1. April 10 1866-ASPCA is founded What is the purpose of the ASPCA?
What originally inspired Henry Bergh to begin the ASPCA?
1919-Zapata assassinated in Mexico
Who is Emiliano Zapata?
What did he support?

2. April 1 1700-April Fools tradition popularized.
What is April Fools also called?
What are some modern April Fools jokes?
1984-Marvin Gaye is shot and killed by his own father.
What was Marvin Gaye called?
What did his brother write about Marvin’s death?

3. April 2 1513-Ponce de Leon discovers Florida.
What was he searching for?
Why did he name the new territory La Florida?
1992-Mob boss John Gotti convicted of murder.
What were his two nicknames?

4. April 3 1945-President Harry Truman signs Marshall Plan.
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
Countries that accepted the aid saw their GNP go up by what percent?
Name two other challenges faced by Truman.

5. April 8 563 BCE-Buddhists celebrate birth of Gautama Buddha
How was the Buddha raised?
Why did he decide to leave his home?
1904-Britain and France sign Entente Cordiale
What was the purpose of the Entente Cordiale?
France allied themselves with what country to isolate Germany?

6. April 9 1918-Battle of the Lys
What was the purpose of “Operation Georgette”?
What incapacitated 8,000 British soldiers at Lys?
1940-Germany invades Norway
Who was Quisling?
What does the words quisling mean now?

7. April 10 1866-ASPCA is founded What is the ASPCA?
What other social activists organization did Bergh found?
1919-Zapata assassinated in Mexico
Who is Emiliano Zapata?
What did Zapata reform?

8. April 11 1814-Napoleon exiled to Elba What was Napoleon’s reputation?
What caused much of Europe to unite against Napoleon?
1945-The U.S. army liberates Buchenwald concentration camp
What did Isle Koch collect?
What famous author was rescued here?

9. April 12, 2012 1961-First man in space
What country was the first man in space from?
Who was the designer of the rocket?
1861-The Civil War begins
Where did the Civil War begin?
How many soldiers died?

10. April 16, 2012 1943-Hallucinogenic effects of LSD discovered.
Who created LSD?
When did widespread use of the drug begin?
2007-Massacre at Virginia Tech leaves 32 dead.
Where did the shooting begin?
Where was Cho from?

11. April 17, 2012 1961-The Bay of Pigs invasion begins.
Who did the Cuban refugees try to take down?
What country aided Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
1941-Yugoslavia surrenders.
How many Germans died when Germany invaded Yugoslavia?
Which state was not divided between the Axis powers?

12. April 18, 2012 1906-The Great San Francisco Earthquake
How high the earthquake register on the Richter scale?
How many people died?
1775-Revere and Dawes warn of British attack.
What was the military called?
What was hung to indicate what plan of action to take?

13. April 19, 2012 1897-First Boston Marathon run
When was the first marathon held?
How long is a marathon?
1989-Central Park jogger attack shocks New York City
Who allegedly beat the Central Park jogger?
Who actually beat the jogger?