Family Gatherings

Survive the dinner. Maybe enjoy it.

How to play

For holidays, reunions and the long dinners where someone always asks about your salary. These questions redirect the table toward stories instead of interrogation — and older relatives love them, because finally somebody asked.

Tap the card to draw a question and take turns answering. The deck holds all 30 questions and never repeats until it runs out — then shuffle to go again. Prefer to browse? The full list is below, and screenshotting it for the group chat is very much encouraged.

All 30 questions

What were you like at my age?
What’s the best decision you ever made?
How did you and your partner actually meet? The real version.
What was the house you grew up in like?
What’s a family story that gets told wrong every time?
What did your parents do that you swore you’d never do?
What was your first job and how much did it pay?
What’s something you were scared of at 20 that turned out fine?
What’s the biggest change you’ve seen in your lifetime?
What did you and your siblings fight about?
What do you wish you’d asked your own parents?
What’s a family recipe nobody has written down yet?
What’s the naughtiest thing you did as a kid and never got caught for?
What was your wedding day actually like?
What music did you love that your parents hated?
What did you think your life would look like now?
Who in the family do I remind you of?
What’s the hardest year you’ve had, and what got you through it?
What’s something you’re proud of that you never talk about?
What was the first big purchase you ever made?
What advice would you give your 25-year-old self?
What’s a tradition you wish we’d kept?
Where did our family come from before here?
What’s the funniest thing that ever happened at a family event?
What did you do for fun before phones?
What’s something you learned way later than you should have?
Who was your best friend growing up, and where are they now?
What’s something about me that surprised you?
What do you hope people remember about you?
What’s one thing you want us to keep doing as a family?

Play kindly. Anyone can pass on any question, always.

Common questions

How do you play Family Gatherings?

Open the deck on any phone, tap the card to draw a random question, and take turns answering. The deck holds 30 questions and never repeats one until it runs out. Pass the phone around the group, or cast it to a TV so everyone can read along.

How many Family Gatherings questions are there?

This deck has 30 questions, all listed on this page. MochiQuiz has 330 party questions in total across 11 themed decks, free and with no sign-up.

Is it free?

Yes. Every question and every deck is free, there is no account to create, nothing to download, and no limit on how many times you play.

Can I use these questions offline?

Yes. All 30 questions are printed on this page, so you can screenshot the list for your group chat or print them onto cards for a real game night.