60th Birthday Nostalgia Quiz: 30 Questions About Their Year
Someone turning 60 now was a small child in the sixties, a teenager in the seventies and in their twenties in the eighties. Aim there.
Thirty questions below, plus the personal round, which is always the one people remember.
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Build the personal round first
- What was number one the week they were born?
- What did their first wage packet contain, and what was the job?
- What was their first car, and what happened to it?
- Which was the first concert or gig they went to?
- What did the house look like - back boiler, outside toilet, coal fire?
- Ask their oldest friend for one story you can turn into a multiple choice question.
- A photo round to finish: school, wedding, first holiday, worst haircut.
Childhood: the sixties and early seventies
- In which year did decimalisation come in?
- Which cloth cat first appeared on television in 1974?
- Which programme's roll call ends 'Cuthbert, Dibble, Grubb'?
- Which bicycle did every child want in the seventies?
- Which sweets came in Old English flavour?
- Which Saturday morning show began in 1976?
- Which ITV Saturday morning show had the Phantom Flan Flinger?
- Which royal event took place in June 1977?
- Which space film came out in 1977?
- What was the three-day week?
Their twenties: the eighties
- 11. Which conflict took place in 1982?
- 12. Which royal wedding took place in July 1981?
- 13. Which concert took place at Wembley and Philadelphia in 1985?
- 14. Which soap began on the BBC in 1985?
- 15. Which strike began in 1984?
- 16. Which storm hit southern England in 1987?
- 17. Which Michael Jackson album is the best-selling of all time?
- 18. Which portable cassette player changed how people listened to music?
- 19. Which puppet satire show launched in 1984?
- 20. Which wall came down in 1989?
Everything else
- 21. Who became Britain's first female Prime Minister?
- 22. Which channel launched in November 1982?
- 23. Which British aircraft entered service in 1976?
- 24. Which sweets were called Opal Fruits?
- 25. Which chocolate bar was called Marathon?
- 26. Who is the girl on Test Card F pictured with?
- 27. Which BBC teletext service launched in 1974?
- 28. Which sitcom starred Ronnie Barker as Norman Stanley Fletcher?
- 29. Which show did Noel Edmonds present on Saturday mornings from 1976?
- 30. Which year did Britain join the EEC?
Answers
- 1 1971. 2 Bagpuss. 3 Trumpton. 4 The Raleigh Chopper. 5 Spangles. 6 Multi-Coloured Swap Shop. 7 Tiswas. 8 The Silver Jubilee. 9 Star Wars. 10 Electricity restrictions during the miners' dispute, from January 1974.
- 11 The Falklands War. 12 Charles and Diana. 13 Live Aid. 14 EastEnders. 15 The miners' strike. 16 The Great Storm. 17 Thriller. 18 The Walkman. 19 Spitting Image. 20 The Berlin Wall.
- 21 Margaret Thatcher. 22 Channel 4. 23 Concorde. 24 Starburst. 25 Snickers. 26 A clown toy called Bubbles. 27 Ceefax. 28 Porridge. 29 Multi-Coloured Swap Shop. 30 1973.
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How to write it so it lands
- Teens in the seventies, twenties in the eighties.
- Teams, not individuals.
- Finish on the photo round.
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Frequently asked questions
What years should a 60th birthday quiz cover?
The seventies for their teens and the eighties for their twenties, with a few sixties questions for their early childhood.
Should a 60th quiz be scored?
Lightly. Teams rather than individuals, a small prize, and no fuss about the marking - it's a party, not a league.
What's the best round for a 60th?
The personal round, built from photos and stories from their oldest friends. It always beats general knowledge.
Do you sell quiz packs?
No - we make greeting cards, prints and pin badges, including 60th birthday cards. The quiz is free.