Authentic survey-style questions with realistic answer distributions — the way Family Feud was meant to be played.
Family Feud's whole magic is the survey format: "We asked 100 people..." followed by an opinion-based prompt where the most popular answer isn't always the most obvious one. Good survey questions surprise the audience — that's what creates the iconic Family Feud reactions.
This pack focuses specifically on questions that work as surveys: open-ended prompts where the top answer is debatable, where multiple valid answers exist, and where the point distribution rewards "thinking like the crowd" instead of being technically correct.
Three rules: (1) Avoid yes/no — surveys need range. (2) Start with "Name something..." or "Name a..." — it primes the right answer style. (3) Pick topics where opinions cluster but don't unanimously agree. Our free builder includes a survey-question template that auto-formats your prompts.
1. Name something people do right before falling asleep
2. Name a habit people wish they could break
3. Name something every morning routine includes
4. Name a chore that always gets put off
5. Name something people do on a Sunday afternoon
1. Name the #1 quality people look for in a partner
2. Name something couples do every night before bed
3. Name a topic couples avoid talking about
4. Name a deal-breaker on a first date
5. Name something people do to keep romance alive
1. Name the #1 reason people quit a job
2. Name something people splurge on
3. Name the most common impulse buy
4. Name something people regret spending money on
5. Name a side hustle people try
1. Name the most rewatched TV show
2. Name a movie people quote constantly
3. Name an artist with the catchiest songs
4. Name the most polarizing food
5. Name a trend people are tired of hearing about
Trivia has one correct answer. Survey questions have many valid answers ranked by popularity — the goal is to guess what other people would say, not to be factually right.
We base them on real survey samples, public opinion data, and historic Family Feud-style polling. They're estimates, not census data, but they're realistic enough to play with.
Yes — and we recommend it for groups with shared context (your office, your family, your friend group). Use the format 'Name something...' or 'Name a...' and you'll be in the right structure.
Standard rule: doesn't count. The game is about predicting the survey, not being right. Some hosts allow a judge's discretion overrule for very close calls.
Top answer gets 30-50% of total points, the rest are distributed by likely popularity. Our builder auto-balances these if you give it the answer list.
Plan for 10-15 questions per hour of gameplay. The pack above gives you 4-5 hours of material if you use all 20.
Old episodes are publicly available and the formats aren't copyrighted, but specific question wording technically is. Safer to use these or write your own.
Ask 5-10 people for their top answer. If you get the same answer from everyone, it's too obvious. If you get 5 different answers, it's too vague. 2-3 clusters means it's a perfect survey question.