💍Wedding Trivia Questions and Answers
Where the traditions actually come from, which anniversary is which, and the famous weddings everyone half-remembers. Made for bridal showers, receptions, and any party where someone just got engaged.
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Complete the rhyme: something old, something new, something borrowed, something…
AnswerBlue
In American tradition, which hand wears the wedding ring?
AnswerThe left hand
Tradition says whoever catches the bouquet will be the next to do what?
AnswerGet married
What milestone is the golden anniversary?
Answer50 years
What is traditionally thrown over newlyweds as they leave?
AnswerRice
Who traditionally walks the bride down the aisle?
AnswerHer father
What does the couple traditionally do together with the first slice of cake?
AnswerFeed it to each other
The first dance at the reception belongs to whom?
AnswerThe newlyweds
What color is the traditional Western wedding dress?
AnswerWhite
Medium
Traditions with actual history behind them.
June weddings honor Juno, the Roman goddess of what?
AnswerMarriage
The 25th anniversary is associated with which metal?
AnswerSilver
White wedding dresses became fashionable after which royal wore one in 1840?
AnswerQueen Victoria
At a traditional Jewish wedding, what does the groom break underfoot?
AnswerA glass
"Tying the knot" refers to which old ceremony practice?
AnswerHandfasting — literally binding the couple's hands together
The wedding ring finger was once believed to contain a vein running straight to what?
AnswerThe heart (the "vena amoris")
Which composer's "Bridal Chorus" is better known as "Here Comes the Bride"?
AnswerRichard Wagner
The first wedding anniversary is traditionally celebrated with gifts of what material?
AnswerPaper
Hard
For the guest who has planned three weddings, including their own.
Why did bridesmaids originally dress alike, matching the bride?
AnswerTo confuse evil spirits (and jealous exes) about which one was the bride
The word "honeymoon" is often traced to an old custom of newlyweds drinking what for a month?
AnswerMead (honey wine)
Mendelssohn's famous "Wedding March" was written for which Shakespeare play?
AnswerA Midsummer Night's Dream
Carrying the bride over the threshold was originally meant to protect her from what?
AnswerEvil spirits lurking at the doorway
In which London church did Prince William marry Kate Middleton in 2011?
AnswerWestminster Abbey
The 60th wedding anniversary is known as which anniversary?
AnswerDiamond
What is the towering French wedding cake of stacked cream puffs called?
AnswerA croquembouche
The best man tradition began with a very practical original job — what was it?
AnswerHelping guard the bride (even against kidnappers and rival suitors)
How to run this round well
- →At a shower, let the guest of honor be the tiebreaker judge — it keeps them in every round.
- →Pair this set with questions about the couple themselves; alternate one general, one personal.
- →The traditions round works beautifully read aloud — half the fun is the room guessing wrong together.
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