The Newlywed Game
The full format, 15 questions, playable from one phone.
15 questions · Free
Where did you go on your first date?
Tap the card to play through every prompt.
About The Newlywed Game
The newlywed game is the one where a couple discovers in public how differently they remember their own relationship. This is the full format condensed to 15 questions, run from a single phone, with no printing, no answer boards and nothing to set up beforehand.
Sample questions to get you started
- 1Where did you go on your first date?
- 2Who made the first move?
- 3What was your partner wearing when you met?
- 4What is your partner's favourite meal that you make?
- 5What is the first thing your partner does in the morning?
- 6What is your partner's biggest fear?
- 7Who is more organised?
- 8What is your partner most proud of?
- 9What is the best gift you have given your partner?
- 10What would your partner do with a free day?
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- 11Who does more around the house?
- 12What is your partner's worst habit?
- 13Where would your partner most like to live?
- 14What is the nicest thing your partner has said about you?
- 15What do you think your partner will say is the best thing about being married to you?
Tap the game above to play through all prompts.
How to play The Newlywed Game
- Partner A leaves the room and answers all 15 questions to a recording.
- Partner A returns and Partner B guesses each answer aloud.
- Play the recording after each guess. One point per match.
- Swap and repeat, then total the scores.
Why couples love this game
The format has survived for decades because it is genuinely funny to watch someone be confidently wrong about their own marriage. Everything else about it — the boards, the printing, the scoring — is optional, and doing it from a phone works just as well.
Tips to make it more fun
- Record rather than write. The video is the entertainment.
- Have a third person host so the couple can both play properly.
- Show the score after every question.
- It works just as well for couples of twenty years as for newlyweds.
Frequently asked questions
How do you play the newlywed game?
One partner answers every question away from the room while it is recorded. The other guesses each answer aloud in front of everybody, and you play the recording back to score it. Then you swap.
Do you need answer boards?
No. The boards are traditional but a phone recording works better — you get the reaction on video and there is nothing to print or carry.
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