How well do you know your partner? A couples quiz

By Jordan Underwood, Founder of Playmate Labs · Last updated: October 2026

This couples quiz is a free game for two that you play on one phone: one of you answers a question about the other out loud, the other judges it right, close or wrong, then you swap. Pick one of six themed rounds or a mixed ten below, and in about fifteen minutes you'll know how well you really know your partner. Every question is also listed on this page, so you can play with a pen and paper instead.

There are 54 questions in six rounds, from the easy stuff (how do they take their tea?) to the things you assumed you knew (what were they wearing on your first date?), plus a flirty round for the end of the night. Nothing you type or tap is saved or sent anywhere. It all stays on your phone and disappears when you close the page.

Play the couples quiz

Add your names if you like, pick a round and press start. Each question gets asked both ways, so you both answer it about each other. The person being asked about is the judge, and their word is final.

How to play the couples quiz

You need two people, ten minutes and a bit of honesty. Here's how a round works on the phone:

1. Pick a round. Start with "Mixed 10" if you can't decide. It pulls ten questions from the first five rounds and leaves the spicy one out.
2. Read the question out loud. The screen tells you who's answering and who it's about.
3. Answer about your partner, out loud. No conferring, no "oh, you know what I mean".
4. Your partner judges it. Right is 2 points, close is 1, wrong is 0. Then the same question goes the other way.
5. See your result. You both get a score for how well you know each other, plus a shared result.

What counts as "close"?

Close means you had the right idea and missed a detail. "Something with chicken" when the answer is a chicken katsu curry is close. "Something from the Chinese" when it's always the Indian down the road is wrong. The judge decides, and arguing the call is half the fun, but the judge's word is final.

The no-phone version: pen and paper

Every question in the quiz is listed below, so you can play this anywhere: on a train, in a pub, on a long drive with one of you reading. Give each of you a scrap of paper. One person reads a question. You both write an answer about your partner and, underneath, your own true answer about yourself. Turn the papers over at the same time and mark each other: 2 for right, 1 for close, 0 for wrong. Writing first stops anyone quietly changing their answer once they hear a guess.

Playing with other couples

It works as a couples quiz night too. Sit each pair together, read a question to the room, and have one partner write their guess while the other writes the real answer. Swap who guesses each question. Best total wins, and the prize is choosing the next takeaway.

Round 1: The basics

A warm-up. You should know most of these, which is exactly why getting one wrong is so funny.

1. How does your partner take their tea or coffee, exactly?
2. What is your partner's middle name, and can you spell it?
3. What was your partner's first proper job?
4. What is your partner's shoe size?
5. Which side of the bed does your partner sleep on, and would they ever swap?
6. What is your partner's go-to takeaway order, sides included?
7. What was the name of your partner's first pet, or the pet they always wanted?
8. Which friend would your partner ring first with big news?
9. What is your partner's least favourite household job?

Round 2: Favourites

Tastes change, so this round catches out couples who have been together a while and are still answering for the person their partner was five years ago.

1. What is your partner's comfort film, the one they put on when they're ill?
2. What is your partner's favourite crisp flavour?
3. Which song would your partner choose to play as they walk into a room?
4. Which biscuit would your partner pick if they could only have one kind forever?
5. What is your partner's favourite place they've actually been to?
6. What is your partner's favourite season, and why?
7. What is your partner's favourite smell?
8. What is your partner's ideal way to spend a free Sunday?
9. Which TV series has your partner rewatched the most?

Round 3: Memories

Some of these are about your story together, some are from before you met. The second kind is where most couples lose points.

1. What was your partner wearing on your first date?
2. What did your partner think of you the first time they saw you?
3. What did your partner want to be when they were ten?
4. What was your partner's first gig or concert?
5. What is your partner's earliest memory?
6. What was your partner's most embarrassing moment at school?
7. Which holiday together does your partner rate as the best so far?
8. What was the first present your partner ever bought you?
9. When does your partner say they knew you were the one for them?

Round 4: Habits and quirks

The things you see every day and never think about. Answer from what they actually do, not what they say they do.

1. What is the first thing your partner does when they get home?
2. What is your partner's most-used phrase?
3. How many alarms does your partner set in the morning?
4. What does your partner always lose: keys, phone, glasses or something else?
5. Which snack does your partner hide so nobody else eats it?
6. What does your partner do when they can't sleep?
7. Which app does your partner open first in the morning?
8. What is your partner's tell when they say they're "fine" but they're actually hungry?
9. What is your partner's pet peeve about other people on the road or on the train?

Round 5: Dreams and plans

The hardest round, because the answers live in your partner's head. Getting these right means you've been listening on the long walks.

1. If money were no object, where in the world would your partner live?
2. What is at the top of your partner's bucket list right now?
3. What job would your partner try if they could start again tomorrow?
4. What would your partner do with a surprise £1,000?
5. What skill does your partner secretly want to learn?
6. Where would your partner want to spend a big birthday?
7. What does your partner picture your life looking like in ten years?
8. What would your partner's perfect Saturday look like, from waking up to bedtime?
9. What is one thing your partner wants the two of you to do in the next twelve months?

Round 6: The spicy round (18+, not explicit)

Flirty, not graphic. Save it for later in the evening, and remember that either of you can skip any question, in this round or any other.

1. What does your partner think is your most attractive quality?
2. Which of your outfits does your partner like best on you?
3. What was your partner's first thought after your first kiss?
4. Which does your partner notice first: a voice, a smile or a smell?
5. What is your partner's idea of the perfect date night in?
6. Which compliment from you does your partner remember most?
7. Which song does your partner think is the most romantic ever recorded?
8. Would your partner choose breakfast in bed or a late candlelit dinner?
9. What small thing do you do that your partner finds irresistible?

Turn the quiz into a date night

A quiz on its own is fifteen minutes. With a little setup it's a whole evening.

• Set the stakes first. Loser makes breakfast, winner picks the film, or the lower score plans the next date. Small stakes make the judging far more dramatic.
• Use the follow-up rule. Every wrong answer earns one follow-up question: "So what was your first gig, then?" This is where the good stories come out.
• Add a round of your own. Write five questions each about your life together and play them last. Inside jokes score double.
• Put the phones away afterwards. Use one phone for the quiz, then put it face down. If you want to keep talking, our questions couples never think to ask go deeper than any quiz can.
• Swap the format. If you liked guessing each other's answers, a Mr and Mrs style game does the same thing with a bigger audience, and 21 questions works when you're out and about with nothing but each other.

If you want a game that does the asking for you, we make one. Nude Stack'd is a date-night stacking game for two adults: 54 wooden blocks, 54 cards with three levels each from flirty to bold, a blindfold and a travel bag. Pull a block, take the card that matches its symbol, and pick your level. Anyone can skip any card. For more ideas that need nothing at all, try our couples games to play at home.

What your score actually means

Not much, honestly, and that's the point. A couples quiz measures trivia, not love. Someone can forget their partner's shoe size and still know exactly what they need after a bad day. A low score tends to mean one of two things: you've been together a short time, or you've been together a long time and stopped asking. Both are fixable in an evening.

The useful bit is the wrong answers. Each one is something your partner thought you'd know, or something they've changed their mind about without you noticing. That's worth a conversation. If you'd like to dig into how you each feel loved, the love languages quiz is a good next step.

Want to build your own round? Our lists of questions to ask your boyfriend and questions to ask your girlfriend have plenty you can turn into "what is your partner's..." questions.

Frequently asked questions

What questions should be in a couples quiz?

Mix easy facts (how they take their tea, their shoe size) with favourites, shared memories, daily habits and future plans. The best questions have one clear answer your partner can confirm, so they're easy to judge, and a story behind them, so a wrong answer still starts a conversation.

How do you play a couples quiz without a phone?

Read a question out loud, then both write two things on paper: your guess about your partner and your own true answer. Reveal at the same time and mark each other 2 for right, 1 for close and 0 for wrong. Writing first keeps everyone honest.

Is a couples quiz the same as the Mr and Mrs game?

They're close cousins. The Mr and Mrs game is usually played in front of an audience, often at a hen party or wedding, with a host asking the questions. A couples quiz is just the two of you taking turns, so the questions can be more personal and you can skip any you like.

Does a low score mean we're not compatible?

No. A quiz like this tests how much trivia you've picked up about each other, not how well you get on. New couples score low because they haven't had time to learn the details, and long-term couples sometimes score low because they stopped asking. Treat every wrong answer as a question to ask.

Can we play the couples quiz long distance?

Yes. On a video call, one of you opens this page and reads the questions out while the other judges on camera. Or use the pen and paper version and hold your answers up to the screen. For more ideas, see our long distance relationship questions.

Related Reading

• Mr and Mrs Questions
• The 21 Questions Game for Couples
• Questions to Ask Your Partner
• Love Languages Quiz
• Couples Games to Play at Home
• Date Night Games for Two