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How much do you know about birthdays?

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    Let's find pput how much you have learnt- and how much you know- about birthdays!!!
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  • The birthday song sounds like...
    a death song
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  • TV host Trevor Noah says his mum used to sing a different song on his birthday. Which song was it?
    The Donald Duck Happy Birthday song, from a Disney movie
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  • Egyptian Pharaohs celebrated their birthdays on the day they were born, true or false?
    FALSE (they celebrated on their coronation day)
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  • Who were the first to put candles on cakes?
    the Greeks (for Artemis, the godess of the hunt)
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  • The first birthday invitations were written on paper. TRUE OR FALSE?
    FALSE (they were written on Roman slabs)
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  • Who sang on the most expensive birthday party to date?
    Michael Jackson
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  • Who were allowed to celebrate their birthdays in ancient Rome?
    Men only
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  • What did the "happy birthday" song say initially?
    Good morning to all!
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  • Why were there no cakes before the Industrial Revolution?
    Because the ingredients were very expensive
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  • What do Chinese people traditionally eat on their birthdays?
    "Longevity" noodles
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  • Who were the first to celebrate birthdays?
    Egyptian Pharaohs
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  • When did women start celebrating their birthdays?
    In the 12th century
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  • Who invented contemporary birthday cakes?
    The German (for "Kinderfeste")
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  • What was the "happy birthday" song initially used for?
    To say good morning to children at kindergarten
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  • Marie Antoinette's infamous phrase was "Let them eat..."
    cake!
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  • On their birthday, children from Australia and New Zealand eat "Fary Bread", which is a slice of bread covered in "one hundreeds" and "one thousands", which is slang for...
    SPRINKLES!!!
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