Charades for adults: 80 ideas

Act the complete prompt. The label keeps a title, character, job, or action from being mistaken for another category.

1. Cut apart

   Casablanca (film)

   hard | film

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   Titanic (film)

   easy | film

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   Inception (film)

   medium | film

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   The Shawshank Redemption (film)

   hard | film

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   The Truman Show (film)

   medium | film

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   Raiders of the Lost Ark (film)

   medium | film

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   Singin' in the Rain (film)

   hard | film

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   The Martian (film)

   medium | film

Act the complete prompt. The label keeps a title, character, job, or action from being mistaken for another category.

1. Cut apart

   Bohemian Rhapsody (from a song)

   medium | song

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   Hotel California (from a song)

   medium | song

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   Piano Man (in a song)

   easy | song

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   Africa (in a song)

   medium | song

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   Jolene (in a song)

   medium | song

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   Ring of Fire (song title)

   easy | song

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   Bridge over Troubled Water (song title)

   hard | song

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   Stand by Me (song title)

   easy | song

Act the complete prompt. The label keeps a title, character, job, or action from being mistaken for another category.

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   Pride and Prejudice (from a book)

   easy | book

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   To Kill a Mockingbird (from a book)

   medium | book

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   The Great Gatsby (from a book)

   easy | book

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   The Catcher in the Rye (from a book)

   medium | book

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   Moby-Dick (from a book)

   medium | book

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   Jane Eyre (from a book)

   medium | book

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   The Count of Monte Cristo (from a book)

   hard | book

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   The Da Vinci Code (from a book)

   medium | book

Act the complete prompt. The label keeps a title, character, job, or action from being mistaken for another category.

1. Cut apart

   Downton Abbey (television show)

   medium | tv

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   Sherlock (television show)

   easy | tv

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   The Crown (television show)

   easy | tv

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   Ted Lasso (television show)

   medium | tv

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   Only Murders in the Building (television show)

   hard | tv

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   Call the Midwife (television show)

   medium | tv

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   Parks and Recreation (television show)

   medium | tv

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   The Good Place (television show)

   easy | tv

Act the complete prompt. The label keeps a title, character, job, or action from being mistaken for another category.

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   Forrest Gump running across the country

   easy | character

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   Gandalf blocking the way on a narrow bridge

   easy | character

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   Atticus Finch addressing a quiet courtroom

   hard | character

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   Elizabeth Bennet refusing an unwanted proposal

   hard | character

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   Jay Gatsby raising a glass at a party

   hard | character

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   Don Quixote charging at a windmill

   medium | character

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   Ebenezer Scrooge counting every coin twice

   medium | character

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   Lara Croft exploring an ancient tomb

   medium | character

Act the complete prompt. The label keeps a title, character, job, or action from being mistaken for another category.

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   Octopus opening jars with many arms

   medium | animal

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   Hedgehog curling into a ball

   easy | animal

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   Camel crossing through a hot desert

   easy | animal

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   Wolf howling at the moon

   easy | animal

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   Salmon swimming upstream

   medium | animal

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   Lobster escaping from a kitchen pot

   medium | animal

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   Meerkat watching for danger

   medium | animal

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   Moth circling around the porch light

   medium | animal

Act the complete prompt. The label keeps a title, character, job, or action from being mistaken for another category.

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   Parallel parking in a tiny space

   medium | action

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   Assembling flat-pack furniture without instructions

   medium | action

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   Reading tiny instructions in dim light

   medium | action

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   Replacing the battery in a smoke alarm

   medium | action

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   Ordering coffee in a busy café

   medium | action

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   Juggling a phone and briefcase

   medium | action

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   Missing an elevator by one second

   medium | action

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   Untangling a pair of headphones

   medium | action

Act the complete prompt. The label keeps a title, character, job, or action from being mistaken for another category.

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   Judge reading a final verdict

   medium | occupation

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   Pilot landing an airplane in wind

   medium | occupation

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   Paramedic pushing an empty stretcher

   medium | occupation

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   Electrician testing a wall outlet

   medium | occupation

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   Tailor sewing a missing button

   medium | occupation

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   Locksmith opening a stubborn door

   medium | occupation

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   Auctioneer calling bids at top speed

   hard | occupation

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   Film director framing the perfect shot

   hard | occupation

Act the complete prompt. The label keeps a title, character, job, or action from being mistaken for another category.

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   Sliding a curling stone toward the target

   hard | sport

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   Lifting a heavy barbell overhead

   easy | sport

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   Sailing around a bright buoy

   medium | sport

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   Guiding a horse over a show jump

   hard | sport

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   Changing shoes during a triathlon

   hard | sport

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   Playing a long squash rally

   hard | sport

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   Swinging a golf club from a bunker

   medium | sport

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   Diving from a high platform

   medium | sport

Act the complete prompt. The label keeps a title, character, job, or action from being mistaken for another category.

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   Joining a video call on mute

   medium | everyday

2. Cut apart

   Searching for reading glasses

   easy | everyday

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   Using a ticket machine for the first time

   medium | everyday

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   Checking into a busy hotel

   medium | everyday

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   Packing a suitcase at the last minute

   easy | everyday

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   Navigating a confusing subway map

   medium | everyday

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   Signing for a doorstep delivery

   medium | everyday

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   Forgetting a computer password again

   medium | everyday