Getting to Know You

Curious questions about where someone comes from, what makes them tick and the stories they don't usually get asked to tell.

Questions: 40
Light: 15
Medium: 14
Deep: 11

A taste of the deck

Light
What did you want to be when you grew up, and how close did you get?
Medium
What's your earliest memory?
Deep
What's something about your upbringing you only appreciated later?

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Light

What did you want to be when you grew up, and how close did you get?
What's the strangest job you've ever had?
What's a skill you'd love to master overnight?
What's your comfort movie, and why does it work every single time?
What's a smell that instantly takes you back somewhere?
What's the most you've ever spent on something completely unnecessary?
What's on your bucket list that would surprise people?
What's a rule you had growing up that you now realise was strange?
What's your favourite way to waste an afternoon?
What niche topic could you talk about for an hour without notes?
What's the best gift you've ever received?
What's the weirdest photo in your camera roll right now? Context required.
What's a word or phrase you say far too often?
If a theme tune played every time you walked into a room, what would it be?
What childhood game would you still happily play today?

Medium

What's your earliest memory?
Who were you at school: the class clown, the quiet one, the overachiever, or someone else entirely?
Which family tradition do you want to keep going?
What's something you do differently from the rest of your family?
What book, film or album rewired your brain a little?
What habit are you trying to break?
What did your first job teach you?
What's the most unusual thing you believe in?
Which place you've lived has shaped you the most?
What's a compliment from years ago that you still think about?
What's something you're a total beginner at but enjoy anyway?
What's the best piece of advice an older person has given you?
What would your teenage self think of you now?
Have you ever had a recurring dream? What happens in it?

Deep

What's something about your upbringing you only appreciated later?
What's a turning point in your life that most people don't know about?
When was the last time you surprised yourself?
What's a part of your personality you had to grow into?
What are you proud of that took a long time to achieve?
Who do you miss that you don't talk about much?
What's a version of your life you sometimes wonder about?
What used to embarrass you about yourself that you now love?
What belief did you inherit that you've had to rethink?
What does your inner voice sound like on a bad day?
What do you want people to remember about you?

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