capybara cardsHow well do you know your partner questions: 13 to score
One of you answers about the other, the other says if it's right. Thirteen questions, a scoring rule that keeps it fair, and a warning: somebody is going to lose.
Good how well do you know your partner questions have one checkable answer: their coffee order, the song they always skip, their side of a hotel bed. One partner answers about the other, one point per correct guess. Here are 13 for tonight; the Pop Quiz deck has dozens more in the capybara cards app.
The best how well do you know your partner questions have one right answer and the other person is holding it. You guess their first pet's name, they tell you if you got it, you get a point or you don't. There's no "well, it depends." That's what makes it a game instead of a chat.
The rule that keeps it fair: the person being asked about is the only judge. If they say you got it, you got it. If they say you were close, that's half a point, and no appeals. Take turns so the same person isn't being quizzed all night, keep score out loud, and don't open with the hard ones. The first round should feel easy, right up until someone misses the coffee order they've ordered for them a hundred times.
Thirteen questions below, sorted into rounds: favorites, shared memories, predictions and the small habits only a partner would catch.
How well do you know your partner questions
Favorites and everyday habits. These feel easy, which is exactly how people lose points on them. You've watched them do these things a thousand times; the question is whether you were actually looking.
- What's my exact coffee or tea order, down to the milk and the number of sugars?
- Which app do I open first in the morning before I've even sat up?
- What's the one song I skip every single time it comes on, no matter who's in the car?
- Which side of the bed do I sleep on when we're in a hotel, and does it change?
More of these are in the Pop Quiz deck in the app. 150 more cards are in the Pop Quiz deck.
How well do you know your partner quiz: memories
Now the harder round. These are about things you did together, which means both of you were there, and one of you still remembers it wrong. Expect at least one argument about whether it was the Italian place or the other Italian place.
- What was I wearing the first time we ever met, shoes included?
- Which restaurant did we go to on our first real date, and what did I order?
- What was the first gift I ever gave you, and did you actually like it?
More of these are in the Couple Questions deck in the app. 267 more cards are in the Couple Questions deck.
Funny how well do you know your partner questions
These test whether you know how they would behave, not just what they like. Say who you think it is, let them confirm or object, then give them thirty seconds to defend themselves. They will need all thirty.
- Who's more likely to cry at a dog food commercial and pretend it's allergies?
- If we found a wallet with cash on the sidewalk, which one of us hands it in and which one checks for a loyalty card first?
- Who's more likely to text "almost there" while still in the shower?
More of these are in the Most Likely To deck in the app. 90 more cards are in the Most Likely To deck.
How well do you know your partner game
For the last round, make it personal. These are small, specific habits that only someone who shares a kitchen with you would catch, and getting one right is worth more than any coffee order.
- Which drawer in our kitchen do I open and then close again every single time I'm looking for the scissors?
- Which word do I say wrong on purpose because it annoys you?
- Which takeaway place has my order memorised, and what do they say when I walk in?
More of these are in the Pop Quiz deck in the app. 150 more cards are in the Pop Quiz deck.
How to make it a game instead of a test
Decide the stakes before you start: whoever loses makes breakfast, or picks up the dog poop for a week. Keep it low enough that losing is funny. Take turns, one question each, and say your score out loud after every round so nobody can quietly recount at the end. If one of you is clearly winning, the loser gets to pick the next three questions. And if you want the questions picked for you, a card deck does it: one phone between you, tap, read it out, guess. Nobody has to think up the next one, and nobody can accuse the other of choosing easy ones.
Thirteen questions is one round. The real fun is the rematch next week, when one of you has quietly been studying.
Quick answers
What are good how well do you know your partner questions?
Ones with a checkable answer: a coffee order, a childhood pet, the song they skip every time. If the answer can be argued about for ten minutes, it's a conversation starter, not a quiz question.
How do you score a how well do you know your partner quiz?
One point for a correct answer, half a point if the person being asked about admits it was close. The person the question is about is the only judge, and their ruling is final.
Is there an app for how well do you know your partner questions?
Yes, the capybara cards app has the full Pop Quiz deck plus Couple Questions and Most Likely To, hundreds of cards you tap through on one phone. The 13 here are a sample.