Birthday Party Challenge
A complete birthday board with calendar clues, cake math, games, music, and celebrations.
The board
Swipe the board sideways · 5 categories
| Calendar | Cake Math | Party Games | Music | Celebrations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100The number of months in a year | 100A cake cut into 8 equal pieces gives each piece this fraction | 100A game in which a blindfolded player tries to attach a missing tail | 100The person who leads an orchestra | 100Colored paper pieces tossed during a celebration |
| 200The number of days in a normal year | 200Three plates with 6 cupcakes each hold this many cupcakes | 200A game in which players act out words without speaking | 200The number of strings on a standard violin | 200A written request asking someone to attend |
| 300The month that gains an extra day in a leap year | 300Half of 20 candles | 300Read the five letters in the word BINGO from left to right | 300A group of people singing together | 300A present given to someone |
| 400The day before Sunday | 400A 24-dollar cake shared equally by 6 people costs this much per person | 400A hunt that follows clues to a hidden prize | 400The steady underlying pulse in music | 400A short speech honoring a person before people raise their glasses |
| 500A period of ten years | 500Two dozen cookies | 500The music stops during this round. State the host's rule for every player | 500The speed of a piece of music | 500A decoration filled with air or helium |
Ages 8 and up · 25 of 25 clues written · final round · about 20 minutes
19 of 26 answers carry the sentence they were checked against · 7 make no factual claim
Play time assumes about 40 seconds a clue plus three minutes for the final round. Nothing is saved to a server and no account is needed. How answers are checked.
Player sheet
Birthday Party Challenge · Ages 8 and up · answers are on the host key
Calendar
- 100 The number of months in a year
- 200 The number of days in a normal year
- 300 The month that gains an extra day in a leap year
- 400 The day before Sunday
- 500 A period of ten years
Cake Math
- 100 A cake cut into 8 equal pieces gives each piece this fraction
- 200 Three plates with 6 cupcakes each hold this many cupcakes
- 300 Half of 20 candles
- 400 A 24-dollar cake shared equally by 6 people costs this much per person
- 500 Two dozen cookies
Party Games
- 100 A game in which a blindfolded player tries to attach a missing tail
- 200 A game in which players act out words without speaking
- 300 Read the five letters in the word BINGO from left to right
- 400 A hunt that follows clues to a hidden prize
- 500 The music stops during this round. State the host's rule for every player
Music
- 100 The person who leads an orchestra
- 200 The number of strings on a standard violin
- 300 A group of people singing together
- 400 The steady underlying pulse in music
- 500 The speed of a piece of music
Celebrations
- 100 Colored paper pieces tossed during a celebration
- 200 A written request asking someone to attend
- 300 A present given to someone
- 400 A short speech honoring a person before people raise their glasses
- 500 A decoration filled with air or helium
Final round: Leap Years
A leap year usually contains this many days.
Host key
Birthday Party Challenge · keep this sheet · it carries the answers
Calendar
- 100 The number of months in a year Response: 12Checked against:
Calendars that developed from the Roman calendar system, such as the internationally used Gregorian calendar, divide the year into 12 months, each of which lasts between 28 and 31 days.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Month&oldid=1363965180 - 200 The number of days in a normal year Response: 365Checked against:
A common year is a calendar year with 365 days, as distinguished from a leap year, which has 366 days.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Common_year&oldid=1360765352 - 300 The month that gains an extra day in a leap year Response: FebruaryChecked against:
Under the reforms that instituted the Julian calendar, Intercalaris was abolished, leap years occurred regularly every fourth year, and in leap years February gained a 29th day.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=February&oldid=1358896942 - 400 The day before Sunday Response: SaturdayChecked against:
Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saturday&oldid=1363603171 - 500 A period of ten years Response: A decadeChecked against:
Any period of ten years is a 'decade' or 'decennium'.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Decade&oldid=1363476845
Cake Math
- 100 A cake cut into 8 equal pieces gives each piece this fraction Response: 1/8Self-contained calculation; no external factual claim.
- 200 Three plates with 6 cupcakes each hold this many cupcakes Response: 18Self-contained calculation; no external factual claim.
- 300 Half of 20 candles Response: 10Self-contained calculation; no external factual claim.
- 400 A 24-dollar cake shared equally by 6 people costs this much per person Response: 4 dollarsSelf-contained calculation; no external factual claim.
- 500 Two dozen cookies Response: 24 cookiesSelf-contained calculation; no external factual claim.
Party Games
- 100 A game in which a blindfolded player tries to attach a missing tail Response: Pin the tail on the donkeyChecked against:
The child gropes around and tries to pin the tail on the donkey.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pin_the_tail_on_the_donkey&oldid=1350911166 - 200 A game in which players act out words without speaking Response: CharadesChecked against:
Originally, the game was a dramatic form of literary charades: a single person would act out each syllable of a word or phrase in order, followed by the whole phrase together, while the rest of the group guessed.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charades&oldid=1360298239 - 300 Read the five letters in the word BINGO from left to right Response: B-I-N-G-OSelf-contained spelling prompt; no external factual claim.
- 400 A hunt that follows clues to a hidden prize Response: A treasure huntChecked against:
A treasure hunt is another term for the game, but it may involve following a series of clues to find objects or a single prize in a particular order.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scavenger_hunt&oldid=1361844192 - 500 The music stops during this round. State the host's rule for every player Response: Freeze in placeSelf-contained host instruction defined by the clue; no external factual claim.
Music
- 100 The person who leads an orchestra Response: A conductorChecked against:
Orchestras, choirs, concert bands, and other sizable musical ensembles, such as big bands are usually led by conductors.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Conducting&oldid=1362738259 - 200 The number of strings on a standard violin Response: FourChecked against:
Most violins have a hollow wooden body, and commonly have four strings (sometimes five), usually tuned in perfect fifths with notes G3, D4, A4, E5, and are most commonly played by drawing a bow across the strings.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Violin&oldid=1363681212 - 300 A group of people singing together Response: A choirChecked against:
A choir (KWIRE), also known as a chorale or chorus (from Latin chorus, meaning 'a dance in a circle'), is a musical ensemble of singers.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Choir&oldid=1354248246 - 400 The steady underlying pulse in music Response: The beatChecked against:
In music and music theory, the beat is the basic unit of time, the pulse (regularly repeating event), of the mensural level (or beat level).
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beat_(music)&oldid=1356459319 - 500 The speed of a piece of music Response: TempoChecked against:
In musical terminology, tempo (from Italian for 'time'; plural 'tempos', or tempi from the Italian plural), measured in beats per minute, is the speed or pace of a given composition, and is often also an indication of the composition's character or atmosphere.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tempo&oldid=1365372149
Celebrations
- 100 Colored paper pieces tossed during a celebration Response: ConfettiChecked against:
Confetti are small pieces or streamers of paper, mylar or metallic material, usually thrown at celebrations, especially parades and weddings.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Confetti&oldid=1357720549 - 200 A written request asking someone to attend Response: An invitationChecked against:
A wedding invitation is a letter asking the recipient to attend a wedding.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wedding_invitation&oldid=1363669784 - 300 A present given to someone Response: A giftChecked against:
A gift, also known as a present, is an item given to someone without the expectation of payment or anything in return.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gift&oldid=1365241724 - 400 A short speech honoring a person before people raise their glasses Response: A toastChecked against:
A toast is a ritual during which a drink is taken as an expression of honour or goodwill.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Toast_(honor)&oldid=1364804416 - 500 A decoration filled with air or helium Response: A balloonChecked against:
A balloon is a flexible membrane bag that can be inflated with a gas, such as helium, hydrogen, nitrous oxide, oxygen, or air.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Balloon&oldid=1363821734
Final round: Leap Years
A leap year usually contains this many days. Response: 366Checked against: The historic Julian calendar has three common years of 365 days followed by a leap year of 366 days, by extending February to 29 days rather than the common 28.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leap_year&oldid=1365633748
Every clue, every answer, and what it was checked against
This is what prints on the host key.
Calendar
The number of months in a year 100
12Checked against:
Calendars that developed from the Roman calendar system, such as the internationally used Gregorian calendar, divide the year into 12 months, each of which lasts between 28 and 31 days.
Source, pinned revisionThe number of days in a normal year 200
365Checked against:
A common year is a calendar year with 365 days, as distinguished from a leap year, which has 366 days.
Source, pinned revisionThe month that gains an extra day in a leap year 300
FebruaryChecked against:
Under the reforms that instituted the Julian calendar, Intercalaris was abolished, leap years occurred regularly every fourth year, and in leap years February gained a 29th day.
Source, pinned revisionThe day before Sunday 400
SaturdayChecked against:
Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday.
Source, pinned revisionA period of ten years 500
A decadeChecked against:
Any period of ten years is a 'decade' or 'decennium'.
Source, pinned revision
Cake Math
A cake cut into 8 equal pieces gives each piece this fraction 100
1/8Self-contained calculation; no external factual claim.
Three plates with 6 cupcakes each hold this many cupcakes 200
18Self-contained calculation; no external factual claim.
Half of 20 candles 300
10Self-contained calculation; no external factual claim.
A 24-dollar cake shared equally by 6 people costs this much per person 400
4 dollarsSelf-contained calculation; no external factual claim.
Two dozen cookies 500
24 cookiesSelf-contained calculation; no external factual claim.
Party Games
A game in which a blindfolded player tries to attach a missing tail 100
Pin the tail on the donkeyChecked against:
The child gropes around and tries to pin the tail on the donkey.
Source, pinned revisionA game in which players act out words without speaking 200
CharadesChecked against:
Originally, the game was a dramatic form of literary charades: a single person would act out each syllable of a word or phrase in order, followed by the whole phrase together, while the rest of the group guessed.
Source, pinned revisionRead the five letters in the word BINGO from left to right 300
B-I-N-G-OSelf-contained spelling prompt; no external factual claim.
A hunt that follows clues to a hidden prize 400
A treasure huntChecked against:
A treasure hunt is another term for the game, but it may involve following a series of clues to find objects or a single prize in a particular order.
Source, pinned revisionThe music stops during this round. State the host's rule for every player 500
Freeze in placeSelf-contained host instruction defined by the clue; no external factual claim.
Music
The person who leads an orchestra 100
A conductorChecked against:
Orchestras, choirs, concert bands, and other sizable musical ensembles, such as big bands are usually led by conductors.
Source, pinned revisionThe number of strings on a standard violin 200
FourChecked against:
Most violins have a hollow wooden body, and commonly have four strings (sometimes five), usually tuned in perfect fifths with notes G3, D4, A4, E5, and are most commonly played by drawing a bow across the strings.
Source, pinned revisionA group of people singing together 300
A choirChecked against:
A choir (KWIRE), also known as a chorale or chorus (from Latin chorus, meaning 'a dance in a circle'), is a musical ensemble of singers.
Source, pinned revisionThe steady underlying pulse in music 400
The beatChecked against:
In music and music theory, the beat is the basic unit of time, the pulse (regularly repeating event), of the mensural level (or beat level).
Source, pinned revisionThe speed of a piece of music 500
TempoChecked against:
In musical terminology, tempo (from Italian for 'time'; plural 'tempos', or tempi from the Italian plural), measured in beats per minute, is the speed or pace of a given composition, and is often also an indication of the composition's character or atmosphere.
Source, pinned revision
Celebrations
Colored paper pieces tossed during a celebration 100
ConfettiChecked against:
Confetti are small pieces or streamers of paper, mylar or metallic material, usually thrown at celebrations, especially parades and weddings.
Source, pinned revisionA written request asking someone to attend 200
An invitationChecked against:
A wedding invitation is a letter asking the recipient to attend a wedding.
Source, pinned revisionA present given to someone 300
A giftChecked against:
A gift, also known as a present, is an item given to someone without the expectation of payment or anything in return.
Source, pinned revisionA short speech honoring a person before people raise their glasses 400
A toastChecked against:
A toast is a ritual during which a drink is taken as an expression of honour or goodwill.
Source, pinned revisionA decoration filled with air or helium 500
A balloonChecked against:
A balloon is a flexible membrane bag that can be inflated with a gas, such as helium, hydrogen, nitrous oxide, oxygen, or air.
Source, pinned revision
Final round
A leap year usually contains this many days.
366Checked against:
The historic Julian calendar has three common years of 365 days followed by a leap year of 366 days, by extending February to 29 days rather than the common 28.
Source, pinned revision
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