millennium Bug)

500

This Australian Prime Minister disappeared while swimming in 1967 and was never found.

Harold Holt

500

This 1970 space mission, launched on April 11, became known for the phrase "Housten, we've had a problem."

Apollo 13

500

This early search engine featured a butler mascot and answered questions in plain English

Ask Jeeves (1996)