Newlywed Game Questions: 150 Prompts from Sweet to Savage

The Newlywed Game is one of the best party games ever invented. Two people who love each other try to guess what the other one will say, and the room gets to watch what happens. Sometimes they match perfectly and everyone cheers. Sometimes they are hilariously, spectacularly wrong, and the argument that follows is the highlight of the night.

This guide has exactly 150 newlywed game questions, sorted from sweet to savage: classic questions about your relationship, questions about each other's tastes, funny questions, "who is more likely to" questions, questions about your history, and a set for couples who have been married for years. Every question is family-friendly, so they work at a bridal shower with grandparents in the room. At the end you will find instructions for playing, scoring ideas, and tips for hosting.

How to play the Newlywed Game

1. Give each partner a small whiteboard, paddles or paper and a pen.
2. The host reads a question aloud.
3. Each partner writes an answer in secret, no peeking.
4. On the count of three, they reveal their answers.
5. If the answers match, the couple scores a point.

With several couples, rotate questions between them and keep a running score. Our free Newlywed Game host screen does this for you, with a built-in scoreboard for up to six couples.

Classic newlywed game questions

The traditional questions about how you met and fell in love.

1. Where did you first meet?
2. Where did you go on your first date?
3. Who said "I love you" first?
4. Who made the first move?
5. What was the first movie you watched together?
6. Where was your first kiss?
7. Who fell in love first?
8. What is your song as a couple?
9. Who proposed, or who first brought up marriage?
10. Where did the proposal happen?
11. What was the first gift you gave each other?
12. What was the first trip you took together?
13. What was your first argument about?
14. Who apologizes first after an argument?
15. What is your favorite date you have been on together?
16. What was your partner wearing when you first met?
17. What was your first impression of each other?
18. Who is the better cook?
19. Who is the better driver?
20. Who is more romantic?
21. What is your favorite thing to do together on a weekend?
22. What is the best gift your partner has ever given you?
23. What was the first meal you cooked together?
24. Who remembers important dates better?
25. Where would you go for a dream vacation together?

Questions about each other

How well does each of you really know the other one's tastes?

26. What is your partner's favorite food?
27. What is your partner's go-to coffee or tea order?
28. What is your partner's favorite movie?
29. What is your partner's favorite color?
30. What is your partner's dream job?
31. What is your partner's biggest pet peeve?
32. What is your partner's favorite dessert?
33. What is your partner's celebrity crush?
34. What is your partner's favorite season?
35. What is your partner's favorite band or singer?
36. What is your partner's most-used phrase?
37. What was your partner's first job?
38. What is your partner's biggest fear?
39. What is your partner's favorite holiday?
40. What is your partner's favorite way to relax?
41. What is your partner's favorite restaurant?
42. What is your partner's hidden talent?
43. What was your partner's favorite subject in school?
44. What is your partner's favorite childhood toy or game?
45. What is your partner's favorite animal?
46. What is your partner's comfort food after a bad day?
47. What superpower would your partner choose?
48. What is your partner's favorite thing about themselves?
49. Who is your partner's hero?
50. What is one thing on your partner's bucket list?

Funny newlywed game questions

The "savage" end of the list. Cheeky, silly, and guaranteed to get the room laughing.

51. Who takes longer to get ready?
52. Who hogs the blanket?
53. Who snores louder?
54. Who is the worse backseat driver?
55. What is the weirdest food your partner likes?
56. What would your partner's superhero name be?
57. What is your partner's worst habit?
58. What is the silliest argument you have ever had?
59. Who would survive longer in a zombie apocalypse?
60. What reality show would your partner win?
61. What is your partner's most embarrassing moment that you know about?
62. What would your partner do with a million dollars first?
63. Who is the bigger baby when they are sick?
64. What is your partner's guilty-pleasure TV show?
65. Which animal is your partner most like?
66. What song would your partner choose at karaoke?
67. What is the strangest thing your partner is afraid of?
68. What would your partner's last meal be?
69. Who is more likely to trip over absolutely nothing?
70. What is your partner's worst dance move?
71. If your partner were a kitchen appliance, which would they be?
72. What does your partner say when they wake up in the morning?
73. What would your partner name a boat?
74. Who laughs at their own jokes more?
75. What is the most ridiculous thing your partner has ever bought?

"Who is more likely to" questions

For these, each partner writes a name. The answers are often the funniest part of the whole game.

76. Who is more likely to get lost?
77. Who is more likely to cry during a movie?
78. Who is more likely to forget where they parked?
79. Who is more likely to talk to a stranger?
80. Who is more likely to eat the last slice without asking?
81. Who is more likely to plan a surprise?
82. Who is more likely to be late?
83. Who is more likely to fall asleep first?
84. Who is more likely to adopt a stray animal?
85. Who is more likely to win an argument?
86. Who is more likely to spend too much on a vacation?
87. Who is more likely to forget an anniversary?
88. Who is more likely to sing in the shower?
89. Who is more likely to lose their phone?
90. Who is more likely to try a weird food?
91. Who is more likely to start a dance party in the kitchen?
92. Who is more likely to binge a whole series in one weekend?
93. Who is more likely to call their mom first with news?
94. Who is more likely to be the first to say sorry?
95. Who is more likely to become famous?
96. Who is more likely to get a speeding ticket?
97. Who is more likely to talk to the dog like a person?
98. Who is more likely to cry at the wedding?
99. Who is more likely to remember a stranger's name?
100. Who is more likely to suggest a date night?

For a whole game of these with a group, try our sister site Most Likely To.

Questions about your relationship and future

101. How many kids does your partner want, if any?
102. Where would your partner most like to live someday?
103. What is your partner's favorite thing about your relationship?
104. What is one thing your partner wants to do together this year?
105. What is your partner's dream home like?
106. Who will handle the money?
107. Who will be the stricter parent?
108. What is one tradition your partner wants to start?
109. What does your partner think is the secret to a happy marriage?
110. Where does your partner want to go for your first anniversary?
111. What is your partner most looking forward to about married life?
112. Who is the planner in the relationship?
113. What pet would your partner want to get together?
114. What is your partner's idea of a perfect date night?
115. What does your partner love most about you?
116. What is your partner's favorite memory of your relationship so far?
117. Who is more likely to want a big party for your anniversary?
118. Which household chore does your partner dislike most?
119. What will your partner's role be in the kitchen?
120. What is your partner's favorite way to show you love?
121. What nickname does your partner call you most?
122. Who will do the grocery shopping?
123. Who will take out the trash, honestly?
124. What is one thing your partner hopes never changes about you?
125. Where does your partner see you both in ten years?

If your answers to the future questions surprise each other, the Compatibility Test is a gentle way to talk through the big topics in more detail.

Not-so-newlywed game questions

For couples who have been married for years, or for an anniversary party.

126. What year did you get married?
127. What was served at your wedding?
128. What song did you first dance to?
129. Where was your first home together?
130. What was your first big purchase together?
131. What was your first car as a couple?
132. Where did you go on your honeymoon?
133. What is the best decision you have made as a couple?
134. What is the hardest thing you have been through together?
135. Which year together has been the best so far?
136. What is your favorite family tradition?
137. What habit of your partner's has rubbed off on you?
138. What is the longest you have been apart?
139. What is your partner proudest of?
140. Who is the family peacemaker?
141. What is your favorite holiday memory together?
142. What advice would your partner give to newlyweds?
143. Who has changed the most since you met?
144. What is the funniest thing that happened at your wedding?
145. What is one thing you still want to do together?
146. Who is the better travel planner?
147. What is your partner's favorite photo of you both?
148. Who remembers more about your first date?
149. What does your partner think is the secret to your relationship lasting?
150. If you could relive one day together, which would it be?

Scoring ideas

• Classic: one point for every match.
• Close counts: the host can award half a point for answers that are close, like "pasta" and "Italian food."
• Bonus rounds: make the last three questions worth double.
• Shoe game version: instead of writing answers, each partner holds one of their own shoes and one of their partner's, and raises the shoe of the person who fits the answer. This is especially good for "who is more likely to" questions at weddings.

Tips for hosting a great newlywed game

• Choose 15 to 25 questions. More than that and the energy fades.
• Mix sweet, funny and personal. Start light, get funnier, and end on something sweet.
• Know your audience. At a bridal shower with family, keep things gentle. Every question here is family-friendly, but you know which topics might cause awkwardness in your group.
• Ask for the story. When answers do not match, ask each partner to explain. That is where the laughs are.
• Prepare in advance for showers. If one partner cannot attend, ask them the questions beforehand and record their answers, then read them out as the other partner guesses.
• Have prizes. Silly prizes for the winning couple and a consolation prize for the lowest score keep it fun.

Newlywed game at a bridal shower

At a bridal shower, the game is usually played with just the bride or groom, since the other partner is not there. Before the shower, send your chosen questions to the absent partner and ask them to answer honestly. At the party, read each question to the guest of honor. If their answer matches what their partner said, they score a point. Some hosts add a fun penalty for each wrong answer, like adding a piece of gum to their mouth or a candy to a jar. It is a lovely way for guests to learn more about the couple.

Frequently asked questions

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