Youth Ministry Curriculum and Resources

Hut, hut... guess! Total Survival – NFL Edition is the ultimate football trivia faceoff where your only play is your gut. From jaw-dropping touchdown records to mind-blowing stat lines, you'll see one number at a time and then try to survive by guessing whether the next NFL-themed answer is higher or lower. Guess wrong and you're out. Guess right and you live to play another down. It's fast, competitive, and full of football surprises!

 How to Play:

Display an NFL-themed question on the screen with a number as the answer. For the next round, show a new question—but only the question, not the answer. Students must guess if the answer to the new question is higher or lower than the previous number.

Students who think it’s higher move to the left side of the room; those who think it’s lower move to the right.

Once everyone picks a side, reveal the correct number. Anyone who guessed wrong is out. Keep playing until one student is left standing—or see who can survive the longest in this gridiron guessing game!

Everyone uses emojis. Test how well students can identify what the first emoticons meant! This throwback game keeps students engaged and laughing, as well as gives a small history lesson in the origins of emojis!

How well can your students actually define popular slang from their generation? With "Gen Z Slang" students can put their pop culture vocab to the test! Each slide presents a different word that is common with current teens. This hilarious game keeps students entertained and laughing!

How well can your students actually define popular slang from their generation? With "Gen Z Slang" students can put their pop culture vocab to the test! Each slide presents a different word that is common with current teens. This hilarious game keeps students entertained and laughing!

Second edition of "KING OF THE QUIZ". This game tests your students knowledge of their royal rulers knowledge. Each question shows a well-known animated King, Emperor, or other Royalty. Students race to be the first to name the fictional character shown. The winner of this fast paced game can confidently declare themselves the KING OF THE QUIZ!

Students race to correctly identify the logo representing each iconic hero. From Marvel to DC, each question sparks friendly competition! Students can easily work individually or in teams, allowing everyone to participate.

Think your group has the ultimate besties in it? Let them compete as best friends go head-to-head in ridiculous challenges to make each other laugh — and keeping a straight face is the only way to win! From wild impressions to nonsense rants and dramatic stares, it's all fun and games... especially when someone cracks up!

Can your students spot the difference between what’s real or made up about Christmas? Get your whole room guessing between “BET” or “BLUFF” to win!

It’s the ultimate multi-answer holiday brain race! Players face off to name three things that fit each festive prompt… from snowman accessories, to creative names for Santa. It’s fast, funny, and full of Christmas cheer! 

Test your knowledge about all things related to Thanksgiving! Guess whether the trivia is genuine (“BET”) or made up (“BLUFF”) to win that round!

Santa’s got a sweet tooth and a sneaky side! In Christmas Cookies, students try to outsmart Santa himself. Four delicious Christmas cookies appear on the screen — but watch out, because Santa’s coming to steal one! Each round, students must pick a cookie corner to stand in and hope Santa doesn’t swipe their snack. It’s fast, funny, and full of Christmas cheer — the perfect holiday elimination game to get everyone laughing and moving!

How to Play:

Show the four cookies on the screen, one in each corner. Everyone chooses a corner by moving to the spot in the room that matches the cookie they want. When everyone’s settled, reveal which cookie Santa tries to grab. Anyone standing in that cookie’s corner is out for the round. Keep playing new rounds with fewer and fewer players until only one person is left standing — the last cookie survivor wins!

Step into the spotlight with Director’s Chair – Harry Potter Edition! In this hilarious crowd-powered game, you’ll reimagine the wizarding world by casting iconic characters with unexpected actors. The audience gets the final say, but can you predict who they’ll choose?

How to Play

Bring two players on stage and show a Harry Potter character along with two alternative actors. Each contestant secretly locks in their pick with the host. Then the crowd votes by moving left or right for the actor they think fits best. If the contestant’s choice matches the crowd’s vote, they score a point!

It’s time to test your Christmas movie knowledge — one tagline at a time! In Tag! Christmas Movies, each round shows a Christmas movie poster with two possible taglines. One’s the real deal… the other’s a total fake! Students have to decide which tagline actually belongs to the movie before time runs out. It’s a festive guessing game full of laughs, nostalgia, and plenty of movie magic!

How to Play
Students begin in the center of the room. Each round, show a Christmas movie poster on the screen with two taglines beside it. Players move to the right side of the room if they think the correct tagline is Option A, or to the left side if they think it’s Option B. Once everyone’s chosen, reveal the right answer. Anyone who picked wrong is out for the rest of the game. Keep playing new rounds until only one Christmas movie expert remains standing!

Bundle up — it’s about to get chilly! Does It Freeze? is the frosty guessing game where students put their cold-weather knowledge to the test. Each round shows a liquid or substance, and everyone must decide: will it freeze or not? Some are easy… but others will leave your brain on ice! It’s a winter wonderland of surprises where only the smartest (or luckiest) survive until the end!

How to Play
Students start in the center of the room. Each round, a new liquid appears on the screen. If they think it freezes, they move to the right side of the room. If they think it doesn’t freeze, they move to the left side. Once everyone has chosen, reveal the correct answer. Anyone who guessed wrong is out for the rest of the game. Keep playing new rounds until only one person remains — the final frosty champion!

Think your brain can handle a Christmas twist? Scarblem – Christmas Edition takes classic holiday words and scrambles them into a tangled mess of letters. From carols to cookies, only the sharpest minds (or luckiest guessers) will be able to unscramble the chaos and reveal the right word before time runs out. It’s festive, fast, and full of merry mayhem — perfect for getting everyone in the Christmas spirit!

How to Play
Show each scrambled Christmas word on the screen. Students can play individually or in teams. When the round appears, the first person or team to shout out the correct unscrambled word earns a point. You can make it more competitive by having teams raise their hand to answer or send a player to the front for a face-off. Keep score through all the rounds, and the team or player with the most points at the end wins!