Questions

11/01/10
In a newspaper at the end of last year, there was a piece where they had asked some celebrities some questions about their year.

I thought the questions were lame and decided that a better list could be made.

I asked a lot of friends and families for their ideas for questions whose answers would be revealing and interesting.

From the questions suggested, I have come up with a top 20 questions (it was too hard to reduce the list to 10) and they are listed here along with all the other questions (in no particular order):
1
 As you become older, which habits or traits are becoming more pronounced and which are reducing?
2
 Do you think that the world will be a better or a worse place 25 years from now?
3
 If you could change one thing from your past, what would it be?
4
 If, by sacrificing your life, you could contribute so much to the world that you would be honoured in all nations, would you be willing to do so? If so, would you make the same sacrifice knowing that someone you thoroughly disliked would receive the honour while you went unrecognised?
5
 If you could have permanent possession of any one item, what would you like?
6
 If you could personally experience any event in history, which would you like to experience?
7
If you could prevent either an earthquake in Peru that would kill 40,000 people, a crash at your local airport that would kill 200 people, or an automobile accident that would kill an acquaintance of yours, which would you choose?
8
 If you could seduce any person you have known, but didn’t seduce, who would it be?
9
 If you could wake up tomorrow having gained one ability or quality, what would it be?
10
 If you were granted five wishes, what would they be?
11
 If you were guaranteed honest responses to any three questions, who would you question and what would you ask?
12
 If you were to discover that your closest friend was a heroin dealer, what would you do?
13
 If you were to have a final supper and could invite six people, who would you invite and why?
14
 Someone you love deeply is brutally murdered and you know the identity of the murderer, who unfortunately is acquitted of the crime. Would you seek revenge?
15
 If your partner had met and spent a night with an exciting stranger, if you would never find out, would you prefer them to tell you? And in reverse?
16
 You are given a chance to return to any previous point in your life and change a decision you made, but you will lose everything that has happened to you since then. Is there a time you would return to?
17
 What’s on the top of your life 'to do' list?
18
 Would you add one year to your life if it meant taking one year from the life of someone in the world at random? Would it matter if you were told whose life you had shortened?
19
 You are offered $10 million for the following act: Before you are ten pistols - only one of which is loaded. You must pick up one of the pistols, point it at your forehead, and pull the trigger. If you can walk away, then you get the money - would you accept the risk?
20
 You discover your wonderful one-year-old child is, because of a mix-up at the hospital, not yours. Would you want to exchange the child to try to correct the mistake?
21
 Are you a numbers or letters person? (E.G. sudoku or crosswords?)
22
 Create a 5 member Superband (dead people can be included) comprising; singer, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards.
23
 Describe the best date you have ever had.
24
 Describe yourself in three words. What three words would your friends use to describe you?
25
 Do you believe in fate?
26
 Do you judge others by higher or lower standards than you use to judge yourself?
27
 Do you like pets? What would be your ideal pet and what would it be called?
28
 Do you remember your dreams and if so, what is the last one you remember?
29
 Does anyone deserve to be put to death?
30
 Facebook: Deleted anyone?
31
 Facebook: Social benefit or narcissistic tool of the modern age?
32
 Facebook: What have been your biggest Facebook surprises this year?
33
 Facebook: Who have you added that you can't believe is your friend?
34
 Facebook: Who have you deleted this year?
35
 Facebook: Who is the most crazy person you have?
36
 Give me any quote
37
 Have you ever contemplated suicide?
38
 Have you got a holiday planned? Where to? When? For how long?
39
 How do you improve the world? The lives of your friends? The lives of your family?
40
 How does last year compare with other years?
41
 How many hearts have you broken? How many times has yours been broken?
42
 How would you describe God to an eight year old child?
43
 If the bank mistakenly put $10 million in your account and you could escape with it but have to leave everything and everyone behind to prevent being caught, and never to return, would you do it?
44
 If you could be a TV show, what show would you be and why?
45
 If you could be someone else for the day, who would it be and why?
46
 If you could become fluid in one new language, which would you choose?
47
 If you could change one thing about your best friend what would it be?
48
 If you could do anything or wish for anything to come true right now what would it be?
49
 If you could only add one item other than cheese on to a pizza base, what would it be?
50
 If you could spend 24 hours with one person, who would it be?
51
 If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would you go?
52
 If you had to be sports commentator, which sport would you like to commentate on?
53
 If you had to name yourself when you were born, what would you have called yourself?
54
 If you hear someone make a racist or sexist remark do you just walk away, stop and try to have a meaningful discussion or confront them head on?
55
 If you only had one day left to live, what would you do with your day?
56
 If you saw a man, woman, baby, dog and cat in danger of drowning or being burnt in a fire which would you save first?
57
 If you were a kitchen utensil what would you be and why?
58
 If you were a sandwich, what would be your filling? And why?
59
 If you were a tour guide, where would you like to work?
60
 If you weren't doing what you are doing now (job/career-wise) what would you like to be doing?
61
 If your closest friend was dying and in terrible pain, could you help them on their way?
62
 If you're out for a meal do you opt for a starter, main course and coffee; or main course, dessert and coffee - or have the lot?
63
 In this age of sexual equality would you help a woman carry her heavy bags, open the door for her, etc?
64
 Is there a lesson in everything that happens?
65
 My mother/father always said....?
66
 Should you be allowed to hit your own children?
67
 What car do you drive and why?
68
 What character in a novel do you most identify yourself with and why?
69
 What do you consider the best quality a person should have?
70
 What do you do when no one is looking?
71
 What do you feel most afraid of in life?
72
 What do you know for sure you will accomplish in your life no matter the time it takes?
73
 What do you think would make you supremely happy right now - and not just fleetingly but for a while?
74
 What event that happened sometime in your life, still makes you laugh out loud today?
75
 What was the best gift that you have ever received?
76
 What was the best thing that you have ever created?
77
 What was the best new thing that you tried last year?
78
 What was the funniest thing that happened to you last year?
79
 What was the best thing to have happened to you last year?
80
 What is the biggest challenge you have overcome?
81
 What is the difference between 'like' and 'love'?
82
 What is the first concert that you ever went to?
83
 What is the most recent, significant event in your life?
84
 What is the point to voicemail if you never use it?
85
 What is the smartest thing that you have been told?
86
 What is the ugliest part of your body?
87
 What is your biggest regret?
88
 What is your favourite Smell?
89
 What is your idea of a perfect day?
90
 What is your most treasured memory?
91
 What is your most valued material possession?
92
 What makes you fall in love with somebody?
93
 What makes you laugh out loud?
94
 What moment made you feel like you had achieved something?
95
 What superpower would you like and why?
96
 What three questions would you not like to be asked?
97
 What was the best book you have read, and why?
98
 What was the best CD released last year?
99
 What was the best year of your life, and why?
100
 What was the greatest stroke of luck in your life?
101
 What was the most memorable place that you visited last year?
102
 What was the worst thing that happened to you last year?
103
 What was your best gift/purchase from last year?
104
 What will you improve on this year, that was lacking in last year?
105
 What would you do if you didn't have to go to work?
106
 What would you like to drink whilst in a fabulous setting with friends of choice celebrating life?
107
 What, if anything, is too serious to be joked about?
108
 What's your favourite musical instrument and why?
109
 What's your favourite/happiest childhood memory?
110
 When did you last cry? And why?
111
 When I was (insert age) I (insert whatever you did).
112
 When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
113
 When you were young, who was your role model?
114
 Where were you born? How did this affect your personality?
115
 Which actress/actor would play you in the story of your life?
116
 Which is the hardest goodbye that you have ever had to make?
117
 Which is your favourite country and why?
118
 Which sexual fantasy was acted out and to your disappointment turned out to be incredibly boring?
119
 Which wise monkey (hear, see, speak) would you be?
120
 Who has had the most influence in your life, and why?
121
 Who influenced you most last year, and how?
122
 Who was the best teacher that you have ever had?
123
 Who was the closest person to you, who has died?
124
 Who was your person of the year from last year?
125
 Whose company enriched your life most last year?
126
 Why can't the bureau of meteorology get the weather right?
127
 Why do some people feel the need to stand close to others?
128
 Why do you give money to a Big Issue seller or busker - for their sake or to make you feel better about yourself?
129
 Why does everyone have a favourite movie when there are so many favourites?
130
 You are in a plane about to come down with 4 others however only 4 parachutes on board only. How do you decide who misses out.
131
 You are poor in …. what?
132
 You are rich in …. what?
133
 You have $5000 to donate to charity - who do you donate to and why?
134
 You're in a strange town and want like-minded company - would you go into the pub, coffee shop, wine bar, fast-food outlet or restaurant?
135
 You've just been given $5000 - what are you going to do with it?