Birthday Quizzes for 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th and 70th Birthdays
If you're putting together a birthday party and want something a bit more personal than a generic pub quiz, these are worth a look. Everything here is themed around a specific year, so the questions actually mean something to the birthday person and the people who know them. All printable PDFs, so you buy, download and print at home.
We've grouped everything by milestone, so jump straight to the birthday you're planning for. Each one has quick games like Older or Younger and Before or After, multiple choice trivia about what happened that year (with a UK version if most of your guests are British), celebrity picture quizzes, dingbats themed around the decade, and bigger quiz packs if you'd rather buy the whole evening in one go. Every quiz comes with a full answer sheet, and you can print as many copies as you need. Celebrating a wedding anniversary instead? Our anniversary quizzes work the same way, built around the year the couple married.
70th Birthday Quiz Questions and Answers
Everything in this section is built around 1956, the year a Hollywood star became a real princess, My Fair Lady opened on Broadway and Elvis was all over American television. The multiple choice quizzes have 12 questions each with four possible answers, which keeps things moving and means nobody is left staring at a blank sheet. Answers are included with every quiz.
Born in 1956 Celebrities Picture Quiz
Twelve photos of famous faces who were all born in 1956, and your guests have to name each one. Tom Hanks and Mel Gibson are in there, so most tables will get off to a decent start, and there's a spread across film, tennis and American sport that should give most people at least one they're sure about. We've included a clues version with some letters filled in, which is handy if the room is mixed in age. You can see a full preview on the Etsy listing. It pairs well with the Older or Younger quiz if you want the birthday year to be the running theme.
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1956 Older or Younger Trivia Quiz
Twenty well-known people, and for each one players decide whether they're older or younger than someone born in 1956. Sting, Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama are all in there, along with a few where you'd happily bet money and still get it wrong. There's nothing to prepare and no specialist knowledge needed, so it's the one we'd start the night with while people are still arriving. Everything is on the Etsy listing if you want to see it first.
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1956 Before or After Trivia Quiz
Twenty events from the 1950s and early 60s, and players decide whether each one happened before or after 1956. Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott, the structure of DNA and JFK's first live press conference are the kind of thing you'll be weighing up. Some of them feel much older or newer than they really are, which is why it works. A good one for a 70th where the grandchildren are playing too, because having been there at the time is less of an advantage than you'd think. Preview on the Etsy listing.
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1956 Trivia Multiple Choice Quiz
Twelve multiple choice questions about what happened around the world in 1956. We ask where the Winter Olympics were held, which film took Best Picture, and what a British aircraft called the Fairey Delta 2 did that nobody had managed before. There's also a question about a Hollywood actress who married into royalty that year, which most people will get, and a few others that are properly tricky. Four options per question means even the guesses are educated ones. Take a look at the Etsy listing for a preview.
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1956 UK Trivia Multiple Choice Quiz
The British version, with twelve multiple choice questions about life in the UK in 1956. Shirley Bassey's first single is in there, along with ITV reaching beyond London for the first time and one of the strangest finishes in Grand National history, when the Queen Mother's horse was well clear and then simply collapsed. There's also a question about what British Rail did with third class. If your guests grew up in Britain this is the trivia quiz we'd pick, and you can see the full preview on Etsy.
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1956 Pop Culture Multiple Choice Quiz
Twelve multiple choice questions on the films, music and entertainment of 1956. Elvis turns up on The Steve Allen Show serenading a rather unusual co-star, My Fair Lady opens on Broadway, and Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra share the screen in High Society. There are jazz questions too, including Miles Davis's famous recording sessions, so it isn't all rock and roll. Pick this one if the birthday person is a music or film fan. The full preview is on the Etsy listing.
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Dingbats are picture puzzles where a combination of images and letters spells out a title, in this case songs, films and books from the 1950s. Each quiz has 12 puzzles on one sheet with space to write the answers, a full quiz master answer sheet, and a clues version with some letters provided if you want to make it easier. Some of the clues are clever and some are shameless puns. One of the song titles is hiding in a cup of tea, and we're not sorry.
1950s Hits Dingbats Picture Quiz
Twelve 1950s hits turned into picture puzzles. Jailhouse Rock and Rock Around the Clock are in there and tend to go quickly, then it gets harder with some of the ballads and early rock and roll. Our favourite gives a bee a supporting role, which will make sense once you see it. There's a clues version included, and you can see the whole thing on the Etsy listing. Ideal for a 70th where the birthday person bought these records the first time round.
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1950s Film Dingbats Picture Quiz
Twelve films from the 1950s as picture puzzles, mostly classics that people have seen or at least heard of. Rear Window and Singin' in the Rain give everyone something to start with, while a couple of the more serious foreign films will slow the table down. One clue relies on a piece of football technology that didn't exist until about sixty years later, which is either very clever or very silly. Clues version included, and there's a full preview on the Etsy listing.
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1950s Book Dingbats Picture Quiz
This one is a little different: twelve books published in the 1950s, turned into picture puzzles. The Cat in the Hat and The Lord of the Rings are in there, along with a good helping of American classics that keen readers will spot straight away and everyone else will want the clues version for. A good pick if the birthday person always has a book on the go, or if you want a round that isn't another music quiz. Preview on the Etsy listing.
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These quizzes are all built around 1966. Good for getting people talking about the year before they've even started on the actual quiz questions.
Born in 1966 Older or Younger Trivia Quiz
Players guess whether each celebrity is older or younger than the birthday person. It moves fast, needs no specialist knowledge and usually starts a few arguments. Good one to kick off the evening with.
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1966 Before or After Trivia Quiz
Did each event happen before or after 1966? Players have to decide on everything from chart hits to world events. People who weren't born yet often do surprisingly well, which makes it good for mixed age groups.
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Born in 1966 Mystery Celebrities UK Picture Quiz
Close-up cropped photos of British celebrities who were born in 1966. Harder than it sounds. Guests try to name them all, which tends to go on longer than expected once people start debating.
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Born in 1966 Mystery Celebrities Picture Quiz
The international version of the quiz above, with twelve cropped photos of famous people born in 1966. Halle Berry, Adam Sandler and Mike Tyson are all in there, and the close crops make even very familiar faces surprisingly hard to pin down. It leans more towards Hollywood and American TV than the UK edition, so it's the one to choose if your guests are in the US or just watch a lot of American telly. There's a clues version if you want to make it gentler, and a full preview on Etsy.
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1966 Trivia Multiple Choice Quiz
Twelve multiple choice questions about world events in 1966, with four options for each. We cover the first soft landing on the Moon, India getting its first female Prime Minister, and a country that switched to decimal currency five years before Britain did. There are a couple about African independence that will test the history buffs. Answers are included, so it's easy to run even if you've never hosted a quiz before, and you can see a preview on the Etsy listing.
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1966 UK Trivia Multiple Choice Quiz
The British side of 1966 in twelve multiple choice questions. The March general election, the opening of the Severn Bridge and Cathy Come Home on the BBC are all covered, along with a record-breaking voyage by a British sailor. Four options for each question and answers included. We'd go for this one at a 60th where most of the guests grew up in Britain. Full preview on the Etsy listing.
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1966 Pop Culture Multiple Choice Quiz
Twelve multiple choice questions on the TV, music and films of 1966, a remarkable year for all three. Batman and Star Trek both arrive on American TV, the Beach Boys release a landmark album, and the Rolling Stones put a sitar on a single. There's a David Bowie question too that most people will need the four options for. Pick this one if the birthday person is into their music, and have a look at the preview on the Etsy listing.
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Three more dingbat quizzes, this time themed around the 1960s. Same idea as the 1950s ones: each picture spells out a song, film or TV show, with 12 puzzles and a full answer sheet.
1960s Hits Dingbats Picture Quiz
Each clue is a picture that represents a 1960s hit song. Players decode the images to get the title. Useful if you don't have a Bluetooth speaker set up, and it tends to suit tables better than doing it as a big group.
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1960s Movie Dingbats Picture Quiz
Classic 1960s films turned into picture clues. Goldfinger, Mary Poppins, The Birds and plenty more. Film fans will get some straight away and be properly stumped by others, which is usually the sign of a decent quiz round.
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1960s UK TV Show Dingbats Picture Quiz
British television from the 1960s as picture puzzles. People who lived through it will have strong opinions about the answers. Younger guests enjoy the puzzle side even if they don't recognise all the shows.
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If you want to run a full evening rather than a single round, these packs bundle ten quizzes together covering 1966 and the 1960s. One PDF, everything included.
Born in 1966 Birthday Quiz Pack UK
Ten quizzes built around the UK picture of 1966. British chart hits, UK TV, famous British faces born that year and more. The UK focus makes it feel more personal for British parties.
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Born in 1966 Birthday Quiz Pack
Ten quizzes covering 1966 across music, sport, film, TV and world events. Good all-rounder if you've got guests from different backgrounds and don't want to lean too heavily on any one topic.
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Born in 1966 Birthday Quiz Pack For Her
The 1966 bundle with the content weighted towards things that tend to go down well with female guests. Fashion, female icons of the era, culture and more. Worth considering if the birthday person is a woman.
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All themed around 1976. Good year for it, with a lot to cover across music, sport and what was happening in the world.
Born in 1976 Older or Younger Trivia Quiz
Older or younger than the person turning 50? Players compare well-known celebrities against the birthday person. Simple to run, no prep needed beyond printing, and people always think they're going to do better than they do.
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1976 Before or After Trivia Quiz
Before or after 1976? Decimal Day, Evel Knievel jumping a row of cars and the first handheld mobile phone call are all in there. Players work out which side of that year each event falls on. Plays quickly and suits all ages.
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Born in 1976 Mystery Celebrities UK Picture Quiz
Cropped close-up photos of British celebrities born in 1976. Guests try to name them all. Works as a standalone round or alongside other quizzes as part of a longer evening.
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Born in 1976 Mystery Celebrities Picture Quiz
Twelve close-up photos of famous people born in 1976, with a more international line-up than the UK edition. Ryan Reynolds and Reese Witherspoon are in there, and so is an NFL quarterback who will be a gift for some tables and a complete mystery to others. There's a clues version if you want to make it easier, and a full preview on the Etsy listing. It makes a good picture round in a longer 50th birthday quiz alongside the trivia below.
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1976 Trivia Multiple Choice Quiz
Twelve multiple choice questions about world events in 1976. Concorde's first commercial flights, the Winter Olympics and the opening of Toronto's CN Tower are all in there, alongside some heavier history from China and South America. Four options per question, answers included. It's the one to pick if your guests aren't all from the UK, and there's a preview on the Etsy listing.
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1976 UK Trivia Multiple Choice Quiz
Twelve multiple choice questions on 1976 in Britain. There's a change of Prime Minister, a British Olympic gold on the ice, the end of the Cod War and the pound falling below two dollars for the first time. Our favourite is about a record The Who set at a football ground in south London, which we think is the best question on the sheet. A good fit for a 50th, especially if the birthday person has been told about the 1976 heatwave their entire life. Full preview on Etsy.
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1976 Pop Culture Multiple Choice Quiz
Twelve multiple choice questions on the films, TV and music of 1976. Taxi Driver, Charlie's Angels and The Muppet Show all feature, and there are music questions on David Bowie and Blondie. The Muppet Show question asks who the very first guest star was, which hardly anybody knows but everybody will have a theory about. Good for a 50th with film and TV fans in the room, and you can see the full preview on Etsy.
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1976 Winners Trivia Multiple Choice Quiz
A slightly different angle on 1976, with twelve multiple choice questions about who won what. Formula 1, Wimbledon, the Oscars, the Booker Prize and the Nobel Peace Prize are all covered, so the sports fans and the bookworms both get their moment. The F1 question is about one of the most famous seasons the sport has ever had, which should help some tables and torment others. Answers included, and there's a preview on the Etsy listing.
View on Etsy50th Birthday Dingbats Quizzes
Picture puzzles themed around the 1970s. Good alongside any 50th birthday night, covering the music, films and TV shows from the decade.
1970s Hits Dingbats Picture Quiz
1970s chart hits as picture clues. Glam rock, disco, pub rock, it's all in there. Players decode the images to get the song title. Good for tables of four or five where people can argue quietly among themselves.
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1970s Film Dingbats Picture Quiz
Jaws, Star Wars, Taxi Driver, Young Frankenstein. The 1970s had some films worth knowing about. This round turns them into picture clues, which trips up film fans in a satisfying way.
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1970s UK TV Show Dingbats Picture Quiz
Fawlty Towers, The Sweeney, Porridge, and more. British TV from the seventies as picture puzzles. People who were around for it will have strong views. Everyone else will enjoy the puzzle side.
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Ten quizzes in one download, all themed around 1976 and the 1970s. Enough to fill a full quiz night without having to buy anything separately.
Born in 1976 Birthday Quiz Pack UK
Ten quizzes focused on the British experience of 1976 and the seventies. British music, TV, sport and faces from that era. Makes the content feel relevant rather than generic.
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Born in 1976 Birthday Quiz Pack For Her
The 1976 bundle put together with female guests in mind. Female icons of the era, fashion, music and culture from the seventies. Worth picking if the birthday person is a woman and you want it to feel a bit more tailored.
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All built around 1986. Big hair, shoulder pads, some of the best and worst pop music ever recorded. These quizzes put that year to work.
Born in 1986 Older or Younger Trivia Quiz
Are these celebrities older or younger than the person turning 40? Easy to run, no knowledge required, and people tend to get more competitive about it than you'd expect. Good icebreaker.
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1986 Before or After Trivia Quiz
The Joshua Tree, New Coke, E.T. arriving in cinemas. Players decide whether each event happened before or after 1986. Fast-paced and tends to get loud once people start second-guessing each other.
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Born in 1986 Mystery Celebrities UK Picture Quiz
Close-up photos of British celebrities born in 1986. Guests try to name them all. The cropping makes it trickier than expected, even for people who think they're good with faces.
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Born in 1986 Mystery Celebrities Picture Quiz
Twelve cropped photos of famous people born in 1986, drawn from further afield than the UK edition. Lady Gaga, Drake and Robert Pattinson are in there, plus a tennis player whose face you'd think you would know anywhere until you only see part of it. There's a clues version with some letters filled in, and the full preview is on the Etsy listing. A good picture round for a 40th where the guests are the same age as the celebrities.
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1986 Trivia Multiple Choice Quiz
Twelve multiple choice questions on world events in 1986. The Challenger disaster, the launch of the Mir space station and Voyager 2's first visit to one of the outer planets are all covered, along with People Power in the Philippines and a very large number of Americans holding hands. Four options per question and answers included. If your 40th crowd is international, or just likes a proper general knowledge round, this is the one. Preview on the Etsy listing.
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1986 UK Trivia Multiple Choice Quiz
Twelve multiple choice questions about Britain in 1986. The Westland affair, the finished M25 and the launch of a colour national newspaper most people have forgotten ever existed are all in there, along with a record-breaking moment for English cricket. It's more politics and current affairs than the pop culture quiz, so we'd pair the two together for a 40th. Full preview on Etsy.
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1986 Pop Culture Multiple Choice Quiz
Twelve multiple choice questions on the films, music and stage shows of 1986. Top Gun, Crocodile Dundee and Labyrinth are all in there, plus Metallica, Paul Simon and a musical that is still running in London today. If the birthday person spent their childhood watching these films on VHS, this is the quiz for them. You can see the full preview on the Etsy listing.
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Picture puzzles themed around the 1980s. Three options covering music, film and British TV from the decade.
1980s Hits Dingbats Picture Quiz
Eighties chart hits as picture clues. Madonna, Prince, Culture Club, it's all in there. One of the more popular rounds for 40th birthday nights, probably because people are very confident and often wrong.
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1980s Film Dingbats Picture Quiz
Top Gun, Dirty Dancing, Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The eighties were good for films. This quiz turns them into picture puzzles, which is a decent way to catch out people who reckon they know every one.
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1980s UK TV Show Dingbats Picture Quiz
Blackadder, EastEnders, Bullseye. British TV in the 80s had no shortage of shows people still argue about. Picture clues for all of them, answers on a separate sheet.
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Ten quizzes in one download, covering 1986 and the 1980s. Enough for a full quiz night, with answer sheets included throughout. If ten isn't enough, the Mega Bundle at the end of this section has twenty-four.
Born in 1986 Birthday Quiz Pack UK
Ten quizzes with a British angle on 1986. UK chart hits, British TV, homegrown celebrities and events from that year. Puts British content front and centre rather than defaulting to the American stuff.
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Born in 1986 Birthday Quiz Pack
Ten quizzes covering 1986 and the wider 1980s across music, sport, film and world events. Good choice if you've got a mixed crowd and want to cover a bit of everything.
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Born in 1986 Birthday Quiz Pack For Her
The 1986 bundle with the content weighted toward female guests. Female artists, fashion, film heroines and the cultural moments that mattered to women growing up in the eighties.
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1986 Quiz Mega Bundle
The big one: twenty-four quizzes in a single download, all about 1986 and the 1980s. It includes the 1986 trivia, UK trivia and pop culture quizzes above, plus 1986 Winners Trivia, both Mystery Celebrities editions, Before or After, Older or Younger and all four 1980s dingbats quizzes. On top of that there are rounds on 80s sitcoms, kids' TV, Coronation Street, politicians, adverts and pop lyrics. That's comfortably more than one evening's worth, so it suits a long party or anyone who wants to pick their favourite rounds. It works just as well for a couple who married in 1986. The full list is on the Etsy listing.
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All based around 1996. Britpop, the early internet, some genuinely odd world events. Plenty to work with.
Born in 1996 Older or Younger Trivia Quiz
Older or younger than the person turning 30? Players use celebrities from sport, music and entertainment to find out. Quick to play, no knowledge required and tends to get competitive fast.
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1996 Before or After Trivia Quiz
Did Amazon come before or after 1996? What about Riverdance, or SpongeBob? Covers pop culture and world events from around that year. Works for all ages and throws up some good conversations.
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Born in 1996 Mystery Celebrities UK Picture Quiz
British celebrities born in 1996, cropped close up so they're not immediately obvious. Works well at 30th birthday parties where guests tend to know today's faces pretty well and enjoy proving it.
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Born in 1996 Mystery Celebrities Picture Quiz
Twelve close-up photos of famous people born in 1996, with a more international line-up than the UK edition. Zendaya, Tom Holland and Florence Pugh are in there, along with a few names from music and modelling that will split the room. There's a clues version included and a full preview on Etsy. A good round for a 30th where the guests follow half of these people on their phones and are about to find out whether that helps.
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1996 Trivia Multiple Choice Quiz
Twelve multiple choice questions about world events in 1996. A computer beating a reigning chess world champion, the Atlanta Olympics and a new UN Secretary-General are all in there, alongside a fire at a famous Italian opera house and a question about Mars. Four options each and answers included. The birthday person won't remember any of it first hand, which somehow makes it more fun. Preview on the Etsy listing.
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1996 UK Trivia Multiple Choice Quiz
Twelve multiple choice questions about Britain in 1996. The Manchester bombing, the ban on British beef, a record lottery jackpot and the Stone of Scone going back to Scotland are all covered, as is a boy band split that upset a lot of people that February. There are some serious moments in here alongside the lighter ones, so it's worth a quick look at the preview on Etsy before using it with a younger crowd.
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1996 Pop Culture Multiple Choice Quiz
Twelve multiple choice questions on the music and films of 1996, which was a very good year to pick. Wannabe, the Macarena, Independence Day and Jagged Little Pill are all in there, along with some hip-hop questions for anyone who was listening to more than the charts. If you're only buying one trivia quiz for a 30th, this is the one we'd choose. Full preview on the Etsy listing.
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Picture puzzles themed around the 1990s. Music, films and TV from the decade, depending on which one you pick.
1990s Hits Dingbats Picture Quiz
Nineties chart hits as picture clues. Oasis, Nirvana, the Spice Girls and more. People who grew up with these songs are convinced they'll ace it, and mostly they're right, but there are enough difficult ones to keep it interesting.
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1990s Film Dingbats Picture Quiz
Jurassic Park, Home Alone, Titanic. The nineties had big films and plenty of them. This round turns them into picture clues, which is a good way of catching out anyone who's seen them all multiple times.
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1990s UK TV Show Dingbats Picture Quiz
Father Ted, One Foot in the Grave and The Vicar of Dibley. British TV in the nineties was full of shows people still quote. This round turns them into picture clues, and one of them involves a rather busy beehive.
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Ten quizzes in one PDF, all themed around 1996 and the 1990s. Everything you need for a full quiz night without having to piece it together from separate products.
Born in 1996 Birthday Quiz Pack UK
Ten quizzes focused on the British side of 1996. UK chart hits, British TV, homegrown celebrities and things that were actually happening in the UK that year rather than just what was on in America.
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Born in 1996 Birthday Quiz Pack
Ten quizzes covering 1996 and the nineties across music, sport, film, TV and world events. Good if you've got a mixed crowd and don't want to bet everything on one subject area.
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Born in 1996 Birthday Quiz Pack For Her
The 1996 bundle with content chosen with female guests in mind. Girl bands, female film leads, fashion and the cultural moments that shaped growing up as a woman in the nineties.
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