How to Write Wedding Trivia Questions About the Couple (With Examples)

A trivia sheet about the couple is one of the easiest wedding games to set up and one of the most enjoyable to play, as long as the questions are good. Good questions are answerable by at least some guests, reveal a nice detail about the couple, and have exactly one correct answer. Poor questions are either impossible ("What did James have for breakfast on 3 March 2019?") or so easy they are pointless ("Who is Emma marrying?").

This guide explains how to write questions that land, offers ideas by category, and covers how to run the quiz on the day.

Who should write the questions?

The couple, ideally together, or a close friend who checks every answer with them. The single most important rule of wedding trivia is that every answer must be true and confirmed. Guessing is the guests' job, not the quiz writer's.

If a friend is writing the quiz as a surprise, collect the facts from both families and double-check the trickier ones, such as dates and places, with someone who was there.

How many questions?

Ten to fifteen is the sweet spot. That takes around ten minutes to complete at the table, which is long enough to get people talking and short enough that nobody gets bored. If you are combining trivia with other games, such as a crossword or word search, ten questions is plenty.

Mix the difficulty

Aim for a spread:

• A few easy questions that most guests can answer, so everyone feels involved. For example, the couple's home town or the name of their pet.
• Most questions in the middle, answerable by friends or family who know them reasonably well.
• One or two hard ones that only the closest people will know, which make good tiebreakers.

Put an easy question first. A guest who gets the first answer right will happily keep going.

Question ideas by category

Use these as prompts, then replace them with the real details.

How they met

• Where did the couple first meet?
• Who spoke first?
• What was the first film they watched together?
• Which friend introduced them, if anyone?
• What month did they start going out?

The proposal

• In which city or country did the proposal happen?
• Who proposed?
• What time of day was it?
• Who was the first person they told?

Everyday life

• Who is the better cook?
• What is their favourite takeaway?
• Who takes longer to get ready?
• What is the name of their first pet together?
• What is their go-to film for a night in?

Travel and adventures

• Where did they go on their first holiday together?
• Which country is top of their travel list?
• Where are they going on honeymoon? (Only if it is not a secret.)

Childhood

• Where did each of them grow up?
• What did the bride want to be when she was younger?
• What was the groom's first job?
• Which subject was each of them best at in school?

Wedding day details

• How many years have they been together?
• What is the name of the venue?
• What song are they having for their first dance? (Guests can find out at the end.)

Write questions with one clear answer

Ambiguity is the enemy of a fun quiz. Compare:

• Vague: "What does Emma love?" Many answers could be right.
• Clear: "What is Emma's favourite flower?" One answer, if Emma agrees.

• Vague: "When did they meet?" A year? A month? A season?
• Clear: "In which year did they meet?"

If an answer could reasonably be written two ways, such as "NYC" or "New York", decide in advance that both count.

Multiple choice makes it fairer

For guests who do not know the couple well, such as plus-ones, colleagues or the partner's side of the family, multiple choice gives everyone a fighting chance. Offer three or four options, with plausible wrong answers:

Where did Emma and James get engaged?

a) Edinburgh b) Lisbon c) Lake Como d) Bath

Plausible wrong answers are more fun than silly ones. If the right answer is Lisbon, choose other cities they might reasonably have visited, rather than "the Moon".

Avoid these topics

Some questions are best left out, however funny they seem to a close friend:

• Exes and previous relationships
• Anything about money, weight or age that might embarrass someone
• Stories the couple has not agreed to share
• In-jokes that only make sense to three people
• Family disagreements

A simple test: would you be happy for both grandmothers to read the question and the answer?

Running the quiz at the reception

You have a few options:

• On the tables during the meal. Place a trivia sheet and pens at each setting or one per table. Tables work as teams, which gets people talking.
• During a lull. Between the meal and the speeches, or while the room is turned around for the evening.
• Read aloud by the MC. Works well for a small number of questions, with answers revealed one at a time.

Ask someone, such as the best man, the maid of honour or the MC, to collect the sheets and announce the winner. Give a small prize to the winning table, such as a bottle of fizz or a box of chocolates.

Keep the answer sheet with the host, not on the tables.

Pairing trivia with other games

Trivia works best alongside something quieter. A personalised crossword or word search on the same table lets guests who are not confident with quiz questions still take part. A find-the-guest mingle card is a lively option for the drinks reception.

Keep the sheets

Completed trivia sheets make a lovely keepsake. Guests often write their own notes in the margins. Ask a friend to gather them at the end of the night.

Making your trivia sheet

PrintBloom Studio's wedding games let you type your own questions, answers and up to four multiple-choice options, then print a couple trivia sheet with a separate host answer sheet in one of four themes. The crossword and word search use the same details, and the Games Collection prints all three together with a find-the-guest mingle game, a scorecard and prize tags. Nothing is invented: if a fact is not in your notes, it is not on the sheet.