Hot Seat Questions: Get to Know Friends Better with 100+ Exciting Topics

Put your pals in the hot seat with these fun and juicy questions

Co-authored by Glenn Carreau

Last Updated: February 19, 2023

Warm-Up Questions

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Funny Questions

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Rapid-Fire Questions

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Personal Questions

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Deep Questions

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Spicy Questions

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Relationship Questions

Want to get to know your friends, acquaintances, and crushes better with a fast-paced game of “Hot Seat”? You’ll need a wide variety of intriguing and goofy questions to amp up your game, and that’s why we’re here to help. Read on! In this article, we’ve compiled a thorough collection of Hot Seat questions covering everything from easy warm-up topics to laugh-out-loud queries for the whole friend group to enjoy.

Things You Should Know

Play Hot Seat by selecting 1 player to sit in a chair and setting a timer for 5 minutes. Other players must ask the main player a series of rapid-fire questions.
After 5 minutes is up, it’s another player’s turn to sit in the “hot seat” and answer a new set of questions.
Continue until everyone in the group has had a turn. This is a non-competitive game; it’s all about having fun and opening up to friends.
Players can pass on questions they don’t feel comfortable answering. Try setting boundaries before you play, so everyone knows which topics to avoid.

Section 1 of 7:

Warm-Up Questions

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If you had to eat only one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
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What’s the world’s worst pizza topping?

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3
What is your favorite season in the year?
4
Who is your biggest celebrity crush?
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In school, what was your favorite subject?
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What is the first question you would ask if you met your idol?
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What’s the one thing you can’t live without?
8
What song lives in your head rent-free?
9
If you could live in any time period, which one would you choose?
10
Have you ever broken any bones—and if so, how did it happen?
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If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?
12
What was the first concert you ever went to?
13
What’s your go-to karaoke song?
14
If money was no object, what would you buy?
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What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever witnessed someone else do?
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What’s a special talent you have that not a lot of people know about?
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What’s your favorite game?

Section 2 of 7:

Funny Questions

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What's the strangest lie you've ever told?
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What’s the most useless skill you have?
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If you were on a deserted island, which 5 people would you want to be stranded with?
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If you could live in any fantasy world, which one would you pick?
5
If you went to jail today, what would be the crime you committed?
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If you had a catchphrase, what would it be?
7
Do you think aliens believe in humans?
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Which celebrity would you choose to live with?
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If you had to choose, would you say you have dog energy or cat energy?
10
If you could choose to be any fruit, what would you be?
11
If the zombie apocalypse started tomorrow, do you think you would survive?
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What fashion trend do you wish would disappear forever?
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Would you rather have the ability to travel in time or freeze time?
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If you were a motivational poster, what would you say?
15
Do you believe in ghosts—and if so, have you ever had a supernatural experience?
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What’s the weirdest nickname you’ve ever been called?
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If animals could talk, which animal would have the best stories?
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What’s the worst way you could possibly get fired?

Section 3 of 7:

Rapid-Fire Questions

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Cake or pie?
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Cats or dogs?
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Coffee or tea?
4
What do you value more, intelligence or strength?
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Fantasy or Science Fiction?
6
It’s a Friday night, are you going out or staying in?
7
Favorite swear word?
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Favorite color?
9
Sweet or savory?
10
Worst job ever?
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Comedy or drama?
12
Winter or Summer?
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Favorite flavor?
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What’s your spirit animal?

Section 4 of 7:

Personal Questions

1
What’s your dream job?
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What’s the most embarrassing thing you’ve ever done?
3
What are 3 words you’d use to describe yourself?
4
What’s one of your guilty pleasures?
5
Do you have any tattoos—and if so, what are they?
6
When danger approaches, is your response fight, flight, or freeze?
7
What’s something you want to cross off your bucket list within 5 years?
8
Who is your greatest personal hero?
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What’s your love language?
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What is your favorite childhood memory?
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What’s your personal skincare routine?
12
Do you believe in astrology compatibility?
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Do you believe in being monogamous?
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Who was your first crush?
15
What stereotype do people assume about you?
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How would you describe your dream home?
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What’s a secret that only your closest friend knows about you?
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What’s the weirdest thing you’ve done to get a laugh?
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How far would you go in the name of love?

Section 5 of 7:

Deep Questions

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What are your 3 biggest pet peeves?
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When you’re under extreme stress, how do you cope?
3
What is your biggest fear in life?
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What do you admire about yourself?
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What piece of advice did you receive that changed your life?
6
If you could write a book about your life, what would the title be?
7
What is something that makes you feel uncomfortable?
8
Do you believe in an afterlife, and if so, what is it like?
9
What does it take to gain your trust?
10
Have you ever had a near-death experience?
11
What moment in your life are you least proud of?
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What’s one thing you strongly believe in?

Section 6 of 7:

Spicy Questions

1
Out of everyone in this room, who would you most like to make out with?
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What body part do you find most attractive?
3
What is one sexual activity you consider completely off-limits?
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Have you ever fooled around in public?
5
What song best describes your love life?
6
Have you ever fantasized about someone else in the bedroom?
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Are you more dominant or submissive?
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Where is the weirdest place you’ve ever been intimate?
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What is the one fantasy you’ve never fulfilled?
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Do you think there’s a difference between sex and making love?
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What’s your biggest turn-on?
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What’s your favorite place to be kissed?

Section 7 of 7:

Relationship Questions

1
What’s your ideal first date?
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Do you see yourself getting married in the future?
3
What advice would you give to someone going through a breakup?
4
What was your longest relationship?
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Do you think an emotional connection with another person is cheating?
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What do you think is your biggest red flag?
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Have you ever cheated on a partner?
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Do you want to have kids someday?
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Would you ever consider being in a long-distance relationship?
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What’s the worst date you've ever been on?
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What are 3 important qualities you look for in a partner?
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Do you think double-texting is a problem?
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Do you believe partners should always hang out with friends together?
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How would you express love for your partner without saying, “I love you?”