100 Herd Mentality questions for your next game

A good Herd Mentality question gives your group an obvious answer to gather around, with a split or two worth arguing about. You want enough matching answers to score and someone willing to defend their choice of snack.

These 100 questions are original prompts for your group, not questions from the boxed game. Read one aloud and keep your answers covered until you've all written. Save the debate for the reveal.

Food and drink

Use foods your group knows. Swap anything unfamiliar before you start the round.

1. Which fruit belongs in a lunchbox?
2. Which drink goes with a birthday cake?
3. Which vegetable belongs in a burger?
4. Which food do you order at a movie theater?
5. Which food needs ketchup?
6. Which drink do you serve hot?
7. Which cheese belongs on pasta?
8. Which food comes in a bucket?
9. Which fruit do you put in a smoothie?
10. Which food do you eat with chopsticks?
11. Which dessert needs a spoon?
12. Which food do you buy at a stadium?
13. Which drink do you order with breakfast?
14. Which food do you toast?
15. Which vegetable do you roast with dinner?
16. Which food do you dip in salsa?
17. Which flavor belongs in a milkshake?
18. Which food do you eat from a cone?
19. Which fruit belongs on a pancake?
20. Which food do you save for a celebration?

Everyday life

Think about what your group will write, even if your own habits are different.

1. Which thing do you lose around the house?
2. Which chore do you put off?
3. Which room do you clean before guests arrive?
4. Which appliance do you use first in the morning?
5. Which thing do you check before leaving home?
6. Which item do you borrow from a neighbor?
7. Which thing do you forget when packing?
8. Which room gets the messiest?
9. Which item do you keep beside your bed?
10. Which chore makes the most noise?
11. Which thing do you buy when rain starts?
12. Which item belongs beside the front door?
13. Which thing runs out at the worst moment?
14. Which appliance would you miss during a power cut?
15. Which thing do you find between sofa cushions?
16. Which item do you keep in your car?
17. Which chore needs a vacuum cleaner?
18. Which household item needs batteries?
19. Which item do you remove from pockets before washing clothes?
20. Which thing do you carry when walking a dog?

Name a…

Write one answer. You can defend your second choice after the reveal.

1. Name an animal you might see on a farm.
2. Name something you put on toast.
3. Name a sport with a net.
4. Name something you keep in a bathroom cabinet.
5. Name a food you order for delivery.
6. Name something you wear in the snow.
7. Name a place where you have to whisper.
8. Name something you put in a sandwich.
9. Name a thing you might collect as a child.
10. Name a musical instrument in a rock band.
11. Name a place you visit on vacation.
12. Name something you hang on a wall.
13. Name an animal with a long tail.
14. Name something you buy at a gas station.
15. Name a thing you need for camping.
16. Name something you carry in a wallet.
17. Name a food you eat with your hands.
18. Name something you bring to a barbecue.
19. Name an animal that lives in the sea.
20. Name something you put in a vase.

What's the best or worst…

You may have a strong opinion about these. Try to guess whether the rest of your group shares it.

1. What's the best cookie to dunk in milk?
2. What's the worst chore to do before breakfast?
3. What's the best seat on a bus?
4. What's the worst food to spill on a shirt?
5. What's the best meal to order for a group?
6. What's the worst thing to forget at a hotel?
7. What's the best flavor of potato chip?
8. What's the worst weather for a picnic?
9. What's the best thing to eat at midnight?
10. What's the worst place to have a dead phone?
11. What's the best thing to do on a rainy Sunday?
12. What's the worst thing to run out of when cooking?
13. What's the best dessert to share?
14. What's the worst seat in a movie theater?
15. What's the best thing about staying in a hotel?
16. What's the worst thing to step on barefoot?
17. What's the best breakfast on a day off?
18. What's the worst noise when you're trying to sleep?
19. What's the best thing to grill?
20. What's the worst thing to leave in a hot car?

Family-friendly

Choose questions children can answer from their own lives. Read a prompt again if someone needs it.

1. Which animal would you like to feed at a zoo?
2. Which food would you pack for a school trip?
3. Which game do you play in a swimming pool?
4. Which animal would you draw first on a farm picture?
5. Which toy would you bring on a long journey?
6. Which color would you choose for a race car?
7. Which animal would you choose for a cuddly toy?
8. Which food do you want at a birthday party?
9. Which thing do you build with sand?
10. Which playground equipment do you run to first?
11. Which animal would you pretend to be?
12. Which thing do you wear when splashing in puddles?
13. Which topping would you put on a cupcake?
14. Which thing would you put on a snowman?
15. Which pet would you draw on a greeting card?
16. Which food would you choose for a picnic?
17. Which thing do you take to a sleepover?
18. Which shape would you cut a cookie into?
19. Which vehicle would you like to ride in?
20. Which thing do you wear for a bike ride?

Write questions for your own group

For more matches, start with a common category your group knows that has a famous top answer. An odd scenario or a long string of conditions can send you in different directions. Try a plain question first.

For more of a split, ask for the best or worst of something your group has opinions about. You might agree on which foods belong at a barbecue and disagree about which one tastes best. Avoid trivia with one correct answer. You want to predict each other's choices.

If you get a different answer from each player, return to a more familiar category. If you all match without hesitation, try a preference question.

You can use these questions for a homemade matching game with paper and pens. As a house version, record points on paper and choose an object to mark the Pink Cow penalty. For other games to offer the same crowd, browse the Big Group collection.

A rules refresher before you start

In Herd Mentality, you write an answer in private and reveal it after the group finishes. Match the most popular answer to earn a cow token. The sole player with a unique answer takes the Pink Cow and cannot win while holding it. Big Potato sets the usual target at eight cow tokens. See the Herd Mentality rules guide for tied answers and the full finish rules. Source: Big Potato's official rules, checked October 31, 2026.