"Never Have I Ever" is a talking game that's sort of like using only truths from the classic game of "Truth or Dare?" Anyone from kids to adults can play by simply changing up the questions and how players respond to them.
Never Have I Ever Question Ideas
In this fun, getting-to-know-you game players take turns asking questions that start, "Never have I ever," and end with a single action or activity.
Fun Questions for Kids
Accidentally spelled my name wrong
Eaten a bug
Gone to the bathroom outside
Accidentally called a teacher "Mom"
Lost a library book
Cleaned my room without being asked to do it
Worn pajamas to school
Written a letter to a famous person
Thrown up at an amusement park
Cried during a movie
Clean Questions
Gone three days without bathing or showering
Used someone else's toothbrush
Worn dirty clothes
Tasted soap
Vacuumed up a toy
Eaten food off the floor
Found a dirty dish under my bed
Licked my plate clean
Thrown away my silverware
Fallen asleep in the bathtub
Funny Questions
Worn my parents' clothes
Snorted when I laughed
Farted loudly in public
Run into a sliding glass door
Talked baby talk to someone who wasn't a baby
Been afraid of a shadow
Spilled a drink on a stranger
Worn my underwear outside my pants
Poked myself in the eye
Been attacked by a goose
Christmas Questions
Re-gifted a Christmas gift
Bought a Christmas gift for myself
Used a candy cane as a stir stick for a drink
Eaten more than five Christmas cookies in one day
Dressed up as Santa, Mrs. Claus, or an elf
Worn an ugly Christmas sweater
Named a pet after one of Santa's reindeer
Made a fruitcake
Knocked over a Christmas tree
Gotten a lump of coal for Christmas
Questions for Tweens
Copied a friend's outfit
Used my real name as a screen name
Lied to a teacher
Friended a stranger on social media
Watched a Rated R movie
Joined a club to impress someone else
Sat with an outcast at lunch
Done a friend's homework
Created a virtual world
Made up my own nickname
Questions for Girls
Copied a celebrity's hairstyle
Tried to pee standing up
Tried out for a boys' sports team
Shaved my head bald
Shopped for clothes in the boys' section
Tried on a jock strap
Worn a tuxedo to a formal event
Sang a Disney princess song
Used a brush as a microphone
Asked a guy for makeup advice
Questions for Boys
Worn a dress or skirt
Wished I were Wonder Woman
Said pink and purple were my favorite colors
Cried while watching a sporting event
Grown my hair past my shoulders
Dressed up as a professional wrestler
Read The Babysitter's Club books
Camped alone in the woods
Caught a fish with my bare hands
Sang a Justin Bieber song
Questions for Teens
Played a joke on one of my teachers
Asked a celebrity to prom
Fallen asleep texting
Done an elaborate promposal
Gone grocery shopping for my family
Dated my best friend's ex
Kept a banned item in my school locker
Snuck out of the house
Driven without a permit or license
Been banned by a social media site
Questions for College Students
Walked into the wrong dorm room thinking it was mine
Eaten canned meat
Stole my roommates' food
Pretended to be sick when I have a hangover
Bought a new textbook
Slept on a cold, hard floor
Stayed up too late studying and slept through the test
Thought a professor was hot
Turned in a paper I downloaded from the Internet
Lied to my parents about my GPA
Questions for Adults
Fed my kids cereal for dinner
Lied to my boss about why I wasn't at work
Fallen asleep at my desk at work
Stalked my high school crush on social media
Used an old picture of myself on a dating site
Walked around my house naked
Test drove a car I didn't intend to buy
Written a funny note in the "memo" section of a check
Pretended to be older to get the senior citizen discount
Parked in a "handicap spot" even though I am not disabled
Questions for Couples
Secretly searched my partner's phone
Signed my partner up for an activity without their permission
Told someone our relationship status was more than it really is
Lied about liking something my partner wears
Watched my partner sleep
Made up a celebrity couple nickname for us
Secretly asked my partner's friends to help him/her with a problem
Wished my partner looked like someone else
Sent myself a gift and pretended it was from my partner
Searched my partner's personal belongings when he/she wasn't home
Family Questions
Posed as one of my family members
Lied to friends about my middle name
Borrowed a family member's clothing without asking
Locked myself in the bathroom to have some privacy
Hidden the remote so I could watch what I wanted
Erased a show a family member recorded on DVR
Hidden a secret ingredient in a family meal
Broken something in the house and blamed it on someone else
Kept an accomplishment a secret from my family
Called a family member by the wrong name
Embarrassing Questions
Forgotten to flush the toilet
Forgotten my wallet on a first date
Picked my nose and wiped it on a piece of furniture
Eaten something left on a stranger's plate
Worn clothing I knew was two sizes too small
Dropped something in the toilet then used it without sanitizing it
Thought a family member was attractive
Used only pennies to buy something that cost more than $1
Called my boss by my pet name for my romantic partner
Used toilet paper as a napkin after a meal
Crazy Questions
Thought I saw Bigfoot
Let someone else pick out my tattoo
Eaten a wild plant without knowing what it was
Joined a cult
Taken on a new identity
Participated in a citizen's arrest
Been on the front line of a protest
Discovered a new species
Been struck by lightning
Snuck into a public place after it was closed
Rules for Playing Never Have I Ever
"Never Have I Ever" is also called "I Never" and "Have You Ever?" and starts when one person asks if anyone has done a specific thing. Anyone who has done the action mentioned is then playfully punished in some way, like losing a life in the game or taking a dare. In some versions of the game, players who have not done the activity are the ones to get punished.
Playing With Points
The point system is great for groups of kids or teens because answers lead to relatively harmless consequences.There are two ways to play using points:
- Each player starts with 10 points (their ten fingers represent the points) and loses one point for every action they have done. When a player has no points left they are out of the game.
- Set a time limit for the game and assign one point for every time someone can say "I have." The person with the least points at the end of the time is the winner.
Drinking Version
Adults over age 21 often play this as a drinking game with friends. Each time you can answer "I have," you must take a drink or a shot. Setting a time and drink limit for the game helps ensure no one gets too intoxicated.
Creative Consequences
If you want to make the game more interactive, use creative consequences such as:
- Make players who have never done it imitate doing it
- Have all players who have done it switch seats so they are all sitting next to each other
- Eat a disgusting, uncommon, or super spicy snack
Get to Know Each Other
Question games like "Never Have I Ever" and "Would You Rather" and yes or no questions work great as icebreaker activities or for groups of close friends to learn fun facts about each other. Now that you've read all these suggestions you get a point because you can answer "I have" to the statement "Never have I ever read this article!" Now explore other games like Truth or Dare.
