Born in 2014: fun facts, prices and a free printable 12th birthday party kit
Turning 12 in 2026? Their birth year runs from the snowy Sochi Games to a lander on a comet, and a free printable party kit is ready.
In 2014 Germany won the World Cup in extra time, Sochi hosted the Winter Olympics and Frozen took home two Oscars. Microsoft bought Minecraft's maker for $2.5 billion, Apple launched the iPhone 6, and Europe's Philae lander touched down on a comet. Malala Yousafzai received the Nobel Peace Prize.

Anyone born in 2014 arrived in a busy year. Frozen collected its Oscars, a World Cup final went to extra time, Minecraft changed owners and the iPhone 6 hit stores.
Read on for the headlines, everyday prices, birthdays and favorites of the year. After that come party ideas and a free printable kit of 2014 trivia and games, available to signed-in visitors.
What’s in the free printable Born in 2014 party kit?
27 printable pages in 3 PDFs for the 12th birthday party: 12 games, a host guide with every answer, and table cards. Print it at home, hand out pens and let the stories start.
- Meet & mingle bingo
- The 2014 headline quiz
- What did it cost in 2014?
- The 2014 birthday club
- Movies & music of 2014
- Before or after 2014?
- Timeline shuffle
- The 2014 word search
- Who knows them best?
- Two truths & a tall tale
- Toasts & memory prompts
- Wishes for the next chapter
Free printable PDFs with an InviteBird account: 3 files, each in US Letter and A4.

A look inside the kit

Game 1: Meet & mingle bingo

Game 2: The 2014 headline quiz

Game 3: What did it cost in 2014?

Game 4: The 2014 birthday club

Game 5: Movies & music of 2014

Game 7: Timeline shuffle

The host guide: every answer, explained

Table cards: the 2014 history card, welcome sign and place cards
How do you play the 12th birthday party games in the kit?
Here is what each game asks of your guests, how to play it and why it lands, so you can pick the ones that suit your crowd before you print.
Meet & mingle bingo
Find a guest for every square. The perfect icebreaker.
You need
- One card per guest
- Pens
How to play
- Hand everyone a card and a pen as they arrive.
- Mingle! When a guest fits a square, ask them to sign their name in it.
- Each guest can sign your card only once. The guest of honor may sign twice.
- First to fill a row, column or diagonal calls "Bingo!" and the host checks the names.
Why it’s fun: Strangers become friends in minutes, and everyone ends up swapping stories about the guest of honor.
The 2014 twist: The 2014 card has squares like “Can name a hit song from 2014” and “Has played Minecraft”.
The 2014 headline quiz
Ten questions about the year it all began.
You need
- One sheet per team
- Pens
How to play
- Split into teams and pick a team name.
- Read each question aloud, or let teams work through the sheet at their own pace.
- Fill in one bubble per question. Changed your mind? Cross it out clearly.
- Swap sheets to mark them: one point per right answer. Answers are in the host guide.
Why it’s fun: Big moments from 2014, with answers that spark "I remember that!" stories.
Play it on this page, no sign-inWhat did it cost in 2014?
Everyday prices from 2014: guess what they cost.
You need
- One sheet per team
- Pens
How to play
- Every price is a real 2014 figure; the host guide says where each one comes from.
- Write your best guess in dollars and cents on each tag.
- The host reveals the real prices one at a time, for maximum gasps.
- The closest guess on each tag wins a point. For extra drama, play closest without going over.
Why it’s fun: Everyone has an opinion about prices, and the real 2014 numbers always get a reaction.
The 2014 birthday club
Five of these stars were born in 2014. Can you spot them?
You need
- One sheet per team
- Pens
How to play
- Read each famous name.
- Decide whether they were born before 2014, in 2014, or after 2014.
- Fill in one bubble for each person.
- One point per right answer. Watch out for the close calls!
Why it’s fun: Quick to play and full of surprises: it is hard to believe some of these stars share the guest of honor's birth year.
Movies & music of 2014
Match the films to their stars and the hits to their singers.
You need
- One sheet per team
- Pens
How to play
- Match each film to a famous name from the box, writing the letter beside it.
- Do the same for each 2014 hit song and its artist.
- Each letter is used once per side.
- One point per match, plus a bonus point for naming the song that was No. 1 on the Official Charts Company's UK year-end singles chart for 2014.
Why it’s fun: It turns into a sing-along. Play the songs as you reveal the answers.
Before or after 2014?
Toys, games and gadgets: did each arrive before or after 2014?
You need
- One sheet per team
- Pens
How to play
- Read each milestone.
- Fill in the bubble on the left for before 2014, or on the right for after 2014.
- None of these happened in 2014 itself.
- One point per right answer. Some of them are very close calls!
Why it’s fun: Everyone has a memory of these, and the close calls start friendly arguments.
Timeline shuffle
Put eight milestones in order around the 2014 card.
You need
- One sheet per team
- Scissors
- A table to lay the cards on
How to play
- Before the party, cut out one set of cards per team along the dashed lines.
- Each team lays the 2014 card in the middle of their table.
- Place the other eight cards in order from earliest to latest, around the 2014 card.
- The host reads out the right order: one point for each card in the right spot.
Why it’s fun: Hands-on and loud: teams debate, shuffle and change their minds right up to the reveal.
The 2014 word search
Fifteen words from 2014 are hidden in the grid.
You need
- One sheet per player
- Pens or pencils
How to play
- Find each word from the list in the grid.
- Words run across, down or diagonally, and some run backwards.
- Circle each word in the grid and tick it off the list.
- First to find all fifteen wins. The solution is in the host guide.
Why it’s fun: A calm game for anyone who wants a break from the crowd, including the youngest guests.
Who knows them best?
How well do you really know the guest of honor?
You need
- One sheet per team
- Pens
- The guest of honor's answers
How to play
- Before the party, ask the guest of honor to answer the questions privately.
- Teams write down what they think the guest of honor said.
- The guest of honor reveals each answer, with the story behind it.
- One point per match. The host decides on close answers.
Why it’s fun: The reveals are the best part: every answer comes with a story.
The 2014 twist: Add a 2014 bonus question: which hit from that year would they pick as their theme song, “Happy” or “All of Me”?
Two truths & a tall tale
Two true stories and one invention. Spot the tall tale.
You need
- One slip per guest (two per sheet)
- Pens
How to play
- Write three short statements about yourself: two true, one made up.
- Fill in the bubble for your tall tale, then fold that corner over to hide it.
- Take turns reading your three statements aloud.
- Everyone guesses the tall tale. Fool the room and you win a point.
Why it’s fun: Guests learn surprising things about each other, and the guest of honor's turn is always a highlight.
The 2014 twist: Guests may swap one statement for a fact from 2014, like “Super Bowl XLVIII” (February 2), and the room decides whether it really happened that year.
Toasts & memory prompts
Twelve prompts that turn shy guests into storytellers.
You need
- One sheet, cut into cards
- A bowl or hat
How to play
- Cut the cards apart along the dashed lines and put them in a bowl.
- When it is time for toasts, pass the bowl around.
- Draw a card and finish the sentence, out loud, to the guest of honor.
- Raise a glass after each one. No points, just good stories.
Why it’s fun: Nobody has to prepare a speech, yet everyone ends up saying something lovely.
The 2014 twist: One card is all 2014: “If 2014 had a headline about your arrival, it would say…”
Wishes for the next chapter
A keepsake card for every guest to fill in.
You need
- One card per guest (two per sheet)
- Pens
- A box or envelope to collect them
How to play
- Cut each sheet in half along the dashed line.
- Put the cards out on a table with pens, or hand them out at the start.
- Guests write a wish, a memory and their name.
- Collect them in a box for the guest of honor to read later.
Why it’s fun: The one thing from the party the guest of honor will keep for years.
The 2014 twist: Set the 2014 history card beside the wish box, so guests can tie a wish to a moment like “Frozen wins at the Oscars” (March 2).
Can you beat the 2014 headline quiz?
This is game 2 from the kit, playable right here with no sign-in. Tap an answer to see whether you got it, and why. At the party, teams play it on paper and the host guide holds the answers.
Which film won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature on March 2, 2014?
Which country won the World Cup final on July 13, 2014?
Microsoft agreed to buy Mojang in September 2014. Which game does Mojang make?
Which Russian city hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics?
What did the Philae lander touch down on in November 2014?
Which team won the 2014 World Series?
How much did a first-class stamp cost after January 26, 2014?
Which spacecraft entered orbit around Mars on September 21, 2014 to study its upper atmosphere?
Which animated Star Wars series premiered on October 3, 2014?
Which teenager received the Nobel Peace Prize in December 2014, becoming its youngest laureate?
10 questions about 2014. Tap an answer to check it.
How do you run the kit at a 12th birthday party?
Example: a 90-minute 12th birthday party for 16 guests, born-in-2014 style, in four teams of four. Swap games in or out to suit your crowd; the host guide has every answer.
Before the party, print
- 16 bingo cards, one per guest
- 4 copies each of the headline quiz, the price game, the birthday club, Movies & music and Before or after
- 4 timeline sheets, cut into cards
- 8 two-truths sheets and 8 wish-card sheets (two per sheet)
- The toast prompts, the scorecard and the host guide
- The table cards: the 2014 history card, the welcome sign and four sheets of place cards
- 0:00Guests arrive: Meet & mingle bingo
Hand each guest a bingo card and a pen at the door, so the mingling starts before the coats are off.
- 0:15Welcome and teams
Say a few words about the guest of honor, then split the room into four teams of four, mixing generations.
- 0:20Round one: The 2014 headline quiz and What did it cost in 2014?
Read the quiz aloud, then reveal the real prices one at a time and let the gasps do the work.
- 0:40Round two: The 2014 birthday club and Movies & music of 2014
Play a few seconds of each song while teams match the hits to their singers.
- 0:55Cake break: The 2014 word search and Wishes for the next chapter
Leave the word search and the wish cards on the tables while everyone eats.
- 1:05Round three: Before or after 2014? and Timeline shuffle
Hand each team its set of timeline cards and give them five minutes to argue.
- 1:20All about them: Who knows them best? and Two truths & a tall tale
Reveal the guest of honor's private answers, then let them read their two truths last.
- 1:30Toasts and winners: Toasts & memory prompts
Pass the bowl of toast prompts, add up the scorecard and crown the winning team.
What happened in 2014?
The biggest events of 2014, each with the source it comes from.

- January 26
A first-class stamp rises to 49 cents
The price of mailing a one-ounce letter went from 46 cents to 49 cents.
Source: USPS Postal History: Rates for Domestic Letters Since 1863 - February 2
Seattle wins Super Bowl XLVIII
Seattle beat Denver 43-8 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Source: Super Bowl Winners by Year - ESPN - February 7-23
The Winter Olympics in Sochi
Russia's Black Sea resort city hosted 2,781 athletes from 88 national Olympic committees in 98 events. The Games were hailed as the most compact Winter Games in the history of the Olympic Movement.
Source: Canadian Olympic Committee: Sochi 2014 - March 2
Frozen wins two Oscars
At the 86th Academy Awards, Frozen won Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for "Let It Go." 12 Years a Slave took Best Picture.
Source: The 86th Academy Awards | 2014 - June 5-15
The Spurs win the NBA Finals
San Antonio beat Miami four games to one. Kawhi Leonard was named Finals MVP.
Source: 2014 NBA Playoffs Summary | Basketball-Reference.com - July 13
Germany wins the World Cup
Germany beat Argentina 1-0 in the final in Brazil. Mario Götze scored the winner in the 113th minute of extra time.
Source: ESPN: FIFA World Cup scoreboard, July 13, 2014 - September 9
Apple unveils the iPhone 6
Apple announced the iPhone 6, with a 4.7-inch screen, and the larger iPhone 6 Plus at 5.5 inches. The 16GB iPhone 6 cost $199 with a two-year contract.
Source: Apple Announces iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus—The Biggest Advancements in iPhone History - September 15
Microsoft agrees to buy Minecraft's maker
Microsoft announced a $2.5 billion deal for Mojang, the studio behind Minecraft.
Source: Minecraft to join Microsoft - Source - September 19
iPhone 6 goes on sale
Apple sold more than 10 million iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus phones in the first three days, a record at the time.
Source: First Weekend iPhone Sales Top 10 Million, Set New Record - September 21
MAVEN reaches Mars
NASA's MAVEN spacecraft entered orbit around Mars. It was the first mission built to study the planet's upper atmosphere.
Source: MAVEN - NASA Science - October 3
Star Wars Rebels premieres
The animated series, set five years before A New Hope, began its first season.
Source: StarWars.com: Star Wars Rebels - October 29
The Giants win the World Series
San Francisco beat Kansas City 3-2 in Game 7 to take the series four games to three. Madison Bumgarner was World Series MVP.
Source: 2014 World Series - San Francisco Giants over Kansas City Royals (4-3) | Baseball-Reference.com - November 12
Philae lands on a comet
The European Space Agency's lander touched down on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. It made contact with the surface four times before settling at a spot called Abydos.
Source: ESA: Philae's extraordinary comet landing relived - December
Malala Yousafzai receives the Nobel Peace Prize
Malala, born in 1997, became the youngest Nobel laureate ever.
Source: Malala Fund: Malala's story
How much did things cost in 2014?
A snapshot of the cost of living in 2014, from a stamp to a pound of coffee. Every price is a US figure from a government source, shown next to what that money is worth in September 2026.

| Item | Price in 2014 | Worth today | Good to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-class stamp | 49¢ | $0.70 | From January 26, 2014, for the first ounce. The rate had been 46¢ since January 27, 2013. Source: USPS Postal History: Rates for Domestic Letters Since 1863 |
| Federal minimum wage | $7.25 an hour | $10.32 an hour | For covered nonexempt workers. The Department of Labor's table shows this rate taking effect on July 24, 2009. Source: U.S. Department of Labor: History of Federal Minimum Wage Rates Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 1938 - 2009 |
| Gallon of regular gas | $3.36 | $4.78 | US average retail price for the year, all formulations ($3.358). The 2013 average was $3.505. Source: EIA: U.S. Regular All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices (Dollars per Gallon) |
| Gallon of whole milk | $3.69 | $5.25 | US city average for 2014 (the mean of the twelve monthly figures). Source: BLS via FRED: Average Price: Milk, Fresh, Whole, Fortified (Cost per Gallon/3.8 Liters) in U.S. City Average |
| Dozen large eggs | $2.02 | $2.88 | Grade A. US city average for 2014 (the mean of the twelve monthly figures). Source: BLS via FRED: Average Price: Eggs, Grade A, Large (Cost per Dozen) in U.S. City Average |
| Loaf of white bread (1 lb) | $1.40 | $1.99 | US city average for 2014 (the mean of the twelve monthly figures). Source: BLS via FRED: Average Price: Bread, White, Pan (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in U.S. City Average |
| Pound of ground beef | $3.90 | $5.55 | 100% beef. US city average for 2014 (the mean of the twelve monthly figures). Source: BLS via FRED: Average Price: Ground Beef, 100% Beef (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in U.S. City Average |
| Pound of sliced bacon | $5.78 | $8.23 | US city average for 2014 (the mean of the twelve monthly figures). Source: BLS via FRED: Average Price: Bacon, Sliced (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in U.S. City Average |
| Pound of bananas | 60¢ | $0.85 | US city average for 2014 (the mean of the twelve monthly figures). Source: BLS via FRED: Average Price: Bananas (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in U.S. City Average |
| Whole chicken (per pound) | $1.53 | $2.18 | Fresh. US city average for 2014 (the mean of the twelve monthly figures). Source: BLS via FRED: Average Price: Chicken, Fresh, Whole (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in U.S. City Average |
| iPhone 6 (16GB) | $199 with a two-year contract | $283 with a two-year contract | US price when it went on sale on September 19, 2014. The 64GB model was $299 and the iPhone 6 Plus started at $299, both with a two-year contract. Source: Apple Announces iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus—The Biggest Advancements in iPhone History |
Worth today: each 2014 price scaled up by the rise in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U, U.S. city average, all items) from its 2014 average to September 2026, the newest month published. It shows what that money is worth now, not what the item costs today. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U (series CUUR0000SA0), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (CPIAUCNS).
What was popular in 2014?

Movies
- Guardians of the Galaxy
Opened August 1 and finished 2014 as the highest-grossing film in US theaters, with about $333 million.
Source: Domestic Box Office For 2014 - Box Office Mojo - The Lego Movie
The brick-built comedy opened February 7 and was the year's fourth-biggest US hit, at about $258 million.
Source: Domestic Box Office For 2014 - Box Office Mojo - Big Hero 6
Big Hero 6 won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature on February 22, 2015, ahead of How to Train Your Dragon 2 and three other nominees. The Lego Movie's "Everything Is Awesome" was also nominated that night, for Best Original Song.
Source: The 87th Academy Awards | 2015 - Frozen takes the Oscars
Frozen was the big animated winner at the 86th Academy Awards on March 2, taking Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song.
Source: The 86th Academy Awards | 2014
Music
- "Happy" by Pharrell Williams
The Official Charts Company ranked "Happy" No. 1 on its 2014 year-end singles chart in the UK.
Source: Official Charts Company: End of Year Singles Chart 2014 - "All of Me" by John Legend
It finished 2014 at No. 3 on the Official Charts Company's year-end UK singles chart, behind Clean Bandit's "Rather Be."
Source: Official Charts Company: End of Year Singles Chart 2014 - "Let It Go" by Idina Menzel
The Frozen song ended the year at No. 13 on the UK year-end chart, between Magic!'s "Rude" and Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off."
Source: Official Charts Company: End of Year Singles Chart 2014 - "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift
It ranked No. 14 on the Official Charts Company's year-end UK singles chart, right after "Let It Go."
Source: Official Charts Company: End of Year Singles Chart 2014
TV shows
- Star Wars Rebels
StarWars.com lists the animated series' premiere as October 3, 2014. It ran for four seasons.
Source: StarWars.com: Star Wars Rebels - Modern Family
The comedy won Outstanding Comedy Series at the 66th Emmy Awards, while Breaking Bad took the drama prize.
Source: Television Academy: 66th Emmy Awards (2014) nominees and winners
Games & tech
- Minecraft
Mojang's block-building game had more than 100 million PC downloads when Microsoft announced its purchase in September.
Source: Minecraft to join Microsoft - Source - iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
Apple reported more than four million pre-orders in the first 24 hours, a record at the time.
Source: Apple Announces Record Pre-orders for iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus Top Four Million in First 24 Hours - Apple Watch
Apple showed its first watch on September 9, with a starting price of $349 and a release set for early 2015.
Source: Apple Unveils Apple Watch—Apple's Most Personal Device Ever
Sport
- Seattle's Super Bowl
The Seahawks beat the Broncos 43-8 on February 2.
Source: Super Bowl Winners by Year - ESPN - Spurs over Heat
San Antonio won the NBA Finals in five games, with Game 5 on June 15.
Source: 2014 NBA Playoffs Summary | Basketball-Reference.com - Germany lifts the World Cup
Mario Götze's goal in the 113th minute beat Argentina 1-0 on July 13.
Source: ESPN: FIFA World Cup scoreboard, July 13, 2014 - A Game 7 in October
The Giants edged the Royals 3-2 on October 29, and Madison Bumgarner was named World Series MVP.
Source: 2014 World Series - San Francisco Giants over Kansas City Royals (4-3) | Baseball-Reference.com
Which famous people were born in 2014?
A few familiar faces who share the birth year, all born in 2014.
- December 10, 2014Prince Jacques of MonacoCrown Prince of Monaco, with the title Marquis of Baux. He was born two minutes after his twin sister Gabriella.Source: Prince's Palace of Monaco: Princely Births
- December 10, 2014Princess Gabriella of MonacoCountess of Carladès. She was born at 5:04 p.m., just before her twin brother Jacques.Source: Prince's Palace of Monaco: Princely Births
- June 15, 2014Princess Amalia of LuxembourgDaughter of Prince Félix and Princess Claire, born at the Grand Duchess Charlotte Maternity Hospital in Luxembourg.Source: Monarchie luxembourgeoise: H.R.H. Prince Félix
- March 23, 2014Lou DeleuzeFrench singer who won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 for France with "Ce monde."Source: Eurovision World: France wins the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025
- February 20, 2014Princess Leonore of SwedenFirst child of Princess Madeleine of Sweden and Christopher O'Neill.Source: Kungahuset (Swedish Royal Court): Prinsessan Leonore 1 år (February 20, 2015)
- 2014Abdalrahman Sameh MohamedEgyptian chess International Master who won Egypt's national championship in 2024. Chess.com lists only his birth year.Source: Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed | Top Chess Players - Chess.com
- 2014Pedrito JuárezYoung footballer born in Salta, Argentina, who trains in FC Barcelona's La Masia academy and has been compared to Lionel Messi in the press.Source: El Tribuno: Conocé a Pedrito Juárez, el salteño al que comparan con Messi en el Barcelona
- January 17, 2014Mia TindallFirst child of Zara and Mike Tindall. Buckingham Palace announced her birth at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.Source: HELLO!: Zara and Mike Tindall's heartwarming birth announcements of their 3 children
What are some fun facts about 2014?
Philae made contact with comet 67P four times on November 12. It bounced after its harpoons failed to fire, then hopped about 30 meters to its final spot.
Source: ESA: Philae's extraordinary comet landing relivedESA says the Rosetta spacecraft, launched on March 2, 2004, traveled a total of 7.9 billion kilometers on its way to comet 67P.
Source: ESA: RosettaMicrosoft said players had logged more than 2 billion hours of Minecraft on Xbox 360 in the two years before its Mojang deal.
Source: Minecraft to join Microsoft - SourceApple counted over four million iPhone 6 pre-orders in the first 24 hours. Many were scheduled to ship in October.
Source: Apple Announces Record Pre-orders for iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus Top Four Million in First 24 HoursThe Apple Watch was announced in September 2014 but did not go on sale until early 2015.
Source: Apple Unveils Apple Watch—Apple's Most Personal Device EverMAVEN launched on November 18, 2013, and arrived at Mars on September 21, 2014, at 10:24 p.m. EDT.
Source: MAVEN - NASA ScienceCanada sent its biggest Winter Olympic team ever to Sochi, 222 athletes, and won 25 medals there.
Source: Canadian Olympic Committee: Sochi 2014Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997, so she was 17 when she received the Nobel Peace Prize.
Source: Malala Fund: Malala's storyThe Lego Movie's song "Everything Is Awesome" earned an Oscar nomination, but "Glory" from Selma won Best Original Song.
Source: The 87th Academy Awards | 2015A gallon of regular gas averaged $3.358 in 2014, down from $3.505 in 2013.
Source: EIA: U.S. Regular All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices (Dollars per Gallon)
Can you answer these 2014 trivia questions?
Tap a question to see the answer. The party kit has a full round of 2014 trivia ready to print.
Which film won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature on March 2, 2014?
Answer: Frozen, which also took Best Original Song for "Let It Go." Source: The 86th Academy Awards | 2014
Which country won the World Cup final in Brazil on July 13, 2014?
Answer: Germany, 1-0 over Argentina, with a goal in the 113th minute from Mario Götze. Source: ESPN: FIFA World Cup scoreboard, July 13, 2014
Which game's maker did Microsoft agree to buy for $2.5 billion in September 2014?
Answer: Minecraft, made by Mojang. Source: Minecraft to join Microsoft - Source
Which Russian resort city hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics?
Answer: Sochi, from February 7 to 23. Source: Canadian Olympic Committee: Sochi 2014
What did the Philae lander touch down on in November 2014?
Answer: Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, on November 12. Source: ESA: Philae's extraordinary comet landing relived
Which team won the 2014 World Series?
Answer: The San Francisco Giants, four games to three over the Kansas City Royals. Source: 2014 World Series - San Francisco Giants over Kansas City Royals (4-3) | Baseball-Reference.com
How much did a first-class stamp cost after January 26, 2014?
Answer: 49 cents, up from 46 cents. Source: USPS Postal History: Rates for Domestic Letters Since 1863
Which Mars spacecraft studies the planet's upper atmosphere?
Answer: MAVEN, which entered orbit on September 21, 2014. Source: MAVEN - NASA Science
Who became the youngest Nobel laureate ever when she received the Peace Prize in December 2014?
Answer: Malala Yousafzai. Source: Malala Fund: Malala's story
Which team beat the Miami Heat in the 2014 NBA Finals?
Answer: The San Antonio Spurs, four games to one. Source: 2014 NBA Playoffs Summary | Basketball-Reference.com
How do you throw a 2014-themed 12th birthday party?

Play the 2014 hits
Build a playlist from the year's biggest hits: "Happy," "Shake It Off," "All About That Bass," "Let It Go" and "Stay with Me." Let each guest add one song that makes them think of the guest of honor.
Karaoke or a lip-sync battle
Hand out a mic or a hairbrush and let teams perform a favorite from the list. Applause decides the winner, and the "Let It Go" finale is hard to beat.
Block-world build-off
Minecraft changed hands in 2014, so give teams cardboard boxes, paper cubes or real bricks and ten minutes to build a monument. Vote on the best one with sticky dots.
Comet landing challenge
Philae landed on a comet in 2014. Tape a comet-shaped target to the floor and have guests drop a pom-pom lander onto it from chest height, with a bonus point for each bounce that stays on the target.
Mini World Cup
Set up two cone goals in the yard and run a penalty-kick tournament, since Germany took the 2014 title. Winners wear a paper trophy.
Winter Games at home
Borrow ideas from Sochi: sock curling across a hallway, a cotton-ball biathlon and a paper-plate figure-skating routine. Hand out medals made from foil-wrapped chocolate coins.
Movie night
Pick from the year's family hits, such as The Lego Movie and Big Hero 6, and serve popcorn in paper cups. Pause for a trivia round at the halfway mark.
Then-and-now photo wall
Pin up baby photos from 2014 beside the year's headlines. Add recent pictures so guests can see how much has changed.
What did it cost?
Write a stamp, a gallon of gas and a dozen eggs on cards and have guests guess the 2014 price. The prices section above holds the answers.
A time capsule of notes
Hand every guest a card for a memory, a joke or a wish. Seal them in a box for the guest of honor to open at a later birthday.
Which invitations and cards fit a 12th birthday?
Born in 2014 means turning 12 in 2026. These designs follow the calendar: next year this page shows 13th birthday picks instead. Every invitation here lets you write the age in yourself, so 12 goes right into the wording.
Kids birthday invitations
All 1050 kids birthday invitationsWhat else do people ask about 2014?
How old is someone born in 2014?
Anyone born in 2014 turns 12 in 2026. Until the birthday arrives, they are a year younger.
What generation is someone born in 2014?
Most definitions place 2014 births in Generation Alpha, the group that follows Gen Z, though sources draw the lines differently. Pew Research Center, for one, starts Generation Z with people born in 1997 and gives no end year.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for 2014?
The Horse. According to the Hong Kong Observatory's calendar table, the Year of the Horse began on January 31, 2014. Birthdays from January 1 to January 30 belong to the Snake.
What happened in 2014?
Sochi hosted the Winter Olympics, Germany won the World Cup, and Frozen won two Oscars. Microsoft agreed to buy Minecraft's maker, Apple released the iPhone 6, and the Philae lander touched down on a comet.
What was the #1 song in 2014?
On the Official Charts Company's UK year-end list, Pharrell Williams's "Happy" was No. 1, ahead of Clean Bandit's "Rather Be" and John Legend's "All of Me." Other charts rank the year's songs differently.
How much did things cost in 2014?
A first-class stamp cost 49 cents from January 26, and the federal minimum wage was $7.25 an hour. Regular gas averaged $3.36 a gallon, whole milk about $3.69 a gallon and a dozen eggs about $2.02.
Who was born in 2014?
Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella of Monaco, Princess Amalia of Luxembourg, Princess Leonore of Sweden, singer Lou Deleuze, chess master Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed, footballer Pedrito Juárez and Mia Tindall, first child of Zara and Mike Tindall, were all born in 2014.
What movies came out in 2014?
Guardians of the Galaxy, The Lego Movie, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Maleficent and Big Hero 6 all reached US theaters in 2014. Big Hero 6 won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.
What are good 2014-themed party ideas?
Run a penalty-kick World Cup, hold a block-world build-off, try a comet landing challenge or host a sing-along of the year's hits. A movie night with The Lego Movie or Big Hero 6 works too.
What games work for a 12th birthday party?
The free kit has twelve printable games, among them Meet & mingle bingo, a 2014 headline quiz, What did it cost in 2014? and a word search. Signed-in visitors also get a host guide with every answer and a set of table cards.
Where do these facts come from?
- USPS Postal History: Rates for Domestic Letters Since 1863
- Super Bowl Winners by Year - ESPN
- Canadian Olympic Committee: Sochi 2014
- The 86th Academy Awards | 2014
- 2014 NBA Playoffs Summary | Basketball-Reference.com
- ESPN: FIFA World Cup scoreboard, July 13, 2014
- Apple Announces iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus—The Biggest Advancements in iPhone History
- Minecraft to join Microsoft - Source
- First Weekend iPhone Sales Top 10 Million, Set New Record
- MAVEN - NASA Science
- StarWars.com: Star Wars Rebels
- 2014 World Series - San Francisco Giants over Kansas City Royals (4-3) | Baseball-Reference.com
- ESA: Philae's extraordinary comet landing relived
- Malala Fund: Malala's story
- U.S. Department of Labor: History of Federal Minimum Wage Rates Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 1938 - 2009
- EIA: U.S. Regular All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices (Dollars per Gallon)
- BLS via FRED: Average Price: Milk, Fresh, Whole, Fortified (Cost per Gallon/3.8 Liters) in U.S. City Average
- BLS via FRED: Average Price: Eggs, Grade A, Large (Cost per Dozen) in U.S. City Average
- BLS via FRED: Average Price: Bread, White, Pan (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in U.S. City Average
- BLS via FRED: Average Price: Ground Beef, 100% Beef (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in U.S. City Average
- BLS via FRED: Average Price: Bacon, Sliced (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in U.S. City Average
- BLS via FRED: Average Price: Bananas (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in U.S. City Average
- BLS via FRED: Average Price: Chicken, Fresh, Whole (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in U.S. City Average
- Prince's Palace of Monaco: Princely Births
- Monarchie luxembourgeoise: H.R.H. Prince Félix
- Eurovision World: France wins the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025
- Kungahuset (Swedish Royal Court): Prinsessan Leonore 1 år (February 20, 2015)
- Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed | Top Chess Players - Chess.com
- El Tribuno: Conocé a Pedrito Juárez, el salteño al que comparan con Messi en el Barcelona
- HELLO!: Zara and Mike Tindall's heartwarming birth announcements of their 3 children
- Domestic Box Office For 2014 - Box Office Mojo
- The 87th Academy Awards | 2015
- Official Charts Company: End of Year Singles Chart 2014
- Television Academy: 66th Emmy Awards (2014) nominees and winners
- Apple Announces Record Pre-orders for iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus Top Four Million in First 24 Hours
- Apple Unveils Apple Watch—Apple's Most Personal Device Ever
- ESA: Rosetta
The party kit lists the sources behind its games and answers at the back of its host guide.
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