21 Questions Game
The 21 Questions game is a classic way to get to know someone: take turns asking each other questions, 21 of them, and answer honestly. It works on a first date, with a new friend, on a road trip or over text.
Below are 42 questions to ask, enough for two full rounds. They start light and get more personal, so you can pick the ones that fit the mood.
42 questions for the 21 Questions game
- 1How would your best friend describe you?
- 2What does love look like when it's not romantic?
- 3If you were a kitchen appliance, which one would you be?
- 4What's a song that reminds you of a specific friend?
- 5What's a sport you love watching?
- 6What was your first job or way of earning money?
- 7What's something you're looking forward to this month?
- 8What's your biggest regret, and what did it teach you?
- 9What's your most useless talent?
- 10How did we (or you and your best friend) first meet?
- 11What's the last thing you do before sleeping?
- 12What's a childhood fear you've outgrown?
- 13If you could have any job for one day, what would it be?
- 14What makes you feel truly safe?
- 15If you were a ghost, how would you haunt people?
- 16What makes someone a true friend?
- 17What's the best piece of furniture you own?
- 18What was your favourite toy?
- 19What's something that always makes you smile?
- 20What do you think people misunderstand about you?
- 21What would your pet's name be if you named it after your personality?
- 22What's your favourite thing to do with just one close friend?
- 23How do you like to celebrate your birthday?
- 24Who was your first celebrity crush?
- 25What's something you're grateful for today?
- 26What do you value more: being right or being at peace?
- 27What would your evil twin be like?
- 28What's the most loyal thing you've done for a friend?
- 29What's a place in your town where you feel calm?
- 30What cartoon did you never miss?
- 31What's a weird fact you know?
- 32When did you last cry, and why?
- 33What's a food combo you love that others find gross?
- 34Who in your life deserves a thank-you you haven't given?
- 35What's a self-care ritual you swear by?
- 36What did you get in trouble for most often?
- 37What's the best compliment you could receive?
- 38What do you wish you were better at saying out loud?
- 39What's the weirdest compliment you've ever received?
- 40What do you think your friends would say is your best quality?
- 41What's one thing in your home you'd save in a fire?
- 42What was your first mobile phone?
How to play 21 Questions
Players take turns asking one question each until 21 have been asked. You can pass once or twice, but honest answers make it fun. In Twenty1 a game is 21 rounds by default: play solo and keep a private journal of your answers, pass the phone around, or play online with a room code.