Children's Books
Islands
Foreign U.S. Companies
The Solar System
Birthday Traditions
100
This E.B. White book told the story of a little pig named Wilbur and his spider friend
Charlotte's Web
100
Although this country is surrounded by ocean, it isn't considered an island because it is also a continent
Australia
100
This "King Of Beers" was purchased by a Brazilian / Belgian company for $52 billion
Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch)
100
After Pluto was declassified as a planet in 2006, this became the smallest planet in the solar system
Mercury
100
In China, it is considered bad luck to receive this as a birthday gift, as it is a reminder of one's mortality
Clock
200
Beverly Cleary wrote a series of kids' books centered around this little girl and her sister, Beatrice, who she calls Beezus
Ramona Quimby
200
This Chilean island is home to the enigmatic Moai, stone monoliths that have stood watch over the island landscape for hundreds of years
Easter Island
200
This American mayonnaise brand is now owned by a British company
Hellmans / Best Foods
200
A solar eclipse happens when this passes between the earth and the sun, casting a shadow
The Moon
200
In Canada, your friends and family might apply this bread spread on your nose to celebrate your birthday
Butter
300
This award-winning children's novel by Madeleine L’Engle’s follows 13-year-old Meg Murry on her journey to rescue her father, as she travels through time and space
A Wrinkle In Time
300
This island nation off the southern tip of India used to be called Ceylon
Sri Lanka
300
This pet care company that produces Puppy Chow and other pet foods is now owned by Swiss company Nestle'
Purina
300
This astronomical event typically takes about 7 1/2 minutes
Solar Eclipse
300
Throughout Eastern Europe and in Latin America, people might celebrate this instead of their birthday
Name Day
400
Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote this series of books about life in the American Midwest between 1870 and 1894 - Melissa Gilbert and Michael Landon starred in the television adaptation
Little House
400
According to the band 'The Four Preps', this island is '26 miles across the sea'
Santa Catalina
400
This convenience store originated in Dallas, Texas, but is now owned by a Japanese company
7-11
400
Mars might be the red planet, but sunsets there are this color
Blue
400
In India, this is done to each baby on their first birthday to leave behind any negative traits from past lives
Their head is shaved
500
Roald Dahl wrote this book about a poor English boy who receives a golden ticket to tour a factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
500
This North American island is the world's largest, and is part of the Kingdom of Denmark
Greenland
500
The Guardian Frigerator Company in Fort Wayne, Indiana changed its name to this, long before it was acquired by a Swedish company
Frigidaire
500
This planet is furthest from the sun
Neptune
500
In Switzerland, you can hire one of these scary people to stalk your child and terrify them for the week leading up to their birthday
Scary Clown
600
A.A. Milne wrote stories about this bear and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood
Winnie the Pooh
600
This island nation gives its name to a region where mysterious occurrences have been said to have taken place, such as disappearing ships and airplanes
Bermuda
600
This petroleum jelly product was invented in Brooklyn in 1870, but was purchased by an English / Dutch company in 1987
Vaseline
600
This is defined as the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon. It's also the brand name of a chewing gum
Orbit
600
Children in New Zealand celebrate their birthdays not with cake, but with Fairy Bread, which is just this breakfast staple with sprinkles on it
Toast
