Funny Never Have I Ever Questions: 70 Clean Ones for Friends, Work and Parties

The funniest Never Have I Ever questions are about small, relatable fails that almost everyone has done but nobody admits: "Never have I ever held a door for someone so far away that they had to jog to it", "Never have I ever pretended to know a song at a party", "Never have I ever laughed at my own joke before finishing it". Below are 70 clean ones, grouped so you can pick the right set for friends, coworkers or a family night. They work with or without drinks, and nothing here is 18+.

How to play Never Have I Ever (the clean version)

Everyone holds up ten fingers. Take turns reading a line that starts with "Never have I ever…". Anyone who has done it folds a finger down. The last person with fingers up wins. The rule that makes it funny: anyone who folds has to give the 10-second story. That's where the laughs are, not in the question itself.

Everyday fails: 12 questions

• Never have I ever held a door for someone so far away that they had to jog to it.
• Never have I ever pushed a door that clearly said pull, twice.
• Never have I ever said "you too" when a waiter said "enjoy your meal".
• Never have I ever walked into a room and forgotten why I came.
• Never have I ever tripped and then jogged a few steps to make it look on purpose.
• Never have I ever put something in the fridge that belonged in the cupboard.
• Never have I ever searched for my phone while holding my phone.
• Never have I ever answered "good, you?" when someone asked "what's up?".
• Never have I ever got stuck in a goodbye and walked the same way as the person afterwards.
• Never have I ever laughed at a joke I didn't hear.
• Never have I ever pretended to text to avoid talking to someone.
• Never have I ever sung the wrong lyrics loudly and confidently.

Food and kitchen: 10 questions

• Never have I ever eaten something off the floor after checking nobody saw.
• Never have I ever burned toast badly enough to set off a smoke alarm.
• Never have I ever eaten dessert first and called it dinner.
• Never have I ever hidden snacks from the people I live with.
• Never have I ever ordered the same thing as the person before me because I panicked.
• Never have I ever said I was full, then finished someone else's fries.
• Never have I ever eaten cereal at 2am standing at the counter.
• Never have I ever passed off shop-bought food as home-made.
• Never have I ever smelled milk, decided it was fine, and been wrong.
• Never have I ever drunk from a juice carton when nobody was looking.

Phones and social media: 10 questions

• Never have I ever accidentally liked an old photo while scrolling someone's profile.
• Never have I ever sent a text to the person I was texting about.
• Never have I ever taken more than 30 selfies to post one.
• Never have I ever left someone on read and then texted them first a week later.
• Never have I ever let a call ring out and then texted "sorry, missed your call".
• Never have I ever replied "haha" without even a smile.
• Never have I ever had autocorrect turn a normal message into something weird.
• Never have I ever muted a group chat within an hour of joining it.
• Never have I ever rehearsed a phone call before making it.
• Never have I ever checked who viewed my story more than once.

Work and school: 10 questions

These stay safe for an office icebreaker or a team night.

• Never have I ever said "sorry, you're on mute" while I was the one on mute.
• Never have I ever pretended my camera was broken on a video call.
• Never have I ever replied-all by accident.
• Never have I ever nodded through a meeting without understanding a word.
• Never have I ever looked busy only because my boss walked past.
• Never have I ever stretched an essay with a bigger font.
• Never have I ever called a teacher "mum" or "dad".
• Never have I ever taken a long bathroom break just to scroll.
• Never have I ever brought a cake to work so people would like me.
• Never have I ever forgotten a coworker's name and avoided saying it for months.

Friends and family: 10 questions

• Never have I ever blamed a sibling for something I broke.
• Never have I ever pretended to be asleep to get out of chores.
• Never have I ever forgotten a family birthday until I saw it online.
• Never have I ever called a friend by my pet's name.
• Never have I ever been the reason a family game night ended early.
• Never have I ever cancelled plans and then felt relieved.
• Never have I ever cut my own hair and regretted it.
• Never have I ever cried at a movie made for kids.
• Never have I ever borrowed something from a friend and still have it.
• Never have I ever laughed so hard something came out of my nose.

Out and about: 10 questions

• Never have I ever got on the wrong bus or train and stayed on to avoid looking lost.
• Never have I ever walked confidently in the wrong direction.
• Never have I ever tried to open a stranger's car thinking it was mine.
• Never have I ever talked to a mannequin by mistake.
• Never have I ever pretended to know a song at a party.
• Never have I ever clapped when a plane landed.
• Never have I ever lost my car in a car park for more than ten minutes.
• Never have I ever waved at someone I thought I knew and it was a stranger.
• Never have I ever danced in a lift when I thought nobody was watching.
• Never have I ever got lost using GPS.

Silly confessions: 8 questions

• Never have I ever laughed at my own joke before finishing it.
• Never have I ever practised an argument in the shower.
• Never have I ever talked to my pet like it was a person and waited for an answer.
• Never have I ever googled myself.
• Never have I ever had a crush on a cartoon character.
• Never have I ever faked knowing a word and looked it up later.
• Never have I ever made up a fake fact and someone believed it.
• Never have I ever stayed up until 4am for no reason at all.

How to make the game funnier

• The story rule. Anyone who folds tells the 10-second story. Most laughs come from here.
• Target, don't attack. Lines aimed at things you know someone in the group did ("…got lost using GPS") get the room going; lines that embarrass one person for real kill it.
• Mix in one curveball. Every few rounds, read something nobody expects to have done ("…talked to a mannequin"). When someone folds, it's the best moment of the night.
• Read the room before going spicy. If the group wants more, our spicy Never Have I Ever questions are the next step, for adults only.
• Playing apart? Here's how to play Never Have I Ever online on a call or in a group chat.

Play it on your phone

If nobody wants to be the one reading from a list, Never Have I Ever: Dirty Game, our app for Android, deals the cards for you: 2,097 questions in 25 decks, in 6 languages, offline, with no ads. The Icebreaker and Funny decks are free; the other decks (Friends, College Chaos, Girls' Night, Couples and the spicier 18+ ones) open with a one-time unlock. Pass one phone around the table, tap for the next card, and nobody repeats a question.

Common questions

What are some funny Never Have I Ever questions?
Small fails everyone recognises: "…held a door for someone so far away they had to jog", "…pushed a pull door twice", "…said 'you too' when a waiter said enjoy your meal".

Are there clean Never Have I Ever questions for work?
Yes. Video-call and office fails work well: "…said 'you're on mute' while I was the one on mute", "…replied-all by accident", "…nodded through a meeting without understanding a word".

How do you play Never Have I Ever without drinking?
Everyone holds up ten fingers and folds one each time they've done the thing. The last person with fingers up wins.

How many people do you need?
Three or more is best; it works with two, but it's funnier with a group.

Is there an app for funny Never Have I Ever questions?
Never Have I Ever: Dirty Game on Android has a free Funny deck and a free Icebreaker deck, plus 23 more decks with a one-time unlock. It works offline in 6 languages.