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Game show ideas for parties, work and kids

Twelve formats that work in a living room. Each one needs nothing more than questions and a buzzer.

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For parties

  • Category board: five categories, five clues each, rising points.
  • Survey says: poll the guests ahead of time, then guess the top answers.
  • Name that tune: play three seconds of a song, first buzz names it.
  • Guess the year: a news headline or photo, buzz in with the year.

For work

  • Company trivia: product launches, office lore, who said what in the all-hands.
  • Acronym face-off: first to expand the internal acronym wins.
  • Training recap: turn the slide deck into a buzzer round.
  • Guess the coworker: baby photos or fun facts, buzz with the name.

For kids and classrooms

  • Spelling bee buzzer: first buzz spells the word.
  • Math sprint: quick arithmetic, first correct buzz scores.
  • Animal sounds: play the sound, buzz with the animal.
  • Vocabulary review: definition on the board, buzz with the word.
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