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Loud quiz

Performers answer a silent question from the host by lip-reading, as if wearing loud headphones. Use this to train articulation, observation, and quick comedic response.

Players

4–8

Difficulty

Beginner

Full description

Setup and launch

Choose a show host and several performer-participants. Explain that the host formulates a question without sound, articulating clearly, while participants pretend they can't hear anything and try to lip-read.

Ask the host to pose short questions that are easy to lip-read. Encourage participants to work more expressively with their face and body for comedy, but not to request endless repeats — keep the pace.

Flow

  1. The host turns to face the participants and silently articulates a question clearly.
  2. The first participant says out loud what they think was said, and immediately gives their answer.
  3. In turn, the other participants make their lip-reading attempt and answer, without relying on each other's hints.
  4. If the meaning wasn't caught, the host can repeat the articulation of the same question once — then we move on.
  5. At the end of the round the host says the real question out loud and moves to the next one, keeping a quick rhythm and changing the answer order as desired.

Key rules

  • Questions must be short and articulatorily clear; long formulations kill the pace and reduce the chance of recognition.

  • Make sure the host articulates without voice and doesn't cover their mouth with hands or a microphone — otherwise lip-reading is impossible.

  • Ask participants not to shout over each other or stall for time: the comedy comes from the attempt to understand and bold guesses, not from volume.

  • Cut off hints between performers: each attempt is independent.

  • Limit the number of question repeats to one to avoid losing the scene's momentum.

Context

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