🌸 April Trivia - Mind-Blowing Spring Facts That Will Amaze You

Q: What was the precise lat/long of the Titanic collision point recorded for April 14-15, 1912?

41 degrees 16 minutes north 50 degrees 14 minutes west

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Which day is widely celebrated as April Fools' Day?

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Which French singer won the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest in March but the contest moved to April for many later years?

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Which US national park in Wyoming typically opens some roads in April as snow melts?

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Which monarch signed the Edict of Nantes on April 13, 1598 granting rights to Huguenots?

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Which US national park in Utah is famed for wildflower displays that peak in April at lower elevations?

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Which American civil rights leader was assassinated on April 4, 1968?

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Which number of the United Nations Security Council Resolution on April 3, 1948 established a commission on Palestine?

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The ill-fated ocean liner that sank on April 15, 1912 was registered in which port?

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Which European capital hosts a large April book fair that traces roots to the seventeenth century?

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Which US president was shot at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865?

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Which element had its discovery announced in April 1898 by William Ramsay and Morris Travers following the isolation of a noble gas?

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Which first human spaceflight anniversary is celebrated on April 12?

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The Boston Marathon traditionally held in April begins in which Massachusetts town?

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Which Japanese era name was proclaimed on April 1, 2019 marking the start of Emperor Naruhito's reign?

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Which European city signed the Treaty of Accession on April 16, 2003 that expanded the European Union?

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Which US federal holiday sometimes observed in April commemorates Washington, D.C. residents in springtime?

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Which US professional sport usually begins its regular season in early April?

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Which music-themed United Nations day is marked on April 30?

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Which Mediterranean country celebrates Liberation Day on April 25 commemorating the end of occupation in 1945?

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Which Japanese city hosts an April lantern-filled cherry blossom festival at Maruyama Park?

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Which airline achieved the first nonstop jet service from New York to Paris on April 3, 1960?

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Which flowering plant is a traditional April birth flower?

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Which moon mission returned the famous words 'Houston, we have a problem' during an April flight?

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Which global health observance occurs on April 7 each year?

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Which precious stone is the traditional birthstone for April?

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On April 6, 1320, Scottish nobles declared sovereignty in which letter to Pope John XXII?

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Which European disaster at a nuclear power plant occurred on April 26, 1986?

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Which famous painting of water lilies often associated with spring gardens was created by a French Impressionist celebrated in April exhibitions?

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Which painter wrote the letter dated April 30, 1889 describing admission to Saint Paul de Mausole asylum?

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On April 23, 1616, two literary giants died the same day in different calendars. Who were they?

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Which US state admitted to the Union on April 28, 1816 adopted the pelican on its flag?

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Which tennis major begins in May but often overlaps with late April qualifying rounds?

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Which exact postage rate did the United States raise to in April 1988 for a first-class stamp?

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Earth Day is observed annually on which April date?

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Which space telescope was deployed in late April 1990?

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How many days are in April?

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Which country commemorates the April Revolution of 1974 known as the Carnation Revolution?

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Which US national poetry celebration takes place throughout April?

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Which Apollo 13 oxygen tank number exploded on April 13, 1970?

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Which Soviet space mission performed the first soft landing on the Moon in an April 1966 event?

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Which English novelist published 'Far from the Madding Crowd' in 1874 and set a key sheep shearing scene in April?

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Which European city is the title of the jazz standard April in Paris?

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Which Apollo mission launched in April 1970 and suffered a famous in-flight crisis?

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Which two zodiac signs cover April in Western astrology?

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Which Antarctic explorer established Cape Evans base with arrivals recorded in April 1911?

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Which European explorer reached the coast of what is now Brazil on April 22, 1500?

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Which European football final of 1980 was played in April between Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Mönchengladbach?

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Which English football club won an unbeaten league title sealed in April 2004?

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Which specific United States patent class covered the April 1977 Apple computer enclosure design?

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Which iconic search engine company announced Gmail as an invite-only service on April 1, 2004?

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Which composer conducted the premiere of his Symphony No. 3 'Eroica' revival in April 1805?

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Which precise magnitude is commonly cited for the 1906 San Francisco earthquake on the moment magnitude scale?

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Which US fast food chain introduced the Filet-O-Fish nationwide during the spring of 1965 with promotions that often appear in March and April?

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Which planet is closest to Earth in the annual Lyrid meteor shower each late April?

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Which Italian capital hosted the signing of the Treaty of Rome anniversary events in April 2017 marking sixty years?

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Which African country began a nationwide remembrance each April 7 for the genocide of 1994?

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Which exact time did the San Francisco earthquake main shock strike on April 18, 1906 local time?

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Which figure skater won the 1976 world title held in March but returned to exhibitions in April that year?

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Which nation marks ANZAC Day every April 25 to honor military service?

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Which tech company was founded on April 1, 1976 in Cupertino?

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Which battle that ended on April 9, 1865 led to the surrender at Appomattox Court House?

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Which vessel served as flagship for Admiral Togo at the April 1905 practice maneuvers before Tsushima?

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Which artist released the single 'April Come She Will' on the 1966 album by Simon and Garfunkel?

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Which bridge in Sarajevo saw the assassination attempt on Archduke Franz Ferdinand rehearsal in April 1914 during military maneuvers?

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Which English novelist wrote a diary entry on April 26, 1660 that launched a famous personal chronicle?

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Which European monarch married on April 29, 2011 in Westminster Abbey?

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Which pop culture festival in California typically runs over two April weekends?

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What was the precise lat/long of the Titanic collision point recorded for April 14-15, 1912?

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Which art museum opened on April 12, 1968 on Fifth Avenue with a spiral by Frank Lloyd Wright?

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Which International Organization for Standardization number for country codes was first published in April 1974?

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Which constellation hosts the radiant of the Lyrids that peak in late April?

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Which code name was used for the Portuguese military coup that began the Carnation Revolution on April 25, 1974?

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Which American city opened the first public library supported by taxation in April 1833?

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Which song by Prince topped the US chart in April 1984 as part of a film soundtrack later that year?

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Which global holiday celebrating workers often associated with May began with events in late April 1886?

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Which American war began when Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861?

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Which British law creating a secret ballot passed in April 1872?

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Which specific bridge did Paul Revere cross just after midnight leading to April 19, 1775 alarm signals?

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Which French capital hosts the Paris-Roubaix cycling race in April finishing at the velodrome in northern France?

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Which writer of 'The Waste Land' was born on September 26 but announced the poem in October after drafting in April 1922?

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Which ship rescued survivors from lifeboat 1 after the Titanic sank in April 1912?

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Which US broadcast premiered the first episode of Saturday Night Live in October but aired a famous April 1976 sketch with a presidential impersonation?

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Which specific Boston Marathon mile marker is adjacent to the traditional scream tunnel that peaks during April races?

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Which Romanian leader was executed in December but delivered a major April 1968 speech rehabilitating dissenters?

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Which US federal deadline typically falls in April for filing individual income taxes?

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Which American city held the first modern World Series game in October 1903 after a season that opened in April?

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Which Roman month name Aprilis is often linked to the verb aperire meaning 'to open' referring to blooms?

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Which Soviet leader announced the end of the Berlin Blockade planned for May after an April 1949 negotiation round?

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The 1906 San Francisco earthquake ruptured which major fault on April 18?

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Which US city is famous for cherry blossoms that often peak in April?

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Which historic ocean liner struck an iceberg in mid-April 1912?

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Which volcano in Iceland shut European airspace in April 2010 after an eruption?

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Which Shakespeare day is commonly marked in late April by fans and theaters?

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Which exact year did the Paris-Roubaix first finish on the velodrome that hosts the April classic today?

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Which well-known earthquake struck Northern California on April 18, 1906?

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Which United States legislation creating the Environmental Protection Agency was influenced by the first April Earth Day?

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Which major US golf tournament is played each April in Augusta, Georgia?

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Which Italian city first staged the April 1637 public opera house Teatro San Cassiano?

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Which US marathon held on Patriots' Day occurs in April?

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Which geophysical instrument first recorded continuous tide gauge data at San Diego beginning in April 1906?

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Which exact enzyme did Rosalind Franklin's colleague define in an April 1953 Nature paper alongside the double helix model?

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Which playwright's birth on April 26, 1564 is recorded in Stratford parish registers as a baptism date?

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Which African nation celebrates Union Day on April 26 marking the formation of a republic from two states in 1964?

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Which Ottoman sultan was deposed on April 27, 1909 during the Young Turk Revolution?

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Which holiday sometimes falls in April due to the lunar calendar and is central to Christianity?

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Which US Supreme Court case on April 3, 1967 struck down bans on pickup boycotts by unions?

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Which Formula One Grand Prix often ran in April at Imola during the 1990s?

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Which airline executed the first scheduled transatlantic flight to use a jet-powered Boeing 707 into Paris in April 1960?

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Which South African leader was sworn in as president on May 10, 1994 after events in April that year?

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Which composer of Swan Lake was born in early May but is often celebrated with spring concerts in April?

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The Lyrid meteor shower peaks around April 22 and is associated with which comet?

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Which chess grandmaster won the Candidates tournament that concluded in April 1959 at Yugoslav venues?

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Which nation first organized Earth Day events on April 22 1970 before the observance went global?

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Which United States patent number for the first modern plastic credit card technology was issued in April 1969?

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Which specific Soviet launch site sent Yuri Gagarin into orbit on April 12, 1961?

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Which papal bull dated April 18, 1506 authorized the construction of the new St. Peter's Basilica?

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Which Italian polymath was born on April 15, 1452?

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Which specific reactor unit at Chernobyl exploded on April 26, 1986?

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Which springtime full moon name is traditionally used for April in many Farmers' Almanacs?

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Questions (120 of 120)

Which day is widely celebrated as April Fools' Day?

Which French singer won the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest in March but the contest moved to April for many later years?

Which US national park in Wyoming typically opens some roads in April as snow melts?

Which monarch signed the Edict of Nantes on April 13, 1598 granting rights to Huguenots?

Which US national park in Utah is famed for wildflower displays that peak in April at lower elevations?

Which American civil rights leader was assassinated on April 4, 1968?

Which number of the United Nations Security Council Resolution on April 3, 1948 established a commission on Palestine?

The ill-fated ocean liner that sank on April 15, 1912 was registered in which port?

Which European capital hosts a large April book fair that traces roots to the seventeenth century?

Which US president was shot at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865?

Which element had its discovery announced in April 1898 by William Ramsay and Morris Travers following the isolation of a noble gas?

Which first human spaceflight anniversary is celebrated on April 12?

The Boston Marathon traditionally held in April begins in which Massachusetts town?

Which Japanese era name was proclaimed on April 1, 2019 marking the start of Emperor Naruhito's reign?

Which European city signed the Treaty of Accession on April 16, 2003 that expanded the European Union?

Which US federal holiday sometimes observed in April commemorates Washington, D.C. residents in springtime?

Which US professional sport usually begins its regular season in early April?

Which music-themed United Nations day is marked on April 30?

Which Mediterranean country celebrates Liberation Day on April 25 commemorating the end of occupation in 1945?

Which Japanese city hosts an April lantern-filled cherry blossom festival at Maruyama Park?

Which airline achieved the first nonstop jet service from New York to Paris on April 3, 1960?

Which flowering plant is a traditional April birth flower?

Which moon mission returned the famous words 'Houston, we have a problem' during an April flight?

Which global health observance occurs on April 7 each year?

Which precious stone is the traditional birthstone for April?

On April 6, 1320, Scottish nobles declared sovereignty in which letter to Pope John XXII?

Which European disaster at a nuclear power plant occurred on April 26, 1986?

Which famous painting of water lilies often associated with spring gardens was created by a French Impressionist celebrated in April exhibitions?

Which painter wrote the letter dated April 30, 1889 describing admission to Saint Paul de Mausole asylum?

On April 23, 1616, two literary giants died the same day in different calendars. Who were they?

Which US state admitted to the Union on April 28, 1816 adopted the pelican on its flag?

Which tennis major begins in May but often overlaps with late April qualifying rounds?

Which exact postage rate did the United States raise to in April 1988 for a first-class stamp?

Earth Day is observed annually on which April date?

Which space telescope was deployed in late April 1990?

How many days are in April?

Which country commemorates the April Revolution of 1974 known as the Carnation Revolution?

Which US national poetry celebration takes place throughout April?

Which Apollo 13 oxygen tank number exploded on April 13, 1970?

Which Soviet space mission performed the first soft landing on the Moon in an April 1966 event?

Which English novelist published 'Far from the Madding Crowd' in 1874 and set a key sheep shearing scene in April?

Which European city is the title of the jazz standard April in Paris?

Which Apollo mission launched in April 1970 and suffered a famous in-flight crisis?

Which two zodiac signs cover April in Western astrology?

Which Antarctic explorer established Cape Evans base with arrivals recorded in April 1911?

Which European explorer reached the coast of what is now Brazil on April 22, 1500?

Which European football final of 1980 was played in April between Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Mönchengladbach?

Which English football club won an unbeaten league title sealed in April 2004?

Which specific United States patent class covered the April 1977 Apple computer enclosure design?

Which iconic search engine company announced Gmail as an invite-only service on April 1, 2004?

Which composer conducted the premiere of his Symphony No. 3 'Eroica' revival in April 1805?

Which precise magnitude is commonly cited for the 1906 San Francisco earthquake on the moment magnitude scale?

Which US fast food chain introduced the Filet-O-Fish nationwide during the spring of 1965 with promotions that often appear in March and April?

Which planet is closest to Earth in the annual Lyrid meteor shower each late April?

Which Italian capital hosted the signing of the Treaty of Rome anniversary events in April 2017 marking sixty years?

Which African country began a nationwide remembrance each April 7 for the genocide of 1994?

Which exact time did the San Francisco earthquake main shock strike on April 18, 1906 local time?

Which figure skater won the 1976 world title held in March but returned to exhibitions in April that year?

Which nation marks ANZAC Day every April 25 to honor military service?

Which tech company was founded on April 1, 1976 in Cupertino?

Which battle that ended on April 9, 1865 led to the surrender at Appomattox Court House?

Which vessel served as flagship for Admiral Togo at the April 1905 practice maneuvers before Tsushima?

Which artist released the single 'April Come She Will' on the 1966 album by Simon and Garfunkel?

Which bridge in Sarajevo saw the assassination attempt on Archduke Franz Ferdinand rehearsal in April 1914 during military maneuvers?

Which English novelist wrote a diary entry on April 26, 1660 that launched a famous personal chronicle?

Which European monarch married on April 29, 2011 in Westminster Abbey?

Which pop culture festival in California typically runs over two April weekends?

What was the precise lat/long of the Titanic collision point recorded for April 14-15, 1912?

Which art museum opened on April 12, 1968 on Fifth Avenue with a spiral by Frank Lloyd Wright?

Which International Organization for Standardization number for country codes was first published in April 1974?

Which constellation hosts the radiant of the Lyrids that peak in late April?

Which code name was used for the Portuguese military coup that began the Carnation Revolution on April 25, 1974?

Which American city opened the first public library supported by taxation in April 1833?

Which song by Prince topped the US chart in April 1984 as part of a film soundtrack later that year?

Which global holiday celebrating workers often associated with May began with events in late April 1886?

Which American war began when Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861?

Which British law creating a secret ballot passed in April 1872?

Which specific bridge did Paul Revere cross just after midnight leading to April 19, 1775 alarm signals?

Which French capital hosts the Paris-Roubaix cycling race in April finishing at the velodrome in northern France?