🎂 How Well Do You Know the Birthday Kid?
Before the party, an adult quietly interviews the birthday child. At the party, guests guess the answers and the birthday kid reveals the truth with a short story each time. It puts the birthday child in the spotlight in the nicest way.
What you need
Equipment: Paper and a pen for each guest, the birthday child's answers. Before the party, ask the birthday child 12 to 15 questions and write down the answers: favorite color, favorite food, favorite film, biggest dream, favorite song. Give each guest paper and a pen.
How to play How Well Do You Know the Birthday Kid?
- Seat the birthday child on a chair in the middle, with their back to the guests or lips sealed.
- Read a question: "What is the birthday kid's favorite color?"
- Everyone writes their guess quietly within 15 seconds.
- Say "Show!" and everyone holds up their paper.
- The birthday child turns around and gives the real answer.
- Everyone who guessed right puts a check mark next to their answer.
- After each answer, the birthday child says one sentence about it. This is what makes the quiz special.
- Move to the next question, 12 to 15 in all.
Scoring and wrapping up
Scoring: Correct guess: 1 point. Correct guess on a question nobody else got right: 3 points.
To finish: Add up the points and announce the Best Friend Detective, who gets the first slice of cake.
By age
- Ages 6-8: ask the questions out loud and let guests shout or hold up colored cards instead of writing.
- Ages 9-12: add multiple-choice questions and a bonus round about the birthday child as a baby.
Variations
- Big group: play in teams, with each team agreeing on one answer.
- Capy twist: Capy's reverse round. The birthday child has to guess what the guests wrote about them.
- Family edition: at a family gathering, quiz the grandparents or parents instead.
Tips for the adult in charge
- Prepare the questions with a parent in advance and mix easy ones with a few surprising ones.
- If guests are new friends, add answer options ("Is it pizza, pasta or tacos?") so everyone has a chance.
Safety
Only positive questions. Nothing that could embarrass the birthday child.
🖨️ Printable birthday kid quiz questions
Ask the birthday child these before the party and write the answers on the back.
- ☐ What is your favorite color?
- ☐ What is your favorite food?
- ☐ What is your favorite film or show?
- ☐ What is your favorite animal?
- ☐ What do you want to be when you grow up?
- ☐ What is your favorite song right now?
- ☐ What are you a little scared of?
- ☐ What is your favorite dessert?
- ☐ Where is your dream holiday?
- ☐ What is your favorite game?
- ☐ What is your favorite school subject?
- ☐ Who is your favorite character from a book?
- ☐ What superpower would you choose?
- ☐ What is your best memory from this year?
- ☐ Which food do you dislike most?
- ☐ What is your favorite season?
- ☐ What would you buy with a huge bag of money?
- ☐ What is your biggest dream?
Questions and answers
What questions should I ask in a birthday kid quiz?
Favorites and fun facts: favorite color, food, animal, film and song, dream job, best holiday, and something they are scared of.
Does the birthday child need to know about the quiz?
Yes, they answer the questions before the party. Just do not tell them which questions will be asked.