25
Fictional Birthdays
Life and Death
Icons at 25
New Developments
100

What was the first single on Adele's 25 album? 

HellO

100

In what fictional world is age 11 potentially life-altering?

Harry Potter

100

I was shot at 25, with a whole lot of California Love in my heart and in my music. Who am I?

Tupac

100

Now one of the most powerful women in the world, at age 25, I was just beginning to build my talk-show career by co-hosting two Baltimore-based programs: “People are talking” and “Dialing for Dollars.”

Oprah Winfrey 

100

Your (name the organ) is finally fully developed.

Brain

200

Name all four of Adele's albums in order. 

19, 21, 25, 30

200

Which fictional character in literature celebrates an "eleventy-first" birthday?

Bilbo Baggins

200

Most people would consider age 25 a premature death. Which band honored this sentiment in their 2010 hit: If I die young 

The Band Perry 

200

I turned 25 in the fall of 2020 (pre-vaccine, lest we all forget) and celebrated by throwing a giant (unmasked) Halloween-themed bash in West Hollywood. This was just weeks after a member of my family came under fire for doing the same to celebrate 40.

Kendall Jenner

200

You can now_____in the United States. 

Rent a car

300

What year was Adele's 25 album dropped? 

2016

300

In what Disney fairy tale adaptation is the protagonist cursed on their first birthday to die on their 16th?

Sleeping Beauty

300

I am the oldest of two Palestinian-American sister models, and I gave birth two years ago at age 25. Who am I? 

Gigi Hadid

300

In 1967, at age 25, I released my first top-ten pop single. The same year I released a second. And then third. And then fourth. By the end of my 25th year I was being celebrated as “the most successful singer in the nation.”

Aretha Franklin

300

You can now have a drink in India's capital city! What's it called? 

New Delhi

400

Which song on Adele's 25 album includes parentheses in the title?

Send my love (to your new lover) 

400

What does Andy receive for a birthday present in the first Toy Story?

Buzz Lightyear

400

What is the 25th anniversary of a significant life event called? 

Silver Jubilee

400

At age 25, I founded my own company that would go on to be the most successful record label of the previous two decades, signing famous artists like Nicki Minaj and DJ Khaled.

Lil Wayne

400

You can now volunteer at the organization with 193 members states. Name it! 

The United Nations

500

Name the song that asks the following groundbreaking question: what if I never love again? 

All I ask 

500

The birthday girl shares many things with this fictional American sitcom character: 1. Both grew up on a farm. 2. Both very logical. 3. Both born on January 27th. Name this character: “As a farmer I know that when an animal is sick sometimes the right thing to do is put it out of its misery. With the electricity we are using to keep Meredith alive, we could power a small fan for two days. You tell me what’s unethical.”

Dwight Schrute, The Office (U.S.)

500

What feature on a baby's face begins to function during week 25 of pregnancy? 

The nose / nostrils 

500

Before traveling to Italy, the trip that would catalyze the creation of my Seattle based beverage empire, at age 25 I was a salesman for Xerox.

Howard Schultz, Starbucks founder

500

This is the last year you'll be able to join the UK's largest equestrian society. Remind me what it's called again? Clue: Miniature Horse

The Pony Club