April Trivia: Fun Questions and Answers for Kids and Adults
Celebrate the month of April with fun trivia questions and answers for kids and adults. Test your knowledge and impress your friends with our April trivia quiz.
April is a month full of fun and interesting historical events, from April Fools’ Day to Earth Day. Test your knowledge of April with our trivia questions and answers for kids, adults, parties, and history buffs.
For more quizzes, see also the month of March trivia quiz.
April Trivia Questions and Answers
1. What is the total number of days in the month of April?
Answer: 30
2. What type of mental illness is being recognised internationally on April 2 as World Awareness Day?
Answer: Autism
3. What Christian saint’s feast day is celebrated on the 23rd of April?
Answer: Saint George
4. What well-known sculptor and painter was born in April of 1452?
Answer: Leonardo Da Vinci
5. What celestial phenomenon is most visible in the sky during the month of April?
Answer: Meteor showers
6. Besides the sweet pea, what other flower is often associated with the month of April?
Answer: Daisy
7. On April 23, 1616, which famous English author passed away?
Answer: William Shakespeare
8. On April 7, 1948, what international organization was established?
Answer: World Health Organisation
9. Which festival is typically celebrated by Christians in April?
Answer: Easter
10. What does the month of April mean in French?
Answer: Avril
Trivia Questions and Answers for Adults
11. The Titanic ship struck the iceberg on what day in April?
Answer: 14th
12. Which city has an official city holiday on April Fool’s Day every year?
Answer: Odessa, Ukraine
13. Which nation did James Cook visit for the first time as a European explorer on April 28th, 1770?
Answer: Australia
14. What is the name of the prestigious marathon race that takes place every year in the month of April?
Answer: Boston Marathon
15. What is the name of the bird that typically arrives in the month of April as a sign that spring has arrived?
Answer: Cuckoo
16. On April 3, 1721, which statesman was elected as the first Prime Minister of Britain?
Answer: Sir Robert Walpole
17. On April 4, 1968, which prominent United States civil rights activist was assassinated?
Answer: Martin Luther King Jr.
18. On the 30th of April in 1989, which President of the United States delivered their first inaugural address?
Answer: George Washington
19. In April of 1912, the sinking of the Titanic occurred in which ocean?
Answer: North Atlantic Ocean
20. According to popular myth, the name of which Greek goddess is associated with the month of April?
Answer: Aphrodite
Trivia Questions and Answers for Parties
21. On April 4, 1965, Robert Downey Jr. was born where?
Answer: Manhattan, New York
22. The 21st of April is the date of birth of Queen Elizabeth II, in what year was she born?
Answer: 1926
23. On April 13, what well-known board game is celebrated?
Answer: Scrabble
24. What gem symbolizes the month of April as its birthstone?
Answer: Diamond
25. What is the name of the Full Moon that traditionally occurs in April?
Answer: The Pink Moon
26. In April 1999, how many countries in the European Union recognised the Euro as their official currency?
Answer: 11
27. When in the month of April is St. George’s Day celebrated?
Answer: 23rd
28. In the United States, which sport’s major league begin in April?
Answer: Baseball
29. In April of 1997, how old was Tiger Woods when he became the champion of the Masters Tournament?
Answer: 21 years
30. In April 1961, who made history by becoming the first man in space?
Answer: Yuri Gagarin
Trivia Questions and Answers for History Buffs
31. The Titanic sank on what date in April?
Answer: 15th April
32. On April 15, 1990, which famous character from the Harry Potter series was born?
Answer: Emma Watson
33. On April 27th of each year, citizens of which European nations celebrate King’s Day?
Answer: The Netherlands
34. What is the first day of April also known as?
Answer: April Fools’ Day
35. What was the name of the first Earth Day?
Answer: The first Earth Day was held in 1970 and was called “Earth Day”
36. What is the name of the famous novel that was first published in April 1891?
Answer: The Picture of Dorian Gray
37. Which famous historical figure was born on April 15, 1452?
Answer: Leonardo da Vinci
38. What famous event happened on April 14, 1865 in America?
Answer: The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln
39. Which US city was almost completely destroyed by the April 18, 1906 earthquake?
Answer: San Francisco, California
40. What famous event happened on April 12, 1961?
Answer: The launch of the first human in space, Yuri Gagarin.
