Picture round ideas.
The round people talk about afterwards. Ten pictures, one theme, and a reveal that makes the room lean in.
Ideas that work
- Landmarks, zoomed right in. A corner of the Opera House, a window of the Kremlin. The picture pulls back as the clock runs.
- Logos with the name taken off. Or only the colours, or only the shape.
- Album covers. Name the album, or the artist, or both for two points.
- Food, very close up. A crumpet, a kiwifruit, a fortune cookie.
- Famous faces from the news this year. Fair to everyone, and it changes every time.
- Flags. Easy to make hard: pick the ones that look alike.
- Film stills without the stars. The set, a prop, the car.
- Local. Photos from around the venue's suburb. Take them yourself on the walk in.
- For the office: baby photos of the team (ask first), or the view from each office window.
Two ways to run it
On the TV, one at a time
Each picture goes up beside the question, and tables answer on their phones. With a blur or zoom reveal the picture starts hidden and clears as the clock runs, so the quickest table to recognise it is rewarded without anyone shouting.
At the bar, during the break
All ten pictures go up on the TV and on every phone for the whole break. Tables answer while they queue for drinks and the round is marked when the break ends. It turns dead time into the best part of the night.
Getting pictures
- Use your own photos where you can, or pictures you have the right to use.
- Upload the file rather than linking to a page: a link can carry the answer in its name. Thinking Cap copies a pasted link to its own server with a plain name for that reason.
- Crop out captions, watermarks and anything with text that gives it away.