Youth Ministry Curriculum and Resources

We've selected a leader and asked them to choose between two things. See how well you know your leader by trying to guess what they said.

How well does your group remember the events of 2023? Maybe they do, or maybe they can just guess really well through this multiple choice trivia game that covers everything from pop culture and business headlines to absurd stories and odd events!

Some of the most popular and well-recognized couples in pop culture are Disney Couples. Let's see how well you can identify both the male and the female names of these couples.

Let's see how well you know these questions about Cupid... according to legend.

Everyone knows that a hare can really beat a tortoise, but can you guess which of these animals is faster than the other?

How well can your students spot someone famous when they were young? Help them out by using the clues to see if they can guess before someone else who the celebrity is. Play in teams or have two students face-off!

You will be shown a specific amount of U.S. coins. Simply be the first to correctly count up the amount of change.

Looking for a fun, on-the-spot guy-versus-girl face-off game? This one is a great opener for a message on relationships. Bring up two contestants (or more) to study the cheesy Christian pick-up line, and then face their opponent to say it with a straight face until someone can’t keep a straight face!

Determine whether or not these musical artists have ever headline the Superbowl Half-Time Show.

How well do you know what's true or false when it comes to science? Read the question and decide if it's "Fact" or "Fiction." Play it by having all students move from one side of the room to the other, or bring students up on stage to see who gets the right answer first.

You will be given a STRANGE statement. You simply decide whether you believe that statement to be FACT or FICTION.

When was the last time you learned something about someone in your group? Use these fun prompts to see who has or hasn’t done something unique. Have them move from one side of the room or the other (or raise a left or right hand, if you group is large) to indicate if they “DID” or “DIDN’T” do it.

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!

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.

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

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!

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

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!

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

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.

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

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!

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.

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.

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

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!

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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!

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!

What if your students’ single life or dating world wasn’t at the mercy of their latest crush “crushing back” but was incredibly meaningful and life-giving on its own? What if they became the kind of friend who could inspire real meaning in their friend circle? What if they knew how to be especially and appropriately thoughtful in letting their special someone feel like a special someone? What if they had a genuine understanding of the freedom God gives them when they trust Him in all of these things, whether their relationship status changes or not? 

There’s a lot of advice floating around on all of this, right? Every one of your students probably already has a set of answers for all the questions about what it means to be single, dating, a friend, or romantic. But whether those conclusions were inherited from others around them, movies they watch, celebrities they follow, church messages, or personal experiences, there’s so much more room to let God reset them with new questions that can get them to healthier places. 

In SINGLE, DATING, FRIENDSHIPS, & ROMANCE, your students will discover the genius wisdom and unconditional love of God through a lot of laughter, interaction, honesty, and opportunities to reflect. Maybe they’ll even consider trading in whatever “answers” they’ve been living with for something healthier as they learn what it looks like to ask some new questions and operate out of a life-long relationship with Jesus. Throughout it all, your students will discover that they’re worth it, and so is what they’re fighting for!

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!

See who can get the closest to the actual answer.