Try 30 April trivia questions about this month’s calendar, observances, history, and sky. Dates and seasonal questions are worded to stay accurate from year to year.
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April on the calendar
- How many days are in April?
Answer: 30. Source - Which numbered month is April in the Gregorian calendar?
Answer: The fourth. Source - Which gemstone is the traditional April birthstone?
Answer: Diamond. Source - On what date is April Fools’ Day observed?
Answer: April 1. Source - Which April meteor shower appears to radiate from the constellation Lyra?
Answer: The Lyrids. Source
April observances
- Which UN awareness day falls on April 2?
Answer: World Autism Awareness Day. Source - Which April 4 observance raises awareness of landmines and mine clearance?
Answer: International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. Source - What is the date of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace?
Answer: April 6. Source - Which global health observance falls on April 7?
Answer: World Health Day. Source - What international day on April 12 honors the beginning of human space exploration?
Answer: International Day of Human Space Flight. Source - Which tropical disease has its world day on April 14?
Answer: Chagas disease. Source - Which UN observance on April 21 celebrates new ideas and invention?
Answer: World Creativity and Innovation Day. Source - On which date is Earth Day observed each year?
Answer: April 22. Source - Which UNESCO observance celebrates reading and publishing on April 23?
Answer: World Book and Copyright Day. Source - Which mosquito-borne disease has its world day on April 25?
Answer: Malaria. Source - What is the date of World Intellectual Property Day?
Answer: April 26. Source - Which April 28 observance promotes safer workplaces?
Answer: World Day for Safety and Health at Work. Source - Which art form is celebrated internationally on April 30?
Answer: Jazz. Source
April history
- In which year was the first Earth Day held on April 22?
Answer: 1970. Source - Which organization’s constitution came into force on April 7, 1948?
Answer: The World Health Organization. Source - Who became the first human to orbit Earth on April 12, 1961?
Answer: Yuri Gagarin. Source - Which space shuttle made its first flight on April 12, 1981?
Answer: Columbia. Source - Which South Carolina fort came under Confederate bombardment on April 12, 1861?
Answer: Fort Sumter. Source - Which U.S. president was shot at Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865?
Answer: Abraham Lincoln. Source - Which ocean liner sank on April 15, 1912?
Answer: RMS Titanic. Source - The battles of Lexington and Concord took place on April 19 of which year?
Answer: 1775. Source - Which space telescope launched aboard Discovery on April 24, 1990?
Answer: The Hubble Space Telescope. Source - Which NASA Moon mission launched on April 11, 1970, but returned without landing?
Answer: Apollo 13. Source
April nature and science
- What constellation gives the April Lyrid meteor shower its name?
Answer: Lyra. Source - Which comet left the debris that produces the April Lyrids?
Answer: Comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher. Source
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