Why won't my iPhone 4 screen rotate and why do my apps launch upside down?

Hi, I've had my iPhone 4 for maybe a month now and it's been working completely fine until today some problems developed.
1. My screen won't rotate when using apps, text, etc. even though I have screen rotation unlocked.
2. When opening some of my apps (example: Cleverbot, Bejeweled) they launch upside down for some reason, but only when I have screen rotation unlocked. If I lock screen rotation they launch upright.
P.S. Screen rotation and the apps were working completely fine up until today all of a sudden they stopped working right and I have no idea what I could have done to cause it.

To be precise:
Check to see if Screen Lock is ON, then turn it OFF. Press Home Button twice quickly > scroll new bottom row to the right > Tap Screen Lock icon on left side.
NOT the little icon at the top of the screen.

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