How do you read someone special who celebrates a significant birthday and at the same time entertains your guests? It is easy! Simply create a personalized small party with questions that focus on the history, personality, and interests of the guest of honor. Here are nine simple steps to take you there.
1. Start a basic list of questions. You will want to know what your honored guest likes most. Record your favorite color, movies, TV shows, songs, food, restaurant, shop, place to stay and hobby. You can break it further by getting even more specific information. For example, in the food category, you can ask for his or her favorite fruit, ice cream, candy, Chinese food, a hamburger chain and an Italian dish.
List some important first. You could ask what was his first job, address, girl or friend, pet and first time out. Look at the guest of honor (what he wanted to be, when he grew up, the best friend of his childhood). Make some names (a list of two employees, the best man or maid of honor, middle name).
2. Navigate to the source of the responses. If you want your answers to be accurate, ask the person who lived for it. Without him, an unexpected party, you can interview the guest of honor to get all the facts. Ask him or her specific questions, and then encourage these answers to evolve in the story. Take notes and choose interesting tidbits for inclusion in your quiz.
3. Get another perspective. Ask a close friend or relative to remember a birthday or a girl. They may come up with little-known details about a person. Keep in mind that if you get a second-hand story, it may be a good idea to check the information with a celebrity.
4. Change any question that may confuse the guest of honor. The idea is to recognize the famous for their personality, achievements and lifestyle, not forcing them to feel uncomfortable, to reveal secrets or to bring unsuccessful memories.
5. Make it even more interesting with photos. Show a picture of a famous children's pet and ask for the name of this dog. Submit a snapshot of an old family home and ask your guests for the street name. Browse old photos for ideas on issues.
6. Format your questions. Use multiple choice, true or false and fill the gap. An example of multiple choice might be: “In which hospital was Fred, born in: a - Margaret The Hague, b - Jersey City Medical Center or c - St. Francis Hospital?”
You can be more inventive with the true or the false, because you can make up things that will have a false answer. For example, “True or false, when Mary was a little girl, did she have a house pig?”
7. Change your questions. Start with the simplest, which will be generally known to most guests. If most people at the party know the answers, it will create confidence. Then, as soon as the group feels comfortable, increasing complexity to make it more difficult.
8. Decide how to play this birthday game. You can ask each question on a separate piece of paper, and let people ask a question and answer. Another option is to just read each one and let someone shout out an answer. Or you can play by creating teams and doing it like a game show, like “Family Feud”.
9. Choose a prize. Even if you award only a small token, it will liven up the competition at a birthday party. You might want to make it related to the interests of the guest. How about sharing a DVD of his or her favorite movie, a gift card at their preferred restaurant, or a book about one of their hobbies?
Easily create a personalized trivia contest based on the guest's life of honor. Your crowd will have fun with this lively party game and maybe even learn something new about celebrities. A happy birthday boy or girl will feel grateful for the attention that focuses on his or her history and uniqueness. And it will help make this momentous birthday an event to remember.
