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400

It's "April" in French and also the first name of a singer whose heyday was in the in the 2000s.

What is Avril?

400
Although he was thought of as a fool, this dimwitted character won Tom Hanks an Oscar in 1994.

Who is Forrest Gump?

400

What media network once aired an April Fools' Day prank centered on make-believe "spaghetti plants"?

What is the BBC?

400

This day is celebrated annually April 9 as a way to pay homage to a mythical one horned creature.

What is National Unicorn Day?

800

April showers are said to bring these.

What are May flowers?

800

"Fly, you fools!" said this character just before his downfall. 

Who is Gandalf?

800

In Europe of old, this holiday, not April Fools' Day, was celebrated on April 1.

What is New Year's Day?

800

Thomas Tusser authored this popular April saying in a poem from the 1500s.

What is "April Showers bring May Flowers"?

1200

This young woman often hung out with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Who is April O'Neil?

1200

"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice...."

What is "shame on me."

1200

In Latin America, a day for pranks equivalent to April Fool's Day is held in this month.

What is December?

1200

These are the Astrology Zodiac Signs of April.

What is Aries and Taurus 

1600

This famous poet wrote "April is the cruelest month."

Who is T.S. Eliot?

1600

He is quoted as saying, "The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes."

Who is Winston Churchill?

1600

This technological innovation was launched April 1, causing many people to believe it was a prank at first.

What is Gmail?

1600

No Joke!  April is known as this month.

What is National Humor Month?

2000

It's the traditional due date for American income tax.

What is April 15?

2000

This politician observed that "You can fool some of the people all of the time and all the people some of the time, but you can't fool all the people all of the time."

Who was Abraham Lincoln?

2000

He authored The Canterbury Tales (1392), the first recorded association between April 1 and foolishness.

Who was Geoffrey Chaucer?

2000

What tradition was started in 1878 and is hosted by the White House?

What is the Easter Egg Roll?