Birthdays
Same Song Starters
Retronyms
Four
Before and After
100

July 9 is my birthday! Also the birthday of this actor famous for leading roles in Forrest Gump and Cast Away, etc.

Who is Tom Hanks?

100

Jude, or Ya!

What is Hey?

100

As opposed to "digital ___", this timekeeping device actually runs on gears and hands

What is analogue clock/watch?

100

Pizza quattro formaggi is a type of pizza with four distinct types of this topping

What is cheese?

100

Forced uppercase option is an explanation for how enzymes and substrates interact

What is Caps Lock and Key Model?

200

This famous scientist was born on Christmas, though that date changed to Janurary 4 since the UK adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1752

Who was Isaac Newton?

200

Before You Go-Go, or When September Ends

What is Wake Me Up?

200

As opposed to "simplified ___", this version of the language is still in official use across much of the Sinosphere except for the mainland

What is Traditional Chinese?

200

This is the name for an American music style sang in four-part harmony acapella, usually wearing straw hats and striped suits

What is a barbershop quartet?

200

An anime with Twilight, Yor, and Anya is a cartoon with Peter, Lois, and Stewie

What is Spy x Family Guy?

300

The 4th of July is American Independence Day, but the greatest two-way player of The American Sport was born on the 5th, currently playing for the LA Dodgers

Who is Shohei Ohtani?

300

The Black Parade, or New York

What is Welcome To?

300

As opposed to "ice ___", this sport is actually played on a grass pitch, with a hard rubber ball instead of a puck

What is field hockey?

300

Four is a character in this 2011 YA dystopian series where people are divided into factions based on personality traits. He is so named because he apparently only has four fears

What is Divergent?

300

"Say So" singer-rapper is a Tennessee Williams play with a homoerotic subtext (which is basically all of them)

What is Doja Cat on a Hot Tin Roof?

400

The 2026 IB Exams will begin on April 25. On that same day, this lifelong Spurs player and five-times NBA champion will turn 50

Who is Tim Duncan?

400

Me Better, or To Move It (Move It)

What is I Like?

400

As opposed to "plant ___", this white drink is actually produced by secretion from mammary glands

What is dairy milk?

400

This word refers to an irrational fear of the number four, particularly prominent in East Asia, where many buildings skip the floors 4 and 40-49 entirely

What is tetraphobia?

400

Kelly Clarkson's hit single is the highest-grossing film in history, released in 1939

What is Since U Been Gone With The Wind?

500

January 1, 2000, is the first day of a new millenia, and also is also the birthday of this female rapper from the Bronx

Who is Ice Spice?

500

Destiny, or Sunshine

What is You Are My?

500

As opposed to "touch-tone", dialing a call on this device actually requires one to rotate a circle with their finger until they reach the desired number, one at a time

What is a rotary telephone?

500

"The Sign of the Four" is the second novel in this long-running series featuring residents of a fictional address at Baker Street

What is Sherlock Holmes?

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