A wedding quiz breaks the ice at a reception and shows who knows the bride and groom best. Not everyone is an extrovert, and some guests will be shy about mingling, so a few silly questions get them involved in the party.
It's a good old-fashioned wedding quiz, but with a modern setup. Research on icebreaker activities has found that getting people who don't know each other to do a quick warm-up together measurably improves how smoothly they then interact, which is exactly the problem a reception full of unfamiliar guests has to solve [1]. Our online quiz creator lets guests answer on their phones, with no app to install. Here's how it works.
The setup
You could get special paper printed, hand out matching pens at every table, and have 100+ guests pass sheets around to mark each other's answers at the end of every round. That's one way to turn your special day into a total circus.
A simpler option is to run your wedding quiz on a live quizzing platform instead. Create your wedding quiz questions on AhaSlides, share your unique room code with guests, and let everyone answer multimedia questions right from their phones.
Each question format solves a different problem for a reception crowd:
• Pick Answer (with image): Guests who don't know the couple well can still take a good guess when they can see a photo, not just read text options.
• True or False: a simple quiz format where participants have binary options to choose from.
• Match Pairs: Pairing names, dates, or memories to the right answer works well for a "who said it" round without needing a host to read out long questions.
• Type Answer: A free-text answer where you can list several accepted answers means guests aren't penalised for a slightly different wording of the right answer.
• The leaderboard: Showing rankings at the end of a round gives competitive guests a reason to stay engaged for the next one.
• Categorise: Sorting items into the right bucket suits quick "which side of the family" or "his or hers" style rounds.
• Correct order: Putting events in sequence is the natural format for "what happened first" timeline questions.
The wedding quiz questions
Need some quiz questions to get your guests howling with laughter? We've got you covered. Check out these 50 questions about the bride and groom.
Get-to-know wedding quiz questions
Warm-up questions about favourites, habits, and hobbies. These work well as the opening round since almost anyone can guess an answer. Our pick: question 2, where the couple first met, because every guest has a theory and the real story is a lovely reveal.
Together and tastes
1. How long have the couple been together?
2. Where did the couple first meet?
3. What is his/her favourite hobby?
4. What is his/her celebrity crush?
5. What is his/her perfect pizza topping?
Habits and moments
6. What is his/her favourite sports team?
7. What is his/her worst habit?
8. What is the best present she/he has ever received?
9. What is his/her party trick?
10. What is his/her proudest moment?
11. What is his/her guilty pleasure?
Who-is wedding quiz questions
This round puts the two partners head to head. Guests vote on which one of them fits each description best. Our pick: question 12, who gets the last word, because the couple's reaction is half the fun.
Mornings and mess
12. Who gets the last word?
13. Who is the early riser?
14. Who is a night owl?
15. Who snores louder?
16. Who is the messiest one?
Skills and tastes
17. Who is the pickiest eater?
18. Who is the better driver?
19. Who has the worst handwriting?
20. Who is the better dancer?
21. Who is the better cook?
Everyday life
22. Who takes longer to get ready?
23. Who is most likely to deal with a spider?
24. Who has had the most exes?
Flirty wedding quiz questions
Cheeky, lighthearted couple trivia, playful without being explicit, for the round guests usually laugh hardest at. Our pick: question 31, who made the first move, because it usually comes with a story the whole room wants to hear.
Pet names and pickup lines
25. What is his/her most ticklish spot?
26. What was the cheesiest pickup line one of them used on the other?
27. What is her most-used pet name for him, or his for her?
28. What is his/her go-to karaoke song for date night?
First moves
29. How many dates did the couple go on before their first kiss?
30. What is one flirty habit only their partner knows about?
31. Who made the first move?
First wedding quiz questions
Firsts from the relationship timeline, from the first date to the first fight, for guests who've followed the relationship from the start. Our pick: question 40, who started the first fight, because the couple may not agree on the answer.
Who did what first
32. Who said "I love you" first?
33. Who had a crush on the other one first?
34. Where was the first kiss?
35. What was the first film the couple ever saw together?
36. What was his/her first job?
Firsts and fights
37. What's the first thing he/she does every morning?
38. Where did they go for their first date?
39. What was the first gift he/she gave the other?
40. Who started the first fight?
41. Who said "I'm sorry" first after that fight?
Basic wedding quiz questions
Everyday facts about each partner. A safe, easy round to close on if guests are running low on inside knowledge. Our pick: question 50, what he/she is most likely to argue about, because it gets the couple laughing at themselves.
Everyday facts
42. How many times did he/she take their driving test?
43. What perfume or cologne does he/she wear?
44. Who is his/her best friend?
45. What colour eyes does he/she have?
46. What pet name does he/she use for the other?
Plans and quirks
47. How many children does he/she want?
48. What's his/her go-to alcoholic drink?
49. What shoe size does he/she have?
50. What is he/she most likely to argue about?
Want to skip writing the questions yourself? AhaSlides has ready-made wedding quiz templates, such as the wedding trivia template and the get-to-know template, that you can copy into your own free account and edit with the couple's own answers.
Looking for more ways to keep the party going? See our fun quiz ideas for other events, or browse picture round quiz ideas if you want to add photos to your rounds.
Frequently asked questions
How many questions should a wedding quiz have?
Around 50, split into short sets of about 5, keeps the game moving without dragging on between courses or speeches. Opening with the easy get-to-know round also borrows the warm-up effect in the Fullwood icebreaker research, where the warmed-up group finished a shared task faster.
When should you run the wedding quiz during the reception?
Between the meal and the speeches, or right after them, while guests are still seated and the room's attention is on the couple.
Can guests play a wedding quiz on their own phones?
Yes. Live quiz platforms like AhaSlides let guests join with a room code and answer from their own phones, so there's no need to print paper score sheets or pass around pens.
Sources
1. Fullwood, C. and colleagues (2006). The effect of an icebreaker on collaborative performance across a video link, Contemporary Ergonomics 2006: https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/11801/1/11801-Fullwood-(2006)-The-effect-of-an-icebreaker.pdf
2. AhaSlides live quiz question types (multiple choice, match pairs, type answer, categorise, correct order): https://ahaslides.com/features/
