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1936 Trivia: Turning 90

A 1936 trivia game for a 90th birthday: 40 large print multiple-choice questions about the year the guest of honor was born, with a fun fact to read aloud after every answer.

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Players: alone or in table teams of 3 to 6
Time: about 30 minutes (party plan), 20 or 60
You need: pencils and a small prize
Print: US Letter and A4; black ink is enough
Print size: question cards 40 pt or larger, body text 18 pt

At the table

You read, “How many gold medals did Jesse Owens win at the 1936 Berlin Olympics?” The teams confer over A, B and C. Then the card asks the whole table: “Who was the fastest runner in your school or neighborhood?”

In November 1936, a new bridge linked San Francisco with which city?

What you get5 PDF files

Game file, US Letter and A4, 57 pages40 question cards in 4 rounds, answer sheets, A B C paddles, a Birthday Star certificate and a Then & Now keepsake
Host Pack, US Letter (30 pages) and A4 (28 pages)every answer with its fun fact and talk prompt, the Gentle 20, 5 tie-breakers and the answer key
TV slides, 16:9, 147 slides

Why it works

The rules put the oldest guests in charge. The host spreads them across the teams, one per team, so every table has someone who knows swing music and radio nights first-hand. Every fact was checked against published sources. US edition.

Made for: Families planning a 90th birthday; a second script suits a senior center or club.