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Family deck · 30 cards

Family history questions to ask your relatives

Discover the stories that have shaped your family.

How to play

Every card in the pile

  1. 01What do you know about how our grandparents or great-grandparents met?
  2. 02Which family member does everyone say you take after, and do you agree?
  3. 03What's a family secret that's finally safe to tell?
  4. 04What big moves has our family made, and why?
  5. 05Who is a family member from the past you wish you could have met?
  6. 06How has our family history influenced who you are today?
  7. 07What's a recipe or dish that's been passed down through generations?
  8. 08What hard times did our family get through, and how?
  9. 09How did your parents meet?
  10. 10What's a funny or embarrassing story from our family's past?
  11. 11Where did our family originally come from, and what do you know about that place?
  12. 12What's a family business or venture from the past that you find interesting?
  13. 13How did our family celebrate holidays in the past?
  14. 14What's a lesson from our family's history that we should remember?
  15. 15What job or trade has been common in our family over the years?
  16. 16What was life like for our family during a major historical event?
  17. 17Which talent runs in our family, and who had it first?
  18. 18What's the most interesting thing you've learned about our family history?
  19. 19Who was the rebel or troublemaker in our family history?
  20. 20What family heirloom or photo means the most to you, and why?
  21. 21What name has been passed down in our family, and who carried it first?
  22. 22What's a family legend that may or may not be true?
  23. 23What did our grandparents do for fun when they were young?
  24. 24Who in our family history was known for their strength or resilience?
  25. 25Who is the oldest family member you remember meeting, and what were they like?
  26. 26What's a saying or expression that's been passed down in our family?
  27. 27What family story should be passed down to the next generation?
  28. 28What's something about our family's past that makes you curious to learn more?
  29. 29What's something our ancestors did that we still benefit from today?
  30. 30What languages or traditions did our ancestors bring with them?

How to use them

Read one out loud and let everyone answer before the next. Or start a game: Candor deals the pile at random, and a room code puts the same card on every phone.