• A1) The Beatles. Paul McCartney's composition (with help from John Lennon) was released in 1968 from The White Album. Yoko Ono, Linda Eastman, and Patti Harrison all sang backup.
• A2) Good Morning to All. Patty and Mildred Hill composed the tune for their school in Louisville, Kentucky in 1893.
• A3) Preston Ware Orem. The original song and lyrics are now in the public domain, but Orem's version reset the copyright clock 42 years later.
• A4) Summy-Birchard Music. But also give yourself credit for AOL Time Warner, which owns the company. Thanks to the Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998, the copyright isn't set to expire until 2030. Rumors that Paul McCartney owns the copyright are no more accurate than the ones that claimed he died in 1969 (not Michael Jackson either even though he snatched the rights to many Beatles songs McCartney coveted).
• A5) The Sultan of Brunei. Hassanal Bolkiah (born July 15, although the party was two days earlier) was once estimated to be the richest person in the world.
• A6) 45. Monroe performed her famous rendition in front of over 15,000 people in Madison Square Garden on May 19, 1962.
• A7) Futurama. On Nibbler's birthday, Fry adds, "And you smell like one, too" from the monkey variation of the standard birthday song.
• A8) 80th. You'll also get one every decade thereafter.
• A9) 13th. Girls celebrate their Bat Mitzvah one year earlier (it's all about maturity).
• A10) The one that matches the day you were born. I wish I'd known that a decade ago, because it would have been special as the oldest possible golden birthday (and within a year of my turning a billion seconds old).
• A11) August. Just over nine percent (9.07%) of Americans were born in August, and 8.80% were born in July. February, with the fewest days, is dead last at about 7.55%.
• A12) October 5 (New Year's Eve conception). May 22 is the least common (summer heat?).

Of course, your mom remembers your actual birthday much better than you do, but celebrating the occasion every year is still a great idea, especially when you consider the alternative to having another birthday.

Happy Birthday Questions

• Q1) What music groups "Birthday" song begins, "You say it's your birthday"?
• Q2) What was the original song that became "Happy Birthday to You"?
• Q3) Who added the current lyrics to the song in 1935?
• Q4) Who currently owns the copyright to "Happy Birthday to You"?
• Q5) Who celebrated his fiftieth birthday in July 1996 with a 27-million dollar party, including three concerts featuring Michael Jackson?
• Q6) For what birthday number did Marilyn Monroe sing "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to John F. Kennedy?
• Q7) What television show's birthday song goes, "What day is today? It's ______'s birthday; What a day for a birthday; Let's all have some cake!"
• Q8) In England, what is the youngest birthday on which you would receive a telegram from the Queen?
• Q9) On which birthday do Jewish boys celebrate their Bar Mitzvah?
• Q10) What is your golden birthday?
• Q11) What is the most common month for birthdays in the U.S. (according to Hallmark)?
• Q12) What is the most common birthday (month and day) in the U.S.?

Entertainment & Food	What was the 2000 Country Music Album of the Year by the Dixie Chicks?
History & Government	What American Revolutionary soldier lamented, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"?
Geography & Nature	What unincorporated U.S. territory is the southernmost of the Marianas islands?
Literature & Arts	What climber documented his catastrophic Mount Everest expedition in the book Into Thin Air?
Sports & Games	What position in volleyball is closely parallel to a point guard in basketball?
Math & Science	What German mathematician's bottle is the three-dimensional analog of the Moebius strip?

Sports & Games	MARIS	MVP Roger Maris hit 61 homers for the New York Yankees in 1961. Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, and Barry Bonds have all surpassed his total in the National League.
Literature & Arts	HOBBES	The stuffed tiger in Bill Watterson's comic strip Calvin and Hobbes was named for Englishman Thomas Hobbes.
Entertainment & Food	CARA	Irene Cara; The New York City-born Irene Escalera sang "Fame" and "Out Here On My Own" for the Fame: L.A. television series that ran from 1997 to 1998.
Geography & Nature	ALASKA	The Last Frontier state and the Eureka state both have eight national parks.
Math & Science	MALATHION	The insecticide was also sprayed over Long Island and New York City in 1999 and 2000 to fight the West Nile virus and has been blamed for lobster deaths there.
History & Government	NORWAY	The nation's Foreign Minister held the post from 1946 to 1952.

Quiz Quilt Answer: WASABI (Fourth letters going up.)

The root of the Japanese horseradish is used as a spice which produces very strong vapors that can irritate the nose when eaten.

The four fierce felines are the Cincinnati Bengals, Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions, and Carolina Panthers.