20 Fun Quiz Questions - For your family reunion!

Planning a family reunion? Make it a memorable and informative event with our 20 fun family reunion quiz questions for family history. Beyond just dates and places, a reunion is a wonderful opportunity to fill out your family tree with rich stories and personal memories. Use our quiz to record family legends, gather photos of treasured family bibles and heirlooms, collect favorite recipes from your grandmother, and document the jobs or life details that have been passed down. This is a fantastic way to create a more comprehensive and engaging family history activity.

Here are 20 possible questions for your family genealogy quiz, designed to get every generation talking:

Family Reunion Quiz (20 Questions)

1. First Memories: What is the first place you remember living, and what is one thing you remember doing there? 🏡

2. Parent's Childhood: What was your parents' or grandparents' favorite family tradition when they were growing up?

3. Grandparents' Lives: What job or special skill did one of your grandparents (or great-grandparents) have that you remember most?

4. Ancestral Stories: Do you remember any specific stories about a great-grandparent or a more distant relative that your parents or grandparents used to tell?

5. Family Heirlooms: What is a family heirloom or object that has a special story behind it, and what is that story? 🕰️

6. Memorable Foods: What is a dish or recipe that reminds you of a family gathering or a specific relative?

7. Silly Stories: What is one of the funniest or most embarrassing stories you were told about a family member?

8. Historical Events: Can you recall a major historical event that your family lived through, and how it affected them? (e.g., WWII, the Great Depression, a major storm)

9. Family Names: Do you know the origin or meaning behind a first name or a family name in our family tree? 📜

10. The "Matchmaker": For the "matchmaking" portion of the quiz, ask everyone to share a favorite memory of the family reunion from a previous year. The person who shares a memory that makes the most people smile or laugh wins!

11. Childhood Games: What was your favorite game or toy to play with as a child?

12. School Days: Who was your favorite teacher and what's one thing you learned from them that you've never forgotten? 🍎

13. Family Sayings: Does our family have any funny or unique phrases or sayings? Or maybe the pronunciation of certain words is different than the local dialect, and we don't know why.

14. Best Advice: What is the single best piece of life advice a parent or grandparent ever gave you?

15. Music & Memories: What is a song that instantly reminds you of a specific family member or a time in your life? 🎶

16. Family Photos: Is there a family photo that has a particularly interesting story behind it?

17. Family Nicknames: What is a family nickname you remember, and who was it for?

18. Talents & Hobbies: What is a unique talent or hobby that a family member had or still has?

19. Family Firsts: What was the first car, big trip, or major purchase you remember in the family? 🚗

20. Family Values: What is one value or tradition that you believe our family should carry on for future generations?

You can download these questions in a ready-to-go handout here: