Read the card out and press Start round. Next question or the Space key deals another.
Opinion scales · Easy
Dogs or cats? From "all dog" to "all cat".
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Host notesEach player holds up a score from 1, all dog, to 10, all cat. Players who love both the same, or neither, stand in the middle at 5.Then ask each end to make its case in one sentence.
Line Up Game Questions for Adults and Work Teams: how it works
In the silent line-up game a group puts itself in order by the answer to one question, without talking. These 90 line up game questions for adults skip height, age and looks, and each card names both ends.
How to run a silent line-up from one phone
Point to where the line starts and where it ends. Read the card aloud and press Start round: the group has 90 seconds to get in order without a word. Ties stand side by side. At the bell, press Show host notes and walk the row from the start end while each player says their answer. Then ask the follow-up that ends the notes.
Quick facts, work teams, opinion scales and funny cards
Quick facts suit any group: how many keys are on your key ring? Work teams covers commutes, inboxes and desks. Opinion scales run between two extremes, and players settle the order with a 1-to-10 finger score. Funny deals the 32 silliest cards from all three sets.
Tips
Start on Easy: answers fit on two hands, so the group learns its signals before dates and words.
A player who would rather not answer a card can stand aside and help you check the order.
Questions and answers
What are good line up game questions for adults?
Ones every player can answer at once and nobody minds sharing: how early do you get to the airport? Many lists open with height and age. This deck leaves out both, with weight, income and looks.
What makes silent line up game questions funny?
A harmless number nobody expected to share. Pick Funny for cards such as how many times did you hit snooze this morning, or how do you like your toast, from "barely warm" to "nearly burnt"?
Can players use gestures in the silent line-up game?
Rules vary, so say yours before the clock starts. The usual version allows fingers, pointing and gestures, and bans talking, mouthing words and written notes. For a harder round, lay a strip of masking tape and ask players to keep one foot on it.
How do you play a line up game with a large group?
Split into two lines and race on the same card. When both rows are set, each line checks the other from the start end. Six players are enough to make one row a puzzle.
What do you ask after the line is checked?
Every card ends its host notes with a follow-up. For a team session add two about the process: who took the lead without a word, and which signal worked best?
How far did you travel to get here today? From shortest trip to longest.Host notes: Say before the clock starts whether the row runs on miles or on minutes. From the short end, each player says the figure and how they came. Then ask: what did you pass on the way that the rest of us missed?
How long have you lived in your current home? From shortest time to longest.Host notes: From the short end, each player says years and months. Under a year? Say months only. Equal answers stand side by side. Then ask: what is the best thing within a five-minute walk of it?
How many alarms are saved on your phone? From fewest to most.Host notes: From the low end, each player says the number, counting alarms that are switched off but still saved. Players may check the phone to settle it. Then ask: what is the strangest time you have an alarm saved for?
How many board games and card decks do you own? From none to the most.Host notes: From the none end, each player says the number. A guess is fine. Expansions ride with their base game, and a missing piece does not rule a box out. Then ask: which one comes off the shelf most often?
How many cups of coffee or tea have you had today? From none to the most.Host notes: From the none end, each player holds up fingers. A refill counts as a new cup. Equal numbers stand side by side. Then ask: what is your order, word for word?
How many digits of pi can you recite? From fewest to most.Host notes: From the low end, each player recites. The start is 3.1415926535. Count the digits after the point and stop the count at the first wrong one. Then ask: when did you learn them, and why?
How many half-finished projects are waiting at home? From none to the most.Host notes: From the none end, each player holds up fingers and names one project. A project counts if the supplies are bought and the work has stopped. Then ask: which one will you finish first?
How many hours did you sleep last night? From fewest to most.Host notes: From the low end, each player holds up fingers for whole hours; a bent finger is half an hour. Equal numbers stand side by side. Then ask: what would have bought you one more hour?
How many houseplants do you have alive right now? From none to the most.Host notes: From the none end, each player says the number. Only living plants count, and the owner is the judge of living. Plastic plants count as zero. Then ask: which plant has survived the longest?
How many jokes do you know by heart? From none to the most.Host notes: From the none end, each player says the number. To check a claim, ask the player at the high end for the shortest joke they know. Then ask: who taught you your oldest joke?
How many keys are on your key ring? From fewest to most.Host notes: Players may take out their keys and count before the clock starts. From the low end, each holds up the ring. No keys on you? Stand at the low end. Then ask: is there a key on there that opens nothing you know of?
How many letters are in your first name? From fewest to most.Host notes: From the short end, each player says the name and the count. Use the name on the name tag, so Sam is three letters and Samantha is eight. Then ask: does anyone go by a shorter name than the one they lined up with?
How many musical instruments can you play a tune on? From none to the most.Host notes: From the none end, each player says the number and names the instruments. One tune is enough, and the recorder from grade school counts. Then ask: which tune would you play for us right now?
How many pets live in your home? From none to the most.Host notes: From the none end, each player says the number and the kinds of animal. A fish tank counts as one pet, however many fish are in it. Then ask: which of them runs the house?
How many photos are on your phone? From fewest to most.Host notes: Let players look up the total before the clock starts. From the low end, each reads it out. Fingers will not cover it, so expect numbers drawn in the air. Then ask: what is the oldest photo still on there?
How many siblings do you have? From none to the most.Host notes: From the none end, each player holds up fingers. Step and half siblings count however the player counts them. Equal numbers stand side by side. Then ask: first born, last born or somewhere in the middle?
How many times did you hit snooze this morning? From zero to the most.Host notes: From the zero end, each player holds up fingers. No alarm at all counts as zero. Anyone past ten says the number aloud and takes a bow. Then ask: does your alarm sit by the bed or across the room?
How many times have you seen the movie you have watched most? From once to the most.Host notes: From the once end, each player says the number; a guess is fine. A showing half watched on a plane or a couch counts as half. Then ask: which line from it can you quote?
How many towns or cities have you lived in? From one to the most.Host notes: From the one end, each player holds up fingers, then says the number. A place counts once, even if the player moved back to it later. Then ask: which one had the best food?
How many US states have you set foot in? From fewest to most.Host notes: From the low end, each player says the number. An airport layover counts only if the player left the building. Equal numbers stand side by side. Then ask: which state is next on your list?
How much screen time did your phone record yesterday? From least to most.Host notes: From the low end, each player reads hours and minutes from the phone's own report. Anyone who would rather not look may guess and say so. Then ask: which app took the biggest share?
How old is the oldest piece of clothing you still wear? From newest to oldest.Host notes: From the newest end, each player says the item and its age in years. A guess is fine. Hand-me-downs count from the day they were first bought. Then ask: what would it take for you to let it go?
In how many languages can you say hello? From one to the most.Host notes: From the one end, each player proves the count by saying every hello aloud. A hello nobody can confirm still counts if it is said with confidence. Then ask: where did you pick up the most unusual one?
What is the battery level on your phone right now? From lowest to highest.Host notes: From the low end, each player reads the percentage off the screen. No phone on you? Stand at the high end, with nothing to charge. Then ask: at what percentage do you start to worry?
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Quick facts, continued
What is the first letter of the last thing you ate? Line up A to Z.Host notes: From the A end, each player names the food. Go by the food's own name, so a granola bar stands under G, not B. Same letter? Stand side by side. Then ask: who is already thinking about the next thing they will eat?
What is your favorite color? Line up in rainbow order, red to violet.Host notes: From the red end, each player names the color. The order is red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. Pink joins red; black, white and gray go last. Then ask: what do you own the most of in that color?
What is your first name? Line up in alphabetical order, A to Z.Host notes: From the A end, each player says the name. Same first letter? The second letter decides. Two players with the same name stand side by side. Then ask: how did you show a letter without mouthing it?
What is your house or apartment number? From lowest to highest.Host notes: From the low end, each player says the number alone, never the street. Skip any letter in it. No number on the door? Stand at the low end. Then ask: who ran out of fingers first?
What is your last name? Line up in alphabetical order, A to Z.Host notes: From the A end, each player says the name. Ignore spaces and hyphens and go letter by letter, so Dean stands before De Luca. Then ask: who expected to stand at one end and did not?
When is your birthday, day and month? From January 1 to December 31.Host notes: Walk from the January end. Each player says day and month, never the year. Shared birthdays stand side by side; February 29 goes after February 28. Then ask: whose birthday is closest to today?
Work teams 30
How long have you worked here? From newest arrival to longest serving.Host notes: From the newest end, each player says years and months. Same start day? Stand side by side. Anyone who left and came back counts from the first day. Then ask: what has changed most since your first week?
How long is your commute, door to door? From shortest to longest.Host notes: From the short end, each player says the minutes on a normal day. Remote workers stand at the short end and count the walk from bed to desk. Then ask: what do you do with that time?
How many browser tabs do you have open right now? From fewest to most.Host notes: From the low end, each player says the number, all windows and devices added together. A player who cannot count them all stands at the high end. Then ask: what is the oldest tab you refuse to close?
How many chat channels and group threads are you in at work? From fewest to most.Host notes: Let players check before the clock starts. From the low end, each says the number, muted channels included. Then ask: which one could you leave today without anyone noticing?
How many days a week do you work from home? From none to five.Host notes: From the none end, each player holds up fingers for a normal week. Half days round up. Expect clusters; equal numbers stand side by side. Then ask: which day is best spent together in one place?
How many days until your next day off? From soonest to furthest away.Host notes: From the soon end, each player says the number of days. Weekends count as days off. Agree before the clock starts whether today is day zero. Then ask: what is the plan for it?
How many icons are on your computer desktop? From fewest to most.Host notes: From the low end, each player says a best guess. A desktop so full that the icons overlap stands at the high end without counting. Then ask: tidy folders, or search for everything?
How many items are on your to-do list today? From fewest to most.Host notes: From the low end, each player says the number. No written list? Count the items in your head and say that. Equal numbers stand side by side. Then ask: which item has been carried over the most days?
How many lunches did you bring from home last week? From none to five.Host notes: From the none end, each player holds up fingers. Leftovers count. A lunch brought in and then left in the fridge all week does not. Then ask: what is your most reliable packed lunch?
How many meetings are on your calendar today? From fewest to most.Host notes: From the low end, each player holds up fingers. Count this session if it is on the calendar. Equal numbers stand side by side. Then ask: which of them could have been an email?
How many mugs and water bottles are on your desk right now? From none to the most.Host notes: From the none end, each player holds up fingers. Empty ones still count, and so does the one hidden behind the monitor. Then ask: which one has been there longest?
How many of this company's offices or sites have you visited? From fewest to most.Host notes: From the low end, each player holds up fingers, then names the sites. A home office does not count as a site. Equal numbers stand side by side. Then ask: which site has the best lunch nearby?
How many pens are within arm's reach of where you work? From none to the most.Host notes: From the none end, each player says the number. For a second row, line up again by how many of those pens still write. Then ask: how many of them did you buy yourself?
How many people are on your direct team, counting you? From fewest to most.Host notes: From the low end, each player says the number. Teammates should land on the same number and stand side by side, which checks the count for free. Then ask: what is the best size for a team?
How many people in this room have you worked with directly? From fewest to most.Host notes: From the low end, each player says the number and points to one of those people. New starters will stand at the low end. Then ask the low end: who here would you like to work with next?
How many screens do you look at on your desk? From one to the most.Host notes: From the one end, each player holds up fingers. Count monitors, laptops and tablets that are on in a normal day, and leave the phone out. Then ask: what lives on the screen farthest from you?
How many slides were in the last deck you made? From fewest to most.Host notes: From the low end, each player says the number; a guess is fine. Hidden slides and the appendix count. Never made a deck? Stand at the low end. Then ask: how many of those slides did the room actually see?
How many steps is it from your desk to the nearest coffee? From fewest to most.Host notes: From the low end, each player says a best guess. Settle a close call after the session by walking it. Home workers count steps to their own kitchen. Then ask: who do you usually meet on the way?
How many sticky notes are stuck up around your desk? From none to the most.Host notes: From the none end, each player says the number. Notes that have lost their stick and fallen behind the desk still count. Then ask: what does the oldest one say?
How many teams have you been part of at this company? From one to the most.Host notes: From the one end, each player holds up fingers, then names the teams in order. A team that was renamed around the player counts once. Then ask: what did you carry with you from the first team?
How many time zones do you work across in a normal week? From one to the most.Host notes: From the one end, each player holds up fingers, then names the farthest place they work with. Your own time zone counts as one. Then ask: who takes the early call, and who takes the late one?
How many times a week do you hear "you're on mute"? From never to the most.Host notes: From the never end, each player holds up fingers for a normal week. Count the times it is said to the player and the times the player says it. Then ask: what is the best thing anyone here has said while muted?
How many unread emails are in your inbox right now? From fewest to most.Host notes: Let players check the number before the clock starts. From the low end, each reads it out. Anyone at a true zero gets a round of applause. Then ask: inbox zero, or let it pile up?
How old is the oldest file on your computer desktop? From newest to oldest.Host notes: From the newest end, each player says the file's age in months or years; a guess is fine. An empty desktop stands at the newest end. Then ask: what is the file, and will you ever open it again?
In which month did you join the company? From January to December.Host notes: From the January end, each player says the month and day, whatever the year. Inside a month, earlier days stand closer to January. Then ask: what do you remember about your first day?
What is the name of your team or department? Line up A to Z.Host notes: From the A end, each group says its name. Teammates stand side by side as one block. Same first letter? The second letter decides. Then ask: which block do you work with least?
What is your job title? Line up in alphabetical order, A to Z.Host notes: From the A end, each player says the full title. Go by the first word, so Senior Analyst stands under S. Matching titles stand side by side. Then ask: what would your title be if it described your actual day?
What time did you wake up today? From earliest to latest.Host notes: From the early end, each player says the time. Two arms work as clock hands for the signals. Night shift workers go by when they last woke. Then ask: was that by choice?
What time do you usually eat lunch? From earliest to latest.Host notes: From the early end, each player says the time. Two arms work as clock hands for the signals. Anyone who skips lunch stands at the late end. Then ask: at your desk, or away from it?
What time do you usually start work? From earliest to latest.Host notes: From the early end, each player says the time in their own time zone. Equal times stand side by side. Shift workers go by their most common start. Then ask: when in the day do you do your best work?
Opinion scales 30
A surprise party, thrown for you? From "please, no" to "yes, always".Host notes: Each player holds up a score from 1, please no, to 10, yes always. Walk the row from the no end. Worth remembering before the next office birthday. Then ask: what is the best surprise you have pulled off for someone else?
Dogs or cats? From "all dog" to "all cat".Host notes: Each player holds up a score from 1, all dog, to 10, all cat. Players who love both the same, or neither, stand in the middle at 5. Then ask each end to make its case in one sentence.
How competitive are you at game night? From "here for the snacks" to "I read the rules".Host notes: Each player holds up a score from 1, here for the snacks, to 10, read the rules. Let neighbors challenge a score that seems too modest. Then ask: which game brings out the worst in you?
How do you feel about camping? From "hotel, thanks" to "tent in the rain".Host notes: Walk the row from the hotel end and ask each player for the most nights they would spend in a tent. The numbers should climb. Then ask: what is the one comfort you would not leave behind?
How do you feel about cilantro? From "tastes like soap" to "pile it on".Host notes: Each player holds up a score from 1, soap, to 10, pile it on. Walk the row from the soap end; a score lower than the one before moves back. Then ask the soap end: what does it taste like to you?
How do you feel about karaoke? From "I will just watch" to "hand me the microphone".Host notes: Walk the row from the watching end and ask each player for a song title. No song in mind? That player belongs nearer the start. Then ask the far end: what is your go-to song?
How do you feel about leftovers? From "never again" to "better the next day".Host notes: Each player holds up a score from 1, never again, to 10, better the next day. Cold pizza for breakfast earns a place at the far end. Then ask: which dish really is better on day two?
How do you feel about mornings? From "do not speak to me" to "up before the alarm".Host notes: Each player holds up a score from 1, do not speak to me, to 10, up before the alarm. Walk the row: scores should climb, and equal scores stand side by side. Then ask: what does your ideal first hour look like?
How do you feel about public speaking? From "I would rather not" to "give me the stage".Host notes: Each player holds up a score from 1, rather not, to 10, give me the stage. Nobody has to explain a score on this one. Then ask the stage end: what helped you get comfortable?
How do you feel about puns? From "I groan" to "I collect them".Host notes: Walk the row from the groaning end. Ask the player at the far end for a pun; the size of the groan at the other end confirms the order. Then ask: who in your life makes the worst ones?
How do you feel about roller coasters? From "I will hold the bags" to "front seat".Host notes: Each player holds up a score from 1, holding the bags, to 10, front seat. Scores should climb along the row; equal scores stand side by side. Then ask: what is the best ride you have been on?
How do you feel about scary movies? From "lights on, please" to "the scarier the better".Host notes: Each player holds up a score from 1, lights on, to 10, the scarier the better. Walk the row from the lights-on end and move any score that drops. Then ask: what scared you as a kid that seems silly now?
How do you feel about spoilers? From "tell me nothing" to "I read the ending first".Host notes: Each player holds up a score from 1, tell me nothing, to 10, I read the ending first. Walk the row from the tell-me-nothing end. Then ask: how long after release is it fair to talk about an ending?
How do you like your toast? From "barely warm" to "nearly burnt".Host notes: Each player holds up the toaster setting they would pick, from 1 to 10. Walk the row from the pale end; settings should climb. Then ask: what goes on it?
How do you plan a vacation? From "book it and see" to "a spreadsheet, hour by hour".Host notes: Each player holds up a score from 1, book it and see, to 10, hour by hour. Anyone who has made a packing spreadsheet moves to the far end. Then ask: which end would you rather travel with?
How early do you get to the airport? From "the gate is closing" to "three hours early".Host notes: From the late end, each player says the minutes they like to have before departure. The numbers should climb along the row. Then ask: has anyone here actually missed a flight?
How full is your ideal weekend? From "no plans at all" to "booked solid".Host notes: Each player holds up a score from 1, no plans, to 10, booked solid. Walk the row from the quiet end; equal scores stand side by side. Then ask: what did last weekend score?
How long is the perfect nap? From no nap at all to the longest.Host notes: From the no-nap end, each player says a number of minutes. Numbers should climb along the row. Anything past three hours counts as going to bed. Then ask: where is the best place you have ever napped?
How long should a board game last? From shortest to longest.Host notes: From the short end, each player says a number of minutes, or hours at the far end. Numbers should climb; equal answers stand side by side. Then ask: which game is worth every minute it takes?
How many exclamation marks belong in a work email? From none to the most.Host notes: From the none end, each player holds up fingers. Numbers should climb along the row. Anyone past five says it with feeling. Then ask: what do you read into an email with none at all?
How many minutes after the start time counts as late? From zero to the most.Host notes: From the zero end, each player says a number of minutes. Numbers should climb along the row; equal numbers stand side by side. Then ask: does the answer change between a party and a meeting?
How spicy do you order your food? From "mild, please" to "hottest on the menu".Host notes: Each player holds up a score from 1, mild, to 10, hottest on the menu. Walk the row from the mild end; equal scores stand side by side. Then ask the hot end: what is the spiciest thing you have finished?
Pineapple on pizza? From "never" to "every time".Host notes: Each player holds up a score from 1, never, to 10, every time. Scores should climb along the row. Players who eat it only when someone else orders score 5. Then ask: what is the one topping this whole row can agree on?
Sweet or salty snacks? From "all sweet" to "all salty".Host notes: Each player holds up a score from 1, all sweet, to 10, all salty. Walk the row from the sweet end. Players who want both at once stand at 5. Then ask: what is the snack you cannot keep in the house?
Text or call? From "always text" to "always call".Host notes: Each player holds up a score from 1, always text, to 10, always call. Scores should climb along the row; equal scores stand side by side. Then ask: what is the right length for a voice message?
What is the ideal room temperature? From coolest to warmest.Host notes: Pick Fahrenheit or Celsius before the clock starts. From the cool end, each player says a number of degrees. Equal numbers stand side by side. Then ask: who controls the thermostat where you live?
What is your favorite ice cream flavor? Line up in alphabetical order, A to Z.Host notes: From the A end, each player names the flavor. Go by the first word, so mint chocolate chip stands under M. Matching flavors stand side by side. Then ask: cup or cone?
What is your favorite pizza topping? Line up in alphabetical order, A to Z.Host notes: From the A end, each player names the topping. Same topping? Stand side by side. Plain cheese stands under C. Then ask: could this row share one pizza?
When should holiday decorations go up? From the earliest date to the latest.Host notes: From the early end, each player says a date. Dates should run in calendar order along the row. Players who never decorate stand at the late end. Then ask: and when should they come down?
Which month is the best of the year? From January to December.Host notes: From the January end, each player names the month. Players who picked the same month stand side by side as one block. Then ask each block for one reason.
How this list was compiled: Written by the Game Night Generator editors on 2026-09-19; every prompt, host note and follow-up is our own wording and no list was copied from anywhere. 90 prompts for the silent line-up game in three sets of 30 (quick facts, work teams, opinion scales); the Funny group is a second tag on the silliest cards in each set, not a fourth set. Every card names both ends of the line, start end first. x.a is the host note: how to check the finished row, the unit to agree on and what to do with ties and edge cases. d is one follow-up question for the debrief and states no fact. No card asks about age, birth year, height, weight, shoe size, income or looks, and none asks for an account security answer (pet name, school, street name, first job, city of birth). The birthday card is day and month only, and the house number card takes the number alone. Screened against the site blocklist (legal F7 rule 2): no profanity, sexual terms, alcohol or drug terms, self-harm or dares. Levels: easy is a small number or a 1-to-10 score that every player knows at once and can show on two hands; medium is a bigger number, a time, a date or an estimate that takes several signals; hard is a word (alphabetical or rainbow order) or a number too large for fingers, so neighbors have to find another way. The rules the page describes (no talking, gestures and fingers allowed, mouthing words not allowed, the host sets the ends and walks the finished line, a debrief afterwards) were checked on 2026-09-19 against https://www.ultimatecampresource.com/ice-breakers/birthday-line-up/ and https://www.sessionlab.com/methods/line-up ; those pages were read for the rules only, and both suggest height, which this deck leaves out. The ten decimals of pi on one card (3.1415926535) and the rainbow order on another are general knowledge that does not change. Licence: own work