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I'm hosting a trivia night this Thursday. One of the things that this has in it are challenges. I originally thought this would be trivia challenges like "pick a table and give them a hard question" kind of thing, but my compatriots wanted it to be more physical challenges. So far we have:

• Tongue Twisters - One person from each table comes up and can win a chip (a poker chip is given if they get a correct answer - most poker chips at the end of the night wins) if they say the tongue twister correctly three times.
• Scavenger Hunt - Each table can bring me something (off brand kleenex, company pen with logo, etc.) and they get a chip.
• Throw peanuts in Teammate's mouth from given distance.
• Throw popcorn and catch in mouth. If you get 3 of 5 you get a chip.

We'd like to have 10 challenges but we are having trouble coming up with more. I had a third at one time but I can't remember what it is!

Any help is appreciated. Remember, it has to be safe, fun, and not physically taxing in case we get people who are old or infirm.

Throw peanuts into a teammate's mouth from a given distance.

Two teams race to transfer ice cubes from one glass to another by mouth (you can touch the glass but not the cubes). Any spillage forfeits.

The old favorite - the Cement Mixer. One person from each team volunteers. Pour each contestant a shot of Bailey's and a shot of lemon juice. Have them take both shots and hold them in their mouths, and swish them all around. As the lemon juice curdles the cream, it will get thicker and grosser over time. Winner is the last one to not spit out the mixture - provided they swallow it.

Do you really want these sort of tips from a Belgian who spent most of his time in a bar drunk?

-> longest time under a draft tap without spilling and without puking (if they get over 30 seconds, congrats, they're alcoholics - assuming normal pressure of 4 sec/half pint )
-> flip a die into the air with a coaster, catch it in mouth (or shoot it into glass for the wimp version....Not that I was any good in either)
-> build a house of cards with coasters (preferably round coasters). Either first to third story standing alone wins, or first to have 2 floors and stand for 10 seconds wins,... depends on the type of coaster. If they're square or rectangular,make it a lot harder or enfore them making squares instead of triangles.
-> chrono bottom's up; fastest wins. Or, alternatively, slowest wins, but the nose is clamped shut and you can't take your mouth off the drink.
-> First to drink a beer with his arm fully extended without spilling a drop wins (cheat: drink with your other arm. Careful phrasing is necessary to ensure it's allowed but non-obvious; or disallow it)

Boiler maker chugging contest?

Inception Shot challenge.

We also have to assume since this is a family pizza joint (sorry to not clarify) that alcohol might not be a good part of the challenge. So I like the peanut thing, but not the cement mixer stuff.

Keep the ideas coming!

-Toss popcorn into mouth. Highest arc wins.
-Tie shoes one-handed

--Patrick

Scariest scar/biggest tattoo/longest married couple etc contests?

I like those ideas. I'm writing them down but not making them "official yet".

Have you tried looking up Minute To Win It challenges?

Whoa. No I have not. GREAT idea!

First person to go out and murder Guy Fieri?

GasBandit said:

Throw peanuts into a teammate's mouth from a given distance.

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An interesting take on cornholing.

--Patrick

Ravenpoe said:

First person to go out and murder Guy Fieri?

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I had no idea that was a show he hosts/hosted! I was just thinking of party games I always see on Pinterest.

Person who can do the most impressions of farm animals in 10 seconds.

And then you video it and put it online.

bhamv3 said:

Person who can do the most impressions of farm animals in 10 seconds.

And then you video it and put it online.

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Oh wait, you said it had to be ok for older folks. Nevermind, then.

--Patrick

If drinking games aren't appropriate...

How about doing the old bar tricks? Like flipping an egg in a shot glass without touching it, or pick up an olive up off the bar and put it in a glass without touching it, plus zippo tricks.

Pizza place - maybe beforehand have audience members submit random combination pizza toppings, and play "blind man's slice". Eat the whole slice to win.

An eating challenge? Either quantity or spicyness?

Make them hold an alka-seltzer and a some sprite/7up in their mouth the longest without swallowing or spitting.

Unwrap a Starburst or tie a cherry in your mouth.

Spin a basketball on their finger (assuming you have decent enough space that a wayward basketball won't mess stuff up)

Whistle the best

Blow the biggest bubble with either gum or soapy water

Lip synch contest, best if you have access to music and maybe they can pick a song

Beanbag toss into a cup on top of someone's head.

We have enough material here for the first Halforum Olympics!

phil said:

Blow the biggest bubble

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Squidleybits said:

We have enough material here for the first Halforum Olympics!

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Stop screaming outside my window at 6 am!!

Squidleybits said:

Stop screaming outside my window at 6 am!!

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You could put a fake owl up in the tree.
But then maybe he wouldn't come back.

--Patrick

Squidleybits said:

screaming

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Serenading, milady. A rose by any other name.

Here's one that can act as a trick, bar bet, or competition: Bet somebody that you can drink an entire bottle of beer from a bowl with a normal soup spoon (or tablespoon, whatever) faster than they can eat and swallow one normal slice of unbuttered bread. It doesn't take a whole lot of practice to win with the beer.

Variants for your competition: two bowls, two people, carbonated beverage instead of beer (because kids) so you still have to contend with fizz. Compete! Or present the challenge as-is, and let the competitors choose bowl or bread. The one who chooses bread is a fool. Just make sure they are "normal" slices and not weight-watchers-bread-thin, or like massive cuts off of a colossal loaf either.

Eriol said:

Here's one that can act as a trick, bar bet, or competition: Bet somebody that you can drink an entire bottle of beer from a bowl with a normal soup spoon (or tablespoon, whatever) faster than they can eat and swallow one normal slice of unbuttered bread. It doesn't take a whole lot of practice to win with the beer.

Variants for your competition: two bowls, two people, carbonated beverage instead of beer (because kids) so you still have to contend with fizz. Compete! Or present the challenge as-is, and let the competitors choose bowl or bread. The one who chooses bread is a fool. Just make sure they are "normal" slices and not weight-watchers-bread-thin, or like massive cuts off of a colossal loaf either.

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Speaking as a guy who eats slices of bread in one bite (and entire sandwiches in two bites), how the hell do you spoon beer faster than that?

GasBandit said:

Speaking as a guy who eats slices of bread in one bite (and entire sandwiches in two bites), how the hell do you spoon beer faster than that?

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It's the "and swallow" part that screws people. Not just jamming it in your mouth. It's too dry to swallow.

Another one I remember is crumpling an entire sheet of newspaper with only one hand.

--Patrick

I just tried it and finished a large slice of dry bread in 4 seconds, completely swallowed, mouth clear. I don't know how fast you can spoon your beer, but good luck.

Bubble181 said:

I just tried it and finished a large slice of dry bread in 4 seconds, completely swallowed, mouth clear. I don't know how fast you can spoon your beer, but good luck.

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Exactly. I don't know who these people are that apparently can't eat bread.

GasBandit said:

Exactly. I don't know who these people are that apparently can't eat bread.

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We all just have superior wet mouths.