Facts about 21
In the classic casino card game Blackjack, this is the magic target number you try to reach without going over.
What is 21
Kombucha is a popular, tangy fermented drink traditionally crafted from a base of this caffeinated beverage.
What is tea
When is Michael's Birthday?
September 26th 2005
his sci-fi film subtitled Episode III – Revenge of the Sith was the highest-grossing movie at the domestic box office in 2005.
What is Star Wars
People born on February 29th during a leap year are affectionately known by this 7-letter rhyming nickname.
What are Leaplings
In a formal military funeral or to honor a head of state, this is the highest number of gun salvos fired as a gesture of supreme respect.
What is a 21-gun salute
Rum is a distilled spirit historically made as a byproduct of processing this specific sweet tropical plant.
What is sugarcane (or molasses)
What is Michael's middle name?
Patrick
This late tech billionaire and Apple CEO introduced the very first iPod Nano and the iPod Shuffle to the world in 2005.
Who is Steve Jobs
Instead of cake, people in this East Asian country traditionally eat long, uncut "longevity noodles" to symbolize a long life.
What is China
This federal law passed in 1984 penalized states that did not raise their minimum legal drinking age to 21.
What is the National Minimum Drinking Age Act
To be legally classified as this specific type of American whiskey, the spirit's mash bill must consist of at least 51% corn.
What is Bourbon
Who is Michael's confirmation, Saint?
Saint Padre Pio
This video-sharing platform was founded in February 2005, changing the internet forever with its first video, "Me at the zoo."
What is YouTube
This ancient civilization is widely credited with inventing the birthday candle tradition, originally placing them on cakes to make them glow like the moon for the goddess Artemis.
Who are the Ancient Greeks
This constitutional amendment 18 years prior to 1971 set the voting age at 21, before the 26th Amendment lowered it to 18.
What is the Constitution (referencing the original voting parameters before the 26th Amendment)
During the 1920s, this 18th Amendment-induced era banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors in the United States.
What is Prohibition
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! Who learned how to read first, Brigid or Michael?
Brigid DUHHH
Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill played underachieving cops sent back to high school in this hit 2012 comedy film.
What is 21 Jump Street
Statistically, this is the most common day of the week for babies to be born, as medical inductions and C-sections are rarely scheduled on weekends.
What is Tuesday
In numerology and math, 21 is the first integer of this special type that is the product of two distinct prime numbers, specifically 3 and 7.
What is a semiprime (or Blum integer)
A standard Moscow Mule is famously served in a mug made of this specific metal to keep the drink frosty cold.
What is copper
What bones has Michael broken, if any?
His collarbone and his hand
This massive, catastrophic Category 5 storm made landfall in August 2005, becoming one of the deadliest and costliest hurricanes in U.S. history.
What is Hurricane Katrina
This legendary English playwright and poet famously died on his 52nd birthday on April 23, 1616.
Who is William Shakespeare