Bridal shower · Wedding reception · Rehearsal dinner · Bachelorette
Wedding trivia ladder
A room-wide climb through wedding traditions. Everyone answers every question, a wrong answer knocks you off, and each rung is worth more than the last. On paper, guests keep score themselves; live, the screen counts who's still standing.
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.Which finger traditionally wears the wedding ring?
Index finger · Middle finger · Ring finger · Pinky
2.Something old, something new, something borrowed, something…
Blue · True · Gold · White
3.What does the bride traditionally toss to the guests?
Her shoe · The bouquet · Her veil · A ribbon
4.Who traditionally stands beside the groom at the altar?
The best man · An usher · The ring bearer · The father of the bride
5.What is a 25th wedding anniversary called?
Golden · Silver · Ruby · Pearl
6.Which anniversary is traditionally paper?
The 1st · The 5th · The 10th · The 25th
7.What is the traditional 50th anniversary gift?
Silver · Gold · Platinum · Crystal
8.What is a 40th wedding anniversary called?
Ruby · Coral · Pearl · Sapphire
9.Which gem marks a 60th wedding anniversary?
Ruby · Emerald · Diamond · Sapphire
10.White wedding dresses caught on after Queen Victoria's wedding. In which decade?
The 1790s · The 1840s · The 1890s · The 1920s
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.
- What is ask the room?
- A lifeline the host can use once per game. The screen shows how everyone is voting before answers lock, so the room can help itself.
- 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.