Baby shower
Baby shower trivia ladder
A baby shower trivia climb. Everyone answers every question, a wrong answer knocks you off, and each rung is worth more than the last, so the last guests standing take the most points.
Play it live
Questions on the TV, guests answer from their phones, the reveal and the scores are automatic. Free for up to 15 guests.
Set up a live gameFree printable
A print-ready PDF in US Letter or A4, plus matching signs for the gifts, cards, favors and drinks.
How to play
- 1Line up multiple-choice questions from easiest to hardest. Each one is a rung.
- 2Everyone answers every question.
- 3A wrong answer, or no answer, knocks a guest off the ladder.
- 4Once per game the room can ask the room: show how everyone is voting before answers lock.
- 5Each rung is worth more than the last. The last guests standing take the most points.
Running it for your group
- A small group
- With a few guests, let everyone who falls off keep answering for fun. Bragging rights only.
- A big room
- The ladder is built for a big room: everyone answers every question, and the screen counts who's still standing. Save the ask-the-room lifeline for a hard rung near the top.
- Guests on a video call
- Remote guests climb the same ladder as the room. The standing count on screen includes everyone.
The 10 questions
1.About how many months does a typical pregnancy last?
Seven · Eight · Nine · Ten
2.Which bird is said to deliver babies?
An owl · A pelican · A stork · A swan
3.What is a baby kangaroo called?
A cub · A joey · A kit · A calf
4.What is a baby goat called?
A kid · A lamb · A calf · A foal
5.How many teeth do most babies have at birth?
None · Two · Four · Six
6.About how many hours a day does a newborn sleep?
8 · 11 · 16 · 22
7.What is a baby swan called?
A gosling · A cygnet · A duckling · An eaglet
8.About how much does a full-term newborn in the US weigh?
5 lb · 7.5 lb · 9 lb · 10.5 lb
9.About how many bones is a newborn born with?
206 · 250 · 300 · 350
10.Which month sees the most births in the US?
January · April · August · December
Questions people ask
- What happens if everyone gets a question wrong?
- The room catches them: nobody falls on that rung, nobody scores it, and the climb goes on.
- Can guests who are out keep playing?
- They keep voting, which helps the room when the host uses the ask-the-room lifeline. They just can't score again in that game.
- Can we play this live instead of on paper?
- Yes. Put the questions on a TV or laptop, guests join from their phones with a QR code, and the answers are revealed on the big screen with scores kept for you. It's free for up to 15 guests.