Friendship Quiz Questions and Answers — 50 to Find Out Who Really Knows You

How to run a friendship quiz in five minutes

The simplest version needs nothing but a phone. One person — call them the subject — writes their own answers privately, then reads the questions out. Everyone else answers aloud or writes them down, and you compare at the end. One point per match. Then swap subjects.

The written version is better with more than three people, and it is the one that survives a group chat: the subject sends the questions, everyone replies privately, and the subject posts the scores. It also lets people who are not in the room play, which is usually the point when the group is spread across cities.

One rule worth setting before you start: the subject's answer is final, even when everyone insists they are wrong about themselves. That single rule prevents ninety per cent of the arguments this game produces.

The easy ones — start here

Warm-up questions almost everyone gets right. They matter: a round that opens with something impossible makes people stop guessing.

1. What is my full name, middle name included?
2. What month is my birthday in?
3. How many siblings do I have?
4. What colour are my eyes — without looking?
5. Do I take my coffee or tea with milk?
6. Am I an early riser or a night person?
7. What is my go-to takeaway order?
8. Which hand do I write with?

Favourites — where it starts to get competitive

The classic category, and the one people overestimate themselves on. Insist on specifics: "pizza" is not an answer, "pepperoni, thin crust, no olives" is.

1. What is my favourite film — the honest answer, not the impressive one?
2. Which song do I always know every word to?
3. What is my comfort meal after a bad day?
4. Which season do I actually like best?
5. What is my drink order on a night out?
6. Which app do I open first in the morning?
7. What is my favourite place I have ever travelled to?
8. Which colour do I wear most, whatever I claim my favourite is?
9. What snack do I always have in the house?

Habits and pet peeves — the ones friends notice and family miss

This is where a close friend pulls ahead of a relative. These answers come from spending unremarkable time together rather than from big occasions.

1. What do I do with my hands when I am nervous?
2. What is the one thing guaranteed to annoy me?
3. How long am I usually late by?
4. Do I answer the phone, or text back three hours later?
5. What is my most repeated phrase?
6. How do I sit on a sofa — properly, or folded up in some way?
7. What do I do first when I walk into my own home?
8. Which chore do I put off longest?
9. Am I a planner or a decide-on-the-day person?

Shared memories — the questions only your people can answer

Adjust these to your own history. They are the highest-scoring questions for real friends and the ones that make the game worth playing rather than just funny.

1. Where did we first meet, and who spoke first?
2. What is the worst thing we have ever eaten together?
3. Which trip do I bring up most often?
4. What is the longest we have gone without speaking?
5. Which of my exes did you like least — be honest?
6. What did I do the last time I was properly embarrassed in front of you?
7. Which one of my stories have you heard more than five times?
8. What is the nicest thing I have ever done for you?

The deep cuts — where the quiz stops being a game

Save these for people you actually trust. They are the reason a friendship quiz beats trivia: the answers tend to start a conversation rather than end a round.

1. What am I most afraid of that I would not admit easily?
2. What am I quietly proud of?
3. Which compliment means the most to me?
4. What do I worry about at 3am?
5. Which decision do I most regret?
6. What would I do with a year off and no money worries?
7. Who do I go to first with bad news — and is it you?
8. What do I need from a friend when I go quiet?

The chaotic ones — for when it needs to be funny again

End here. After the deep cuts, a group needs a way back to laughing, and these do it.

1. What would I do first in a zombie apocalypse?
2. Which fictional character am I most like?
3. What is the most ridiculous thing I have ever bought?
4. Would I survive a week without my phone?
5. What would my reality show be called?
6. Which of us would get us arrested first?
7. What is my most unreasonable opinion about food?
8. Which animal would I be, according to me and according to you?

Scoring it without anyone falling out

One point per exact match, half a point for close enough, and the subject decides what counts as close. Out of the 50 above, most good friends land somewhere between 25 and 35. Above 40 usually means you have lived together at some point.

The scores matter less than which questions people miss. Someone who nails every deep-cut question but cannot name your coffee order knows you well and sees you rarely. The reverse — every habit right, none of the fears — is the friend you see constantly but have never really talked to. Both are worth noticing.

If you want a version with objective right answers instead, that is a different game: our Friends TV show quiz and the general knowledge sets are all scored automatically, and there is no argument about what counts as close.