Birthday Party Challenge

Calendar

1. 100 The number of months in a year Response: 12 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: Wikipedia, “Month”
2. 200 The number of days in a normal year Response: 365 A common year is a calendar year with 365 days, as distinguished from a leap year, which has 366 days. Source: Wikipedia, “Common year”
3. 300 The month that gains an extra day in a leap year Response: February 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: Wikipedia, “February”
4. 400 The day before Sunday Response: Saturday Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. Source: Wikipedia, “Saturday”
5. 500 A period of ten years Response: A decade Any period of ten years is a 'decade' or 'decennium'. Source: Wikipedia, “Decade”

Cake Math

1. 100 A cake cut into 8 equal pieces gives each piece this fraction Response: 1/8 Worked out from the numbers in the clue.
2. 200 Three plates with 6 cupcakes each hold this many cupcakes Response: 18 Worked out from the numbers in the clue.
3. 300 Half of 20 candles Response: 10 Worked out from the numbers in the clue.
4. 400 A 24-dollar cake shared equally by 6 people costs this much per person Response: 4 dollars Worked out from the numbers in the clue.
5. 500 Two dozen cookies Response: 24 cookies Worked out from the numbers in the clue.

Party Games

1. 100 A game in which a blindfolded player tries to attach a missing tail Response: Pin the tail on the donkey The child gropes around and tries to pin the tail on the donkey. Source: Wikipedia, “Pin the tail on the donkey”
2. 200 A game in which players act out words without speaking Response: Charades 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: Wikipedia, “Charades”
3. 300 Read the five letters in the word BINGO from left to right Response: B-I-N-G-O Worked out from the words in the clue.
4. 400 A hunt that follows clues to a hidden prize Response: A treasure hunt 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: Wikipedia, “Scavenger hunt”
5. 500 The music stops during this round. State the host's rule for every player Response: Freeze in place Worked out from the clue itself.

Music

1. 100 The person who leads an orchestra Response: A conductor Orchestras, choirs, concert bands, and other sizable musical ensembles, such as big bands are usually led by conductors. Source: Wikipedia, “Conducting”
2. 200 The number of strings on a standard violin Response: Four 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: Wikipedia, “Violin”
3. 300 A group of people singing together Response: A choir 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: Wikipedia, “Choir”
4. 400 The steady underlying pulse in music Response: The beat 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: Wikipedia, “Beat (music)”
5. 500 The speed of a piece of music Response: Tempo 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: Wikipedia, “Tempo”

Celebrations

1. 100 Colored paper pieces tossed during a celebration Response: Confetti Confetti are small pieces or streamers of paper, mylar or metallic material, usually thrown at celebrations, especially parades and weddings. Source: Wikipedia, “Confetti”
2. 200 A written request asking someone to attend Response: An invitation A wedding invitation is a letter asking the recipient to attend a wedding. Source: Wikipedia, “Wedding invitation”
3. 300 A present given to someone Response: A gift A gift, also known as a present, is an item given to someone without the expectation of payment or anything in return. Source: Wikipedia, “Gift”
4. 400 A short speech honoring a person before people raise their glasses Response: A toast A toast is a ritual during which a drink is taken as an expression of honour or goodwill. Source: Wikipedia, “Toast (honor)”
5. 500 A decoration filled with air or helium Response: A balloon A balloon is a flexible membrane bag that can be inflated with a gas, such as helium, hydrogen, nitrous oxide, oxygen, or air. Source: Wikipedia, “Balloon”

Final round: Leap Years

A leap year usually contains this many days. Response: 366 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: Wikipedia, “Leap year”