Wedding Quiz Ideas: Beyond the Shoe Game

The classic shoe game is fun for the couple and the first few rows. Everyone at the back mainly sees two people holding up shoes. A wedding quiz on the big screen keeps that playful idea but lets every guest join in. Here are ideas for the rounds, the questions and the right moment in the evening.

The shoe game, upgraded

In the shoe game, the couple sits back to back and answers questions by raising a shoe. In a quiz show version, the couple still answers live on stage, but the teams first predict their answer on their phones. The big screen shows which team chose what. Then Anna and Tom answer out loud, the quizmaster clicks their answer, and every team that predicted it correctly scores.

Suddenly every table has a stake in the answer. Good questions for this round:

• •Who said “I love you” first?
• •Who takes the longest to get ready?
• •Who is more likely to get lost on holiday?
• •Who will be the strictest parent?
• •Who is the better dancer?
• •Who cried first today?

💡 Call the couple forward with an interlude screen (“Anna & Tom, come to the front!”) and give them one microphone to share. Let them discuss; the discussion is often funnier than the answer.

Guess-the-couple: how well do the guests know them?

A second round flips the idea: questions about the couple that the guests answer. Collect facts from both families and from friends, and make sure some questions are about the bride and some about the groom, so both sides of the room get a chance.

• •Where did Anna and Tom meet for the very first time?
• •What was their first holiday together?
• •What did Tom study? (multiple choice)
• •Which pet did Anna have as a child?
• •How did Tom propose?
• •Estimate: how many days have they been together today?

Estimate questions are perfect at a wedding: the closest team wins, so a great-aunt who met Tom once has the same chance as his best friend.

Photo rounds

Photos work at every table, even where people do not know the couple well. A few formats that are easy to make:

• •Baby photos: “Whose baby photo is this: the bride's, the groom's, or a witness's?”
• •Photo reveal: a picture of a place that matters to them appears bit by bit. The first team to guess the place has a clear advantage.
• •Then and now: a photo of the couple at sixteen. Which year was it taken?
• •Guest photos: an old photo of one of the guests. Who is it?

Ask the families for photos early; scanning old prints always takes longer than expected.

More ideas for a wedding quiz

• •A music question: the song of the first dance or the song they always sing in the car. Play it yourself on Spotify or YouTube while the screen counts down. Read how to do a music round.
• •A round per family: one round from the bride's family, one from the groom's. Add a family member of each side as co-host so they can write their own questions.
• •A bilingual quiz: at a mixed wedding, for example Flemish and Walloon families, write each question in both languages.
• •The day itself: “What colour are the bridesmaids' dresses?” or “What is the name of the cake?” Guests who paid attention get rewarded.

When to run the quiz during the evening

Timing makes or breaks a wedding quiz. The guests need to be seated, attentive and not yet on the dance floor. The best moments:

• •Between dinner and the first dance. Everyone is seated and fed. This is the most common choice and usually the best one.
• •Between courses. Split the quiz into two short halves, for example the guess-the-couple round between starter and main course, and the photo round with dessert.
• •During the evening reception, if you invite extra guests for the evening. Keep it short: ten questions.

Avoid running the quiz while food is being served, right before the speeches, or once the dance floor is open. Plan 10 to 15 questions, which take about 30 to 45 minutes. Agree on the slot with the wedding planner or the venue, so the TV or projector and the sound are ready.

Practical checklist

• •A laptop connected to the venue's TV or projector, plus sound through the venue system or a speaker.
• •Internet for the laptop: venue wifi, with a phone hotspot as backup.
• •One smartphone per team, teams of three to six guests.
• •A quizmaster with a microphone, ideally with a co-host for checking answers.
• •A rehearsal in practice mode, with three automatic practice teams, the week before.

Read more about a wedding quiz with PubquizTV or start with our guide to hosting a party quiz.