Fill in the Blank Questions
Half a sentence on every card. Everyone fills in the blank their own way, and nobody’s answer is wrong.
- Time
- 10–30 min
- Players
- Two or more people
- Best for
- Dinner tables, team lunches and family visits
- Deck
- 150 questions in 6 categories
How to use these fill in the blank questions
- Pick a category from the menu under the card, or keep “All categories”.
- Read the sentence on the top card aloud, saying “blank” where the line is. Everyone finishes it in their own words, going around the group.
- Swipe the card away, or tap “Next question”, for the next sentence. Cards do not repeat until you have seen the whole category.
- Tap the heart to save a sentence on this device, or tap “Make a 10-question list” for a list to paste into a group chat.
When to play fill in the blank questions
A sentence with a blank is easier to answer than an open question, because half the work is already done. Everyone gets the same start and finishes it differently, which is the whole game.
A slow evening at the kitchen table
Food and Favorites keep the answers coming between sips of tea, from the most underrated food in the world to the best kind of hat.
A team lunch or a meeting warm-up
Work and everyday life gives coworkers something light to answer, like the perfect length for a lunch break or the office phrase to ban for a week.
A visit with friends or relatives
Funny and silly and If I could… get the whole room laughing, with warning labels, fake job titles and a pool filled with anything at all.
Ways to play fill in the blank
Around the table
One person reads the card aloud and everyone finishes the sentence in turn, going clockwise. Whoever answered last reads the next card, so the phone moves around the table with the turns. Same answers and different ones are equally fun to hear.
Write it, then reveal
Everyone writes an answer on a scrap of paper or in their phone’s notes, and all answers are read out at once. This works best for Funny and silly and If I could…, where nobody hears anyone else’s idea first and the answers stay surprising.
Guess my blank
One player fills in the blank in secret and the others try to guess the answer, one guess each. The player then reads it out, and whoever came closest reads the next card. It suits friends and family who already know each other well.
Tips for a good round
- Start with Favorites or Food, where an answer comes in a second, then try Getting to know you once everyone has warmed up.
- A one-word answer is fine. If an answer sounds like a story, ask “why that one?” before moving on.
- Anyone can pass or draw a different card, and two people giving the same answer is just as good a moment as two completely different ones.
All 150 fill in the blank questions by category
The complete list, grouped by category. The cards above draw from the same list, so you can read ahead here and play there.
Favorites
The song that gets you dancing, the best kind of surprise, the movie you could watch every year.
- The best thing to do on the first warm day of the year is ____.
- The most comfortable piece of clothing I own is ____.
- A song that gets me dancing every time is ____.
- The best gift I ever got that cost under ten dollars was ____.
- A movie I could watch every single year is ____.
- The best sound at the start of a vacation is ____.
- A book I would hand to just about anyone is ____.
- The best feeling at the end of a long day is ____.
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- A place I could happily go back to every year is ____.
- The best kind of hat is ____.
- The game I will always say yes to is ____.
- The best thing to find in a coat pocket is ____.
- The prettiest word in the English language is ____.
- The most useful thing I own is ____.
- A movie that makes me laugh no matter how often I see it is ____.
- The best way to spend a free afternoon in a new city is ____.
- My favorite thing to do with my hands is ____.
- The best costume I have ever seen someone wear was ____.
- The most beautiful place I have seen at night is ____.
- My favorite kind of party is ____.
- The best day trip is one that ends with ____.
- The best way to celebrate good news is ____.
- The best kind of surprise is ____.
- My favorite thing to watch people do really well is ____.
- My favorite subject to read or learn about is ____.
Funny and silly
Warning labels, fake job titles, reality show names and the noise you make when you stand up.
- If I came with a warning label, it would say ____.
- The most useless thing in my home is ____.
- If my life had a laugh track, the biggest laugh today would be for ____.
- The strangest thing I have ever looked up online is ____.
- The fake job title I would put on my business card is ____.
- The most dramatic thing I do over something tiny is ____.
- If aliens landed in my town, the first thing I would show them is ____.
- The most random thing I have ever bought on a whim is ____.
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- If I were a snack, I would be ____.
- On a Monday morning, the animal I look most like is ____.
- A word I spell wrong every single time is ____.
- The most out-of-character thing I own is ____.
- The most suspicious thing about me is that I ____.
- A harmless habit of mine that makes people laugh is ____.
- The strangest trick I can do, like wiggling my ears, is ____.
- If my week were a reality show, it would be called ____.
- The most unusual thing I have ever won is ____.
- The most overconfident thing I have ever said out loud was ____.
- My go-to excuse for leaving a party a little early is ____.
- If I were a superhero, my one weakness would be ____.
- The noise I make when I get up from the couch sounds like ____.
- If I had a mascot following me around, it would be ____.
- The worst song to play at a very fancy dinner is ____.
- The most chaotic thing in my bag right now is ____.
- If I had a butler for a day, the silliest job I would give them is ____.
Food
Midnight snacks, the best topping for rice, the most satisfying thing to peel and a dish named after you.
- The most underrated food in the world is ____.
- A food I couldn’t stand once but love now is ____.
- The best thing to eat at midnight is ____.
- The best thing on any breakfast menu is ____.
- The best breakfast food to eat for dinner is ____.
- A food I could happily eat every day for a month is ____.
- The one condiment I could not live without is ____.
- The most fun food to make with a group of friends is ____.
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- A dish I always order when I see it on a menu is ____.
- The fanciest thing I know how to cook is ____.
- A food that is worth making from scratch is ____.
- The best dish for sharing with the whole table is ____.
- The one food I would take to a desert island is ____.
- A food from another country I wish I could eat every week is ____.
- The kitchen gadget I use most is ____.
- The best topping for a bowl of rice is ____.
- The best thing to dip in melted chocolate is ____.
- The dish I always go back for seconds of is ____.
- A vegetable I actually get excited about is ____.
- The most satisfying food to peel is ____.
- The perfect dessert after a big dinner is ____.
- The snack I would hide from everyone else in the house is ____.
- The food I have probably eaten the most of in my life is ____.
- A strange food combination that actually works is ____.
- If a restaurant named a dish after me, it would be ____.
If I could…
Wishes with one blank to fill: a city for a year, a pool full of anything, any animal to ride to work.
- If I could live in any city for a year, I would pick ____.
- If I could ask any author one question, I would ask ____.
- If I could instantly play one instrument well, it would be ____.
- If I could get really good at one game, it would be ____.
- If I could learn the secret recipe of any restaurant, it would be ____.
- If I could spend a weekend in any decade, I would pick ____.
- If I could see any singer or band live, I would pick ____.
- If I could have a tiny cabin anywhere, I would put it ____.
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- If I could be famous for one thing, it would be ____.
- If I could plan my perfect day off, it would start with ____.
- If I could swap places with a character from a story for a day, I would pick ____.
- If I could fill a swimming pool with anything, it would be ____.
- If I could hear one song for the very first time again, it would be ____.
- If I could press pause on the world for an hour, I would ____.
- If I could get a free lifetime supply of anything, I would pick ____.
- If I could take a whole month off, I would spend it ____.
- If I could swap homes with anyone for a week, I would pick ____.
- If I could host my own talk show, my first guest would be ____.
- If I could star in a cooking show, the theme would be ____.
- If I could choose my own nickname, it would be ____.
- If I could ride any animal to work, I would ride ____.
- If I could have a secret room behind a bookcase, inside it I would put ____.
- If I could win any trophy in the world, I would want the one for ____.
- If I could spend a week in space, the first thing I would look at is ____.
- If I could step inside any video game world for a day, it would be ____.
Getting to know you
A happy place, a second home, the best advice you ever got and the kind of joke that always gets you.
- A place I go when I need to think is ____.
- A skill I taught myself is ____.
- I always lose track of time when I ____.
- I feel most like myself when I ____.
- I could win a trivia round on ____.
- If my friends had to describe me as a food, it would be ____.
- The kind of joke that always gets me is ____.
- I can always be talked into ____.
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- My happy place is ____.
- The best thing about staying in a hotel is ____.
- I am at my most creative when ____.
- The most spontaneous thing I have ever done is ____.
- I’m the kind of person who always ____.
- A yearly event I never miss is ____.
- A place that feels like a second home to me is ____.
- I get excited every time I see ____.
- The hobby I have stuck with the longest is ____.
- A book or movie that changed how I see something is ____.
- The best decision I made this year was ____.
- My favorite thing to chat about with someone I just met is ____.
- The thing I am always the first to notice is ____.
- The most interesting place I have ever been is ____.
- The best thing I have learned from a friend is ____.
- The quality I admire most in other people is ____.
- A song that sums up my personality is ____.
Work and everyday life
Lunch breaks, Monday mornings, background noise for focus and the chore you actually enjoy.
- The best part of my workday is usually ____.
- The best way to remember someone’s name is ____.
- I get the most done at ____ o’clock.
- A work skill everyone should learn is ____.
- The best thing about a Friday afternoon is ____.
- My go-to lunch on a busy day is ____.
- The first thing I do when I sit down to work is ____.
- The household chore I actually enjoy is ____.
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- My commute would be perfect if it had ____.
- The best way to end a workday is ____.
- I know it’s going to be a good day when ____.
- The best snack to share with coworkers is ____.
- The office phrase I would ban for a week is ____.
- The best background noise for getting work done is ____.
- The most useful thing to keep in the car is ____.
- The perfect length for a lunch break is ____.
- My favorite place to work, other than a desk, is ____.
- My favorite way to spend a five-minute break is ____.
- The best way to start a Monday is ____.
- A home feels tidy to me as soon as ____.
- Grocery shopping is a lot more fun when ____.
- A task I can do faster than anyone I know is ____.
- The best way to spend a Sunday evening is ____.
- The perfect length for a phone call is ____.
- The cleaning trick I swear by is ____.
Frequently asked questions
How many fill in the blank questions are there?
There are 150 fill in the blank questions, 25 in each of six categories: favorites, funny and silly, food, if I could…, getting to know you, and work and everyday life. Each card is a sentence with one blank, and the cards and the list on this page use the same set.
How do you play fill in the blank questions?
Read the sentence aloud and say “blank” where the line is. Then everyone finishes the sentence with their own answer, out loud or on paper. There is no scoring and no right answer: the fun is in hearing how differently, or how similarly, people fill the same blank.
Are these fill in the blank questions okay for work?
Yes. Every card is about food, habits, small wishes and everyday life, with nothing private or romantic, so coworkers can answer any of them. Work and everyday life fits a team meeting, and a few cards from Food or Funny and silly make an easy start to a team lunch.
What should we play after fill in the blank questions?
For more of the same easy pace, try get to know you questions, which ask about a person’s background, habits and plans. For bigger imaginary situations, hypothetical questions go further than the If I could… cards here.