Paranoia Questions
109 questions · By Dima Tretyak, creator of DeepTalk · Updated
Paranoia is a party game about not knowing the question. A player whispers a question to the person next to them, like "Who here would you least want to read your diary?" That person answers out loud with a name and nothing else. Then a coin flip decides whether the room gets to hear the question. On tails, the person named has to live without knowing why.
The questions below go from funny and clean to juicy, spicy and a bit savage, with rounds for old friends, couples' nights, deep talks and group chats. Each one asks for a name, not a story. Mix sections as you go, and skip anything that would sting someone in the room.
Funny paranoia questions
Silly and harmless, so nobody minds hearing their name. Good for the first few rounds while everyone learns the rules.
- 1Who here would lose a staring contest to a cat?
- 2Who in this room would fall for a fake prize email?
- 3Who here sings in the shower like they're headlining a stadium?
- 4Who would accidentally call their boss "babe"?
- 5Who in this room would be the first one out on a survival show?
- 6Who here has the most browser tabs open right now?
- 7Who would get stuck in a revolving door?
- 8Who in this room could talk their way backstage at a concert?
- 9Who here would lose an argument to a five-year-old?
- 10Who here has the most embarrassing dance moves?
- 11Who would fall for an April Fools' prank in June?
- 12Who here would be the worst at a silent retreat?
- 13Who here would get lost in their own neighborhood without a phone?
Clean paranoia questions for mixed groups
Nice questions for new friends, in-laws or a group where not everyone knows each other. Hearing your name here is a compliment, so the coin flip is a nice surprise either way.
- 14Who in this room has the best laugh?
- 15Who would you want next to you on a twelve-hour flight?
- 16Who in this room would you trust to pick your next haircut?
- 17Who here has the best taste in music?
- 18Who in this room would win a cooking contest?
- 19Who here would make the best tour guide for this city?
- 20Who in this room would you want on your team for trivia night?
- 21Whose playlist would you steal?
- 22Who here is secretly the funniest?
- 23Who would you call to help you move apartments?
- 24Who here gives the best hugs?
- 25Who in this room would you go to for honest feedback on your work?
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Paranoia questions for friends
For a group with years of history. Old friends know exactly who to name, and the person named will spend the next round trying to guess why. More group questions in questions to ask your friends.
- 26Who here has changed the most since we met?
- 27Who here is the glue that holds this group together?
- 28Who would you call if you needed someone to lie for you?
- 29Who in this group gives the worst directions?
- 30Who in this group takes the longest to text back?
- 31Who here remembers every embarrassing thing this group has ever done?
- 32Who in this room would you take on a road trip across the country?
- 33Who here is the worst at keeping a surprise?
- 34Who in this group would you send to argue with the landlord?
- 35Who here would you trust to look after your dog for a month?
- 36Who here would you want writing your wedding speech?
- 37Whose couch have you slept on the most?
- 38Who in this group would you never let near the aux cord?
Juicy paranoia questions
Secrets, crushes and gossip. This is where the coin flip starts to matter, because whoever gets named really wants to know the question. Keep it playful and skip anything that would hurt someone for real.
- 39Who here has the most secrets from this group?
- 40Who in this room would you least want to read your diary?
- 41Who here gossips about this group the most?
- 42Whose dating life would you most want to hear the full story of?
- 43Who in this room would you trust to set you up on a blind date?
- 44Who here has a crush they haven't told anyone about?
- 45Who in this room would you most want to swap phones with for a day?
- 46Who here has a story they've never told this group?
- 47Whose ex would you most like to meet?
- 48Who in this room would crack first in a police interrogation?
- 49Who here would you pick to keep your most embarrassing secret?
- 50Who in this room is the biggest flirt?
- 51Who here would you follow around for a day if you were invisible?
Spicy paranoia questions for adults
Flirty and a little bold, for adults who know each other well. Nothing here is explicit, but agree on what's off limits before you start, especially if partners or exes are in the room.
- 52Who in this room do you think is the best kisser?
- 53Who here would you want the bottle to land on in a game of spin the bottle?
- 54Who here has the most interesting dating app profile?
- 55Who would you want to be stuck in an elevator with for an hour?
- 56Who in this room do you think has the wildest past?
- 57Who here would you go on a date with if you were both single?
- 58Who in this room is the most private about their love life?
- 59Who in this room would you text at 1 a.m.?
- 60Who here would you trust to pick your outfit for a first date?
- 61Who in this room has been on the most first dates this year?
- 62Whose walk of shame story would you most want to hear?
- 63Whose flirting would you fall for?
- 64Who in this room would you most want to slow dance with?
Paranoia questions for couples and double dates
Paranoia needs at least three players, so these are for a couples' night or a double date, where the answer can be a person or a whole couple. For questions just for the two of you, try questions for couples.
- 65Which couple here would survive a week of camping without a fight?
- 66Which couple in this room will be the next to get engaged?
- 67Who here would you want as your plus-one at a wedding where you know nobody?
- 68Who here met their partner in the most embarrassing way?
- 69Which couple here argues about the silliest things?
- 70Who in this room would plan the most over-the-top proposal?
- 71Which couple here would win a newlywed game?
- 72Whose partner here would you ask for dating advice?
- 73Which couple in this room is the cutest when they think nobody is looking?
- 74Who here can keep up the silent treatment the longest?
- 75Which couple here could run a business together without breaking up?
Deep paranoia questions
Sweet and serious. The name gets said out loud, and the person named might never find out it was a kind question.
- 76Who here would you want with you on the worst day of your life?
- 77Who in this room do you think understands you best?
- 78Who here has taught you the most without knowing it?
- 79Who in this room would you trust to raise your kids if you couldn't?
- 80Who here do you wish you knew better?
- 81Who in this room has surprised you the most since you met?
- 82Who here would tell you a hard truth when nobody else would?
- 83Who in this room is going through more than they let on?
- 84Who here would you ask before making a big life decision?
- 85Who in this room do you most want in your life twenty years from now?
- 86Who here have you never properly thanked?
- 87Who in this room makes you feel the most like yourself?
Awkward paranoia questions you'd only whisper
Brutally honest and a bit savage. These are the questions people hope the coin keeps secret. Play them with friends who can take a joke, and laugh it off if the coin comes up heads.
- 88Who here has the worst taste in partners?
- 89Who in this room couldn't keep a houseplant alive?
- 90Who here would you least want to be stranded on a desert island with?
- 91Who here would you never ask to split a bill?
- 92Who here takes the longest to get ready and still shows up late?
- 93Who in this room tells the most boring stories?
- 94Who here would be the worst person to share a bathroom with?
- 95Who in this room would you never let drive your car?
- 96Who here would sell out this whole group for a free vacation?
- 97Who in this room is the worst gift giver?
- 98Who in this room would you never trust to plan a group trip?
- 99Who in this room overshares the most on social media?
Paranoia questions over text
To play in a group chat, send the question as a private message to one person. They post only a name in the group chat, then flip a coin, or use a coin flip app, to decide whether to reveal the question.
- 100Who in this chat leaves the most messages on read?
- 101Whose texts do you always read in their voice?
- 102Who in this group chat types the longest messages?
- 103Who here would you text first with big news?
- 104Who here has secretly muted this chat?
- 105Who in this chat uses the most emojis per message?
- 106Who in this group would you send a screenshot to first after a bad date?
- 107Who in this chat is online at the weirdest hours?
- 108Who here sends a meme instead of answering a real question?
- 109Who in this chat would you trust to post on your account for a day?
How to use these questions
- Sit in a circle. You need at least three players, and the game gets better with five or more.
- The first player whispers a question to the person on their left. Nobody else should hear it.
- That person answers out loud with one name from the room. They can name anyone, including themselves or the person who asked.
- Flip a coin. Heads, the answerer tells everyone the question. Tails, it stays a secret.
- The answerer then whispers a new question to the person on their left, and the circle keeps going.
- Agree on any off-limits topics before you start, and keep the spicy and awkward sections for friends who know each other well.
Play them as cards instead
DeepTalk deals questions like these one card at a time, with 20 decks and over 2,000 questions for couples and friends.
Frequently asked questions
How do you play paranoia?
Players sit in a circle. One person whispers a question about the group to the player next to them, usually starting with "Who here" or "Who in this room." That player says a name out loud, then flips a coin. On heads they repeat the question for everyone. On tails it stays secret, and the next round starts with the answerer whispering a new question.
What is the coin flip for in paranoia?
It decides whether the question gets revealed. Nobody controls the reveal, so a name said out loud could come from a compliment or from something embarrassing, and the person named can't be sure which. Some groups skip the coin and let the answerer choose, or let the named player take a drink to hear the question.
How many people do you need to play paranoia?
At least three, so the answer isn't always one of the two people who know the question. It works best with five to ten players, so there are enough names to choose from and the secret questions pile up.
What are good paranoia questions?
Good ones make everyone stop and think before picking a name, like "Who here would you trust to set you up on a blind date?" or "Who in this room would crack first in a police interrogation?" Mix harmless questions with juicy ones, so a name said out loud could mean either.
Is paranoia a drinking game?
It can be. In one common version, when the coin keeps a question secret, the person named can take a drink to hear it. Other groups have the answerer drink to keep the question hidden. Agree on the rule before you start, keep it to sips, and the game works just as well with no drinks at all.
Can you play paranoia over text?
Yes, in a group chat. Send the question as a private message to one person. They post only a name in the group chat, then flip a coin or use a coin flip app to decide whether to share the question. The over text section above has questions written for a group chat.
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