175 Funny Questions to Ask Friends When Bored (and Ready to Laugh Hard)

There are few things worse than hitting a wall in a conversation—whether you’re sitting on the couch with your besties, stuck in a group chat that’s going silent, or trapped in a car for hours. If you’ve been wondering what to say next, these funny questions to ask friends when bored will absolutely save you. They’re weird, surprising, a little chaotic, and guaranteed to get your friends laughing, cringing, and oversharing in the best possible ways.

Whether you’re killing time at a sleepover, trying to survive study hall, or need a party icebreaker, this list of funny questions is your ultimate boredom cure. Get ready to spark ridiculous debates and unforgettable conversations.

Ridiculously Random Questions

These questions make zero sense—and that’s exactly the point.

1. If animals could talk, which one would be the rudest?

2. What’s the weirdest smell you actually enjoy?

3. If you were a vegetable, what would you be and why?

4. If you could only communicate by singing, what genre would you pick?

5. What would your villain name be if your only power was invisibility but only when sneezing?

6. If you had to swap voices with any cartoon character, who would it be?

7. If aliens landed and asked you to represent Earth, what’s the first thing you’d say?

8. What’s the worst name you could give your future child?

9. If your life had a background sound effect, what would it be?

10. What would be the most embarrassing animal to be reincarnated as?

11. If you were a sandwich, what would be your most chaotic ingredient?

12. Would you rather have socks that are always slightly damp or gloves that itch constantly?

13. If you had a tail, what kind would it be and how would you accessorize it?

14. If you could have one useless superpower, what would it be?

15. What’s something you wish didn’t exist but also kind of love?

16. If you could only wear one color forever, but your teeth had to match, what would you pick?

17. If you were arrested for no reason, what would your friends assume you did?

18. What’s the most cursed ice cream flavor you can think of?

19. If you had to name your toes, what would you call them?

20. What’s your survival plan during a snail apocalypse?

21. Would you rather have glitter sweat or sneeze confetti?

22. If your stomach could talk, what would it yell every time you’re hungry?

23. What’s the weirdest item you’d put in a time capsule?

24. If clouds were edible, what flavor would they be?

25. What would your personal theme park ride be called?

Food & Weird Habits Questions

These are perfect for discovering who dips fries in milkshakes and who needs to be stopped.

1. What’s your most controversial food opinion?

2. Do you eat pizza crust first, last, or never?

3. What’s the weirdest food combo you secretly love?

4. If you could only eat one meal forever, what would it be—no matter how gross it gets?

5. Have you ever lied about liking a food just to be polite?

6. If cereal were illegal after 5 p.m., how would you rebel?

7. What’s the weirdest thing you’ve eaten at 2 a.m.?

8. Would you rather eat a hotdog with chocolate syrup or a taco filled with jellybeans?

9. Do you chew ice? If yes, how unhinged are you?

10. What’s a food you’d fight someone over?

11. How many chips is “too many chips” (be honest)?

12. If you had to eat with your non-dominant hand forever, what food would be impossible?

13. What’s your favorite snack you’re embarrassed to admit?

14. Do you peel string cheese or bite it like a maniac?

15. If your fridge had a personality, what would it be?

16. What food would you legally ban if given the power?

17. If you could deep-fry anything without consequences, what would it be?

18. Would you rather drink room-temperature soda or hot yogurt?

19. If you had to name a smoothie after your personality, what’s in it?

20. What food would be most dangerous to eat while skydiving?

21. What’s your strangest food ritual?

22. If utensils didn’t exist, what food would become extinct first?

23. What snack would you hide from your own family?

24. Do you eat your fries first or your burger first?

25. What’s the weirdest thing you’ve used as a plate?

Would You Rather… But Funnier

Ridiculous dilemmas that will confuse your friends and cause endless debates.

1. Would you rather fight a chicken every time you get in a car or one goose on your birthday?

2. Would you rather have spaghetti hair or meatball feet?

3. Would you rather burp glitter or fart bubbles?

4. Would you rather wear shoes on your hands or gloves on your feet forever?

5. Would you rather always feel like you’re about to sneeze or always have an itchy elbow?

6. Would you rather be famous but only for awkward dance videos or completely unknown and super talented?

7. Would you rather have a laugh that sounds like a car alarm or sneeze like a foghorn?

8. Would you rather only be able to whisper or only be able to shout?

9. Would you rather wear a clown nose every day or always have wet socks?

10. Would you rather lick a sidewalk or hug a cactus?

11. Would you rather never use a phone again or never eat junk food again?

12. Would you rather be stuck in an elevator with a mime or a karaoke enthusiast?

13. Would you rather sleep in a bathtub or a hammock made of spaghetti?

14. Would you rather sweat maple syrup or have skin made of glitter?

15. Would you rather sneeze every time you say “hello” or hiccup every time you laugh?

16. Would you rather have no elbows or no knees?

17. Would you rather be chased by ducks every time it rains or bees when it’s sunny?

18. Would you rather only be able to walk backwards or crawl everywhere?

19. Would you rather eat a cold soup for life or drink warm soda forever?

20. Would you rather have hiccups during serious moments or laugh uncontrollably at sad movies?

21. Would you rather wake up to loud bagpipes or opera every day?

22. Would you rather your hair constantly hum or your nose glow red when you lie?

23. Would you rather have a personal theme song or a laugh track?

24. Would you rather live in a world without pants or without internet?

25. Would you rather always say the wrong name or forget your own?

Pop Culture & Fictional Scenarios

Get absurdly hypothetical with these movie, TV, and celebrity-inspired questions.

1. If you had to replace your alarm clock with a celebrity yelling, who would it be?

2. If your life became a Netflix show, what would it be called?

3. If you were in a horror movie, who in this group dies first?

4. Which fictional universe would you NOT survive in?

5. What cartoon character would be the worst roommate?

6. If your favorite character was real, would you date them or befriend them?

7. What TV show do you secretly wish you were the star of?

8. If Disney made a movie about your life, what animal would play you?

9. Which pop star would make the most chaotic babysitter?

10. What villain secretly had a point?

11. If you could switch lives with any movie character for a day, who and why?

12. What’s the most ridiculous celebrity baby name you can invent?

13. If your dreams were directed by Tim Burton, what would happen?

14. If you could voice a Pixar character, what would it be?

15. What reality TV show would you thrive in?

16. Who’s more terrifying: the Teletubbies or minions?

17. If your pet had a TikTok, what content would they make?

18. Which movie would be better if it were a musical?

19. If you had a theme park based on your personality, what would it be called?

20. Which Marvel hero would you trust with your group chat secrets?

21. If you had to go on a road trip with a fictional villain, who’s your copilot?

22. If you were a contestant on “The Bachelor,” what would your intro line be?

23. What childhood TV character do you now realize was completely unhinged?

24. What’s your superhero power—but only if it’s slightly embarrassing?

25. Which meme would best narrate your life?

“What If” Questions That Spiral

Start with a weird “what if” and let the chaos unfold.

1. What if you woke up with raccoons instead of hands?

2. What if your reflection could talk back—what would it say?

3. What if the moon was made of cheese and you were the president of Earth?

4. What if you had to sing everything you said or be mute forever?

5. What if chairs screamed when you sat on them?

6. What if your toothbrush judged you out loud every morning?

7. What if socks disappeared every time you told a lie?

8. What if your thoughts showed up as subtitles over your head?

9. What if your house had a personality—what would it be like?

10. What if dogs secretly run the government?

11. What if blinking was banned for a day?

12. What if your shoes could talk—what would they complain about?

13. What if you had to name every cloud you saw?

14. What if your laugh changed to match your mood like a ringtone?

15. What if your shadow tried to escape once a year?

16. What if dreams were actual auditions for alternate realities?

17. What if your sneeze summoned tiny ghosts?

18. What if ketchup became the world’s currency?

19. What if you could only communicate through interpretive dance?

20. What if squirrels were your ancestors?

21. What if mirrors told you jokes instead of reflections?

22. What if every elevator ride had dramatic music and narration?

23. What if your name had to rhyme with your job?

24. What if everyone had one random superpower—but it changed daily?

25. What if time froze every time you made eye contact with someone?

Embarrassingly Honest Questions

Nothing breaks the silence like a little playful vulnerability.

1. What’s the dumbest thing you’ve done to impress someone?

2. Have you ever sung to yourself in the mirror?

3. What’s your most irrational fear?

4. What’s the worst lie you’ve ever told that somehow worked?

5. Have you ever Googled “Am I weird for…”?

6. What’s your weirdest guilty pleasure show?

7. What’s something you pretend to understand but really don’t?

8. Have you ever sent a text to the wrong person—what did it say?

9. What’s your weirdest shower thought?

10. What’s the strangest thing you’ve done when no one was looking?

11. What’s a fashion trend you tried and instantly regretted?

12. What’s something super basic you secretly love?

13. What’s your weirdest nickname and how did you get it?

14. What’s a song you know all the words to but wish you didn’t?

15. Have you ever practiced crying in the mirror?

16. What’s your most ridiculous overreaction to something small?

17. Have you ever fake-laughed at something you didn’t hear?

18. What’s the last thing you searched on your phone?

19. Have you ever replied to someone, then panicked and ghosted?

20. What’s the weirdest compliment you’ve ever received?

21. What’s something you’d never admit unless asked directly?

22. What’s your most unusual dealbreaker in a friendship?

23. Have you ever pretended to be asleep to avoid something?

24. What’s the dumbest thing you believed as a kid?

25. Have you ever misheard lyrics and sung them confidently in public?

This or That: Absurd Edition

These fast-paced, bizarre choices force your friends to make split-second decisions between two terrible (or terribly funny) options.

1. Spaghetti fingers or meatball toes?

2. Always itchy or always sticky?

3. Only walk on your hands or only crawl like a crab?

4. Talk like a pirate or laugh like a hyena forever?

5. Wear shoes filled with jelly or gloves filled with honey?

6. Have a tail you can’t control or ears that flap when you lie?

7. Always sneeze on the first date or burp during job interviews?

8. Ride a unicycle everywhere or skip everywhere?

9. Only speak in emojis or only write in riddles?

10. Be surrounded by invisible ducks or invisible screaming toddlers?

11. Own a flying cow or a singing goldfish?

12. Have hair that grows like grass or fingernails that glow in the dark?

13. Be able to teleport but only to Taco Bells or fly but only at 2 mph?

14. Eat soup with a fork or spaghetti with chopsticks forever?

15. Always wear clown shoes or never wear shoes again?

16. Have a nose that honks or eyes that flash like disco lights?

17. Be trapped in a bouncy house or in an escape room run by raccoons?

18. Never be able to sit again or never be able to lie down again?

19. Have a permanently squeaky voice or walk with cartoon sound effects?

20. Only be able to wear Halloween costumes or pajamas forever?

21. Be photobombed in every picture or blink in every group photo?

22. Smell like onions or always smell onions, even when they’re not there?

23. Be chased by geese once a week or tickled by slugs once a day?

24. Only eat food shaped like triangles or only drink from upside-down cups?

25. Live in a world without forks or without phones?