- 1). A few weeks before Thanksgiving, send out an email to your relatives asking each of them to submit two or three questions and answers about the family. They can be funny, serious or heartwarming. For example, you might ask "What did Grandma do when she graduated from high school?" Answer: Traveled the country playing her accordion for a few years. This type of interesting trivia can make older family members more interesting to younger and teenage ones as well as passing on fun family lore.
- 2). Make a list of the questions. If you think that a question may hurt someone's feelings or offend them, just leave it out. Make sure each person has at least one question included, though.
- 3). Explain the rules. Gather the family together around a table or in a family living area like the living room or a game room. Explain that you should answer as many questions as you can on your sheet of questions. At the end, everyone will compare answers. Make sure that everyone is clear that while funny answers are OK, mean or hurtful ones are not. Use the rule "when in doubt, leave it out," to make sure that everyone understands how important it is to keep this game fun and lighthearted.
- 4). Give the family 10 minutes to answer the questions. They do not need to write a lot, just a few notes so that they will remember what to say when it is their turn to answer.
- 5). Go around the circle answering the questions. Whoever gets the most right wins.
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