Set Up A Fun Thanksgiving Family Feud

Are you looking for an easy and super fun Thanksgiving party game? Your family and friends will have a blast playing Thanksgiving Friendly Feud with questions and answers included. Friendly Feud is the perfect festive party game, a twist on the classic game we all love, Family Feud, but with a festive spin that you can play at home with your loved ones. It’s simple to set up and quick to play with a small or a large group.

Who didn’t love the thrill of watching Family Feud as a kid? The race to guess the top answers before the buzzer, the anticipation as contestants racked their brains under pressure, and those unforgettable moments when the most unexpected answers stole the show. I grew up sitting around the TV watching the show with my family. It was essential Saturday viewing!

What’s Family Feud, Anyway?

Let me fill you in if you’ve never heard of Family Feud. Two families would compete head to head to guess the top answers to survey questions. Relying on each other’s quick thinking and teamwork. It’s lively, competitive, and often hilarious team game.

Keep reading for detailed instructions and to grab your copy of the printable Thanksgiving game. 

Pair my Thanksgiving Family Feud style game with some of my other super fun printable Thanksgiving games, Just like my fun Thanksgiving Escape room Hunt or perhaps Thanksgiving Danger words, Thanksgiving This or That, Turkey Scavenger Hunt, and so many more, and your Thanksgiving party will be set!

Grab the Kit:

Want to jump in? You can snag a complete set of my Thanksgiving Feud questions and answers from my store—keep scrolling for more details. Just download, print, and play, let the fun begin without any hassle.

Setting Up Your Game:

• Print and Prep: Download and print the game materials, including answer sheets and strike boards. Although I’ve included everything you need, feel free to use regular paper to write down your scores.
• Kick Off the Fun: As you kick off the game, your host will choose a question card and keep the answers covered so nobody peeks. Let the first round begin!

Playing Thanksgiving Family Feud:

You’ll need a timer for the last quick fore round. You can use the timer on your phone for this:

1. Divide into Teams: Split your group into two teams. One member from each team will face off as the host reads a question.
2. Guess and Play: The team with the quickest or highest-scoring answer decides whether to play or pass. The goal? Reveal all top answers without hitting three strikes.
3. Steal the Round: If your team gets three strikes on a question, the other team can steal by guessing just one correct answer. Get it right, and the scoop up all the round’s points!

How to Play Friendly Feud: Thanksgiving Edition

Bring some friendly competition to your home with this festive, easy-to-play version! All you need are some Thanksgving-themed Family Feud questions, answers, and a few simple supplies to get the game going.

What You Need

• Thanksgiving Friendly Feud questions & answers (grab the printable kit)
• Game buzzer or bell (something to make a noise)
• A phone with a timer or a regular timer.
• Pen and paper to keep track of each team’s scores.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Prepare the Questions & Answers. Print the Thanksgiving Family Feud Questions and Answers sheet. If you’d like, write each answer with its point value on a large poster board beside the question number, covering each with construction paper. When a player guesses an answer, peel off the paper to reveal the points. Or, keep it simple by using the printables included in my done-for-you kit.

2. Choose a Game Host. Select someone to be the game host who will read all the Thanksgiving themed questions and guide the game.

3. Divide into Teams. Split players into two teams. Have the teams sit across from each other, ready for some festive competition.

4. Pick Team Captains. Each team should choose a captain to lead and make the final call on answers.

5. Set Up a Buzzer Station. Place a buzzer or bell on a table at the front of the first players. They will race to hit it when they’re ready to answer.

6. Designate a Timekeeper. Assign someone to run the timer on their phone, keeping track of each team’s response time (this could be the game host).

Grab your copy of my printable Thanksgiving Friendly Feud questions and answers, and be ready to play this game at your next Thanksgiving dinner.

Thanksgiving Family Feud Sample Questions & Answers

• 1. Name a beverage commonly served at Thanksgiving.
  • Apple Cider
  • Wine
  • Pumpkin Spice Latte
  • Water
  • Hot Chocolate
• 2. Name a way people prepare their turkey for Thanksgiving.
  • Roasted
  • Deep-fried
  • Smoked
  • Grilled
  • Stuffed
• 3. Name a popular Thanksgiving Day movie or TV special.
  • “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving”
  • “Friends” Thanksgiving Episodes
  • “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles”
  • Thanksgiving Day Parade coverage
• 4. Name a food you can make with Thanksgiving leftovers.
  • Turkey Sandwich
  • Turkey Soup
  • Stuffing Balls
  • Pot Pie
  • Casserole

How to Play Thanksgiving Feud

Alright, here’s how to play Thanksgiving Friendly Feud, step-by-step!

First, each team picks a captain, and they’re the first one up. Both captains will head to the table in front of the room for the first “face-off.” The host reads a question, and the first captain to hit the buzzer has 5 seconds to give what they think is the most popular answer—the one with the highest points, ideally the #1 answer.

If they guess the #1 answer, their team gets to decide: do they want to play the round or pass it over to the other team? If they decide to play, both captains go back to sit with their teams.

Now, if the first captain doesn’t get the #1 answer, the other team’s captain gets 5 seconds to try and guess it themselves. If they get it right, their team can choose whether to play or pass. If neither captain gets the #1 answer, the team with the highest answer can choose to play or pass.

When a team plays, each player from that team will take turns answering the question, trying to guess any remaining popular answers. They each get 5 seconds to answer. The goal is to uncover all the answers on the game board. But here’s the catch: any answer they give has to be unique—no repeats allowed!

Don’t get a strike!

Every wrong answer earns the team a strike; three strikes mean they lose the chance to win the round. When that happens, the other team has one shot to steal by coming up with a single answer they think is on the board. If they guess correctly, they win all the points for that round. If they don’t guess correctly, the original team keeps their points from that round.

After that round, move on to the next face-off, with the next players in line. The host reads a new question, and this time the round continues with the team members in the same order. Keep going like this for about 4 rounds or for how every many rounds you want to play to be fair!

Who wins the game?

At the end of each round, the winning team tallies up their points based on all the correct answers they got. The team with the highest score at the end of all rounds wins! In the TV show, the winning team would then play a final quick-fire round to guess high-earning points. Two players would try to guess the top answer to five feud questions.

I have include a set quick fire questions to be played after each set of four main team feud questions in the printable. But When we have played family feud at hone we’ve never done the quick fire round we just use those questions for the team game.

Whats Included In The Printable?

The pdf has everything you need to play 5 full games of Thanksgiving Feud.

• 20 Main game questions, enough to play 5 complete rounds (4 questions per game).
• 5 Quickfire rounds
• Board Covers
• Team Score cards
• X’s score card
• Instructions

And that’s it! It’s all about quick thinking, teamwork, a little luck, but some good Thanksgiving family fun.