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Wedding trivia questions and answers
20 questions on wedding customs from around the world: the ring finger, something blue, the chuppah, mehndi, Queen Victoria's dress and the Claddagh ring.
Easy 20 questions 30 s each · about 16 min Checked against two sources
A round for a hen party, a bridal shower, a rehearsal dinner or the quiet hour at the reception while the photos are taken. It covers the customs guests see without knowing why: which finger the ring goes on, who throws the bouquet, why the groom breaks a glass and where the white dress came from. Nothing about the couple, so anyone can play. Twenty questions take about 16 minutes.
How to run it
- Seat people in mixed tables and let each table share one phone. The in-laws and the old school friends end up talking, which is the point.
- Pause after question 8, the white dress. Ask who in the room wore something other than white at their own wedding. You will get at least one good story.
- Questions 16 to 20 are app only and include the two hardest. If the scores are level, question 11, the number of sake sips, settles it.
Questions and answers
1In the UK and the US, on which finger is a wedding ring traditionally worn?Easy
- AThe fourth finger of the left hand
- BThe index finger of the right hand
- CThe thumb of the left hand
- DThe little finger of the right hand
Reveal answer
A. The fourth finger of the left hand
The left-hand ring finger follows the Book of Common Prayer of 1662. Plenty of countries do it differently: in Germany, Poland and Russia the wedding ring goes on the right hand.
2Complete the old rhyme: something old, something new, something borrowed, something ...Easy
- AGold
- BBlue
- CTrue
- DRed
Reveal answer
B. Blue
The full Victorian rhyme ends with a silver sixpence in her shoe. Each item was meant to bring the bride luck, and the blue stood for purity and fidelity.
3At a traditional Western wedding, what is the groom's chief attendant called?Easy
- AThe usher
- BThe page boy
- CThe ring bearer
- DThe best man
Reveal answer
D. The best man
The best man is picked from the groomsmen, usually a brother or close friend. At the reception he is one of the people expected to make a speech.
4At a Jewish wedding, the couple stands under a canopy. What is it called?Medium
- AA ketubah
- BA chuppah
- CA kippah
- DA menorah
Reveal answer
B. A chuppah
The chuppah is open on all four sides and stands for the home the couple will build, open to guests. The word itself means canopy or covering.
5In Indian weddings, henna patterns are painted on the bride's hands and feet. What is this art called?Medium
- AMehndi
- BBindi
- CSari
- DTilak
Reveal answer
A. Mehndi
Mehndi is a paste made from henna that leaves a brown stain on the skin. Many families hold a mehndi party in the days before the wedding.
6In a Jewish wedding, what is the ketubah?Medium
- AThe wedding canopy
- BThe first dance
- CThe marriage contract
- DThe wedding feast
Reveal answer
C. The marriage contract
The ketubah sets out the groom's duties to the bride and is signed by two witnesses. Many couples frame it and hang it at home.
7Which wedding anniversary is the golden one?Easy
- A25th
- B40th
- C50th
- D60th
Reveal answer
C. 50th
Fifty years is golden and sixty is diamond. In Australia, couples reaching fifty years can get a letter from the governor-general.
8The white wedding dress became fashionable after which queen wore one in 1840?Medium
- AQueen Elizabeth I
- BQueen Anne
- CQueen Mary
- DQueen Victoria
Reveal answer
D. Queen Victoria
Victoria married Prince Albert in a white satin dress trimmed with Honiton lace. Prints of the wedding spread the look, and white went from unusual to expected.
9The Bridal Chorus, known as Here Comes the Bride, comes from an opera by which composer?Medium
- AMozart
- BVerdi
- CWagner
- DPuccini
Reveal answer
C. Wagner
It comes from Lohengrin, Wagner's opera of 1850. The English name dates from a silent film of 1915.
10Mendelssohn's Wedding March was written as music for which Shakespeare play?Hard
- ARomeo and Juliet
- BA Midsummer Night's Dream
- CMuch Ado About Nothing
- DTwelfth Night
Reveal answer
B. A Midsummer Night's Dream
Mendelssohn wrote it in 1842. It became a wedding favourite after Queen Victoria's eldest daughter chose it for her own wedding in 1858.
11In a Japanese Shinto wedding, the san-san-kudo ritual has the couple sip sake. How many sips in total?Hard
- AThree
- BSix
- CNine
- DTwelve
Reveal answer
C. Nine
The name means three three nine times. The couple take three sips from each of three cups, and the shared drink joins the two families.
12True or false: at a traditional Chinese wedding, the bride wears red for luck.Easy
- ATrue
- BFalse
Reveal answer
A. True
Red is the colour of luck and joy in Chinese culture, so it is used for wedding gowns and decorations. White gowns have become popular too, but red still leads.
13A couple who marry suddenly and in secret, often far from home, have done what?Easy
- AAbdicated
- BAnnulled
- CAbsconded
- DEloped
Reveal answer
D. Eloped
To elope is to run away secretly to get married, usually without the parents' consent. Dictionaries also keep an older sense: to run off from a spouse with a lover.
14In a Hindu wedding, the groom marks a red powder into the parting of the bride's hair. What is it called?Medium
- AHaldi
- BMehndi
- CSindoor
- DBindi
Reveal answer
C. Sindoor
Sindoor is a vermilion powder worn along the hair parting by married Hindu women. The first application is part of the ceremony, and it marks her new status.
15In the Hindu saptapadi ritual, how many steps does the couple take together around the sacred fire?Medium
- AThree
- BFive
- CSeven
- DNine
Reveal answer
C. Seven
Saptapadi means seven steps, with a vow for each one. In India the marriage is not complete in law or tradition until the seven steps are done.
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Sources
Every answer shown here was checked against two sources, listed below. Links last checked 27 October 2026.
- Wedding ring - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Ring finger - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Something old - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Wedding customs by country - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Groomsman - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Wedding - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Chuppah - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Jewish wedding - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Mehndi - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Hindu wedding - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Ketubah - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Wedding anniversary - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Golden jubilee - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Wedding dress - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Victoria and Albert Museumvam.ac.uk
- Bridal Chorus - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Lohengrin (opera) - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Wedding March (Mendelssohn) - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (Mendelssohn) - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- The Role of Sake in Japanese Traditional Rituals | APRIL 2025 | HIGHLIGHTING Japangov-online.go.jp
- Shinto wedding - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Color in Chinese culture - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Traditional Chinese marriage - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Elopement - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- ELOPE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webstermerriam-webster.com
- Sindoor - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Saptapadi - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
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