Fact inspiration
40 facts that make the game fun
The facts decide whether the game is fun. “Who likes coffee?” fits half the room; “who has lived in Japan?” makes eighty people stare at each other. Steal from the list below — the best facts are true, specific and slightly unbelievable. That goes for hosts writing the surprise quiz about their guests, too.
Places and travel
- Has lived in Japan
- Was born on a ferry
- Hitchhiked from Paris to Madrid
- Has climbed Kilimanjaro
- Went to school in three countries
- Has swum in three oceans
- Rode a motorbike across India
Childhood claims to fame
- Was on children's TV at age nine
- Won a drawing contest in a comic magazine
- Had a letter read aloud on the radio
- Sold their drawings door to door
- Was the club chess champion at twelve
- Cycled to another country at fourteen
- Made the local paper for finding a message in a bottle
Hidden talents
- Can juggle five balls
- Speaks fluent Portuguese
- Plays the accordion
- Can name every country's flag
- Has a black belt in judo
- Can solve a Rubik's cube behind their back
- Can do a one-minute handstand
Jobs and side quests
- Was a mascot at a football stadium
- Has worked as a chimney sweep
- Delivered newspapers by boat
- Has served a head of state
- Ran a hot dog stand for a whole summer
- Was a DJ on a ferry
- Worked night shifts in a chocolate factory
Brushes with fame
- Has hugged a Eurovision winner
- Was an extra in a feature film
- Has interviewed their childhood idol
- Is thanked in the credits of a video game
- Has a selfie with a royal
- Sang backing vocals on a released album
Small but mighty
- Has never had a cavity
- Owns 43 board games
- Has eaten the same breakfast for ten years
- Can quote an entire film from memory
- Has a twin nobody at the party has met
- Collects airline sickness bags
- Once won a one-minute trolley dash
Facts to avoid
Skip anything that fits several guests. If the answer fits two people, the question has two right answers, and the host will ask you to sharpen it. And keep it something you are happy to see on a big screen.
- Likes coffee
- Has a dog
- Enjoys travelling
- Works in IT
Hosts: share this page
The quality of the game is decided weeks before the party. Send this page along when you share the submission link — the facts that come back will write the questions for you.