261 Questions That Make You Think – And Change Your Mind!

Questions that make you think are exactly what your mind needs to grow. When you’re bored, think about something that interests you. The more attractive the topic, the better. It can be anything at all: a film, an idea for a new book, or even how to improve your life in some way. Then think about it for at least five minutes every day.

37 Questions that Make You Think Hard

1. What is your favorite number?
2. What does your perfect day look like?
3. If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
4. What makes you happy?
5. What are your plans for the future?
6. What are your favorite things to do in life?
7. How long do you think people will live on Earth?
8. Who’s the most important person in your life right now, and why are they so important to you?
9. Why are you here today and not yesterday or tomorrow?
10. When was the last time that someone made a positive impact on your life, and how did they make it happen?
11. What is the sound of one hand clapping?
12. How many miles are there in a light-year?
13. How long does it take for the Earth to go around the sun?
14. Why do dogs have whiskers on their faces?
15. Who is credited with inventing Baskin Robbin’s ice cream?
16. What is a gnome’s favorite food?
17. Which type of plant has no leaves and flowers but only roots, stems, and buds at the top of its stem?
18. When was Christmas first celebrated as a holiday in America?
19. What did Christopher Columbus discover on his voyage to America that he didn’t expect to find?
20. What is your favorite fruit?
21. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?
22. How do you feel about life in general?
23. If you had to be an animal for a day, what animal would you choose and why?
24. What are your thoughts on death?
25. What has always fascinated you or made you think differently about things around us?
26. When was the last time someone did something nice for you without expecting anything in return?
27. Do your friends know who your true friends are?
28. Who do people like to say they’re close with but aren’t close with at all when others ask how many close friends they have or whether they have any real friends at all?
29. What is the difference between C and O?
30. How many times a day do you brush your teeth?
31. What is the name of the song that always makes you cry?
32. Why did you get divorced?
33. When was the last time you said I love you to someone?
34. What’s your favorite color?
35. Where would you go if money were no object, and where would you start looking for this place that doesn’t exist on Earth or in space?
36. If there was one thing that people could change about themselves, what would it be and why?
37. Who’s your favorite author, and why are they your favorite author, even though they aren’t famous or famous at all today?

37 Questions that Make You Think about Yourself

1. What is your favorite color?
2. What’s your favorite food?
3. If you could have one superpower, what would it be?
4. Who is your favorite artist or musician?
5. What is the best thing about yourself?
6. How many hours a day do you sleep?
7. What’s the most embarrassing moment in your life so far?
8. If you had to choose between having a million dollars and being able to fly, which would you choose and why?
9. What’s something that makes you laugh or smile daily (even if it’s just for a few seconds)?
10. What is your favorite color?
11. How old are you?
12. What is your favorite type of food?
13. Who are you closest to in the world?
14. Do you have any siblings or parents still alive?
15. If you could change anything about yourself, what would it be and why?
16. Have you ever been arrested or detained by police before?
17. Have you ever been accused of a crime before, and if so, what was it, and how did it turn out for you?
18. Where do you see yourself 10 years from now?
19. What is your favorite color?
20. What is your favorite animal?
21. What are you good at?
22. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
23. Who has been the most influential person in your life so far?
24. What was the last book that you read and did not finish reading?
25. When was the last time you cried, and why did you cry?
26. When do you feel happiest, and why do you feel happy when that happens?
27. Who is your best friend, and why are they your best friend?
28. What are your favorite TV shows?
29. What is your favorite sports team?
30. What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned in life?
31. If you could go back in time, what would you change about yourself?
32. Who is your best friend, and why?
33. Who is your biggest role model, and why?
34. What does success mean to you, and how do you define it?
35. If there was one thing that people should know about you, what would it be?
36. How do you describe yourself as a person (e.g., extroverted or introverted)?
37. What’s the most challenging thing about being an entrepreneur today, and why?

19 Questions that Make You Think Twice with Answers

1. What is the meaning of life?
2. Why do we sleep?
3. What is love?
4. How long does it take to die?
5. Is there a God?
6. When will I die?
7. What happens when you die?
8. Where do we go when we die?
9. Who am I, and who are you?
10. What’s your favorite drink?
11. What are your thoughts on global warming?
12. How would you define success?
13. What is the essential quality of a friend?
14. If you could choose one superpower, what would it be and why?
15. What does love mean to you?
16. Why do people fall in love with each other so quickly these days?
17. Do you think that social media is bad for society or good for society?
18. Who has had the most significant impact on your life, and why was it significant to you personally?
19. Which superpower would you want to have if given a choice between all of them and none of them at all, excluding your natural abilities like strength or speed, etc.?

27 Questions that Make You Think about Reality

1. How do you know that the sun will rise tomorrow?
2. What if your loved one dies?
3. If someone gives you a gift, what is it worth to them?
4. What happens when the universe ends?
5. When was Earth created and why?
6. Why are there more people living in poverty than ever before?
7. How does social media work, and how can it be used for good or bad?
8. Do animals feel emotions like humans do, and what would happen if they could not feel emotions like we do today?
9. Who is God, and what does he want from us as humans on Earth?
10. How many times have you slept in the last 24 hours?
11. What is your name?
12. What do you want to be when you grow up?
13. Who are your parents?
14. When was the last time you cried?
15. When was the last time you had a good laugh?
16. Where are you right now, physically speaking?
17. What are three things that make you happy right now?
18. Who is your favorite author or artist of all time, and why?
19. What is my favorite word?
20. What is the essential thing in life?
21. How many countries have I visited?
22. Who was my first crush?
23. What is my favorite animal, and why?
24. What do I want to be when I grow up?
25. When did I feel happiest in my life so far?
26. When did I feel the worst in my life so far, and what happened that day?
27. Who are three people who mean a lot to me, and why are they unique?

29 Deep Questions that Make You Think

1. How do you know if someone is lying?
2. What does a soul look like?
3. How long have you been alive?
4. What is the essential thing in life?
5. What’s your favorite color?
6. If you could take anything to a desert island, what would it be and why?
7. Why do people die before their time?
8. Do people love each other unconditionally, or are they only pretending to care about others’ happiness for selfish reasons?
9. Is there an afterlife or not after death, and if so, what happens when we die and where do we go when we die/are reincarnated/whatever else happens after death; how can I know for sure that there is no such thing as life after death (if there isn’t)?
10. How did you come up with your name?
11. What are the things that make you feel most fulfilled in life?
12. Why do people on social media seem to have a lot of stress in their lives?
13. What’s your favorite song or artist right now?
14. Who is your best friend, and why?
15. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be and why?
16. When was the last time you cried, and why did you call?
17. Who do you admire most in life and why?
18. What is something that makes you feel pleased when it happens to you or someone else close to you, but doesn’t happen often enough for either of them to stop being surprised by it happening again soon enough after they’ve had it happen before? Then not long ago. Hence, they’re happy because they get that feeling again soon enough after having had it happen before then, not long ago?
19. How would society be different if we weren’t born into this world where we have all these constraints, like food and shelter and education, but instead were allowed to roam freely outside as animals do in nature (without any obstacles)?
20. What is the meaning of life?
21. Why do we dream?
22. How do people see when they sleep?
23. What makes a perfect day?
24. Why does time move in one direction only?
25. Do people have free will, or are they just programmed to behave a certain way from birth?
26. Is there an afterlife after death?
27. Does God exist, and if so, what is his purpose for us humans on Earth?
28. If you could live forever, would you want to live forever with your current personality or change it into something different, like becoming more compassionate, wiser, etc.?
29. When will I die, and how will I die (will I be killed by someone else or myself)?

18 Random Questions that Make You Think

1. What is the most dangerous animal in the world?
2. What do you think of when you hear “La La Land”?
3. How many fruits and vegetables should we eat each day?
4. How much water should a person drink every day?
5. Do people have an instinct to run away from danger or face it head-on?
6. If your parents were celebrities, what would their names be?
7. If your dog’s name was Jerry, what would his breed be?
8. What color would the sky be if there was no light pollution from human sources?
9. What is an example of a word with multiple meanings depending on how it is used in a sentence or phrase?
10. What is the best thing about being a woman?
11. Why are we alive?
12. How long does it take to digest food?
13. What is the world’s most expensive wine?
14. What was the first phone call ever made?
15. Who invented bread?
16. When was a lemon tree first cultivated in France, and why was it named “lemon”?
17. Who founded McDonald’s, and what did he do before that?
18. How many calories are in an avocado half with skin on and pit removed, as well as how many grams of fat are there in an avocado half with skin on and cavity removed?

18 Good Questions that Make You Think

1. How many members do the United States have in the United States Congress?
2. What are the two common causes of cancer?
3. What is the cause of diabetes?
4. What happens when you overeat sugar?
5. Why is it essential to make your own decisions and choices in life?
6. How did the US Civil War affect the American economy and society?
7. Who was considered one of America’s most influential presidents during his time in office?
8. When do people feel their best mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually?
9. What do you mean by “good questions”?
10. How do I know if my question is a good one?
11. What are some of the benefits of asking good questions?
12. How can I ask good questions to get better results?
13. What are some examples of what not to ask?
14. Why should I take time out of my day to answer someone’s question when they don’t care about me or the answer?
15. Can anyone answer any question, regardless of how simple it may seem?
16. Do people want their own opinions answered, or are they looking for factual information that will help them decide or solve a problem?
17. When does it make sense to ask an individual versus something like Quora, where anyone can answer the question and where you might get more variety in your answers?
18. Is there anything else that people should consider before asking others for advice or information online that could be helpful to them?

20 Weird Questions that Make You Think

1. What is the most unusual thing you’ve ever eaten?
2. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
3. Do you have any allergies or anything that triggers an allergic reaction?
4. What words don’t seem to make sense when they’re spelled out phonetically?
5. What is your favorite word or phrase that has no definition in English?
6. What are some words with two different meanings but only one spelling in English?
7. Which country’s name is the hardest to spell in English without looking at a dictionary first?
8. How long does it take to get from New York City to London by plane, boat, train, car, bus, or foot?
9. Which superhero would you want as a roommate and why?
10. If all of humanity disappeared tomorrow and nobody was left on Earth except for one person, who would it be and why?
11. What do you think would happen if everyone in the world drank only water for a year?
12. What is your favorite word?
13. Do you know what day it is today?
14. If someone asked you to list the 10 things that make up your identity, what would they be?
15. Who was the last person you spoke to on the phone, and how long ago was that conversation?
16. What do you think happens when we die?
17. Where do babies come from, and how many of them are there in total?
18. What makes you laugh or smile every day, and why does it make you happy?
19. If someone gave you $100 million, what would be your first purchase with it, and why would it be that particular item/service/experience/person/etc.?
20. How old are you really, and where were you born?

28 Silly Questions that Make You Think

1. What is the sound of one hand clapping?
2. Why do we get goosebumps when we see horror movies?
3. Why does a caterpillar turn into a butterfly?
4. What color is inside your head?
5. How long can you go without taking a breath?
6. What’s black and white and red all over?
7. What would happen if you didn’t flush the toilet for three weeks?
8. If you had a penny for every time someone told you “thank you,” what would your bank account balance be today?
9. How much water should it take to fill up an Olympic-sized swimming pool from its deepest point to its surface in inches, feet, yards, meters, or centimeters (or other units)?
10. When was the last time anyone saw a UFO in real life that wasn’t on TV or in a movie?
11. Why is there a ceiling fan in the bathroom?
12. Why do we put the toilet paper on top of the roll?
13. Why don’t we sleep in a bathtub?
14. Why are old people called “old”?
15. What would happen if you turned your oven off while it was still on?
16. What would happen if you put a piece of bread in an empty toilet bowl and flushed it down?
17. What happens when two magnets get close to each other, but they’re not touching, like this:?
18. How do sunglasses work?
19. What is your favorite word or phrase to say when you wake up from a nightmare or bad dream?
20. If you have a 1,000-piece puzzle that’s missing just one piece, how many parts are left in the mystery before it can be completed?
21. What is the speed of dark?
22. What does a cow say?
23. How do you know when it’s raining up in heaven?
24. What goes into making a snowman?
25. What do turtles have for lunch?
26. If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?
27. Why did the chicken cross the road?
28. Do you believe in ghosts?

28 Interesting Questions that Make You Think

1. What is the difference between a hero and a coward?
2. If you were to fall into a black hole, what would happen?
3. Who are the people that have made the most significant impact on our world?
4. What are some of the benefits of drinking coffee every day?
5. How do you know if someone is telling you the truth?
6. When did we start using digital technology in our everyday lives?
7. What would be your advice for someone who wants to improve their lives and relationships with others?
8. Why do we like watching TV shows and movies about war, crime, and other dark topics that make us feel tense or afraid?
9. What can I do when feeling depressed or anxious about my prospects as an entrepreneur or business owner?
10. What’s your favorite color (if it’s not green)?
11. What is the difference between a stock and a bond?
12. Why does popcorn pop?
13. How many times can you blink your eyes in one minute?
14. What are some examples of trees that have lived for thousands of years?
15. How long does it take to boil water at sea level?
16. What is electricity made from?
17. How much do gold nuggets weigh?
18. How many gallons in an acre-foot of water?
19. What is the most significant number in the world written out using Arabic numerals?
20. How do you think the world would be different if there were no internet?
21. What do you think is the essential thing in life?
22. Who are your heroes?
23. Do you believe in God?
24. If you could ask anyone for advice, who would it be and why?
25. What’s something that has always made you laugh or smile every time you see it?
26. If someone offered to give you $10 million, what would you do with it?
27. If everyone on Earth had an equal amount of money, how much would each person have to be considered wealthy by society’s standards today?
28. Which superpower would suit your personality best and why?