It’s QUIZEE POO day and here are the answers – April 1

RICHLAND CENTER, Wis (WRCO FM) – Every Tuesday, Hank tests the useless knowledge that Phil possesses. It is the ROUND-UP QUIZEE-POO.

Oh Hank, what did you do to Phil TODAY? That was BRUTAL – you HAVE to listen to the audio provided!

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1. April Fools’ Day originated from the transition to the Gregorian calendar in the 16th century.
2. The BBC once tricked viewers into believing that spaghetti grew on trees.
3. Google has never participated in April Fools’ Day pranks
4. Taco Bell once announced they had purchased the Liberty Bell
5. In the United Kingdom, April Fools’ pranks can be played at any time of the day.
6. NASA once announced they had discovered life on a fictional planet as an April Fools’ prank
7. Burger King once released a “Left-Handed Whopper” as an April Fools’ joke. 
8. YouTube once claimed they were shutting down as an April Fools’ prank.
9. The BBC once convinced people that a planetary alignment would cause temporary weightlessness.
10. Mark Twain famously faked his own death on April 1st as a prank.

Audio answers HERE.

Text answers printed below. 

1. True
2. True
3. False – Google is known for elaborate pranks, including “Google Nose.”
4. True
5. False – In the UK, pranks are traditionally only done before noon.
6. True
7. True
8. True
9. True
10. False – Though Twain joked about his death in life, he never faked it.

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