Funny Questions to Ask
Questions with no sensible answer, read aloud one card at a time, so the answers do the joking.
- Time
- 10–30 min
- Players
- Two or more people
- Best for
- Family dinners, game nights and team lunches
- Deck
- 150 questions in 6 categories
How to use these funny questions
- Pick a category from the menu under the card, or keep “All categories”.
- Read the top card aloud and let everyone answer it, going around the group.
- Swipe the card away, or tap “Next question”, for the next one. Questions do not repeat until you have seen the whole category.
- Tap the heart to save a question on this device, or tap “Make a 10-question list” for a list you can copy.
When to ask funny questions
Funny questions work best when a group needs to loosen up and nobody wants to talk about anything serious. Nobody needs to know anyone well to answer them, and one phone passed around is all the kit you need.
Family dinner
Food and Animals cards give everyone at the table, from grandparents down, the same easy question, and the answers are usually funnier than anyone expected.
A sleepover
Make-believe and Funny stories keep a room full of friends going long after the lights are supposed to be out.
The last minutes of a team meeting
One Name it or Silly questions card ends the session on a laugh, and nobody has to share anything personal.
Ways to play with funny questions
Pass the phone to the biggest laugh
One player reads a card and everyone answers in turn. The reader hands the phone to whoever made them laugh first, and that player reads the next card. Nobody keeps score, so the phone just wanders around the room.
Stay in character
Made for two people or a small group. Draw a Make-believe card and answer it as the umbrella, the garden gnome or the slice of bread in the toaster. The others then ask you one more question, and you have to stay in character for that answer too.
Sticky-note round
At a team lunch or around a dinner table, read one Name it card aloud. Everyone writes an answer on a scrap of paper, the papers go into a bowl, and one person reads them all out without saying who wrote which.
Tips for a funny round
- Say the first answer that pops into your head. The funniest ones rarely come from thinking hard.
- Laugh with the answer, not at the person. The cards are about spoons, snails and soup, so nobody has to be the joke.
- Funny stories need a minute. Give the storyteller room, and draw a quick Silly questions card right after to keep the pace up.
All 150 funny questions to ask 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.
Silly questions
Odd little puzzles with no sensible answer, like ducks, spoons and grumpy weekdays.
- How many ducks do you think it would take to carry you across a pond?
- What’s the most suspicious thing a spoon could possibly do?
- Which shape is the bossiest: a circle, a square or a triangle?
- What sound do you think the color yellow would make?
- Which piece of furniture in this room looks the most tired?
- How would you explain a staircase to someone who has only ever seen ramps?
- Which letter of the alphabet would make the worst roommate?
- How long could you talk about a paper clip before running out of things to say?
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- What do you think the moon gets up to while we can’t see it?
- Which number seems the most full of itself to you?
- Say the funniest-sounding word you know, slowly, three times.
- How would you describe the taste of plain water to a visitor from another planet?
- Who would win a race between a mop, a ladder and a toaster?
- Which day of the week would be the grumpiest if days had moods?
- What’s the least useful thing you could bring to a snowball fight?
- What’s the strangest thing you could build out of nothing but couch cushions?
- Which flavor would be the worst possible choice for toothpaste?
- How would you explain a bicycle to a knight who just stepped out of a castle?
- What would be the most confusing thing to find inside a birthday card?
- What do you think a snowman worries about most?
- Which everyday chore would be the most exciting to watch as a sport on TV?
- How many hats could you wear at once before it stopped being a good idea?
- Which of your shoes do you think has the most attitude?
- What’s the best thing to shout when you finally find the end of the tape roll?
- What new color would you add to a traffic light, and what would it mean?
Animals
Sloths with to-do lists, gossiping crows and what the family cat does all day.
- Which animal do you think would be worst at keeping a secret?
- Rainy days are hard for a giraffe. What does it grumble about most?
- What rules would a squirrel set for its acorn bank?
- On a long car ride, which animal would be the most annoying passenger?
- What do you think a goldfish thinks about while it swims in circles?
- Which animal has the funniest walk, and can you describe it without standing up?
- What job would an octopus be amazing at, with all those arms?
- Which animal do you think snores the loudest?
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- A sloth sits down to write a to-do list. What’s on it?
- What instrument would a cow play in a farm band?
- Which farm animal would be the class clown?
- What do you think the family cat does the moment everyone leaves the house?
- What animal would be terrible at hide-and-seek, and where would it try to hide?
- Packing for a beach vacation, what would a penguin bring along?
- How would a dog describe the mail carrier to its dog friends?
- Which bird has the silliest-looking feathers on its head?
- What would a hamster write in a review of its exercise wheel?
- At a fancy dinner party, which animal would be the pickiest eater?
- What pep talk would you give a snail before its first race?
- Which animal would do the worst job interview, and what would it say?
- What do you think crows gossip about on the power lines?
- Picture a very long line at the post office: which animal is the most impatient?
- What excuse would a bear give for sleeping all winter?
- What would a parrot repeat after one day at your house?
- What would a cat write in a complaint letter to the vacuum cleaner?
Food
Snacks on bumpy buses, a dinner where everything is blue and toast with odd toppings.
- What’s the funniest-shaped vegetable you’ve ever seen at a store?
- Which food would be the worst to eat while wearing a white shirt?
- What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever dipped in ketchup?
- Which food would be the messiest to eat on a bumpy bus ride?
- Which snack makes the loudest crunch, and would you dare eat it in a library?
- Name a food that looks like it should taste completely different.
- If spaghetti could choose its own sauce, what would it pick?
- What would a dinner menu look like if the family dog planned it?
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- Which leftover in a fridge looks the most like a science experiment?
- What’s the silliest thing you’ve ever seen someone put on toast?
- Which food would be the worst one to bring on a roller coaster?
- Describe the tallest sandwich you’ve ever built, layer by layer.
- Which dessert would make the funniest hat?
- What would you serve at a dinner where every dish had to be blue?
- How many different ways can you think of to eat an apple?
- What’s the oddest thing you’ve seen someone eat with a spoon?
- Which fruit would make the best bowling ball?
- What would a pancake look like if the person on your left designed it?
- How tall a stack of pancakes do you think you could carry across a room?
- What would you put in a sandwich designed to confuse a food critic?
- What’s the weirdest-looking fruit you’ve ever seen or tried?
- How would you bring ice cream to a picnic on the hottest day of summer?
- What food would you build a tiny house out of, and would you eat the walls?
- Which dish is the most fun to eat with your hands, even when you shouldn’t?
- Which food has the most confusing name for what it actually is?
Funny stories
Kind, mildly embarrassing tales from the kitchen, the classroom and the family car.
- Tell us about a time a pet or an animal completely outsmarted you.
- What’s the funniest thing you’ve ever overheard on a bus or train?
- Which family car ride do people still laugh about, and why?
- Which cooking or baking project of yours went hilariously wrong?
- Which contest did you enter just for fun and then take far too seriously?
- What did you believe about how something worked when you were little, like where rain comes from?
- Share the story of a surprise you planned that did not go the way you pictured.
- Describe a time the weather turned your plans into a comedy.
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- Describe the most chaotic group photo you’ve ever been part of.
- When were you the last person in the room to get a joke?
- Tell us about a time you followed instructions a little too exactly.
- Which costume of yours turned out nothing like you planned?
- Which school trip or work outing ended with the funniest story?
- Share a time you tried to fix something and made it a little worse first.
- When did a toy, a gadget or an appliance do something that made you jump?
- What sign or label did you once read in a completely wrong way?
- What’s the silliest argument you’ve seen over a board game rule?
- How did the first time you tried a new sport or hobby go?
- Talk us through a clever shortcut you tried that took twice as long.
- Describe the funniest moment you’ve seen on a video call, like a cat strolling across the keyboard.
- Which family story gets a little funnier every time someone tells it?
- Share a time you dressed for the wrong weather, the wrong place or the wrong day.
- Share the funniest thing that went wrong at a birthday party you went to.
- When did one tiny bug cause a big commotion?
- Tell us about a time you tried to be quiet and made the loudest noise possible.
Make-believe
Be an umbrella, a garden gnome or a teddy bear for a minute and answer in character.
- You’re an umbrella: how do you honestly feel about sunny days?
- Pretend you’re a backpack: what’s the strangest thing you’ve been asked to carry?
- As a traffic cone, what’s the most interesting thing you’ve seen from the side of the road?
- If you were a mailbox, what kind of letter would you most love to receive?
- You’re a shoe that has been worn every day for a year. What do you want to say?
- Imagine you’re a cloud: what shape would you make to confuse the people below?
- If you were a vending machine, what odd thing would you sell?
- You’re the alarm clock in a busy house. How do you feel about the snooze button?
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- Pretend you’re a ghost who is scared of people: where in the house do you hide?
- As the salt shaker in a busy diner, what have you overheard today?
- If you were a snowflake, where would you most like to land?
- You’re a pencil eraser: which mistake are you proudest of fixing?
- Imagine you’re a statue in a park. What do you secretly do at night?
- You’re a garden gnome with one rule for the whole garden. What is it?
- As a pillow, what’s your opinion of people who flip you to the cold side?
- Pretend you’re a robot who just learned to laugh: what’s the first thing you find funny?
- You’re a library book that has been borrowed 500 times: what have you seen?
- As a dinosaur skeleton in a museum, what do you think of the visitors?
- Speaking as a kite, what would you like to say to the wind?
- Imagine you’re a lighthouse: what do you do to keep from getting bored?
- You’re a puddle on the sidewalk: who is your favorite person to splash?
- As a teddy bear, what do you get up to while your owner is at work?
- Spinning all day as a ceiling fan, what do you think about?
- You’re a crayon in a box of 64: which color are you, and are you happy about it?
- As a slice of bread in the toaster, how do you get ready for the big moment?
Name it
Invent a name, a slogan or a title for something that badly needs one.
- What would you name a cloud that looks exactly like a sleeping dog?
- What’s a good name for the sound a door makes when it creaks open slowly?
- Write a slogan for plain tap water that makes it sound thrilling.
- Invent a name for a sport where players can only move by hopping.
- Come up with a movie title for the story of a glove lost in the snow.
- The sky right before a thunderstorm needs a color name. What is it?
- What would you name a restaurant that only serves toast?
- Invent a word for the moment you forget what you were about to say.
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- Think up a slogan for a shop that sells only left shoes.
- Give a title to a book written by a dog about its humans.
- Pick a good name for a hamster who thinks it’s a lion.
- Give a grand name to the drawer where every random thing ends up.
- Name a soup made from whatever is left in the fridge on Friday.
- Name a new ice cream flavor that tastes like a summer afternoon.
- What’s the perfect name for a pet rock?
- Write a slogan that would convince everyone Mondays are fun.
- Invent a word for the joy of finding a forgotten snack in your bag.
- What would you name a robot whose only job is folding laundry?
- Think of a title for a documentary about the last five minutes before leaving the house.
- What headline would a newspaper run about a snack that vanished from the kitchen?
- Name a constellation shaped like a slice of pizza.
- Give the most ordinary object in this room a fancy, important-sounding name.
- Pick a name for a dragon that’s afraid of the dark.
- Come up with a motto for people who always run five minutes late.
- Name a theme park ride based on doing your taxes.
Frequently asked questions
How many funny questions are there?
There are 150 questions, 25 in each of six categories: silly questions, animals, food, funny stories, make-believe, and name it. The cards and the list on this page use the same set.
Are there funny questions just for couples?
Yes. Funny questions for couples are written for two people who know each other well, with cards about your own sitcom and your odd little habits. The questions on this page are different and work for any group.
Are these questions okay for work?
Yes. They are about animals, food, everyday objects and harmless mix-ups, with nothing rude or unkind. Name it and Make-believe cards make a good two-minute warm-up at the start of a meeting.
What should we play after funny questions?
Try random questions. They are just as unexpected but a little more thoughtful, so a group that has laughed for a while can keep talking.