First Date Game Questions

Take turns asking one question each. No skipping!

1. What’s the most spontaneous thing you’ve ever done?
2. What’s a secret talent you have?
3. What would you do with a million dollars and one week?
4. What’s the worst fashion choice you’ve ever made?
5. What’s something you’ve never told anyone on a first date before?
6. If you could relive one day of your life, which one?
7. What’s your most controversial food opinion?
8. What was your childhood dream job?
9. What’s the funniest thing that’s happened to you this year?
10. If your life had a theme song, what would it be?
11. What’s the bravest thing you’ve ever done?
12. What’s on your bucket list that might surprise me?
13. What’s a dealbreaker that most people wouldn’t expect?
14. What’s the best compliment you’ve ever received?
15. If you could have dinner with anyone, living or dead, who?
16. What’s the most embarrassing song on your playlist?
17. What’s something you’re irrationally afraid of?
18. What was the last thing that made you cry laughing?
19. What’s a hill you’ll absolutely die on?
20. If you had to describe yourself in three emojis, which ones?
21. What’s one thing you want me to know about you by the end of tonight?

Each person shares three statements — two true, one false. The other guesses the lie.

Example statements to get you started:

1. I once met a celebrity in a supermarket
2. I can speak three languages
3. I’ve been skydiving twice

Tips: Make your truths sound unbelievable and your lie sound totally plausible. The more surprising the truths, the better the game.

Set a timer for 2 minutes. Answer as many as possible — no thinking allowed!

1. Coffee or tea?
2. Beach or mountains?
3. Early bird or night owl?
4. Sweet or savoury?
5. Call or text?
6. Dogs or cats?
7. Cook or order in?
8. Summer or winter?
9. City or countryside?
10. Book or movie?
11. Road trip or fly?
12. Instagram or TikTok?
13. Introvert or extrovert?
14. Past or future?
15. Love or money?

Keep the dares appropriate for a public setting!

Truths

1. What’s the most embarrassing thing on your phone?
2. What’s your biggest pet peeve in dating?
3. Have you ever stalked someone’s social media before a date?
4. What’s the worst date you’ve ever been on?
5. What did you think when you first saw my profile/photo?

Dares

1. Show me the last photo you took on your phone
2. Do your best impression of me
3. Send a text to your best friend saying “I think I found the one”
4. Order the next round in an accent
5. Tell the waiter it’s our anniversary

Simple rules: take turns asking each other questions. You can’t repeat a question, and you can’t refuse to answer. First person to hesitate for more than 5 seconds loses.

• They remove pressure — it’s a game, not an interview
• They create shared experiences — you’re playing together, not just talking
• They reveal personality — how someone plays shows who they are
• They’re memorable — “the date where we played 21 questions” beats “the date where we talked about work”