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Birthday Trivia
Discover mind-blowing birthday facts that will shock your party guests! From the $2 million cake to the real origin of 'Happy Birthday' - prepare to be amazed by celebration secrets you never knew existed.
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Which nation's birthday song is 'Zum Geburtstag viel Glรผck'?
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What is the common name for the birthday following a 21st celebration?
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The 'Happy Birthday' legal case was filed against which company that had been collecting licensing fees?
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What is the term for a birthday that coincides with a major holiday such as Christmas?
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Which zodiac sign begins on March 21 in most years?
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Which animated character's official birthday is tied to the release of Steamboat Willie on November 18, 1928?
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Which composer created the orchestral piece 'Birthday Variations' in 1986 for Isaac Stern?
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Which television series features the character Jim Halpert planning a birthday party with the theme 'It is your birthday.'?
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In Russia, what is the common birthday pastry called which resembles a fruit-filled pie?
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In Roman times, a ninth day purification rite linked to infants preceded later birthday counting and was called what?
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The Sanskrit astrological text that calculates a janma nakshatra for birthdays is traditionally part of which larger corpus?
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Which opera includes a birthday aria 'Tanti auguri' sung in Italian productions for fun encores?
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The concept of a champagne birthday is most common in which country's popular culture?
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Which country sings 'Sto lat' meaning 'one hundred years' at birthdays?
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What year did the United States federal court declare the 'Happy Birthday' copyright claim invalid?
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Which pop star released 'Birthday' on the album Prism in 2013?
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What is the term for the birthday when your age equals the day of the month you were born?
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What is the common gift given in Japan for the first birthday called when the child is weighed with rice or mochi?
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In Switzerland, the birthday bread Zopf is often shaped with how many strands for festive braids?
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Which number is often decorated with keys in some European 21st birthday parties?
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What is the name for a birthday that falls on February 29?
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What age is celebrated as Sweet Sixteen in the United States and Canada?
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The Beatles recorded 'Birthday' during sessions for The Beatles in 1968 at which London studio?
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The phrase 'unbirthday' was popularized by Lewis Carroll in 'Through the Looking Glass' in which chapter number?
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In South Korea, what soup is traditionally eaten on birthdays?
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In which country do children receive bumps or lifts by friends for each year on their birthday?
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Which mathematician born on a Pi Day birthday proved Fermat's Last Theorem in 1994?
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Which US state was the first to recognize Mother's Day, which helped popularize birthday-style celebrations for moms?
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The German birthday child's chair decorated with a crown and candles is part of which educational philosophy?
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The earliest printed birthday cake illustration in an English cookbook appears in which eighteenth century work?
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What do friends in Canada and some parts of the Caribbean sometimes put on a birthday person's nose for good luck?
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The French refrain 'joyeux anniversaire' entered a popular film scene in 1963 in which movie?
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Which medieval European chronicle first mentions royal birthday gifts to a king in the twelfth century?
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Which classic rock band has a song simply titled 'Birthday' on the 1968 album The Beatles?
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Which sweet is commonly served alongside cake at children's parties?
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The composer who wrote a 'Birthday Greeting' to Maria Anna Mozart in 1762 was?
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Which British monarch began the modern parade format of Trooping the Colour in the early twentieth century?
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Which classic novel opens with a birthday present of a telescope given to Jim Hawkins?
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Which beverage is often used for toasts at adult birthdays?
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In China, red dyed eggs are given on birthdays to symbolize what?
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What do many people do to their social media profile on their birthday?
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The pop art work 'Happy Birthday Marilyn' was created in 1962 by which artist?
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What do many people schedule for a big birthday such as 30 or 40?
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Which Asian country is known for longevity noodles eaten on birthdays for long life?
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The first postage stamp to say 'Happy Birthday' was issued by which postal authority in 1987?
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What dessert is most commonly associated with birthdays in many countries?
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What do people often wear on their head at a children's birthday party?
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In which European country might a person sit in the 'hot seat' (stol i hetta) for birthday teasing?
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Which photograph moment is often planned during a birthday party?
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Which table feature helps guests find their seats at a large birthday dinner?
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Which rapper's line 'go shorty it is your birthday' helped return 'In Da Club' to birthday playlists every year since 2003?
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What do many people do when they turn the same age as the jersey number of a favorite athlete?
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Which gift wrap feature is most associated with birthdays?
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The birthday ode for Queen Anne 'With Noise of Cannon' composed in 1713 was by which composer?
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The tradition of birthday candles is often traced to cakes for Artemis in ancient Greece shaped like what?
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The oldest surviving birthday invitation on papyrus invites guests to Serapis temple festivities in which ancient city?
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The African American tradition of rent parties often held as birthday fundraisers took root in which city during the 1920s?
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Which novelist wrote 'The Birthday Letters' published in 1998 reflecting on Sylvia Plath?
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The earliest Hindu birthday samskara celebrated on the lunar day of birth is known as?
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Which famous artist painted 'Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird' around her 32nd birthday?
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Which pop star repeats 'Go shorty it is your birthday' in the 2003 hit In Da Club?
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What colorful item often hides small surprises at birthday parties in Mexico?
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Which song is most commonly sung at English speaking birthday parties?
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The earliest printed version of 'Good Morning to All' by the Hill sisters appeared in which songbook?
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Which US President signed the law creating the federal holiday for Martin Luther King Jr., whose birthday is January 15?
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Which author of 'The Birthday Party' play premiered in 1958 and later won the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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In many families, what item records baby's first birthday details?
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Which United States National Park held a centennial birthday celebration in 2016 with 'Find Your Park' events?
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What is the German word for a birthday child often used in party contexts?
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The birthday problem in probability asks about shared birthdays in a group. What is the minimum number of people for the chance to exceed 50%?
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Which mathematician analyzed a refined version of the birthday problem concerning collisions in hash functions in 1981?
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Which US retailer is famous for free birthday treats with a loyalty card including a pastry at many locations?
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Which Caribbean nation popularized sprinkling a little baby powder during birthday dances?
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In Japan, the first birthday ceremony Issho mochi uses a rice cake weighing approximately how much?
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Which country has popular birthday cake called tres leches often soaked with three kinds of milk?
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Which Roman festival is often cited as influencing personal birthday observances?
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Which jazz legend recorded a playful 'Birthday Blues' in 1941?
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The earliest known children's birthday party invitation printed in America was produced by which Philadelphia printer in the 1790s?
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Mickey Mouse's first screening on November 18, 1928 at the Colony Theatre set his official birthday in which city?
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In Victorian Britain, a nineteenth birthday poem beginning 'My birthday' by Christina Rossetti first appeared in which magazine?
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In Ethiopia, the first birthday often coincides with a coffee ceremony using which traditional pot?
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The Aztec rite for children born on a specific day sign influencing birthday fate is detailed in which codex?
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Which famous physicist born on March 14, 1879 often joked about birthdays being good for you?
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In the Philippines, the tradition of pancit noodles at birthdays is linked to which Chinese dialect group migration?
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In the United Kingdom, what large parade marks the sovereign's official birthday?
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Which poet wrote 'Birthday Letters' signed limited edition on deckle edge paper with a run of 100 copies in 1998?
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In many Latin American countries, what fifteenth birthday celebration honors a girl's coming of age?
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Who composed the melody that became 'Happy Birthday to You' in 1893?
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In Brazil, what do friends traditionally tug to mark each year of life?
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The classic Yiddish birthday song 'Zum Gebirtog fun mayn kind' was collected by which folklorist?
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In which city did the Hill sisters teach when creating 'Good Morning to All' later adapted for birthdays?
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The earliest known reference to a birthday cake with candles appears in the writings of which Greek author?
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Which color of candles are often used to spell out the number on a birthday cake?
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What do people traditionally do right before making a wish at a birthday party?
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What small paper item tucked into gifts often contains a short birthday message?
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The birthday of the Islamic Prophet is commemorated as Mawlid. Which earliest recorded public celebration occurred under which dynasty?
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Which shape is most common for a standard birthday cake?
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Which birthday is sometimes called a golden jubilee in some cultures?
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What is a popular small cake given to toddlers to smash on their first birthday?
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In Tibetan Buddhism, the birthday of Padmasambhava is celebrated on which lunar day?
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What is a common candle shaped number topper placed on cakes?
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In Jewish tradition, the birthday of the world is marked on Rosh Hashanah which falls in which Hebrew months?
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Which poet wrote 'A Birthday' and proclaimed 'my heart is like a singing bird'?
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Which US city hosted the first large-scale birthday celebration for the nation itself on July 4, 1777?
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The Viennese Birthday waltz 'Alles Gute zum Geburtstag' was popularized by which composer in the early twentieth century?
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Which African country has a tradition of buttering the nose on birthdays in some communities?
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Which fruit is commonly found on Japanese birthday shortcakes?
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Which museum houses the 'Birthday Torton' still life painted by Ivan Khrutsky in the 1840s?
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In Yoruba culture of Nigeria, which milestone birthday is celebrated with a head washing rite called?
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The earliest Japanese government record of an emperor's official birthday celebration dates to which era?
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According to Guinness records, which town in Germany hosted the largest birthday party for a single person with over 50,000 guests in 1981?
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The Italian Renaissance custom of presenting a cameo for a duchess's birthday flourished in which city?
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The first commercial greeting card company to mass produce birthday cards in the United States was founded by whom?
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Which museum in the Netherlands celebrates Rembrandt's birthday with special tours in July?
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Which decoration floats above the table at many birthday parties?
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Which gemstone is the traditional birthstone for July?
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Which Disney feature sets a key scene at an unbirthday tea party?
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Which soul legend sang the 1963 hit 'Birthday Present for Me'?
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Which month is often cited as having the most birthdays in the United States?
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What do many people do at midnight as their birthday begins?
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Which Baroque painter depicted 'The Holy Family at the Birth of the Virgin' often displayed during Marian birthday feasts?
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