Gifts by age
Gifts for someone turning 60 who was born in 1966. They grew up with '70s TV, disco and the first video games, and came of age in the '80s. The books below start with 1966 itself and move through the decades that followed.
60th birthday · Trivia
Born 1966 · 200 questions
A short, party-ready trivia book for people born in 1966, with 13 rounds, a scorecard, nostalgia prompts and a page where guests can write messages.
A good choice if
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60th birthday · Word search
Born 1966 · 80 puzzles
Eighty word searches on a big 8.5 x 11 page, themed around 1966 and the decades that followed, with every solution in the back.
A good choice if
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A trivia book is a group game for the party itself; a word search is a quiet solo activity for the weeks afterwards. Everything below is taken from the print files and the Amazon listings; where we have not measured something, we say so.
A trivia round takes about half an hour: one reader, two or three teams, two or three rounds of ten questions. Our hosting guide covers the details, and the gift guide helps you choose between a quiz and a puzzle book.
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