Name That Tune: Lullaby Edition
An auditory challenge that tests nostalgia. Guests must guess the titles of classic lullabies, nursery rhymes, and children's theme songs from very short audio clips.
What you need
- A curated playlist on a phone or laptop
- A Bluetooth speaker
- Paper and pens for guests
Setup
- Create a playlist of 10-15 recognizable lullabies (Rock-a-bye Baby, Twinkle Twinkle) or theme songs from classic children's shows (Sesame Street, Mr. Rogers).
- Test the audio equipment to ensure everyone in the room can hear clearly.
How to play
- Give guests paper and tell them to number it 1 to 15.
- Play a very short, 5 to 10-second snippet of each song. Try to avoid playing the chorus if the title is in it!
- Guests write down the title of the song (and optionally, the original artist or the show it belongs to for tie-breakers).
- After all clips are played, go back through the playlist, playing a longer clip and revealing the correct answers.
- The person with the most correct titles wins.
Variations
- Pop Song Lullabies: Use albums like 'Rockabye Baby!' which turn popular rock and rap hits into instrumental lullabies. Have guests guess the original song.
- Sing the Next Line: Play a song, stop the music abruptly, and have guests write down or shout out the exact next line of the lyrics.
- Lyric Snippet Edition (no audio needed): The host reads or hums the opening line and guests write the title — 1 point per correct title. A ready-made set of 10: 'Twinkle, twinkle, little…' (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star); 'Hush, little baby, don't say a…' (Hush Little Baby); 'Rock-a-bye baby, on the tree…' (Rock-a-bye Baby); 'Brahms' famous lullaby: Lullaby and good…' (Brahms' Lullaby); 'Row, row, row your boat, gently down the…' (Row Row Row Your Boat); 'Are you sleeping, are you sleeping, Brother…' (Frère Jacques / Are You Sleeping); 'Itsy bitsy spider climbed up the water…' (Itsy Bitsy Spider); 'You are my sunshine, my only…' (You Are My Sunshine); 'Lavender's blue, dilly dilly, lavender's…' (Lavender's Blue); 'All the pretty little horses — blacks and bays, dapples and…' (All the Pretty Little Horses).