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Family Fortunes
This fun ESL/EFL quiz game is adapted from a famous TV game show of the same name.
Before you play the game, you will need some survey results of 100 people.
Procedure
Divide the class into two teams and have each team choose a family name.
The aim of the game is for the two families to guess the top five answers to a survey. Each
round begins with a member of each team coming to the front of the classroom and
answering a question.
The first student to answer correctly (with a top five answer) can choose for their team to
"play," or "pass" to the other team. The teacher then asks each "playing" team member in
turn for their answer.
After each answer, the teacher writes on the board as follows
If the answer is in the top five, the teacher writes the answer next to the appropriate number.
If the answer is not in the top five, the team loses a life. The teacher draws a big X and says
the phrase "Uh-uhh."
If the playing team loses three lives, the other team is given the chance to steal the round by
coming up with one of the missing answers.
If they answer correctly, they win the round. If not, the team that had given the three
incorrect answers wins points.
Repeat the game with a new survey question.

Written by Paul Adams for Teach-This.com 20I3

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We asked 100 English teachers questions. To win guess the top 5 answers!
1. A former president of the USA
Clinton
Reagan
Nixon
Carter
Bush
2. A European capital city
Paris
Rome
London
Madrid
Warsaw
3. An African country
Kenya
Zimbabwe
Nigeria
Uganda
Senegal
4. An ice-cream flavour
Vanilla
Chocolate
Green Tea
Strawberry
Mint
5. A hot country
Thailand
Spain
Singapore
India
Australia
6. An item of jewellery
Ring
Necklace
Watch
Earrings
Bracelet
7. A water sport
Water skiing
Polo
Windsurfing
Swimming
Diving
8. A country starting with C
Canada
China
Cameroon
Columbia
Czechoslovakia

9. A fruit
Mango
Apple
Banana
Pineapple
Orange
10. A type of music
Pop
Rock
Jazz
Reggae
Classical
11. A famous person who is dead
Elvis
Queen Mother
Princess Diana
Lennon
Reagan
12. An English football team
Liverpool
Manchester United
Tottenham
Charlton
Arsenal
13. A farm animal
Pig
Cow
Duck
Goat
Dog
14. A job
Teacher
Policeman
Driver
Brain surgeon
Sales representative
15. A dangerous animal
Tiger
Snake
Shark
Lion
Crocodile