Games For Youth Ministry

Get ready to time-travel through internet history! Going Viral is the ultimate test of your pop culture memory. Each round, you’ll see a viral video, trend, or meme that once took the internet by storm—your job is to remember when it happened. Four years will be on the screen, and you’ll have to race to the corner you think is right. Guess wrong and you’re out. Guess right? You live to meme another round.

How to Play:
Show a viral sensation of a past internet sensation on the screen along with four possible years. Students must choose the year they believe it went viral by running to the corresponding corner of the room. After everyone has chosen, reveal the correct answer. Anyone who chose incorrectly is out. Keep playing with new viral trends and new sets of years until only one student remains!

Think you know your pop culture endings? In Famous Last Words, students must decide which quote is the real final line spoken by a famous character. Some are legendary... others are totally made up. Only the most observant fans will survive this dramatic showdown!

How to Play:
Each round, two final quotes from a famous character appear—one on the left side of the screen, one on the right. Students move to the side they believe is the real last line. Choose correctly to stay in the game. Choose wrong, and you're out. Last person standing wins!

You know their songs, you know their stage names—but do you know their real names? Stage Names will put your celebrity trivia to the test as you try to match famous artists with their true identities. Each round gives you two names to choose from—one real, one fake—and you’ve got to decide which one belongs to the star. It’s a fast-moving, name-dropping challenge where only the sharpest fans survive!

How to Play:
Display the stage name of a well-known musician along with two possible real names—one correct and one fake. Students must guess which is the musician’s real name by moving to the left side of the room for option one, or the right side for option two. Once everyone has chosen a side, reveal the correct answer. Players who guessed incorrectly are out. Continue with new artists each round until only one player remains!

It’s the most paws-itively ridiculous music game you’ve ever played! In Bark-A-Long!, contestants must rely on their team’s best dog impressions to guess the tune. No singing. No humming. Just barking. It’s loud, it’s hilarious, and it’s a howling good time! 

How to Play:

Bring a few contestants on stage and split the crowd into teams—one for each contestant. Show a popular song title on screen (only visible to the crowd). The crowd must bark out the tune while their contestant tries to guess. First correct answer scores a point for their team. Most points at the end wins!

Pack your bags and get ready to spot the ultimate getaway! In Match Four – Vacation Destination, your students will race against the clock to find the one iconic landmark that appears more than all the others. Each round is filled with sunny sights, famous cities, and tropical treats—but only one shows up four times. It’s a fast-paced, visual challenge that’ll have everyone on their toes and dreaming of their next vacation! 

How to Play: 
Each round, a screen full of vacation landmark icons appears—think Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, Big Ben, and more. All but one of the landmarks show up three times, but one sneaky icon appears four times. Players have ten seconds to decide which icon appears four times and move to the corner of the room that corresponds to their choice. If you pick the correct corner, you stay in! Get it wrong, and you're out. Keep going until one player is left standing!