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

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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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    What’s the world’s worst pizza topping?
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    What is your favorite season in the year?
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    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?
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    What song lives in your head rent-free?
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    If you could live in any time period, which one would you choose?
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    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?
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    What was the first concert you ever went to?
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    What’s your go-to karaoke song?
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    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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Section 2 of 7:

Funny Questions

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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?
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    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?
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    Do you think aliens believe in humans?
  8. 8
    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. 10
    If you could choose to be any fruit, what would you be?
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    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?
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    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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Section 3 of 7:

Rapid-Fire Questions

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    Cats or dogs?
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    Coffee or tea?
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    What do you value more, intelligence or strength?
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    Fantasy or Science Fiction?
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    It’s a Friday night, are you going out or staying in?
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    Favorite swear word?
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    Favorite color?
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    Sweet or savory?
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    Worst job ever?
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    Comedy or drama?
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    Winter or Summer?
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    Favorite flavor?
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Section 4 of 7:

Personal Questions

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    What’s the most embarrassing thing you’ve ever done?
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    What are 3 words you’d use to describe yourself?
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    What’s one of your guilty pleasures?
  5. 5
    Do you have any tattoos—and if so, what are they?
  6. 6
    When danger approaches, is your response fight, flight, or freeze?
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    What’s something you want to cross off your bucket list within 5 years?
  8. 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?
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    Do you believe in astrology compatibility?
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    Do you believe in being monogamous?
  14. 14
    Who was your first crush?
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    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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Section 5 of 7:

Deep Questions

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    When you’re under extreme stress, how do you cope?
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    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?
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    If you could write a book about your life, what would the title be?
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    What is something that makes you feel uncomfortable?
  8. 8
    Do you believe in an afterlife, and if so, what is it like?
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    What does it take to gain your trust?
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    Have you ever had a near-death experience?
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    What moment in your life are you least proud of?
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Section 6 of 7:

Spicy Questions

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    What body part do you find most attractive?
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    What is one sexual activity you consider completely off-limits?
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    Have you ever fooled around in public?
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    What song best describes your love life?
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    Have you ever fantasized about someone else in the bedroom?
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    Are you more dominant or submissive?
  8. 8
    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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Section 7 of 7:

Relationship Questions

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    Do you see yourself getting married in the future?
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    What advice would you give to someone going through a breakup?
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    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?
  8. 8
    Do you want to have kids someday?
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    Would you ever consider being in a long-distance relationship?
  10. 10
    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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