In Honor of Your Birth(day)

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  1. 3. Arguably the best of birthday traditions, in this country people will whack a piñata stuffed with tasty goodies to celebrate.
  2. 4. The _______ offered moon-shaped cakes to Artemis as a form of tribute to her on birthdays?
  3. 6. This country started the blowing out candles tradition because it was thought to scare away evil spirits.
  4. 9. On this day, the longest bridge in Great Britain was opened - what is its name?
  5. 12. Hurray for celebrating your special day with national ________cake day!
  6. 13. We are celebrating this today!
  7. 17. The name of your second favorite child.
  8. 18. Your favorite color?
  9. 19. This woman became the secretary of the department mentioned in one of the other questions (seek and you shall find, sorry!) on March 4th, 1933, and was the first female member of the United States Cabinet! Girl power!
  10. 21. You also share a birthday with this famous Italian violinist and composer (born March 4th, 1678). Unlike a certain person in this family, he celebrates seasons year-round.
  11. 22. This president of the U.S. was the first and only president to be inaugurated on March 4th - who is he?
  12. 23. If we lived in this country, we would celebrate by throwing flour in your face today! Too bad!
  13. 25. Your favorite movie (based on the # of times watched and re-watched and re-re-watched)?
  14. 28. Your one of many killer dishes that is also your favorite food?
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  1. 1. You are the best ______ in the whole, wide world!
  2. 2. On this day, this state was admitted to the U.S. as the 14th state?
  3. 5. In the early centuries, this religion decided that birthdays should not be celebrated, but rather looked upon in disgust. This is because the starters of birthday celebrations were Pagans, and let's just say these two religions didn't exactly get along gloriously.
  4. 7. This famous Portuguese explorer shares your birthday, but 624 years earlier (he was born in 1394)?
  5. 8. For some unfathomable reason, this country celebrates birthdays by eating ice-cream and sprinkles on TOAST instead of CAKE. I know. Revolting.
  6. 10. The name of your second favorite dog.
  7. 11. This person might say, "let them eat cake" today.
  8. 14. On this day, the ________ amendment was added to the U.S. constitution, which states: "the judicial power of the U.S. shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the U.S. by citizens of another state, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign state"?
  9. 15. The U.S. Department of ________ was formed on March 4th, 1913?
  10. 16. Birthday cakes were not brought to the masses until what revolution occurred in the U.S.?
  11. 20. In this country, people would wish you happy birthday by pulling on your earlobes!
  12. 24. This month has the most birthdays in the whole world. it is shared by two fellow commoners in our family.
  13. 26. On your birthday, this Roman emperor was sworn in - who by most accounts, was pretty terrible, and is thought to have been responsible for the Great Fire of Rome.
  14. 27. In this country, children's noses are smeared with butter to avoid bad luck. I say having your nose greased with butter is bad luck, but hey, c’est la vie.