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Family Trivia

Family trivia should give children, parents, and grandparents equal ways into the game. These questions use familiar relationships and traditions rather than private family facts.

The round is simple to host at a dinner table, reunion, holiday gathering, or video call.

About this game

A round designed for real groups.

This round avoids assuming every family has the same structure. Questions are about common relationship terms, shared activities, and family-history tools.

Create mixed-age teams so younger and older players can help each other instead of competing by generation.

How to play

  1. 1Build mixed-age teams.
  2. 2Let younger players answer first on every third question.
  3. 3Allow one family conference per round.
  4. 4Celebrate the stories that come up between questions.

The complete round

10 family trivia questions

Read a question, give the group time to answer, then open the reveal. Every answer is visible in the page for honest, useful search content.

  1. 1

    What do you commonly call your parent’s sister?

    Reveal answer

    Your aunt

  2. 2

    What do you commonly call your parent’s brother?

    Reveal answer

    Your uncle

  3. 3

    What diagram is used to show relationships across generations?

    Reveal answer

    A family tree

  4. 4

    What relationship do two people have when their parents are siblings?

    Reveal answer

    They are first cousins

  5. 5

    What is a gathering of relatives who may not see each other often called?

    Reveal answer

    A family reunion

  6. 6

    What is another term for a family’s last name?

    Reveal answer

    A surname

  7. 7

    Your grandparent’s parent is your what?

    Reveal answer

    Great-grandparent

  8. 8

    What is the name for a story passed down through spoken conversation?

    Reveal answer

    Oral history

  9. 9

    What document records a person’s date and place of birth?

    Reveal answer

    A birth certificate

  10. 10

    What meal is commonly described as each guest bringing one dish to share?

    Reveal answer

    A potluck

Good for

Bring this round to the right room.

Sunday dinnersReunionsHoliday visitsVideo calls

Frequently asked questions

Does this game require sharing private family stories?

No. Every scored question is based on general family vocabulary and traditions.

How can young children participate?

Put children on mixed-age teams and let them answer first on selected questions.

Can we add our own family questions?

Yes. Add a separate bonus round with stories everyone present can reasonably know.

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