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Fun questions to ask your friends
Good questions to ask your friends are specific, quick to answer and fun to guess, like how they like their eggs or what they do when the movie credits roll. The best ones reveal small habits people rarely talk about, so even old friends get surprised. Try "How fast do you usually reply to texts?" or "What's your go-to karaoke song?"
38 questions · updated October 28, 2026 by Lyravant
The questions that work best with friends are not deep or tricky. They are small, concrete things you could probably guess if you were paying attention: how someone takes their coffee, which seat they want on a plane, what song they sing loudest in the car.
Ask them over dinner, drop one in the group chat, or turn them into a guessing game where one person answers and everyone else tries to match it. Most answers take a few seconds, and the follow-up stories are the best part.
Food and small opinions
- How do you like your eggs?
- Scrambled
- Fried
- Boiled
- No eggs, thanks
- Pineapple on pizza: where do you stand?
- Love it
- Hate it
- Don't care
- How spicy do you like your food?
- No spice at all
- A little kick
- Properly hot
- Mouth-on-fire hot
- What do you do with pizza crusts?
- Eat them
- Leave them
- Dip them in sauce
- At a frozen yogurt bar, what do you do?
- One flavor, no toppings
- Swirl two flavors
- Every topping possible
- Mostly toppings
- How do you roast a marshmallow?
- Slow and golden
- Set it on fire
- Barely warm
- Just eats it raw
- What's your number one comfort food?
- What's the oddest food combo you actually enjoy?
- What dish would you cook to impress your friends?
Everyday habits
- What's your ideal vacation morning?
- Sleep in
- Sunrise hike
- Huge breakfast
- Straight to the pool
- How fast do you usually reply to texts?
- Instantly
- Within an hour
- Later that day
- Whenever I remember
- How many browser tabs do you usually have open?
- 1 to 3
- 4 to 10
- 11 to 30
- Too many to count
- How low do you let your phone battery get?
- Never below 50%
- Around 20%
- Single digits
- Until it dies
- How do you sleep with a blanket?
- Fully covered
- One foot out
- Kicks it off
- Wrapped like a burrito
- What do you do when the movie credits roll?
- Leaves right away
- Waits for bonus scenes
- Reads every name
- When do you arrive at a get-together?
- Early to help
- Right on time
- Fashionably late
- What's a word or phrase you say all the time?
- What's your go-to dance move?
Favorites and free time
- What's your favorite way to spend a rainy day?
- Movie marathon
- Long nap
- Baking
- Gaming
- What's your favorite outing with friends?
- Movies
- Bowling
- Escape room
- Picnic
- What's your favorite kind of party?
- Big and loud
- Small and cozy
- Costume party
- Pool party
- Which sound would you pick to fall asleep to?
- Rain
- Ocean waves
- A fan humming
- Total silence
- Which live show would you pick?
- Concert
- Comedy show
- Musical
- Magic show
- How do you watch a new TV series?
- Binge it all
- An episode a day
- Weekly, like the old days
- Starts many, finishes few
- What's your go-to karaoke song?
- What's your favorite sound in the world?
- Which fictional character do you relate to most?
- What song instantly puts you in a good mood?
- What's a cheesy song you happily admit you love?
Travel and trips
- On a plane, which seat do you want?
- Window
- Aisle
- Middle
- Whatever's free
- What's your travel style?
- Every hour planned
- A loose plan
- Totally spontaneous
- How early do you want to get to the airport?
- 3 hours early
- 1–2 hours early
- Just in time
- Sprinting to the gate
- How do you handle getting lost in a new city?
- Check the map
- Ask a local
- Just wander
- Follow my nose
- What do you do first in a new city?
- Find good food
- Hit the sights
- Wander around
- Nap at the hotel
- What role do you take on a group trip?
- The planner
- The navigator
- The photographer
- Happily along for the ride
- What's one place you've always wanted to visit?
- What's your must-have item in your carry-on?
- Which country would you visit just for the food?
Turn these into a daily game
Deja Who asks your group one of these a day. One person answers, everyone else guesses or writes a fake answer to fool the others, and the reveal shows who knows you best. Free, in any phone browser, no app or account.
Play these with your group Try a sample roundHow to play these as a guessing game
- Start a group on Deja Who and share the link in your group chat. Nobody needs an app or an account.
- Each day, one friend gets a question about themselves and answers it privately.
- Everyone else guesses the answer, or writes a fake one to fool the others.
- At the reveal, see who knew them best and keep score across the monthly season.
Questions people ask
What are good questions to ask your friends?
Pick questions that are quick to answer and easy to picture, like how someone eats a burrito or which seat they want on a plane. Small, specific questions lead to better stories than big serious ones.
How do you turn these questions into a game?
Have one person answer privately while everyone else guesses, then reveal the answer and see who got closest. Deja Who runs this for your group from a link in your group chat, with one question a day.
Are these questions OK for teens?
Yes. They stick to food, habits, favorites and travel, with nothing about dating, money or other touchy topics, so they work for anyone 13 and up.
How many questions should you ask at once?
One or two a day keeps it fun without feeling like an interview. Over a few weeks you learn a lot about each other.