Random Question Generator

The 10 question categories

Each category fits a different group. Pick one, or mix a few for variety. Easy questions take a few seconds to answer; Deep ones need some thought.

• Funny: silly questions for a laugh, good for groups and long car rides.
• Deep: questions about values, memories and choices. Best one on one.
• Icebreakers: light questions for people who just met.
• For kids: playful questions about animals, superpowers and made-up worlds.
• For couples: questions about your life together, from first dates to future plans.
• For friends: questions about your group, shared memories and who would do what.
• ESL: everyday questions in plain English for language learners.
• Juicy: personal questions with a little drama, for friends who know each other well.
• For work: easy questions for team meetings and new coworkers.
• What if: "What would you do if" questions that get people imagining.

20 random questions

Here are 20 random questions, two from each category. Read them in order, or let each person pick a number from 1 to 20. For a fresh set, choose 20 under How many and press Generate.

1. What song would play every time you walked into a room?
2. What is a simple pleasure you never get tired of?
3. What is an app on your phone you could not live without?
4. If you were a superhero, what would your power be?
5. What would our dream vacation look like?
6. If our friend group were a TV show, what would it be called?
7. What is a popular food in your country?
8. What is a guilty pleasure show you would be embarrassed to admit you watch?
9. What was your dream job as a kid?
10. What would you do if you could have any job for one week?
11. If you had a warning label, what would it say?
12. What does success look like to you right now?
13. What would be your perfect day from start to finish?
14. What would you do if you found a dragon egg in your backyard?
15. When did you first realize you really liked me?
16. What is the best advice a friend has ever given you?
17. What is a good way to make new friends?
18. What is the most childish thing you still do?
19. What is the best piece of career advice you have ever received?
20. What would you do if you could talk to your younger self for five minutes?

Random questions to ask friends

Start with For friends and Funny. Everyone in the group can answer them, and the answers turn into stories.

For a game night, set How many to 5 and go around the circle. Each person answers one question and passes to the next. When a question lands, press Talking points for a follow-up. 135 questions have them.

Add Juicy once everyone is relaxed, and Deep when the group gets smaller. Want dares too? Try the truth or dare generator.

Questions for couples

For couples asks about your shared life: first dates, inside jokes, traditions and plans. Use Easy for a fun dinner and Deep for a long talk at home.

Take turns. One person reads the question, you both answer, and nobody rushes. One good question can fill an evening.

Still getting to know someone? Use Icebreakers first and Deep later, since couples questions assume a shared history. For openers sorted by situation, see our conversation starters.

Questions for kids, students and ESL classes

For kids questions use short words and playful ideas, like dragon eggs, treehouses and talking toys. They work at home, in the car or in class.

ESL questions use everyday words and simple grammar, so learners can answer in full sentences. They fit speaking warm ups and pair work. Here is a 10 minute routine:

1. Pick ESL and Easy, and set How many to 10.
2. Press Full screen and show the list on the projector.
3. Students work in pairs and take turns asking and answering.
4. Ask a few students to share their partner's best answer.

Icebreaker questions for work

For work questions keep to easy ground: work habits, favorite tools, hobbies and career advice. Mix in Icebreakers for a team with new people.

Use one at the start of a meeting. Share your screen with Full screen on, press Generate, and give each person 30 seconds to answer. For a bigger subject a team can discuss, try the random topic generator.

Juicy questions

Juicy questions are personal and a little nosy, but still clean. Use them with friends who know each other well, and let anyone pass. Here are 15 from the Juicy category:

• Who here do you think snoops on their friends online the most?
• Have you ever lied to get out of plans? What was your excuse?
• Have you ever had a crush on a friend's sibling?
• Who in this group is the worst at keeping secrets?
• What is the most embarrassing thing your family has caught you doing?
• Have you ever blamed something on someone else? What was it?
• What is the worst thing you have ever said on a first date?
• What is a secret you kept from your parents as a teen?
• Which friend's habit annoys you the most, but you have never said so?
• Have you ever had a crush on someone in this room?
• What is the most jealous you have ever felt?
• What is the biggest thing you have ever gotten away with?
• Whose social media profile did you scroll through most recently?
• What is the worst date you have ever been on?
• Have you ever had a friend you secretly did not like?

50 random questions

Here are 50 more, five from each category, mixed together. They work for a long drive, a sleepover or a party. Copy the list, or set How many to 50 for a new set.

1. What is the strangest thing you believed as a kid?
2. What is a book or movie that changed how you see something?
3. What was your first job or your first chore at home?
4. What would you do if you were the size of an ant for a day?
5. What food reminds you of me?
6. Who would be the best partner in a zombie movie?
7. Do you prefer the city or the countryside?
8. What is the pettiest thing you have ever done?
9. If our team had a mascot, what would it be?
10. What would you do if you could breathe underwater?
11. If you were a kitchen appliance, which one would you be?
12. What is a kind thing a stranger once did for you?
13. If you had a free afternoon right now, what would you do?
14. What would you put in a sandwich to make the best sandwich ever?
15. What is your favorite inside joke of ours?
16. What game should we play at our next get together?
17. What do you do in your free time?
18. What is the last lie you told?
19. If you could swap jobs with anyone on the team for a day, whose would you pick?
20. What would you do if you could speak every language?
21. What is the strangest food mix you secretly enjoy?
22. What is a risk you are glad you took?
23. What is the best piece of advice you have heard lately?
24. If you could invent a new holiday, what would people do on it?
25. If we opened a small shop together, what would we sell?
26. Who is most likely to adopt five pets?
27. What kind of movies do you like?
28. Have you ever sent a message to the wrong person?
29. What would be your theme song when you walk into a meeting?
30. What would you do if you could control the weather?
31. What is the most ridiculous argument you have ever won?
32. What do you think people misunderstand most about you?
33. What is a skill you could teach someone in five minutes?
34. If you could make one rule for grown ups, what would it be?
35. What is something you want us to do more often?
36. How did we first become friends, in your memory?
37. Why are you learning English?
38. Which celebrity crush would you be embarrassed to admit?
39. What is one skill you would like to learn this year?
40. What would you do if you could live in any decade of the past?
41. What would the title of your autobiography be right now?
42. What do you value more now than you did a few years ago?
43. What three words would your closest friends use to describe you?
44. What is the bravest thing you have ever done?
45. What makes you feel the most loved by me?
46. What is one thing you wish we did more as friends?
47. What is the hardest part of learning a new language?
48. What is a rumor you heard about yourself?
49. How do you like to receive feedback?
50. What would you do if you could master any skill overnight?