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Quiz

Hum and Guess

One player hums a well-known tune and their team races to name it.

Time
10 min
Group
4–30 people
Format
Any
Energy
High
Budget
Free
Materials
A list of well-known songs

How to run it

  1. 1
    Split into two or more teams.
  2. 2
    One player draws a song title and hums it, no words.
  3. 3
    Their team has 30 seconds to guess.
  4. 4
    Rotate hummers and teams.

Variations

  • Other teams can steal a missed song.
  • Theme rounds: TV themes, decades.

Host tips

Pick songs everyone in the room is likely to know.
Host keeps time loudly.