Across
- 4. A town in Surrey
- 7. Who is believed to have started the tradition of giving birthday presents? - The ____
- 8. The last number of your birth year.
- 9. Considered bad luck in China to get one of these on your birthday.
- 10. Which famous Marilyn sang Happy Birthday to President John F. Kennedy?
- 11. One of your jobs as a young man, saving lives on water...
- 12. What you are wearing in your birthday suit.
- 15. What South American country has a tradition of pulling the earlobe of the birthday boy or girl for each year of their life?
- 17. The best ever is made by you to eat.
- 19. The earliest recorded birthday celebration was in Egypt. Who were they celebrating?
- 20. Where does the tradition of blowing out candles on a cake come from? (7,6)
- 21. A university town on the Tyne.
- 23. Middle name of Uncle Malcolm
- 24. The world’s most expensive birthday cake cost $75 million and included 4000 of these?
- 26. Spanish, Classical, Electric or Acoustic instrument.
- 27. Make a wish with these!
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- 1. A 1993 action/crime movie which Grandma famously re-enacted as a charade leaving us thinking she was having a funny turn! (7,4)
- 2. An outdoor pastime at one's home, often done at home.
- 3. You flung one of these from a Mallorcan villa pool.
- 5. Number 1 song in 1948 by Pee Wee Hunt (7,6,3)
- 6. The song which brought Grandma to tears as you sang and played guitar offstage(The 5,7)
- 13. What nationality of people invented birthday cakes? - The ______
- 14. A perfect word for a Dand family speech - an _____ occasion.
- 16. Lead singer of Led Zeppelin, Robert ____ was born on the same day as you.
- 18. A birthday sweet treat.
- 22. What day of the week are more people born on than any other day?
- 25. For many years, who were the only people who could celebrate their birthday?