A party quiz has a different job from a pub quiz: it is there to get people talking to strangers, not to find a winner. Keep it short, keep it light, and stop while people still want more.
Easy openers
- How many candles on a cake for a tenth birthday? — Ten
- Which month has the most birthdays worldwide? — September
- What is the traditional first birthday gift of paper for? — A first wedding anniversary, not a birthday
- How many days until your birthday comes round again? — 365, or 366 in a leap year
- Which star sign covers late July? — Leo
- What is the birthstone for January? — Garnet
General knowledge
- How many continents are there? — Seven
- What is the capital of Greece? — Athens
- How many players in a netball team? — Seven
- Which planet has the most moons? — Saturn
- What is the world’s most spoken language by total speakers? — English
- How many colours in the Olympic rings? — Five
Light finishers
- What is the most popular pizza topping worldwide? — Pepperoni
- Which animal is the most common pet globally? — The dog
- What is the best-selling book of all time? — The Bible
- Which country invented ice cream cones? — The United States popularised them at the 1904 World’s Fair
- How many squares on a chessboard? — 64
- What is the most used emoji? — The tears of joy face
Three rounds of six is plenty at a party. Any longer and you are competing with the actual party, which is a contest a quiz always loses.