40+ Anniversary Quiz Questions, Grouped in Rounds

Twenty-five, forty or fifty years together: an anniversary quiz is a wonderful way to tell a couple's story while everyone plays along. Below you will find more than forty question ideas, grouped into rounds that follow their life together. Replace the names (we use Margaret and David as an example), add the facts you collect from the family, and you have a quiz that feels made for them, because it is.

💡 Every question needs a fact you know to be true. Ask the children, siblings or old friends for details, and check dates in the family photo albums. If you use the AI interview in PubquizTV, it only turns the facts you give it into questions.

Round 1: How it all began

• •Where did Margaret and David meet for the first time?
• •How old was David when they met? (estimate)
• •What was their first date?
• •Who made the first move?
• •What did Margaret think of David at first? (multiple choice, with one honest answer from Margaret)
• •Which song was playing when they first danced together?
• •How did David propose?
• •How long did they go out before they got engaged? (estimate in months)

Round 2: The wedding day

• •In which year did they get married?
• •In which town or village was the wedding?
• •What was the weather like on the day?
• •Who was the best man or maid of honour?
• •What was served at the wedding dinner?
• •Where did they go on honeymoon?
• •Whose wedding photo is this? (photo reveal, with the couple's own photo as the answer)

Round 3: Margaret or David? (guess the couple)

This is usually the highlight. Each question has two options: Margaret or David. The couple answers live on stage, and teams score if they predicted the answer. Call them forward with an interlude screen and hand them a microphone.

• •Who says sorry first after an argument?
• •Who is the better cook?
• •Who is always late?
• •Who holds the remote control?
• •Who is the better driver?
• •Who spends the most money on holiday?
• •Who snores the loudest?
• •Who said “I love you” first?

Round 4: Family and home

• •How many children and grandchildren do they have together?
• •In which street did they live first?
• •What was the name of the first family pet?
• •Where did the family go on holiday most often?
• •Which DIY project was never finished?
• •What is always on the table at Sunday lunch?
• •Which hobby did David take up and give up again? (multiple choice)

Round 5: The world in their wedding year

A general round gives younger guests and newer friends a chance too. Look up the facts for the actual year of the wedding and double-check them, because a wrong answer here will be spotted immediately.

• •Which song was number one in the charts in their wedding year?
• •Which film was a big hit in the cinema that year?
• •What did a loaf of bread cost in their wedding year? (estimate)
• •Which country won the Eurovision Song Contest that year?
• •Who was the prime minister or head of government?
• •Which car was everyone driving?

Round 6: Finale

• •Estimate: how many days have they been married today?
• •Estimate: how many kilometres is it from their first home to their current home?
• •What is Margaret's favourite saying?
• •What does David always say when he loses at cards?
• •What, according to them, is the secret of a long marriage? (the couple answers live, the teams choose from four options)
• •Who is on this photo? (final photo reveal of a recent family picture)

How to adapt the questions

Forty questions is too many for one evening. Choose 15 to 25 questions, which take about 45 to 60 minutes. A few ways to make the list your own:

• •Choose the right question type. If only a handful of guests know an answer, turn it into multiple choice. If nobody knows it exactly, make it an estimate question: the closest team wins.
• •Write funny wrong options. In multiple choice, the wrong answers are half the fun. “Where did they meet? A) At a dance B) At the dentist C) In a traffic jam D) On a cruise.”
• •Add a fact to the reveal. After the right answer appears, tell the short story behind it. That is where the laughter happens.
• •Use photos generously. Scan old prints or photograph them with your phone. A photo question is often easier to follow than a long text.
• •Keep it kind. Tease habits, not people, and leave out anything the couple would not want to hear in front of their grandchildren.
• •Think about the age of the guests. Read every question aloud and keep the text on the screen short.

Silver, ruby or golden anniversary?

For a 25th anniversary, the couple is often still in the middle of family life: lean on children, holidays and work. For a 40th or 50th, the story spans generations, so mix grandchildren into the teams and give the old photos a starring role. In every case, the guess-the-couple round works, because everyone has an opinion about who really holds the remote.

See how an anniversary quiz looks on the big screen, or read our step-by-step guide to hosting a party quiz.