Fun quizzes that liven up parties and performances
When it comes to classic entertainment for wedding after-parties or company banquets, quizzes are the go-to, right?
Quizzes are a great way to get everyone involved easily, and they’re highly flexible: you can tailor the questions to the attendees that day, have teams compete against each other, and award prizes to the winners—making it an activity that’s sure to get the crowd excited.
That said, quizzes can also become a bit predictable, and many of you might be wondering what kinds of questions to ask.
So in this article, we’ve gathered a selection of fun quiz ideas that are sure to liven up your event.
From timeless classics to slightly unusual ideas, we’ve got a full lineup—be sure to check them out!
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Funny quizzes (11–20) that liven up parties and performances
Witty Riddle
These are riddles that incorporate wordplay, using expressions and words with double meanings.
They test your flexibility of thought and creativity by having you carefully read the questions and uncover the hidden phrasing.
It’s important not only to focus on the wording, but also to imagine the situation, and search your memory for things that fit.
Since the puzzles include trick elements, the moment of realization when you find the answer is likely to excite and energize the group.
A quiz where you guess the song from its lyrics
This is a quiz where you guess the song title using only the lyrics.
Many people remember the lyrics of their favorite songs, but even with famous songs, it’s surprisingly hard to identify the title from just the lyrics, which makes it exciting.
The key to getting everyone engaged is choosing songs that match the participants’ generation.
How much does this cost?
A quiz where you guess how much commonly seen items—like vending machines or capsule toy machines themselves—cost to buy.
It could get lively because they can be surprisingly expensive or cheap, and you rarely get a chance to find out.
It seems like a quiz people of all ages could enjoy.
Ten Times Quiz
A quiz where you repeat the same word 10 times and then get asked a question to answer.
Even questions you could normally answer easily can trip you up after saying similar words 10 times, leading to slip-ups.
It’s a classic quiz, but it could also be fun as entertainment or a party game.
Single-choice quiz
This is a quiz where you’re asked to answer the only possible choice—if you listen to the question all the way to the end, you’ll definitely know the answer.
Precisely because anyone can get it by listening to the end, quick responses—like predicting the choice being presented—are crucial.
When trick phrases like “Although it’s XX…” are slipped into the question, it adds a layer of strategy to predicting the choices and makes the moment even more exciting.
It’s a quiz that tests both your focus and quick reflexes—gauging how far to listen to the question while watching how others react.
Calorie guessing quiz
This is a quiz where you try to guess the calories of foods and drinks just by eating or drinking them without looking at the calorie labels.
The person with the closest guess wins.
With your favorite foods and drinks, it’s delicious, fun, and sure to get everyone excited!
Year-End Party Quiz Tournament: Illustration Quiz Edition
Everyone, are you good at drawing? If you’re confident, this quiz might seem easy, but for those who struggle—so-called “master artists” in a tongue-in-cheek way—it could be a bit tough.
It’s an illustration quiz: one representative looks at a prompt and draws it, and the others try to guess what was drawn.
Rotate the representative within the team.
If you have many players, you can split into teams for a head-to-head match, give the same prompts, and compete to see who guesses the most correctly.
Dialect Quiz
Dialects are difficult, aren’t they? Especially if it’s a region you’re not familiar with, it’s really hard to understand.
This is a quiz where you read sentences in that dialect and guess what they’re saying.
These days, you can probably find a lot by looking things up on the internet.
The Tohoku region and Okinawa, in particular, seem especially challenging.
What’s inside the box?
When it comes to classic games for entertainment segments or performances, the go-to is the “What’s in the box?” quiz.
The person answering can’t see what’s inside, so even something ordinary can seem scary and make them react in funny ways.
Putting in something they really don’t want to touch also makes the audience’s reactions entertaining.
Foreign riddles
When you host a quiz event, there are times when people already know the answers or say, “I’ve heard that question before!”, right? So how about trying questions that no one has heard of—popular quiz questions from overseas? Quizzes and riddles have their own little tricks or methods of solving, and Japan has its own distinctive style.
It’s fascinating to see how people approach them differently abroad—there are lots of questions that make you think, “Oh, so that’s how they think about it!” It’s sure to liven things up!