The Ultimate Ask List
So I have, over the years, prepared a list of 401 of my favorite ask questions, so ask away!
What fantasy universe would you like to live your life in?
What happens in real life that you’ve rarely seen portrayed in movies?
Do you enjoy spicy food? What’s the spiciest thing you’ve ever eaten?
What wastes the most time in your day-to-day life?
What's your favorite thing about the area you live in?
What's something you resent paying for?
What do you greatly enjoy doing but wish you could do more?
What is your favorite holiday tradition?
What's the most interesting documentary you've ever watched?
Pineapple on pizza; yes or no?
What food have you never eaten but would like to try?
If someone came up to you and said "Hey, do that thing you do!", what thing would pop into your head?
What was cool when you were young but isn't cool now?
What was the last thing you read about, digitally or in print, that you found interesting?
Do you have any routines you try to do every day?
What three objects do you value the most?
What is the most frivolous object you own?
Do you like coffee or tea? What kind do you prefer?
If you could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, what would you have a good chance at winning?
What is your favorite non-flowering plant?
What would you choose as the 8th wonder of the world?
If there was a zombie apocalypse tomorrow, what is the first thing you would do?
What's something you do differently than most other people?
What's your favorite ice cream topping?
What's your favorite ice cream?
What place do you find most relaxing?
What activity do you find most relaxing?
What's your favorite fruit? Your favorite vegetable?
What product would you seriously stockpile if you found out they weren't going to sell it anymore?
What is something popular now, but in 5 years everyone will look back on it and be embarrassed they liked it?
If you had to bury a treasure chest, where would you hide it?
If magic was real, what spell would you try to learn first?
Do you ever remember your dreams? Have you had any weird ones that stuck with you?
What's the most useless talent you have?
If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
What invention doesn't get a lot of love, but has greatly improved the world?
What piece of entertainment do you wish you could erase from your mind so that you could experience it again?
If you received a salary to follow whatever passion you wanted, what would you do?
What's something you tried hard to like but couldn't?
What's something that a lot of people are missing out on because they don't know about it?
If you were transported 400 years into the past with no belongings, how would you prove that you were from the future?
What website do you visit most often?
What is your favorite quote?
How do you usually get your news?
If you had a year of free time to learn or hone any skill, what would you choose?
What bit of trivia do you know that is very interesting but also very useless?
What silly or funny thing are you afraid of?
What food is underrated or underappreciated?
What are you interested in that most people haven't heard of?
If you could use magic to do one mundane task for the rest of your life, what would it be?
If the universe is just a simulation, what update or patch does it need?
What statistics about your life would you most like to see?
What's something you tried that you didn't think you would like, but you ended up loving?
What are some red flags to watch out for in daily life?
If you see a puddle on the ground, do you walk around it, over it, or through it?
What is your biggest pet peeve?
What's a series that hasn't been updated in a while that you'd love to see revived?
If you have 30 minutes to kill before going somewhere, what do you do?
Are you a cat person, a dog person, both, or neither?
What's your favorite kind of dessert?
If life is a game as some people say, what are some of the rules?
What is something you are utterly obsessed with at the moment?
What's your favorite type of day (weather, temp, etc.)?
What recent trend are you totally on board with?
What movie would be greatly improved if it was made into a musical?
What is your favorite junk food?
What's worth spending more on to get the best?
What's one fact about the universe that blows your mind?
What has taken you the longest to get good or decent at?
Is a hotdog a sandwich? Why or why not?
Is water wet? Why or why not?
What movie completely changes its plot (in your favorite way) when you change one letter in its title? What's the new movie about?
What chore do you absolutely hate doing?
What age do you wish you could permanently be?
What's the most interesting thing you've seen online this week?
If you could choose to be immortal, would you?
What’s your favorite thing that’s your favorite color?
What's one thing that gets far too much coverage on the news?
What was the scariest movie or show you've seen?
What's your favorite conspiracy theory?
What is something that most people consider to be a luxury, but you don't think you could live without?
What's your favorite accessory or clothing item?
What music do you put on when you want to get pumped?
What animal or plant do you think should be renamed?
What's the most unique shop or restaurant you've been in?
What kind of art do you appreciate the most?
What is one cool architectural feature you wish you had on your house?
What card or board games do you like to play?
What kinds of things do you like or are good at cooking?
When you were younger, what did you think would be awesome about being older, but isn't as awesome as you thought?
What is something you can never seem to finish?
Do you like things that are "so bad it's good?" What's your favorite example of it?
Would you ever try space tourism if you had the money for it?
If you didn't have to sleep, what would you do with the extra time?
What do you wish your phone could do?
What's your drink of choice (alcoholic or non)?
What could you give a 40-minute presentation on with absolutely no preparation?
What movie, picture, or video always makes you laugh no matter how often you watch it?
What does your perfect breakfast look like?
Do you prefer headphones or earbuds?
What weird food combinations do you most enjoy?
If you could get an exotic pet, any animal at all, what kind of companion would you like to have?
What incredibly common thing have you never done?
What’s the worst injury you’ve ever gotten?
If you could snap your fingers and learn any one language, what language would you learn?
What habit do you find yourself doing without thinking?
What takes a lot of time but is totally worth it?
What catchy jingle or bit of advertising has stuck with you?
When someone finds out what you do, or where you are from, what question do they always ask you?
If you could create your own job title, what would it be?
What do you get every time you go grocery shopping?
If you could have a never-ending candle that smelled like anything you wanted, what fragrance(s) would you pick?
What job do you think you'd be really good at?
What app can you not believe someone hasn't made yet?
What one question can you ask to find out the most about a person?
What natural landmark would you like to see someday?
What is something you learned in the last week?
What's your favorite video game console and game or series on that console?
What game have you spent the most hours playing?
What's the longest trip you've been on?
What would be some of the downsides of certain superpowers?
What current trend do you hope will go on for a long time?
What is your most used emoji?
When people come to you for help, what do they usually want help with?
What hobby would you get into if time and money weren't an issue?
Would you rather be transported permanently 500 years into the future or 500 years into the past?
If you could convince everyone in the world to do one thing at one point in time, what would that be?
What really needs to be modernized?
What would a world populated by clones of you be like?
When things break, do you prefer to fix them or replace them?
What is your favorite ethnic or family dish?
What's one thing that puzzles you every time you think about it?
What show have you been watching lately?
What place would you first travel to if you could teleport?
What are the best and worst purchases you've ever made?
What would be some of the most annoying things about having yourself as a roommate?
If you could change one plotline of a piece of fiction, which would it be and why?
If you could slow down time, what would you do with that power?
You're going to sail around the world, what's the name of your boat?
If you could level up in life just like in video games, where would you put your next skill point?
What's your "usual" from your favorite fast food place?
What is, in your opinion, the best food for a food fight?
What is the farthest you have ever been from where you were born?
Are you more of an early bird or a night owl?
You can only have one food condiment for the rest of your life, which do you choose?
Do you pour the milk in before the cereal, or the cereal before the milk?
What song is stuck in your head right now?
What song is a 10/10, yet hardly anyone has heard of it?
Where or what do you not mind waiting for?
What happened this week that made you happy?
You're going on a road trip! What two items do you make sure to bring with you?
What do you like to collect?
What is your favorite summer activity?
What is your favorite winter activity?
What words do you consistently spell wrong no matter how hard you try?
Who is your favorite superhero?
Who is your favorite supervillain?
Have you ever experienced something supernatural?
What caused you to feel nostalgia recently?
Would you rather be able to breathe underwater or have the agility of a cat?
You have a match in a pitch-dark room with a candle, a wood stove, and a gas lamp. Other than the match, which do you light first?
You're being interrogated and so far you've held strong. What song do they play on repeat that breaks you?
What features does your dream house have?
What's the story behind your username?
What's the longest line you've ever waited in? Was it worth it?
If you were given 500 acres of land, what would you use it for?
What kind of business would you like to start if you were given the chance?
You have your own late-night talk show, who do you invite as your first guest?
What's the most embarrassing fashion trend you used to rock?
If you were a wrestler what would be your entrance theme song?
If the internet suddenly stopped existing, what would you do with the time you used to spend on it?
What upcoming media (movie, show, game, etc.) are you most looking forward to?
If you could bring back any fashion trend what would it be?
What kitchen tool or appliance do you find especially useful?
You have to sing karaoke, what song do you pick?
What word or saying from the past do you think needs to make a comeback?
Would you rather only be able to use a fork (no spoon) or only be able to use a spoon (no fork)?
If you could have an unlimited supply of one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?
What was your least favorite food as a child? Do you still hate it or have you grown to like it?
If you could be on any game show, which one would it be?
Would you rather not be able to open any closed doors (locked or unlocked) or not be able to close any open doors?
What fictional item do you wish you owned in real life?
What recent scientific discovery blows your mind?
If you could switch jobs with someone else for a week, what job would you like to try?
You have 5 minutes, what's the best drawing (hand drawn or digital) you can make?
If you could control any of the four elements (earth, water, air, and fire), which would you choose? Why?
What is your computer/phone wallpaper?
Would you rather there be a ding sound every time you wink or a cartoonish gun sound when you make a finger gun?
What is your favorite life hack?
What sort of terrain would you thrive best in? The beach? The mountains? The desert?
Do you have any weird superstitions?
What improved your life quality so much, you wish you did it sooner?
What task did you complete this week that made you feel accomplished?
Would you rather never use social media again, or never watch another movie / TV show again?
Can you name two or more different songs that share the same title?
What's a common misconception people have about you?
What items do you carry with you every day?
You are a modern-day support class. What are the most important items in your toolkit?
What item has drastically improved your life?
If you could know the absolute and total truth to one question, what question would you ask?
Would you rather speak all languages or have the ability to speak to all animals?
What's the weather like today where you are?
Would you rather never age physically or never age mentally?
If you could see one movie again for the first time, what would it be and why?
What's something inexpensive that holds a lot of sentimental value to you?
What's your favorite subject in school?
What's your least favorite subject in school?
What frivolous/trivial thing do you have a strong opinion about? For example, the correct way to hang toilet paper is “over”.
Sock sock shoe shoe or sock shoe sock shoe?
What is the nicest surprise or favor someone has ever done for you?
Who is your favorite TV show OTP?
What's your favorite color?
If you could get any tattoo right now, what would you pick?
What is your shoe size?
What is one personality trait you have that you don't like?
What is your favorite part of your personality?
If you could work any job in the world without having to worry about money, what would you pick?
What is your perfect day?
What is a trait you'd find most attractive in a friend/partner?
What is your least favorite trait you see in other people?
What do you dislike the most about your job/school?
What compliments make you feel the best about yourself?
What do you get the most compliments about?
If you could live anywhere in the world without having to worry about money or language barriers, where would you live?
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
What is your least favorite food?
What celebrity do you think would be the funniest to be for a day?
What is one weird or fun fact that you'd like to share?
What motivates you to work hard?
What thing that you used to dislike have you changed your mind about?
What thing that you used to love have you changed your mind about?
How long would you last in a zombie apocalypse?
If you could choose to live at any time, from when humans first came into existence up until today, when would you choose?
Which habit are you proudest of breaking?
If you could choose any three words to describe yourself, what would they be? They don’t have to be adjectives, you can choose a word just based on its vibes.
What’s one thing that instantly makes your day better?
If your life was a movie, what would it be called?
What’s your favorite sleeping position?
What weird skill do you wish you were good at?
What is your favorite item of clothing?
Which of your personality traits has been the most useful?
If you could ask for advice from any one book character, which would you choose?
The house is on fire, but everyone is safely out, the pets are safely out, and all wallets/cash are saved. If you could make one last dash to get something, what would it be?
If you had a theme song, what would it be?
What’s the most spontaneous thing you’ve ever done?
What is your favorite genre of media?
What is your least favorite thing about your best friend?
If you have half an hour of free time, how do you choose to spend it?
What is the silliest thing you have heard people say about you?
What cartoon do you still like to watch?
What is the dumbest thing you have ever done?
Using one word, how would you describe your family?
What food combination do you want to ban?
What would be the absolute worst name you could give your child?
What are 5 songs that make you want to dance?
What are 5 songs that make you feel better when you’re sad?
What’s your go-to snack?
Do you have any pets?
What are your favorite video games?
Do you listen to podcasts? If so, what’s your favorite?
What shows or movies are at the top of your “to-watch” list?
What books are at the top of your TBR?
What is the most comfortable piece of clothing you own?
How far have you/do you plan on pursuing academia?
What “Old Person” things do you do?
Do you sleep with a top sheet? Why or why not?
Do you know how to embroider, knit, or crochet? Would you like to learn?
If you could choose to open a small business right now, what type of business would it be?
Did you/do you want to attend college, university, or another school of high education? Why or why not?
What is the most important thing you’ve ever learned about yourself?
If you had to write a doctoral thesis, what do you think you’d write it on?
Do you prefer theoretical or practical learning?
What is the worst book you’ve ever read?
What is your favorite funny website?
What is your favorite useful website?
Are you like your zodiac sign suggests that you should be?
What is the best compliment you have ever received?
Have you ever been in a physical fight?
If you could bring back any one person from the dead, who would you bring back?
If you could choose one Disney princess to be your best friend, who would you choose?
If you could get married to any celebrity, who would it be?
If you had to live in the world of the last TV show you watched where would you be living?
What movie always makes you cry?
Do you get complimented often?
How many languages do you know, and what are they?
Which languages would you like to learn?
What is your favorite time of day?
If you got to have dinner with one person, dead or alive, who would you choose?
It’s your last meal, what are you eating?
If you could dye your hair any color(s) and have it guaranteed that it would still look good, what color(s) would you choose?
What is your favorite gemstone?
What is your favorite flower?
What is your favorite word?
What is the worst gift you have ever given?
What is the worst gift you have ever received?
What is the best gift you have ever given?
What is the best gift you have ever received?
What is the biggest fear you have ever overcome?
What was the last thing that made you laugh?
Are you happy with your height?
How popular were you in school?
What was the best/most memorable toy you had as a kid?
Have you ever told any secrets to strangers?
Do you like surprises?
What is your favorite meal?
Are you a clean or messy person?
Do you prefer the shower or the bath?
What’s the best advice you’ve ever given?
What does your usual online name reference, if anything?
What is your favorite activity out in nature?
What is your favorite type of pastry?
What is something you wish you knew five years ago?
What mythical creature do you wish actually existed?
How do you plan your outfits?
How are you feeling right now?
What are your aesthetics/vibes?
What’s a promise you recently made to yourself?
Do you like wearing other people’s sweaters/jackets? Why?
What’s the last dream you remember having?
What are you craving right now?
Do you believe in karma?
What scent do you think would work best as a perfume/cologne?
Have you ever met a celebrity?
How many countries have you visited?
Have you ever been in a castle?
Who do you admire most? Why?
What’s your favorite fictional universe?
Was today typical for you? Why or why not?
What did you have for breakfast today?
Who do you trust the most?
What is a small book passage that means something deeper to you?
What hobbies are you most proud of?
What is your biggest addiction?
Would you rather be extremely rich or extremely loved?
What were you doing at midnight last night?
Do you consider yourself an introvert, extrovert, or ambivert?
Would you rather live longer or happier?
Do you like exercise?
Do you like poetry?
If you were a tree, what type do you think you’d be?
If you had to change your name right now, what name would you want to pick?
Do you believe in ghosts?
Have you made someone laugh recently? What did you do?
What was your favorite bedtime story as a child, if any?
Would you rather be extremely rich or extremely loved?
Which is scarier to you: space or the ocean?
Do you prefer sunrises or sunsets?
What would you title the autobiography of your life so far?
Do you enjoy thunderstorms?
Do you believe in magic?
Do you prefer jeans or sweats?
What is the smallest thing for which you are grateful?
Who has had the most positive impact on your life?
If you could have a time machine, would you rather have one that could only go back in time or one that could only go forward?
If you got a promotion, a job, a college acceptance, an accolade/award, or just generally accomplished something major, who is the first person you'd tell and how do you think they'd react?
If you were an inanimate object, what would you be and why?
Where do you wish you had grown up?
If you could be good at any profession without having to receive the accompanying education or trade experience, which would you choose?
What is something you're terrible at but wish you could do well?
If you could be any mythical creature, what would you be and why?
If you’ve had more than one job, which job taught you the most?
What is the one thing you've made that you're the most proud of?
Some historical figures have epithets attached to their names, like The Mad or The Wise. What would you like yours to be?
If you were a character in a movie, book, or television show, what genre would you live in?
What is something you've done/felt/seen/etc. that you wish you could experience again for the first time?
What character archetype is closest to your personality?
What cliché do you think is bullshit? What cliché do you think holds truth?
What is one childhood memory you remember especially well?
Are there any smells that bring back memories for you? What are they, and what memories do they elicit?
What is the most memorable meal you've ever had? (It can be good or bad.) What made it so memorable?
What’s the worst advice you’ve ever been given?
Do you have any conspiracy theories? If so, what are they?
If you had all the resources, time, and land available to build whatever you wanted, what would you build?
Should everyone on the planet be striving towards a common goal? If so, what should it be?
What are you looking forward to this week?
Do you believe that extraterrestrial life exists?
If you could teach the entire world just one concept, what would it be?
What’s the hardest you’ve ever laughed?
What is the most ordinary-seeming thing that you find fascinating?
What is a childhood habit or preference that you'll never outgrow?
Have you ever had an epiphany? What was it about, and what sparked the realization?
What was your favorite thing about the place you grew up?
What scientific or technological advance blows your mind? Is there any technology that seems so futuristic and advanced you're surprised it actually exists?
If you could ask your future self one thing, what would it be?
What is something that gets cooler/more interesting the more you learn about it?
What would you like to be famous for, if at all?
Think of the best teacher you've ever had. What did they teach, and what made them so special?
If you had the power to completely eradicate one disease, which would you choose to abolish?
If you had the power to completely solve one social or political issue affecting the world today, which would you choose?
If you lived in a colonial or Medieval village, what would your job be?
What is something you've done that you recommend everyone do before they die?
Have you ever desired or longed for something, but once you got it, discovered it was overrated?
What's your favorite joke you've ever heard?
What is something you didn't realize was weird until you really thought about it?
What's the best outcome of a complete accident you've experienced in your life?
Have you ever gotten the giggles in an inappropriate place? Where was it?
What, if anything, is too serious to be joked about?
What's the coolest project you've ever worked on?
In a "Freaky Friday" situation where you woke up in someone else's body, who would you like to be for a day and have them inhabit your body?
What historical figure do you most admire and why?
What small, insignificant thing gives you joy?
