You know what they say — there are no stupid questions. Yet this saying has been proven wrong time and again. For example, what would you think about a question like ‘Who’d be the rudest animal?’ or ‘What would you replace all the grass in the world with?’
These stupid funny questions aren’t meaningful in the slightest bit, but they’re also not moronic. They can be a great way to spark a fun conversation. Whether you’re bursting out with laughter or raising an eyebrow, these questions will help you see things from a new perspective. That’s precisely what you will experience when you check our list of stupid questions people have asked. You might be wondering…
Why Do People Ask Stupid Questions?
You’ve probably asked a stupid question at some point in your life. The fact is that dumb questions are universal, and there can be a variety of reasons why someone asks one, such as:
These random nonsense questions might seem silly, but it’s always better to ask than wonder.
You can expect our list of the dumbest questions to be charmingly ludicrous. Whether you like animals or science, there are stupid questions to ask about it. Although you might not find deep, thought-provoking questions in this list, you’ll leave with a smile. Once you’re done with the list, give the silliest ones your vote so they’ll find their way to the top. And lastly, be sure to share this article with your friends!
Enjoy These 179 Silly Questions
#1
Why is it called “beauty sleep, when you wake up looking like a troll?
#2
If an ambulance hits someone on the road while transporting someone to a hospital, do they bring that person with them too?
#3
Can blind people see their dreams?
#4
Why do we say that an alarm clock goes ‘off’ when it actually tuns on?
#5
If people from Poland are called Poles, do you call people from Holand ‘Holes’?
#6
How much deeper would oceans be if sponges didn’t live there?
#7
Do you need to set an appointment to see a psychic or will they be expecting you?
#8
Is the sea salty because the shore never waves back?
#9
What was the first person to milk a cow trying to do?
#10
Why is it that when people are asked what they would bring to a deserted island, they never answer ‘a boat’?
#11
Why do we say that we have the weight of the world on our shoulders, but when we try to express it, we say we have to get it off of our chests?
#12
If prunes are dried plums, where do they get prune juice from?
#13
Why do we say ‘after dark’ when it’s actually really after light?
#14
When people go soul-searching does it mean they are ghost-hunting?
#15
Why do round pizzas come in square boxes?
#16
Why do we have to call it “shipping,” even when it gets delivered by plane or truck?
#17
If wine is just grape juice, does that mean beer is wheat juice?
#18
If you decide to describe yourself as indecisive, are you decisive or indecisive?
#19
If a piece of gum is 10 calories, does that include just the chewing or if you swallow it, too?
#20
If the important thing is to get up after falling, why don’t we just learn better balance?
#21
You’ve been tossed into an insane asylum. What do you tell the people there to prove to them that you don’t belong inside?
#22
What do you call a male lady bug?
#23
If all of the world is in debt, where did that money go? Who do we owe money to?
#24
How different would science be if Newton sat under a coconut tree instead of an apple tree?
#25
Do Roman nurses and health care workers refer to an IV as a four?
#26
What makes the difference between a wise man and a wise guy?
#27
Why do people say that something sells like ‘hotcakes’ if they sell out fast? How fast do hotcakes sell?
#28
If there’s a New Zealand, where did the Old Zealand go?
#29
Why is it that you may drink a drink but not food a food?
#30
Why are chickpeas called chickpeas when they’re neither chicks nor peas?
#31
If eating your dessert before a meal will spoil your appetite, then won’t eating a meal before your dessert ruin your appetite for dessert?
#32
Why do women and men’s shoe sizes have to be different? Why can’t it be one size chart that just goes through all foot sizes?
#33
Why did they name Donkey Kong that way if he’s a monkey and not a donkey?
#34
Is it possible that we are just aliens on this earth and people don’t even know it?
#35
If dragons can breathe fire, what happens when they accidentally sneeze?
#36
If you pamper a cow and give it lots of stuff, does it produce spoiled milk?
#37
Why is room temperature used as a measurement of warmth when not all rooms have the same temperature?
#38
Why do super heroes wear their underwear outside of their clothes?
#39
Why do we say that people work like a dog if they work all day when all dogs do is lie around?
#40
What if you are left on a stranded island with a bottle of cola and Mentos?
#41
If I eat myself, will I get twice as big or disappear completely?
#42
If someone owns a piece of land, how deep does their ownership go? Do they own it all the way to the center of the earth?
#43
Do penguins have knees?
#44
Why is drowsiness listed as a side-effect for sleeping pills?
#45
Why are there self-help groups if it’s supposed to be SELF help?
#46
Why do we say that something is ‘out of whack’? what is a whack in the first place?
#47
When they say that a specific dog food has a new and improved flavor, who tests it?
#48
Do dentists just really like making you uncomfortable by asking you questions while you can’t speak?
#49
Why do they say “one size fits all” when it clearly doesn’t fit a baby?
#50
Why is Greenland called Greenland, when it is white and covered with ice?
#51
If we are clean before using bath towels, why do we wash them?
#52
Why is the word for ‘a fear of long words,’ hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, so long?
#53
Is soup eaten or drunk?
#54
What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other?
#55
If you could replace all of the grass in the world with something else, what would it be and why?
#56
If animals could talk, which species would be the rudest of them all?
#57
What outrageous conspiracy theory do you think might actually seem like a logical argument?
#58
If your pet could talk, what’s one thing they could say that would completely ruin your image?
#59
You’ve just won an all-expense paid trip to anywhere in the world, but you can only go if you take three of the people you dislike the most with you. Who are they and where are you going?
#60
How do bankruptcy attorneys make any money?
#61
Why are there things called unsolved mysteries? Shouldn’t they be unsolved in the first place to be called a mystery?
#62
Do mermaids give birth to live children or do they lay eggs?
#63
Where did dictionary makers look to find the meanings for the words before dictionaries were in existence?
#64
Can atheists get insurance policies that cover acts of God?
#65
What does ‘ok’ actually mean?
#66
Is it possible to blow up a balloon while you’re under water?
#67
If a boy named after his dad is called junior, what do you call a girl named after her mom?
#68
Why is it that we call something “cool” when it’s not really cold?
#69
Why didn’t the 3 Little Piggies build a house underground?
#70
Is it possible that every new day is just the same day over again?
#71
Who invents words and how do they get them validated?
#72
When we have a thought, what’s really going on in our brain?
#73
How is it possible that we can have the same brain but different intelligence?
#74
When tree leaves change color, do they say “new look, who dis?”
#75
If blue is the color of the sky, then what’s the color of the land?
#76
Do you think self-help authors don’t need advice?
#77
If sunglasses are for protection, why do they make people look suspicious?
#78
If you could talk to animals, would you tell them all your secrets?
#79
What is it that you keep wanting to smell despite the fact that it doesn’t smell particularly good?
#80
Where do lost socks go when they go missing?
#81
If you could merge two different animals to create the ultimate animal, what two animals would it be and what would be their product?
#82
You can make one of your body parts detachable without any negative repercussions. What body part would it be and why?
#83
Brushing your teeth or wiping your butt – you have to give one up. Which one would it be and why?
#84
During the apocalypse, would it be better to live on your own or in a community?
#85
You found a time machine that took you back 600 years. All you have are the clothes on your back. How do you tell the people that you’re from the future?
#86
Would you rather have a disease that makes you say every thought that ever crosses your mind, or a disease that makes you react very inappropriately to all the interactions that happen to you and around you?
#87
You are now banned from the local library. What would be the reason for it?
#88
If a Smurf starts to choke, what color it will it become?
#89
Who came up with names for things? Like, who stood in front of a door and said ‘hmm, this is a door’?
#90
Why do the words ‘overlook’ and ‘oversee’ mean different things when look and see are nearly synonyms?
#91
If a person suffering from amnesia was suddenly cured, would they remember that they had no memory?
#92
Why does a grapefruit look and taste nothing like a grape?
#93
Why is it necessary to nail down a coffin’s lid? Are we expecting what’s inside to try to break free?
#94
Captain America has a shield, but where’s his sword?
#95
When you eat a gummy bear, do you eat the head or the feet first?
#96
Would you ever kiss a dirty animal if it were really cute?
#97
How many times do you think you’ve sneezed in your lifetime?
#98
Why is the chicken even crossing the road? Where are its owners?
#99
Why do we walk dogs, it seems more like the dogs are walking us?
#100
If a mom tells a bad joke, do we call it a mom joke or a dad mom joke?
#101
If a white flag means surrender, does a black flag mean attack?
#102
Why do people say I got your back if danger usually comes right at your front?
#103
Why is it hard for women to put on mascara with their mouth closed?
#104
Why are you always curious, as if you are Sherlock Holmes?
#105
What do you think will your last words be?
#106
What happens to the people born on February 29? Do the stay one year old until 4 years pass?
#107
What are three things you could buy at a grocery store to make the cashier give you weird looks?
#108
If you were suddenly arrested for no reason and your face was flashed all over the news, what would your family and friends assume that you did?
#109
If you were to appoint a president of the internet, who would it be and why?
#110
If you were put in charge of creating a brand new global holiday, what would you name it and how would it be celebrated? What time of year would it be held?
#111
A witch has cast a spell on you turning you into an inanimate, non-electronic object for a year. To be changed back into human form before the year is up, you need to be able to get at least a hundred people to touch you. What inanimate object would you be?
#112
What is the worst thing that a person can put on their bio on a dating app?
#113
You’re now a superhero with an unlikely power. Is it the ability to shoot meatballs out of your nostrils, or the power to create force fields but only around ants?
#114
You’re now the president, but you can only make changes that improve the lives of cats in your jurisdiction. What three things would you change to support the felines in your community?
#115
Why is it called ‘shipping’ if it goes by truck? Why is it called ‘cargo’ when it goes by ship?
#116
Why do they say ‘like taking candy from a baby’ when babies tend to be greedy with candy? Wouldn’t it be easier to take money from a baby?
#117
Do hummingbirds hum because they can’t remember any of the words?
#118
Is it possible to see someone’s tears underwater?
#119
What symbol represents zero in the roman numerals?
#120
If you can say that you’re speechless, doesn’t that mean that you were able to talk, and are thus, not speechless?
#121
Why is it that you can’t hum while your nose is plugged? Do we hum through our mouths or through our noses?
#122
Do people with a stutter also stutter in their thoughts?
#123
Why do we use leaf-blowers instead of leaf-suckers?
#124
Why do we find the smell of gasoline good?
#125
Is it possible that our brain is telling us what to see? That our eyes are lying to us.
#126
Do you think Adam had a belly button since God created him?
#127
Do window cleaners get tired of seeing their own reflections all day?
#128
Is it possible that men and women are from different planets?
#129
Why do guys all want to share gross stories with each other?
#130
If newborns smell good, shouldn’t our smell improve as we age?
#131
If blood tastes metallic, does that mean vampires like to snack on metal?
#132
What would happen if makeup didn’t exist in our culture?
#133
When someone is sad, we say they’re blue, so if someone is really sad are they dark blue?
#134
If bananas have a peel, does that mean we’re skinning it to eat its insides?
#135
When people say someone lost their marbles, why don’t they help look for them?
#136
Why is it that we always come up with different nicknames for things?
#137
If you were a kitten, what would your name be?
#138
What if the alphabet started with the letter Z?
#139
When you talk in your sleep, is that your true self trying to come out?
#140
When you’re saying goodbye to someone, why do they call it waving if there’s no water involved?
#141
Who would you bite first if you were a mosquito?
#142
If you were real-life Jack Sparrow, whom would you take on your pirate ship?
#143
Somebody kidnaps you and tattoos all your body, and leaves you back home. What would be your reaction?
#144
Can toddlers remember their dreams?
#145
If someone owns a piece of land do they own it all the way down to the center of the earth?
#146
Can cats understand dog language?
#147
Why didn’t Dora’s parents say anything to her despite the fact that she roamed all day?
#148
What are the things you will do if your gender will be changed for a day?
#149
What would you leave me in your last will and testament right now, if you were to die?
#150
Your life is now a video game. What are some of the cheat codes you can use and what do they do?
#151
How many chickens would it take to be able to kill a lion?
#152
You’ve been alone on a desert island for nearly a decade and you’re finally brought back to civilization. You’re handed the keys to the presidential suite in a 5-star hotel. What do you do first – use the bathroom or sleep in the king-sized bed?
#153
You’re homeless and only have one choice of clothing – a tattered, oversized white shirt with very thin fabric and lots of holes, or an extremely tight flesh-colored set of underwear. What’ll it be?
#154
If you could change your name at this very moment, but it couldn’t contain any of the odd numbered letters in the alphabet, what name would you choose?
#155
If a doctor has a heart attack while performing a surgery, will the other doctors and nurses present work on him first?
#156
If roses are red, why are violets blue?
#157
Why do they say ‘giving my two cents’ when it’s only a penny for your thoughts?
#158
If an unidentified flying object fell to the ground and people were able to identify what it was, would it be called a flying object?
#159
Do you think the big toe feels self-conscious about being the “BIG” toe?
#160
Who invented the word “book?”
#161
If he had been bitten by a radioactive man, would Spiderman’s name have been Manman?
#162
Why is it that people believe in the idea of love?
#163
Where does the word “lit” really come from?
#164
If a balloon pops in a vacuum, can you hear it?
#165
Who referees the referees?
#166
If you could merge two countries, what would they be?
#167
Why do people say goodbye when they again meet you the next day at the office?
#168
What if the world ends today?
#169
What is the soundtrack of your life?
#170
Would you rather own a horse the size of a cat or a cat the size of a mouse?
#171
The zombie apocalypse has begun! You have an SUV and a baseball bat. Where are you going first?
#172
What’s the worst tag line you can think of for a brand that sells wart removal cream?
#173
What’s something that doesn’t really smell great, but you keep wanting to smell it anyway?
#174
If you could change what falls from the sky every time it rains, what would it be and why? Note: it can’t be anything of significant value.
#175
If you throw your cat outside, will it be called kitty litter?
#176
Why didn’t they list the word ‘gullible’ in the dictionary?
#177
Do car tires get tired?
#178
Why do dogs sniff each other’s bums?
#179
If you had three extra siblings, what would be your birth order and what personalities would you like them to have?
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