A good question is the whole game. Whether you are playing Never Have I Ever, Most Likely To or Truth or Dare, the right prompt is what gets the stories out and the drinks flowing. Here is a big list of drinking game questions sorted from tame to spicy, ready to copy straight to the table, plus the games they work best in.
Games that run on these questions
| Game | Players | Why it fits |
|---|---|---|
| Never Have I Ever | 2+ | Built entirely on these prompts, the natural home for them. |
| Truth or Dare | 2+ | Feed the spicier questions in as truths when the dares stall. |
| Kings Cup | 3+ | The Question Master card makes everyone answer or drink. |
| Categories | 2+ | Turn a question into a theme and go round until someone blanks. |
| One-on-one question games | 2 | A whole hub of two-player games that run on prompts like these. |
Never Have I Ever questions
Tame
- Never have I ever broken a bone
- Never have I ever fallen asleep in public
- Never have I ever sent a text to the wrong person
- Never have I ever binged a full series in a day
- Never have I ever lied about my age
Warmer
- Never have I ever been kicked out of a bar
- Never have I ever gone skinny dipping
- Never have I ever pulled a sickie
- Never have I ever crashed a party uninvited
- Never have I ever ghosted someone
Spicy
- Never have I ever texted an ex at 3am
- Never have I ever kissed someone whose name I forgot
- Never have I ever been in trouble with the police
- Never have I ever regretted a decision the next morning
- Never have I ever lied to get out of a date
Most Likely To questions
- Most likely to end up on a reality show
- Most likely to get us all kicked out
- Most likely to text their ex tonight
- Most likely to become famous
- Most likely to survive a zombie apocalypse
- Most likely to cry at a wedding
- Most likely to forget this whole night
Would You Rather (drink to pick)
- Would you rather never drink coffee again or never drink beer again
- Would you rather always be 10 minutes late or always 20 minutes early
- Would you rather lose your phone for a week or your wallet for a day
- Would you rather fight one horse-sized duck or a hundred duck-sized horses
Pro tips
- Start tame. Ease everyone in before the spicy ones or people clam up.
- Aim at the room. Questions that call out one person get old fast.
- Keep a few in reserve. Save the best prompts for when the game starts to sag.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Zero kit, just read and drink
- Brilliant icebreakers for a new group
- Easy to dial from tame to spicy
- Work with any number of players
Cons
- Run out of good prompts fast without a card pack
- Can single people out if you are not careful
- Quieter crowds need warming up first
Frequently asked questions
What are good drinking game questions?
The best drinking game questions are relatable and open-ended, so lots of people end up drinking. Start with tame Never Have I Ever prompts and build up to spicier ones as the group loosens up.
What games use drinking questions?
Never Have I Ever, Most Likely To, Would You Rather and Truth or Dare all run on questions. Our drinking games for 2 hub has more question-led options for a pair.
