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- 2. This month's name comes from the Greek goddess, Aphrodite.
- 5. During Tailie Day,Victorians would pin ___ ____ signs on the backs of others.
- 8. _____ is considered the hardest language to learn.
- 9. The word "_______" was originally called "flutterby".
- 10. Noah _______ copyrighted the first edition of his dictionary on April 14, 1828.
- 12. An ancient Roman celebration that involved mocking people.
- 13. April Fool's Day is celebrated on April ____ of every year.
- 15. April 22 is _____ Day.
- 17. The _____ _____ has no official language.
- 18. Scientists believe that modern humans developed _______ language around 50,000 to 150,000 years ago.
- 20. This famous ocean liner sank on April 15, 1912.
- 21. William Shakespeare, Jackie Chan, and DaVinci have _____ in April.
- 23. The _______ ________ in America began on April 19, 1775.
- 24. _____ words are words that were originally misprinted or misspelled but have made their way into common usage.
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- 1. News station that reported there was a surplus of spaghetti crops.
- 3. April is National _____ month.
- 4. William Shakespeare is credited with _________ around 1,700 words in the English language
- 6. ____ Caesar expanded April to 30 days.
- 7. Burger King offered a ____ ____ burger as a joke in 1998.
- 8. "E" is the _____ used letter in the English language.
- 11. _____ and Taurus are both zodiac signs in April.
- 14. A common prank include chocolate-covered ________.
- 16. A fake message or news story that says something is real (when it is not).
- 19. A sentence containing every letter of the alphabet is called a ____.
- 22. Some tricksters swap ____ for sugar dispensers.
