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Two Truths and a Lie Questions
The hardest part of the game is thinking of something to say. Answer a few of these questions and your best truths (and a believable lie) will come to you.
Question
What is a hidden talent almost nobody knows you have?
Answer it for yourself. A surprising answer makes a great truth, and a believable twist on it makes a great lie.
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Each question below is a Truth Spark: a prompt to jog your memory. Answer it honestly in your head. If the answer would surprise your friends, it is a great truth. If you can imagine a believable answer that isn’t yours, it can become your lie. The shuffle card above shows one question at a time, which is handy on a shared screen when a whole group is thinking at once.
Once you have your statements, build your set in the Lie Lab to check that your lie blends in, or jump straight into Party Mode.
Childhood questions
Kids do strange things, and everyone has a story from when they were small.
What did you want to be when you grew up, and why?
What was the strangest thing you believed as a kid?
Did you ever get lost as a child? Where?
What was your favorite toy, and do you still have it?
What was the worst haircut you ever had?
Did you have an imaginary friend? What was their name?
What is the naughtiest thing you did as a kid that you never got caught for?
What food did you refuse to eat as a child?
What was the first concert or show you ever went to?
Did you ever win a prize or a trophy as a kid?
What was your first pet, and what did you call it?
What was your childhood nickname?
Which cartoon character did you want to be?
What is the most unusual place you lived as a child?
Did you ever break a bone or need stitches? How?
What was the first thing you ever bought with your own money?
Did you ever run a lemonade stand or a tiny business?
What is the funniest thing your parents still tell people about you?
Travel and places
Places make great statements because they are easy to picture and hard to check.
What is the farthest place from home you have ever been?
Have you ever missed a flight, train or bus? What happened?
What is the strangest place you have ever slept?
Which country would surprise people that you have visited?
Have you ever been somewhere really famous? Where?
What is the longest road trip you have ever taken?
Have you ever been on a boat, ferry or cruise? Where to?
What is the coldest or hottest place you have ever been?
Have you ever gotten lost in a city? Which one?
Have you ever been to a theme park more than five times?
What souvenir have you kept the longest?
What is the most unusual food you tried on a trip?
Have you ever seen snow, a volcano, a desert or a glacier?
Have you ever moved to a new town or country? How many times?
What is the smallest town you have ever stayed in?
Have you ever camped outside overnight? Where?
Which place have you been to that you would never go back to?
Have you ever been on TV, radio or in a newspaper while traveling?
Food questions
Everyone eats, so food truths feel ordinary. That makes them perfect for hiding a lie.
What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
Which popular food have you never tried?
What food do you secretly dislike that everyone else loves?
What is the most you have ever eaten in one sitting?
Can you cook one dish really well? Which one?
Have you ever had a kitchen disaster? What happened?
What is your strangest food combination?
Have you ever worked with food, like in a café or restaurant?
Have you ever grown your own fruit or vegetables?
What is the spiciest thing you have ever eaten?
Is there a food you ate every day for a month?
Have you ever entered a food or baking contest?
What was your favorite school lunch?
What food are you allergic to, or pretend to be allergic to?
What is the fanciest restaurant you have ever eaten at?
Have you ever eaten something that was still moving?
What drink or snack do you have every single day?
Skills and hidden talents
Hidden talents are the classic Two Truths and a Lie statement: nobody can check them on the spot.
What is a hidden talent almost nobody knows you have?
What instrument have you played, even badly?
Which languages can you say at least a few sentences in?
What sport or game are you surprisingly good at?
Can you do a magic trick, a card trick or a party trick?
What skill did you learn from a video online?
Is there something you can do with your body that others cannot?
Have you ever performed on a stage? For what?
What is the most unusual class or course you have taken?
What is something you can fix or build yourself?
Can you draw, paint, knit or sew anything well?
Have you ever held a record at school, work or in your family?
What game or puzzle are you fastest at?
What is a skill you had as a kid and lost?
Can you name something you are weirdly good at remembering?
Have you ever won anything in a raffle or a contest?
Can you type, count or read something unusually fast?
School questions
Great for classrooms, new clubs and teams where everyone has school memories in common.
What was your favorite subject, and your least favorite?
Did you ever get sent to the principal’s office? Why?
What club, team or group were you in at school?
What is the best school trip you have been on?
Did you ever win an award at school?
What is the most embarrassing thing that happened to you in class?
Did you ever have the same teacher twice?
What was your science fair or school project about?
Did you ever star in a school play? What role?
How many schools have you gone to?
Did you ever have perfect attendance?
What is the strangest rule your school had?
Who sat next to you on your first day at school?
Did you ever forget your homework with a very creative excuse?
What did you do at recess or lunch most days?
Did you ever run for class president or student council?
Work and career questions
Work-safe prompts for meetings, onboarding and team building. Keep answers light and friendly.
What was your very first job?
What is the most unusual job you have ever had?
What job did you almost take instead of this one?
What is the strangest thing you have done at work?
Have you ever met a customer or client you will never forget?
What is a skill from an old job that still surprises people?
How many different cities have you worked in?
What is the longest commute you have ever had?
Have you ever had a job interview go completely wrong?
What is your most-used work shortcut or trick?
What was your worst summer job?
Have you ever worked a night shift? Doing what?
What is the funniest mistake you made in your first week at a job?
Have you ever been in a uniform for work? Which one?
What would your job be if you were not doing this one?
Have you ever volunteered somewhere unusual?
What is the most interesting place you have had a meeting?
Funny and embarrassing moments
Funny truths get the biggest reactions. Pick moments you are happy to laugh about.
What is the most embarrassing thing that happened to you in public?
Have you ever waved at someone who was not waving at you?
What is the silliest thing you have been scared of?
Have you ever fallen asleep somewhere really odd?
What is the strangest thing you have lost?
Have you ever been locked in or locked out somewhere?
What is the worst gift you have ever received?
Have you ever sent a message to the wrong person?
What is the weirdest dream you remember?
Have you ever been chased by an animal?
What is your strangest habit?
What is the funniest way you have ever hurt yourself?
Have you ever laughed at the worst possible moment?
What is the oddest thing you have said to a stranger?
Have you ever worn something inside out or back to front all day?
What is the most ridiculous argument you have ever had?
Family, friends and pets
Stories about the people and animals in your life are warm, and surprisingly easy to bluff.
How many siblings or cousins do you have?
Is anyone in your family famous for something unusual?
What is the strangest pet you or your family has had?
What is a funny family tradition you have?
Where did your family come from, as far back as you know?
Have you ever met someone with the exact same name as you?
What is the most unusual thing a friend has talked you into?
Is there a family recipe or story only your family knows?
Have you ever had a pet run away and come back?
Who in your family are you most like, and why?
Have you ever been mistaken for someone else?
What is the biggest family event you have been to?
What is the most unusual name you have given a pet?
Do you share a birthday with anyone you know?
What is the longest you have ever gone without seeing your best friend?
Firsts, bests and “have you ever”
“Have you ever…” prompts work for any group. Answer them for yourself, then pick the surprising ones.
Have you ever been on a roller coaster that went upside down?
Have you ever ridden an animal?
Have you ever met someone famous?
Have you ever stayed awake for more than 24 hours?
Have you ever gone skydiving, bungee jumping or ziplining?
Have you ever been in a hospital overnight?
Have you ever been to a wedding in another country?
Have you ever written a letter to a celebrity?
Have you ever grown a plant from a seed?
Have you ever run a race? How long was it?
Have you ever been on a sports team that won something?
Have you ever ridden in a helicopter, a limo or a race car?
Have you ever been to a live sports game? Which one?
Have you ever built something you are proud of?
Have you ever been caught in a big storm?
Have you ever tried to break a world record?
How to turn answers into statements
Answer three to five questions
Pick questions from different topics, like one childhood, one travel and one talent, so your statements feel varied.
Keep the surprising answers
The answers your friends would never guess are your truths. Ordinary answers can be twisted into a lie.
Write each as one short sentence
Start with “I” and keep it under about 15 words: “I once lived on a houseboat.”
Balance them
Same length, same level of detail. The Lie Lab’s believability meter shows you what stands out.
Questions FAQ
What questions help with two truths and a lie?
Questions about firsts, fears, trips, jobs, pets, school and embarrassing moments work best, like “What was your first job?” or “What’s the strangest thing you’ve eaten?” Answer a few and keep the most surprising answers as truths.
How do I turn a question into a statement?
Answer the question in one short sentence that starts with “I”: “What’s a hidden talent?” becomes “I can juggle three oranges.” For the lie, twist a real answer slightly, or pick a believable answer that isn’t yours.
Can I use these questions as an icebreaker on their own?
Yes. Put the Truth Sparks card on a shared screen and let each person answer one question. It is a relaxed warm-up before a round of Two Truths and a Lie.