TL;DR. Fifty Family Feud-style survey questions adapted for classroom and educational use. The format tests *how students think* (what comes to mind) rather than “right vs wrong.” Best for review, discussion, and warm-ups.
The Family Feud format asks players to guess the top responses from a survey. For classrooms:
Pre-survey the class, tally top 5 responses.Use generic crowd answers (banks below).Use AI-generated “most likely” answers — paste your prompt into the [AI quiz generator](/ai-quiz-generator).Teams race to guess. Each match = a point; three strikes = round goes to other team.
Classroom warm-ups (10)
**Name something a student might forget to bring to school.** Pen / pencil • Lunch • Homework • Textbook • Water bottle**Name a way to procrastinate on homework.** Phone scrolling • Snacking • TV • Cleaning room • Sleep**Name a school subject most students love or hate.** Math • PE • Art • English • Science**Name something on every teacher's desk.** Pens • Coffee mug • Stapler • Stack of papers • Hand sanitizer**Name a way teachers reward students.** Stickers • Extra recess • Class party • Praise • Candy**Name something annoying students do in class.** Talk over the teacher • Phone use • Tap pen • Whisper • Ask “is this on the test?”**Name a famous historical figure students learn about.** Lincoln • Washington • Einstein • Cleopatra • Napoleon**Name an excuse for being late.** Traffic • Overslept • Missed bus • Couldn't find shoes • Forgot something**Name something at a school cafeteria.** Pizza • Milk • Trays • Long line • Mystery meat**Name a way students study for a big test.** Notecards • Cramming • Group study • Practice quizzes • Re-reading notesSubject-specific (40)
Science (10)
**Planet in our solar system.** Earth • Mars • Jupiter • Venus • Saturn**Part of a cell.** Nucleus • Mitochondria • Cell wall • Cytoplasm • Membrane**Found in a chemistry lab.** Beaker • Bunsen burner • Test tube • Goggles • Periodic table**Extinct animal.** Dinosaur • Mammoth • Dodo • Sabertooth • Megalodon**A force or law of physics.** Gravity • Friction • Newton's laws • Magnetism • Inertia**Renewable energy source.** Solar • Wind • Hydro • Geothermal • Biomass**Body system.** Circulatory • Digestive • Respiratory • Nervous • Muscular**Noble gas.** Helium • Neon • Argon • Krypton • Xenon**Famous scientist.** Einstein • Curie • Newton • Tesla • Darwin**State of matter.** Solid • Liquid • Gas • Plasma • Bose-Einstein condensateHistory (10)
**US president.** Washington • Lincoln • Obama • Roosevelt • Kennedy**A war the US fought in.** WWII • WWI • Civil War • Vietnam • Revolutionary**A country in WWII.** USA • Germany • Japan • UK • USSR**An ancient civilization.** Egypt • Rome • Greece • Mesopotamia • China**A US state.** California • Texas • Florida • New York • Illinois**A famous battle.** Waterloo • Gettysburg • Hastings • Normandy • Marathon**A famous leader of the 20th century.** Churchill • Roosevelt • Gandhi • Stalin • Mandela**A continent.** Africa • Asia • North America • Europe • Australia**A country in South America.** Brazil • Argentina • Colombia • Chile • Peru**A Cold War US president.** Kennedy • Reagan • Nixon • Carter • EisenhowerMath (5)
**A 2D geometric shape.** Circle • Square • Triangle • Rectangle • Pentagon**A famous mathematician.** Pythagoras • Newton • Euler • Gauss • Archimedes**A math symbol.** Plus (+) • Minus (−) • Equals (=) • Pi (π) • Infinity (∞)**A unit of measurement.** Metre • Kilogram • Second • Litre • Celsius**A number greater than 1,000,000.** 1 million • 10 million • 1 billion • 1 trillion • googolLiterature & English (10)
**A Shakespeare play.** Hamlet • Romeo and Juliet • Macbeth • Othello • King Lear**A part of speech.** Noun • Verb • Adjective • Adverb • Preposition**A fairy tale character.** Cinderella • Snow White • Sleeping Beauty • Little Red Riding Hood • Rapunzel**A famous fictional detective.** Sherlock Holmes • Hercule Poirot • Miss Marple • Nancy Drew • Columbo**A Dickens novel.** Oliver Twist • A Christmas Carol • Great Expectations • David Copperfield • A Tale of Two Cities**A poet.** Shakespeare • Whitman • Frost • Dickinson • Wordsworth**A fantasy book character.** Harry Potter • Frodo • Gandalf • Bilbo • Aragorn**A punctuation mark.** Period • Comma • Question mark • Exclamation • Colon**A type of poem.** Sonnet • Haiku • Limerick • Free verse • Ballad**An English novelist.** Dickens • Austen • Bronte • Hardy • OrwellPop culture (5)
**A Disney princess.** Cinderella • Ariel • Belle • Snow White • Elsa**A Marvel superhero.** Spider-Man • Iron Man • Captain America • Thor • Hulk**A Pixar movie.** Toy Story • Finding Nemo • Cars • Up • Inside Out**A member of The Beatles.** John • Paul • George • Ringo**A streaming service.** Netflix • Disney+ • HBO Max • Amazon Prime • HuluWhy this works in class
Surfaces misconceptions. A popular wrong answer reveals what students *think* the answer is.Rewards quick associative thinking.Energy-rich. The room comes alive.Self-paced for the teacher. No precise answer required.[How to Host a Trivia Night](/blog/how-to-host-a-trivia-night)[Jeopardy-Style Quiz Template](/blog/jeopardy-style-quiz-template)[Pub Quiz Questions and Answers](/blog/pub-quiz-questions-and-answers)[Quiz Ideas for Teachers](/blog/quiz-ideas-for-teachers)Generate “top 5” survey-style answers →
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