Question of the Day
One light question a day, the same for everyone who opens the page, and quick to answer in a sentence or two.
- Time
- 1–10 min
- Players
- One or more people
- Best for
- Team chats, meeting openers and journals
- Deck
- 150 questions in 6 categories
How to use these questions of the day
- Open this page any day: the top card is today’s question, and everyone who opens it on the same date sees the same one.
- Post it in your team or family chat, ask it at the start of a meeting, or answer it in a notebook.
- Want more? Swipe the card away, or tap “Next question”, for another. Pick a category from the menu under the card to stay on one kind.
- Tap the heart to save a question on this device, or tap “Make a 10-question list” for the next two weeks of questions.
When to use the question of the day
A single light question is small enough to fit into a busy day, and it gives a group something to talk about besides plans and tasks. Because the card is the same for everyone on the same date, a team or a family can answer it together without anyone having to choose.
The first minutes of a meeting
Read today’s card aloud and give everyone one sentence. Work and team and Light and fun are quick to answer, so the meeting starts warm and still starts on time.
A quiet family group chat
Memories and Favorites bring out picnics, old toys and favorite pies, the kind of small story that gets relatives replying to each other across towns.
A line in a journal
Little goals gives you one small plan for today or this week, like a new recipe or a walk on a new route, and Memories gives you a happy line to write down at night.
Ways to use the question of the day
The morning team post
One person posts today’s card in the team chat before work starts, with their own answer underneath. Everyone else adds one line whenever they have a minute, and the job of posting it passes to someone new each week.
A family chat across towns
Relatives in different places can all open the page on their own phones and see the same card, so nobody has to send it first. Whoever answers first sets the tone, and a short reply from a grandparent or a cousin far away is often the best one of the day.
One line in a notebook
Write the date and today’s question at the top of a page, then answer it in a sentence or two. After a month, read the pages back: small favorites and little goals make a surprisingly clear picture of that stretch of your life.
Tips for a good daily question
- Keep answers short. One or two sentences is plenty, and the quick replies are what keep a daily habit going.
- Answer first when you post it. A short example of your own makes it easier for everyone else to join in.
- If today’s card does not suit the group, swipe once and use the next. Work and team suits coworkers, and Memories suits a family chat.
All 150 questions of the day 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.
Light and fun
Easy, cheerful questions anyone can answer in a sentence over morning coffee.
- If your week so far were a sandwich, what would be in it?
- What slogan would go on a mug about your mornings?
- Which board game would be the most fun to play life-size in a park?
- What song should be the official anthem of Friday afternoons?
- Pond, hammock or pizza oven: which would you add to a backyard tomorrow?
- What weather would you order for this Saturday, if it were up to you?
- Which ordinary sight always cheers you up a little, like a yellow mailbox or a striped awning?
- What would make this ordinary weekday feel like a day off?
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- Which make-believe place from a story would you visit for one afternoon?
- If you could hear one animal’s thoughts for a minute, which animal would you pick?
- What friendly rule would you add for your street, like waving at every dog?
- Which bird would you like to hear singing outside your window tomorrow?
- What’s the best thing you’ve ever seen someone build out of snow or sand?
- Which animal would you happily be for one lazy afternoon?
- If clouds could spell one word over your town today, what should it say?
- If you could grow one fruit to the size of a car, which would you pick?
- If your houseplant could talk, what would it ask you for?
- What’s the most relaxing thing you could do in the next five minutes?
- What’s the best name you’ve ever seen on a shop, a boat or a street sign?
- What did you see this week that deserved a photo but didn’t get one?
- If today were a flavor of jam, which flavor would it be?
- Where would you teleport for lunch today, if you could go anywhere?
- Beach, city or forest: which painting would you step inside for a day?
- If you could fly like a bird for ten minutes, where would you go first?
- What would the best possible fortune cookie say to you today?
Favorites
Small favorites, from pies and grills to the clouds you like to spot.
- Which spice or herb could you never cook without?
- Which bread do you like best, and what goes on it?
- What kind of weather makes the best day for a long walk?
- Which star, planet or constellation do you look for in the night sky?
- Old stone, tall glass or painted wood: which kind of building do you love to look at?
- Apple, cherry, peach or pumpkin: which pie gets your vote?
- On a road trip, what do you love to spot out the window: cows, water towers or funny signs?
- Which kind of dog makes you smile every time one walks by?
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- Corn on the cob, popcorn or cornbread: how do you like your corn best?
- What’s your favorite thing to cook on a grill?
- Which salad would you happily order on purpose?
- Puffy, streaky or stormy: which kind of cloud do you like to spot?
- What’s your favorite thing to do on a snowy Saturday?
- Horseshoes, a beanbag toss or croquet: which lawn game would you set up at a picnic?
- Which fruit tastes best frozen on a hot day?
- Dill, sweet or spicy: which pickle belongs next to your sandwich?
- What’s your favorite snack at a ball game?
- What goes in your perfect omelet?
- Canoe, sailboat or ferry: which boat ride sounds best to you?
- What kind of art would you hang above your couch?
- City streets, a beach path or a forest trail: where do you most like to ride a bike?
- What goes on your oatmeal or cereal when you want it to taste extra good?
- Which pancake topping wins at your table: syrup, fruit or something else?
- Sliced with salt, in a sauce or in a salad: how do you like tomatoes best?
- Lamps, candles or string lights: which kind of light do you like at home in the evening?
Would you…?
Yes-or-no questions about small adventures you might say yes to one day.
- Would you ever go horseback riding along a beach?
- Would you try a grilled cheese made with waffles instead of bread?
- Would you cook a whole dinner over a campfire, from start to finish?
- Would you try ice cream in an unusual flavor, like sweet corn or black sesame?
- Would you sign up for a museum sleepover, sleeping bag and all?
- Would you swim alongside a sea turtle if you had the chance?
- Would you give up your microwave for a month to see how it goes?
- Would you vacation on an island with no cars at all?
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- Would you sit down for a honey tasting with ten kinds side by side?
- Would you try a fruit you can’t name from a market stall?
- Would you go on a vacation if someone else picked the place and kept it a surprise?
- Would you learn to drive a car with a stick shift?
- Would you grow every tomato you ate for one whole summer?
- Would you let the chef choose everything you eat at a restaurant?
- Would you ever write a short poem and read it aloud to friends?
- Would you go see a movie by yourself on a weekday afternoon?
- Would you eat a bowl of soup for breakfast on a cold morning?
- Would you plan a whole trip around one dish you wanted to taste?
- Would you join a book club that meets once a month?
- Would you host one course of a dinner that moves from house to house down the street?
- Would you go on a guided night walk to look for owls?
- Would you ever spend a night in a hotel made of ice?
- Would you read a whole book in one sitting on a rainy Sunday?
- Would you wear a bow tie to work every day for a week?
- Would you keep a pet snail on your desk and give it a name?
Work and team
Friendly questions for coworkers that skip the status update and stay light.
- What’s the nicest thing a customer, client or coworker has ever said about your work?
- What would your younger self think is the coolest part of your job?
- Which skill from someone on this team would you love to borrow for a day?
- What did your very first job teach you that you still use today?
- If we added one made-up day to the team calendar, what would we celebrate?
- What’s your favorite question to ask a new coworker?
- What’s the best idea you’ve heard in a meeting this month?
- If you could rename the team group chat, what would you call it?
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- Whose job on the team would you like to shadow for an afternoon?
- What theme should we pick for a fun dress-up day at work?
- What’s the funniest typo you’ve ever spotted in a work document?
- What should we call our next project, if you got to name it?
- What small change to your workspace made a big difference?
- What’s something new you’re learning at work right now?
- Which work habit makes your day run a little smoother?
- What’s the best email sign-off you’ve ever read?
- Given one hour a week for a passion project at work, what would you build?
- Which day of the workweek has the best mood around here, and why?
- What would you like to get a little better at by the end of this quarter?
- Who on the team deserves a thank-you this week, and for what?
- Do you have a secret for keeping your inbox tidy, or is it a happy mess?
- Which work trip or conference stuck with you, and why?
- What would you put in a welcome kit for a new teammate?
- Which task at work do you find oddly relaxing?
- What would a perfect meeting-free afternoon at work look like for you?
Memories
Happy memories of trips, picnics, birthdays and ordinary rainy afternoons.
- What’s the best picnic you can remember, and what was in the basket?
- Who gave you the best homemade gift you’ve ever received, and what was it?
- What’s the best thing you’ve ever eaten from a street stall or a food truck?
- Which game night with friends or family do you still talk about?
- Which place did you visit only once but still daydream about?
- Which song did you play on repeat for a whole summer once?
- Have you ever found something wonderful on a beach or a trail? What was it?
- What’s the nicest view you’ve ever woken up to?
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- Which outdoor game kept you out until the streetlights came on?
- Who taught you a card trick or a game you still know how to play?
- What’s the best birthday you can remember, and what made it so good?
- Which pet do you remember first, yours or someone else’s?
- What’s the highest place you’ve ever stood, like a tower, a hill or a tall building?
- Which trip had the best surprise along the way?
- What’s the most fun you’ve ever had on a rainy day?
- Which ride at a fair or theme park do you remember loving?
- What was the best thing about the first place you lived on your own?
- Which old toy would you love to play with again for one afternoon?
- The first time you saw the ocean, snow or a mountain: what do you remember?
- What did a perfect Saturday morning look like when you were about twelve?
- What’s the best thing that ever arrived for you in the mail?
- Which holiday morning from years ago do you remember best?
- Which game or sport did you get really good at one summer?
- What was your best day out with friends this year?
- What’s the coziest place you’ve ever stayed on a trip?
Little goals
Small plans for today or this week, easy to start and easy to finish.
- Which cupboard or counter could you clear in ten minutes today?
- What new recipe could you try before the week is out?
- Which book would you like to get a few chapters into this week?
- Where could you take a twenty-minute walk this week on a route you’ve never tried?
- What’s one new word you’d like to learn and use today?
- Which plant in your home could use a little care this week, and what does it need?
- What could you learn to do in under an hour this week, like tying a new knot?
- What could you cook this week from only what’s already in the kitchen?
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- Which photo on your phone would you print and stick on the fridge this week?
- What would make your workspace a little nicer by the end of today?
- Which song would you like to know all the words to by Sunday?
- Which album would you like to hear from start to finish this week?
- What would you like to draw, sketch or doodle this week?
- What would go on a “done” list for today, instead of a to-do list?
- What could you do this evening just for the fun of it?
- Which skill would you practice for ten minutes a day this week?
- Which dinner this week could you make a little special with a nice plate and a tablecloth?
- Where could you eat lunch outside at least once this week?
- Is there something you could bake this weekend that would make the whole home smell good?
- Which picture or poster could you finally hang up this week?
- Which corner of your home would you like to make cozier before the weekend?
- Which hour of your day could go screen-free this week?
- Which puzzle or crossword would you like to finish this week?
- What moment from today deserves a line in a notebook tonight?
- Which errand could you turn into a nice walk this week?
Frequently asked questions
How many questions of the day are there?
There are 150 questions, 25 in each of six categories: light and fun, favorites, “Would you…?” questions, work and team, memories, and little goals. Today’s card comes from the full set, and the list on this page shows every question.
How is today’s question picked?
With “All categories” selected, the top card is picked from the full list by the date. Everyone who opens the page on the same date gets the same question in their own time zone, and it changes at midnight local time. There is no sign-up and nothing to install.
Can we use it in a team chat or a meeting?
Yes. Post today’s card in the team chat in the morning and let people reply when they have a minute, or read it aloud at the start of a meeting and go around once. Every card stays away from private topics, and Work and team is written for coworkers, so it suits a new team as well as an old one.
What should we play after the question of the day?
Try icebreaker questions. They are made for the start of a meeting, a workshop or a club night, with warm-ups, team questions and prompts for video calls, for the days a group wants more than one question.