50th birthday quiz
A 50th birthday quiz about half a century of them.
Most 50th birthday quizzes are about 1976. This one is about the person turning 50: the years that made them, the places they’ve lived, the things they love, and the stories only family and friends would know.
£9.99 · ready in minutes · play on the TV, phones or printed cards
How it works
Three steps, about fifteen minutes
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Tell us about them
A friendly chat asks about their years, the places and passions in their life, and the stories only family and friends would know. About ten minutes, and no forms.
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See the plan, then pay
Before you pay you see the rounds and a sample card. It’s £9.99, once. Then the chat goes deeper, for the stories that make it personal.
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Play it together
Every question is written and checked for you, and the quiz is ready in minutes. Play it on the TV, on everyone’s phones, or print it as cards.
Free to use
Ten questions about 1976, the year they were born
Turning 50 this year? Ten questions from our library about 1976 to start you off. In the full quiz, questions like these sit beside the ones about them: the year they turned 18, married, became a parent.
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In March 1976 Buckingham Palace announced that Princess Margaret and which husband were to separate?
Answer
Lord Snowdon
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Which driver, James Hunt's great rival, was badly burned in a 1976 crash but raced again within weeks?
Answer
Niki Lauda
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Which novelty band reached number one in 1976 with 'Combine Harvester'?
Answer
The Wurzels
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Which chat show host was famously attacked by Rod Hull's puppet Emu in 1976?
Answer
Michael Parkinson
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A Soviet newspaper gave Margaret Thatcher a famous nickname in 1976. What was it?
Answer
The Iron Lady
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Which unfancied Second Division club beat Manchester United in the 1976 FA Cup final?
Answer
Southampton
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Which Queen single, released in late 1975, was still at number one in January 1976?
Answer
Bohemian Rhapsody
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Joanna Lumley's character in The New Avengers, launched in 1976, inspired a haircut craze. Which character?
Answer
Purdey
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The third Cod War, a fishing-rights row involving Royal Navy ships, ended in 1976. Who was Britain's opponent?
Answer
Iceland
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Which British winter sportsman won gold at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck?
Answer
John Curry
Now make it about them. A free quiz can ask about the year. Theirs can ask about the holiday camp, the prom hair and the first house.
Questions
Good to know
Can it be a surprise?
Yes. You make it without them, and they first see it at the party. Share the link with whoever is hosting.
Can friends and family both play?
Yes. The years questions give everyone a fair go, and the stories bring in whoever knows them best: old school friends against the family is a good match.
What if I don’t know everything about them?
You don’t need to. The chat works with what you know and skips what you don’t. A handful of good stories is plenty: the rest of the quiz comes from their years, places and passions.
Can I change the questions?
Yes. Before anyone plays you can reword any question, and shorten the quiz by leaving out general ones. Our library questions are fact-checked in advance; the personal ones are written by AI from what you tell us, then checked.
What does it cost?
£9.99, once, for the whole quiz: play it on the TV, on phones or as printed cards. We keep it for 30 days after you buy, so make it in the weeks before the party (and print it if you want to keep it). If something isn’t right, tell us within 30 days and we’ll put it right or refund you.
Make their quiz
Fifty years, and a quiz they’ll talk about for years.