80th birthday quiz
An 80th birthday quiz about eighty years of them.
Not a quiz about 1946, a quiz about them: the years they’ve lived through, the places they’ve called home, the things they love, and the stories the whole family knows. Made in a ten-minute chat, played by everyone from the grandchildren up.
£9.99 · ready in minutes · play on the TV, phones or printed cards
How it works
Three steps, about fifteen minutes
- 1
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.
- 2
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.
- 3
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 1946, the year they were born
Turning 80 this year? Ten questions from our library about 1946 to start you off. In the full quiz, the years round follows them through eight decades: the year they turned 18, married, and became a parent.
-
Which Frank Capra film, released in December 1946, has become a Christmas TV favourite?
Answer
It's a Wonderful Life
-
In 1946 which London airport opened for civil flights, going on to become Britain's busiest?
Answer
Heathrow
-
In 1946, which everyday food was rationed in Britain for the first time, a year after the war ended?
Answer
Bread
-
In his 1946 speech in Fulton, Missouri, Winston Churchill warned that what had descended across Europe?
Answer
An iron curtain
-
Which Christmas classic, opening with chestnuts roasting on an open fire, did Nat King Cole's trio first record in 1946?
Answer
The Christmas Song
-
Who took the salute at London's huge Victory Parade of June 1946?
Answer
King George VI
-
BBC television returned in June 1946 after closing for the war. Which Disney cartoon star was on screen as it closed in 1939?
Answer
Mickey Mouse
-
Which author began the Malory Towers school stories in 1946?
Answer
Enid Blyton
-
Who was Britain's Prime Minister throughout 1946?
Answer
Clement Attlee
-
Which Broadway musical, first staged in 1946, introduced the song 'There's No Business Like Show Business'?
Answer
Annie Get Your Gun
Now make it about them. A free quiz can ask about the year. Theirs can ask where they went dancing, their first car, and what the great-grandchildren call them.
Questions
Good to know
Will they enjoy it at 80?
Usually more than anyone: the years questions are about their own decades, so they’re often the expert in the room. Play at their pace on the TV, or print the cards for anyone who prefers paper.
Can the great-grandchildren join in?
Yes: play in teams, so the youngest can team up with the oldest. Tell the chat who’s coming and it writes the quiz for that crowd.
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
Eighty years, and a quiz the whole family can play.