Birthdays
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?
Jude, or Ya!
What is Hey?
As opposed to "digital ___", this timekeeping device actually runs on gears and hands
What is analogue clock/watch?
Pizza quattro formaggi is a type of pizza with four distinct types of this topping
What is cheese?
Forced uppercase option is an explanation for how enzymes and substrates interact
What is Caps Lock and Key Model?
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?
Before You Go-Go, or When September Ends
What is Wake Me Up?
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?
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?
An anime with Twilight, Yor, and Anya is a cartoon with Peter, Lois, and Stewie
What is Spy x Family Guy?
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?
The Black Parade, or New York
What is Welcome To?
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?
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?
"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?
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?
Me Better, or To Move It (Move It)
What is I Like?
As opposed to "plant ___", this white drink is actually produced by secretion from mammary glands
What is dairy milk?
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?
Kelly Clarkson's hit single is the highest-grossing film in history, released in 1939
What is Since U Been Gone With The Wind?
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?
Destiny, or Sunshine
What is You Are My?
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?
"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?