Birthditties
1956
Stolen Thunder
When I'm 65
Famous Birthday Parties
Potent Potables
100

This band effectively stole every birthday boy's thunder when they proclaimed "You say it's your birthday?! It's my birthday too!" 

Who are The Beatles?

100

1956 is one of these "jumpy" years.

What is a "leap" year?

100

This author of The Master and Margarita was born on May 15, 1891 in Kiev, Ukraine.

Who is Mikhail Bulgakov?

100

In 2005, this Beatle released Choose Love, his fourteenth studio album, exactly two weeks after his 65th birthay.

Who is Ringo Starr?

100

North West, the daughter of this eccentric rapper and influencer Kim Kardashian, had a 1st birthday party dubbed "Kidchella," which boasted a ferris wheel, face painting, a karaoke/dance stage, some ill-advised headdresses and snow cones!

Who is Kanye West?

100

Your 65th wedding anniversary party may serve a cocktail featuring tonic and this brand of gin.

What is Bombay Sapphire?

200

This singer penned his "Happy Birthday" tune for Martin Luther King Jr., as part of the campaign to get the day recognized as a national holiday.

Who is Stevie Wonder?

200

On June 29, 1956, this troubled starlet married Playwright Arthur Miller.

Who is Marilyn Monroe?

200

This Lolita and North By Northwest actor was also born on May 15. 

Who is James Mason?

200

In 2007, this Beatle released Memory Almost Full, his fourteenth studio album, exactly two weeks before his 65th birthday.

Who is Paul McCartney?

200

This socialite and hotel heiress rang in her 21st birthday in 2003 with five parties spread over multiple time zones in London, New York, Tokyo, Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

Who is Paris Hilton?

200

Comedian, Nick Offerman, recently partnered with this distillery to release a guinness cask finished scotch

What is Lagavulin?
300

In 1963, 17-year-old Lesley Gore released this petulant Birthday alternative. 

What is "It's My Party"?

300

On May 22, 1956, the National Broadcasting Corporation (or NBC) picked this animal for its logo, versions of which are still in-use today.

What is a Peacock?

300

Here come the warm jets! This multi-talented musician and producer of artists like Talking Heads and David Bowie was also born on May 15.

Who is Brian Eno?

300

In 1991, this Kurt Russel movie's George Martin-produced soundtrack set the charts ablaze, when it was released shortly after The Fifth Beatles' 65th birthday.

What is Backdraft?

300

Somebody grab an umbrella! Leonardo Dicaprio reportedly hosted this singer's 27th birthday party, inviting a deluge of A-listers, including Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Naomi Campbell, Mick Jagger, Paris Hilton, Jim Carrey, and Bill Murray.

Who is Rihanna?

300

An old fashioned features the flavours of bourbon, orange, and angostura bitters--an additive from this caribbean island

What is Trinidad and Tobago?

400

This G-Unit rapper exclaimed "Go Shorty, it's your birthday!" in his hit song, "In da club."

Who is 50 Cent?

400

On New Years Eve 1956, Bob Barker launched his television career as a host of this TV Show.

What is Truth or Consequences?

400

Also born on May 15, she was the US Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001.

Who is Madeleine Albright?

400

In 2008, the year this Beatle would have turned 65, Yo-yo Ma featured "Here Comes the Sun" in his festive album Songs of Joy and Peace

Who is George Harrison?

400

This "journalism" mogul celebrated his 86th birthday by inviting every living Playboy centrefold model to his mansion for a piece of birthday cake.

Who is Hugh Hefner?

400

Dos Hombres is a brand of mezcal created by these two stars of the hit show, Breaking Bad.

Who are Aaron Paul & Brian Cranston?

500

The famous song "Happy Birthday to you" lost its copyright in the US and EU in this year, making it public domain, and effectively diminishing the use value of the songs in this category.

What is 2015?

500

It's happening! But don't mention it to him until it's over. On October 8, 1956, this pitcher for the New York Yankees threw the only perfect game in World Series history.

Who was Don Larsen?

500

On May 15, 1895, this US Senator, Oil Magnate, and Bush family patriarch was born.

Who is Prescott Bush?

500

In 2005, to commemorate what would have been John Lennon's 65th Birthday, EMI released this Yoko Ono-produced, "definitive" collection of Lennon songs.

What is Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon?

500

This American Idol judge invited 400 of his closest friends to his Herfordshire estate to eat traditional English dishes like chicken soup, shepherd’s pie, fish and chips and bread and butter pudding.

Who is Simon Cowell?

500

Bethany Frankle went from rags to real housewife after launching this, now famous, bottled cocktail brand.

What is Skinny Girl?