100 yes or no questions for every group

Yes or no questions for kids (1–17)

These work for car journeys, classroom circle time and family dinners. Ask a follow-up after each answer ("Tell me about it!") and a two-word question can turn into a whole story.

1. Have you ever built a blanket fort?
2. Would you like to have a pet dragon?
3. Do you like pineapple on pizza?
4. Can you whistle?
5. Have you ever seen a shooting star?
6. Do you sing in the bath?
7. Would you want to visit the Moon?
8. Can you touch your nose with your tongue?
9. Do you like vegetables more than fruit?
10. Have you ever lost a tooth at school?
11. Do you like reading more than watching TV?
12. Can you tie your own shoelaces?
13. Have you ever grown a plant from a seed?
14. Do you think animals can understand us?
15. Do you like rainy days?
16. Have you ever made up your own game?
17. Would you like to be a teacher one day?

Yes or no questions for friends (18–34)

Good for sleepovers, long drives and group chats. The fun is in the stories behind the yes answers.

18. Have you ever laughed so hard you cried?
19. Do you still have your first phone?
20. Have you ever forgotten a friend's birthday?
21. Do you reply to messages straight away?
22. Would you go on a road trip with no plan?
23. Have you ever been to a concert?
24. Do you sing along in the car?
25. Have you ever cooked a meal that went badly wrong?
26. Are you good at keeping secrets?
27. Would you try a sport you have never played?
28. Have you ever stayed up to watch the sunrise?
29. Do you prefer voice notes to phone calls?
30. Have you ever got lost in your own town?
31. Do you know your best friend's number by heart?
32. Would you share your last slice of cake?
33. Have you ever pretended to like a gift?
34. Do you believe in lucky charms?

Yes or no questions for couples (35–50)

Sweet, light questions for a date night in or a long dinner. They are meant to start conversations, not arguments, so skip any that touch a sore spot.

35. Do you remember what I wore when we first met?
36. Would you move to another country with me?
37. Do you like surprise plans?
38. Do I hog the blanket?
39. Would you pick the same first date again?
40. Do you enjoy cooking together?
41. Have you ever planned a surprise that went wrong?
42. Do you think we make a good team at board games?
43. Would you take a dance class with me?
44. Do we have a song?
45. Do you save the last bite for me?
46. Is a night in better than a night out?
47. Have you told your friends how we met?
48. Do you like getting handwritten cards?
49. Should we adopt a pet one day?
50. Do you still get nervous meeting my family?

Yes or no icebreakers for coworkers (51–67)

Workplace-safe questions for stand-ups, onboarding sessions and the first five minutes of a video call. They reveal habits and preferences without asking anything personal.

51. Are you a morning person?
52. Do you need coffee to start the day?
53. Have you ever worked a night shift?
54. Do you keep a tidy desk?
55. Have you ever sent a message to the wrong chat?
56. Do you listen to music while you work?
57. Would you work longer days for a four-day week?
58. Have you ever learned a new skill from a video?
59. Do you prefer working from home?
60. Have you ever given a talk with no slides?
61. Do you read the whole email before replying?
62. Have you ever had a job in a totally different field?
63. Do you plan your week on Monday morning?
64. Would you volunteer to go first in a meeting?
65. Do you take a proper lunch break?
66. Have you met a remote colleague in person?
67. Do you have a plant on your desk?

Deep and reflective yes or no questions (68–83)

These are for quieter moments: a journaling prompt, a walk with a close friend, or a team retreat where people already trust each other. Let people answer "yes, but…", because the "but" is where the good conversation starts.

68. Are you proud of who you are today?
69. Do you think people can really change?
70. Have you ever changed your mind about something big?
71. Do you find it easy to ask for help?
72. Would you want to know your future?
73. Do you believe everything happens for a reason?
74. Have you forgiven someone who never said sorry?
75. Is it better to be kind than to be right?
76. Do you spend enough time on what you love?
77. Would you live your life again the same way?
78. Does luck matter more than effort?
79. Have you learned more from failing than winning?
80. Do you usually say what you really think?
81. Would you choose a job you love over a big salary?
82. Do you feel at home where you live now?
83. Are you the same person online and offline?

Funny yes or no questions (84–100)

Use these to warm up a room or rescue a conversation that has gone flat. Most of the laughs come from people admitting yes.

84. Have you waved back at someone waving at someone else?
85. Do you talk to your pets like they are people?
86. Have you ever walked into a glass door?
87. Could you last a whole day without your phone?
88. Have you ever laughed at exactly the wrong moment?
89. Do you eat cereal for dinner?
90. Have you ever pushed a door that said pull?
91. Could you win a race against a goose?
92. Do you sing to your food while cooking?
93. Have you ever forgotten why you walked into a room?
94. Would you survive a week as a pirate?
95. Do you give your houseplants names?
96. Have you ever fallen asleep in a cinema?
97. Do you open the fridge again right after closing it?
98. Would you wear socks with sandals in public?
99. Have you ever won an argument in the shower?
100. Is a hot dog a sandwich?

What games can you play with yes or no questions?

The simplest game is to go round the group and have each person answer one question, but a little structure makes it more fun. These four formats need nothing but the list and a phone.

Guess my answer

One player reads a question about themselves. Everyone else guesses yes or no before they answer, and each correct guess scores a point. It is a quick way to find out how well a group really knows each other.

Agree or defend

Read a question, then spin the yes or no wheel to "answer" it for the player. They either agree with the wheel or spend about 30 seconds arguing the opposite. Debating whether a hot dog is a sandwich because a wheel said so is surprisingly good entertainment.

Hands up

For big groups and classrooms, read a question and everyone who would say yes raises a hand (or stands up). Ask one yes and one no to explain. With coworkers on a video call, use the thumbs-up and thumbs-down reactions instead.

Yes, no or maybe

Some questions deserve a "sort of". Switch to the yes, no, maybe wheel for Agree or defend, and a Maybe result means the player must give the most careful fence-sitting answer they can.

How do I load these questions into a spinner wheel?

Put a group of questions on a wheel and let it pick which one comes next. It keeps the host from choosing favourites and makes every round a surprise.

1. Open the SpinDecide wheel and choose Edit as text.
2. Delete the lines already there, then copy one of the groups above and paste it in. Each line becomes one slice. If the list numbers come along with the text, delete them so each line holds only the question.
3. Go back to the list view, give the wheel a title such as "Friends questions", and open Settings.
4. Tick "Remove the winner after each spin" so a question does not come up twice in one game.
5. Press Share or embed and save the link, so you can reopen the same question wheel next time or send it to the group.

Each option can be up to 60 characters, and every question on this page fits. If you write your own, start with a helping verb such as do, are, have, can or would; that is what makes a question answerable with yes or no. For open-ended conversation starters instead, try our icebreaker questions.

Want a spin-free version? The random yes or no generator gives an instant answer at the press of a button.