🏠 10 ideas for a family trivia night

1. 1

   Mix the ages on every team

   Pair the oldest with the youngest. The younger player reads the question or presses the buzzer, the older one helps them think, and nobody ends up on the team that always loses.

2. 2

   Give each age its own questions

   Peabody's round maker gives three rounds for three ages from the same themes, so the six-year-old gets a question they can answer and the twelve-year-old one that makes them think.

3. 3

   Three answers to choose from

   Multiple choice turns "I don't know" into "I think it's B". It is the single biggest help for younger players.

4. 4

   A picture round

   Draw, print or point at five things (a leaf, a flag, a planet) and ask what they are. Children who are not yet reading fast do best here.

5. 5

   The grown-ups' handicap

   Grown-ups answer in a funny voice, or only after a child has had a go, or lose a point for shouting out. Kids love a rule that slows the grown-ups down.

6. 6

   A sound round

   Make an animal noise, hum a tune everyone knows, or play an instrument note. It is a category nobody studies for.

7. 7

   Let a child be the host

   Hosting is the best seat in the house: they read, they reveal, they keep score. Peabody reads the questions aloud for hosts who are still learning to read.

8. 8

   Keep score where everyone can see it

   A scoreboard on a laptop or a sheet on the fridge keeps the game honest and saves arguments.

9. 9

   Team names before anything else

   Choosing a team name is half the fun. Peabody's generator gives three names a tap if nobody can agree.

10. 10

    A tiny prize for the last place too

    Pick-the-next-movie for the winners and first-dessert for the last place keeps everybody playing to the final question.

Peabody's own ranking, from running family and classroom rounds. Two picks link to Peabody tools, which are free. Checked 6 November 2026.

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