| Weather the Storm | U.S. State Flowers | Tasty Taglines | Dancing in the Rain | Random April Facts |
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What is thunder?
It only takes a few 1000ths of a second for a lightning bolt to split through the air.
This is created when lightning passes through the air.
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What is Hawaii?
In 1988, the legislature narrowed the state flower to specifically the yellow hibiscus.
The hibiscus is often seen in women's hair when they greet visitors in this state.
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What is KFC?
It's a Christmas tradition in Japan to eat KFC. An incredibly successful marketing campaign ran in Japan in 1974, that translates as "Kentucky for Christmas!" The meal includes a chicken dinner with cake and champagne.
It's finger-lickin' good.
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What is Tango?
By the end of the 1900s, the tango had become popular worldwide.
The traditional dance and music of Argentina.
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What is the diamond?
It's thought to provide the wearer with better relationships and increase inner strength. It is also said to bring other benefits such as balance, clarity and abundance.
The birthstone for April.
a. emerald b. sapphire c. diamond |
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What is "raining cats and dogs"?
The expression has been around since the 17th century. It originated in England, due to filthy city streets where the heavy rain would occasionally carry along dead animals.
This is a common weather saying for rain that is especially hard.
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What is Massachusetts?
The Mayflower ship landed at Plymouth Rock, which is in modern-day Massachusetts.
The Mayflower was the obvious choice for this state's official flower, due to its name's historical significance.
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What is Folgers?
Folgers was established in the 1850s and the family is related to Ben Franklin.
The best part of waking up is this in your cup.
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What is the twist?
The mashed potato and the swim were additional dances inspired by the twist.
This iconic, energetic dance of the 1960s was introduced by Chubby Checker.
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What is baseball?
The regular season runs from late March/early April to late September/early October. The official 2023 Opening Day is on March 30 this year.
This major league of sports starts every April in the U.S.
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What is humidity?
The higher the water vapor, the higher the humidity.
This term refers to the amount of moisture or water vapor in the air.
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What is Kansas?
The wild sunflower head turns and faces the sun throughout the day, tracking the sun's movement.
This state's native flower grows to 15 ft tall and can produce over 1000 seeds from one plant.
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What is Eggo waffles?
They were initially known as Froffles, shortened from frozen waffles.
L'eggo my Eggo!
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What is two left feet?
The expression was first recorded in 1915.
People commonly say they have this when they are not good dancers.
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What is Scrabble?
It was invented by an unemployed architect. It was originally called Criss Cross Words.
This popular board game is celebrated on April 13.
a. Scrabble b. Monopoly c. Candy Land |
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What is a tornado?
In the 1939 film, the tornado was created by dangling a cloth from a steel gantry.
This natural disaster is featured 'The Wizard of Oz'.
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What is Hawthorn Blossom?
There are approximately 75 separate species of hawthorn plants found in the state.
Missouri's state flower.
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What is Burger King?
Its signature burger is the Whopper. It was first introduced in 1957 that only cost 29 cents.
Have it your way.
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What is country music?
Line dancing is thought to have derived from folk dancing. Today, most music genres have line dancing.
This kind of music is played when square dancing or line dancing.
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What is Earth Day?
The first Earth Day was in 1970. It purposefully fell between spring break and final exams in the hope that college students would participate.
This annual event takes place on April 22nd to raise people's awareness of environmental problems.
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What is climate?
Before the 1800s, climate change on earth was mostly attributed to small changes in earth's orbit. Since then, human activity leading to the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has rapidly accelerated the changing climate.
This word describes the weather found over a long period of time in a region.
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What is the rose?
In 1985, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution asking the president to declare the rose as the national floral emblem.
The national flower of the U.S.
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What is Tootsie Roll?
There were several variations of the 1960s tagline, but they all wanted the customer to guess how many licks let to the center of the Tootsie Roll. The answer is no one knows.
How many licks does it take...?
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What are break-dancers?
Break dancing is commonly performed to hip-hop music and was most popular in the 1980s.
These energetic dancers are known for spinning on their heads and acrobatic movements.
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What is Apollo 13?
This was NASA's 3rd moon-landing mission, but the astronauts never made it to the lunar surface. An oxygen tank explosion almost 56 hours into the flight forced the crew to abandon all thoughts of reaching the moon.
This space mission was launched on April 11, 1970 and returned to Earth only after 5 days due to a technical problem.
a. Voyager I b. Apollo 13 c. Sputnik I |
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