Mixed-age teams win
Mix the ages
A grandparent and a kid on every team.
Small prizes
Winners pick the dessert or the movie.
Twenty minutes
One board fits before bedtime.
Family trivia night
Family trivia works when the seven-year-old and the grandparent both get a turn to shine. These sets mix easy questions with "remember when" ones, and the board keeps score so nobody argues.
- 45 questions and answers
- 3 lists
- Play any list live, free
Family trivia questions
Around the house, then and now, family games, holidays and nature.
- 01Around the house 100What do you call the room where you sleep? A bedroom
- 02Around the house 200What do you use to brush your teeth? A toothbrush
- 03Around the house 300Where do you keep ice cream? The freezer
- 04Around the house 400What do you use to open a locked door? A key
- 05Around the house 500What household appliance washes dishes? A dishwasher
- 06Then and now 100What did people use to listen to music before phones? Name one. Records, tapes or CDs (any)
- 07Then and now 200What did people use to look up words before the internet? A dictionary
- 08Then and now 300What toy cube with colored squares was a 1980s craze? The Rubik's Cube
- 09Then and now 400What did people watch movies on at home before streaming? Name one. VHS tapes or DVDs (any)
- 10Then and now 500What phone hung on the kitchen wall with a cord? A landline
- 11Family favorites 100What board game uses houses and hotels? Monopoly
- 12Family favorites 200What card game has players shout a word when they have one card left? Uno
- 13Family favorites 300What game uses a spinner and asks you to put a hand on red? Twister
- 14Family favorites 400What building toy is made of interlocking plastic bricks? LEGO
- 15Family favorites 500What word game uses tiles worth different points? Scrabble
- 16Holidays 100What do people decorate at Easter? Eggs
- 17Holidays 200What holiday has fireworks on July 4 in the US? Independence Day
- 18Holidays 300What do you call the night before Christmas? Christmas Eve
- 19Holidays 400What bird do many families eat at Thanksgiving? Turkey
- 20Holidays 500What do people kiss under at Christmas? Mistletoe
- 21Nature 100What is a baby cat called? A kitten
- 22Nature 200What season comes after winter? Spring
- 23Nature 300What do caterpillars turn into? Butterflies (or moths)
- 24Nature 400What is the hottest season? Summer
- 25Nature 500What do bees live in? A hive
- 26Colors 100What color is the sky on a clear, sunny day? Blue
- 27Colors 200What color do you get when you mix blue and yellow? Green
- 28Colors 300What color are school buses in the United States? Yellow
- 29Colors 400What color do you get when you mix red and white? Pink
- 30Colors 500Which color is on the top edge of a rainbow? Red
- 31Animals 100Which farm animal says "moo"? A cow
- 32Animals 200What does a caterpillar turn into? A butterfly
- 33Animals 300Which animal is called the king of the jungle? The lion
- 34Animals 400What is the largest animal on Earth? The blue whale
- 35Animals 500How many legs does an insect have? Six
- 36Animals 100What sound does a cow make? Moo
- 37Animals 200What do pandas mostly eat? Bamboo
- 38Animals 300Which animal has a pouch for its baby? A kangaroo
- 39Animals 400What do bees collect from flowers? Nectar (and pollen)
- 40Animals 500What is a baby frog called? A tadpole
- 41Cartoons and movies 100What is the name of the cowboy in "Toy Story"? Woody
- 42Cartoons and movies 200What kind of animal is Nemo? A clownfish
- 43Cartoons and movies 300What is the name of Elsa's sister in "Frozen"? Anna
- 44Cartoons and movies 400Which yellow sponge lives in a pineapple under the sea? SpongeBob SquarePants
- 45Cartoons and movies 500What is the name of the lion cub in "The Lion King"? Simba
How it works
Ready in about a minute
- 01
Open LiveGameShow on a TV, a laptop or a projector, and pick a board. The screen shows a six-digit code and a QR code.
- 02
Everyone scans the QR or types the code at FreeLiveGameShow.com, and their phone becomes a buzzer.
- 03
You open the buzzers, the first phone answers, and the board keeps the score.
Questions
Good to know
How do you do a family trivia night?
Make mixed-age teams, put a board on the TV and let each team buzz in from a phone. The board keeps score.
What questions work for families?
Easy ones about home, holidays, nature and family games, plus a few "then and now" questions for the grown-ups.
Can we play these as a game?
Yes. Every set is a game show board for the TV, and players buzz in from their phones. Free, with nothing to install.
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More ideas for the night
Put the board up tonight
Pick a board, share the code, and open the buzzers. Your first question can be on the TV in a minute.