1001 QUESTIONS ON VARIOUS TOPICS

Light & Easy
(Simple, light-hearted topics)
1. Do you squeeze the toothpaste tube or roll it? What’s the advantage of your method?
2. How many siblings do you have? What’s your birth order?
3. What’s something you’ve won and how did you win it?
4. What’s one of your nicknames? What do you prefer to be called?
5. What’s something your parents used to say to you as a child that you promised yourself you’d never say—but now you catch yourself saying all the time?
6. What’s something you intended to do today, but didn’t? Why not?
7. Using only one word per person, what was your first impression of each person present with you now?
8. What’s something that people do in traffic that really bothers you?
9. Who is the closest friend you’ve ever had? Describe that relationship.
10. What books on your shelf are begging to be read?
11. What room in your house best reflects your personality? Explain why.
12. How often do you doodle? What do your doodles usually look like?
13. What do you do if you can’t sleep at night? Do you count sheep, toss and turn, or get up and try to do something productive?
14. Which do you do more often: hum or whistle? Hum or whistle your answer.
15. What animal are you the most like? Why?
16. How many days could you last in solitary confinement? How would you do it?
17. Do you save old greeting cards and letters, or throw them all away? Why?
18. On a scale of 1 to 10, how well do you sing?
19. When you’re alone at home, do you wear shoes, socks, slippers, or go barefoot?
20. What are the advantages and disadvantages of being your height?
21. When was the last picnic you went on? Describe it.
22. How many discount or savings coupons do you clip in an average month? How many expire before you use them?
23. Who’s the biggest “pack rat” you know?
24. Whose autographs have you collected?
25. What’s something you should throw away, but can’t? Explain.
26. What food items did you eat so far today?
27. How often do you get a haircut? Describe your worst haircut.
28. How particular are you about the maintenance of your car?
29. Who’s the most famous person you have ever met? What famous person would you most like to meet?
30. What is your most unusual nighttime or morning ritual?
31. How often do you read your horoscope? Do you believe there’s any truth to it?
32. What kinds of movies do you most enjoy? Why?
33. When was the last time you stubbed your toe so hard it brought tears to your eyes?
34. How do you get rid of pesky phone calls from telemarketers?
35. What are you a “natural” at doing?
36. What’s the story behind a time when you got locked out?
37. When’s the last time you had to give a speech? How did it go?
38. How often do you get sick?
39. What’s something valuable that you accidentally dropped and broke? Describe the situation.
40. What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word “fun”?
41. At amusement parks, are you drawn more to the scariest roller coaster or the tamest merry-go-round? Why?
42. When’s the last time you square-danced or line-danced? Rate your dancing ability on a scale of 1 to 10.
43. What are some of the wildest animals you’ve ever touched?
44. How many hours do you spend on your computer each day? How much time do you spend “surfing the Web”?
45. What makes you tick?
46. What has been your best work of art? Describe it.
47. What is something mischievous you have done?
48. When you leave a room, do you turn the lights off behind you or keep the lights on throughout your house most of the time? Explain your answer.
49. What’s the worst tasting thing you’ve ever eaten?
50. When talking to someone while standing, are your arms usually at your sides, in your pockets, crossed in front of you, or gesturing descriptively? Demonstrate your answer.
51. What magazines do you subscribe to, and how many of those do you actually read or look through?