Games For Youth Ministry

Sitcoms let us have a good time laughing at ourselves or our favorite characters. See how well your group can guess between two shoes which came first as you cover different eras of TV. Play it as a face-off or as a turn-to-your-neighbor icebreaker as you ask, “WHICH CAME FIRST?”

There are so many classic games we’ve all played, but how well have you paid attention to the official instructions? See if your group can tell where the rule given comes from! If they can’t name it outright, use the hint to trigger their memory! You play this as an all-play, or create teams to face off on who can get it first.

We've all heard horrible Dad Jokes, but how well can you remember the punchlines? You will be given the question part of the joke, you give the answer.

How well can your group identify facts about our U.S. Military branches? Bring them up on stage to find out. If they get it right, have the audience give them a real salute!

You will be given the name of a famous NBA player. Simply guess how many teams that player played on during their career.

Are you ready to challenge your students with a second round of science trivia? Check out the question and have them decide if it's "Fact" or "Fiction." You can play the game by having students indicate an answer by moving from one side of the room to the other, or by bringing students up on stage to face off on who gets the right answer first.

All those P.E. classes are about to pay off! See how well your group can identify which exercise works which muscle groups. Play it as a face-off, as an all-play, or as a move-to-a-side-of-the-room icebreaker!

Can you match these famous frontmen with the bands they are a part of? Let's find out.

Everyone grows up with a mix of awkward phases and shining moments. See if your students can recognize what some of their favorite celebrities looked like back then. Play it as an icebreaker, in teams or as a face-off!

There have been a lot of famous cats in the history of pop culture. See how many of these cats you can correctly name.

Simply guess "Yes" or "No" if you think these items hit the target weight of 50 pounds.

Can your group recognize which animals that are Omnivores (that eat meat and plants)? Test their knowledge on this multiple-choice quiz. Play it as a face-off or having everyone stand and vote (winners stay standing, losers sit down). Enjoy!

See who can get the closest to the actual answer.

Every Disney movie has some recognizable symbol. Have a couple of players face off to see who can guess the name of the movie (not the character) first!

The solar eclipse of 2024 was all over the news… and so were several products that were themed to the event. Challenge your group to separate the actual products from the made-up ones in this wild game. In each round, players will be presented with odd options from the mouthwatering to the downright bizarre. Players vote by holding up a thumbs up if they think the product is true or a thumbs down if they believe it's false. After all the votes are in, reveal the truth behind the product - was it really eclipsed or just a figment of someone's imagination? So gather your students, prepare to be eclipsed, and let the celestial hilarity begin!

All it takes is the right prompt to help your students and leaders discover something interesting about each other. This will get them moving as they do, too, as they shift from one side of the room to the other (or raise their left hand or right hand, if you have a big group). Have a blast as you find out if they “DID” or “DIDN’T” do it!

There have been a lot of famous monkeys in the history of pop culture. See how many of these monkeys/gorillas you can correctly name.

Students may be famous for being on their devices, but how much have they paid attention to the news about their favorite apps? See how many big headlines they’ve caught as you challenge them to guess via trivia style, move-to-the-side-of-the-room, or call it out as a turn-to-a-friend-and-guess icebreaker.

It's kind of like an eye exam. See if you can identify all 5 animals that we have stacked on top of each other in these images.

How well do your students know pancakes? Use this amazing game to find out as you have them determine FACT or FICTION! Play it as a face-off among two students or invite the whole audience to play against a friend!

From Jaws to Shark Week to Sharknado, sharks are everywhere. But there are a lot of sharks in the ocean. See how well you can correctly identify these types of sharks from the list provided.

Fast food chains have had some unique mascots over the years. Guess which ones actually existed! Use this amazing game to do just that as you have them walk across the room, hold up a thumbs up or thumbs down, or do a face-off among two students at a time!

You will be given a specific mascot and a list of colleges. Simply decide which mascot goes with the correct school.

You will be given a specific Taco Bell menu item and a FALSE number of calorie count. Simply decide whether the real calorie count is more or less.

Between all the MCU movies and Marvel comics characters, can your students spot the one lie hidden among two truths? Challenge them, whether by doing a face-off, having them raise their hand, or inviting them to play against a friend.

Your students have opinions! Let them share them and debate, be it by moving from one side of the room to the other, or by letting them make their case for whatever issue they believe in (or whatever issue you assign them). Jump into another crazy game of “versus” that will get the room energized!

You will be shown just the eyes of a famous cartoon character. See how well you can correctly identify the character.

Can your students name some famous friends, be it from real life, fiction or history? See who can be the first to correctly figure out who the famous friends are. The faster a player locks in an answer, the more points he or she can win or lose.

If 1=A and 2=B and 3=C and so on... let's see who can decode these words the fastest.

Before celebrities were well known, they were just ordinary kids and teens? Who among your students can best guess who’s who through some photos and clues? Play in teams or have two students face-off!

See if you can answer these questions about leprechauns... according to legend.

How well do your students know some facts about DC heroes on screen or from the comics? Guide them to spot the one lie hidden among two truths!

You will be given the name of a pro wrestling move. Decided whether the move is real or fake.

Authors use Pen Names all the time instead of their Real Names. See if you can guess which of these names is a Pen Name or the author's Real Name.

Some of the greatest movies were books first, and other epic films were original but then launched a book series. You get to guess at which is which in this fun game. Play in teams or have two students face-off!