What are some good Never Have I Ever questions for families?

Five from this list: Never have I ever blamed a bad smell on the dog. Never have I ever taken the last slice and acted like I didn't know it was the last one. Never have I ever built a couch cushion fort and refused to take it down. Never have I ever eavesdropped on my parents' conversation. Never have I ever gotten my finger stuck in something and needed help getting it out.

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Never have I ever waved back at someone who was actually waving at the person behind me.
Never have I ever said "you too" when a waiter told me to enjoy my meal.
Never have I ever pretended to be on the phone so I didn't have to talk to someone.
Never have I ever laughed at a joke I didn't get.
Never have I ever pushed a door that clearly said pull.
Never have I ever walked straight into a glass door.
Never have I ever pretended I'd read a book for a book club or a class.
Never have I ever eaten food that fell on the floor.
Never have I ever sniffed the milk, made a face, and drunk it anyway.
Never have I ever blamed a bad smell on the dog.
Never have I ever sung loudly in the car and stopped when the next driver looked over.
Never have I ever won an argument in the shower that I lost in real life.
Never have I ever pretended not to see someone I knew at the grocery store.
Never have I ever worn a shirt inside out all day without noticing.
Never have I ever clapped when a plane landed.
Never have I ever fallen asleep in a movie theater.
Never have I ever cried at an animated movie.
Never have I ever read the last page of a book first.
Never have I ever lied about my age to get a cheaper ticket.
Never have I ever made up a word and used it until someone asked what it meant.
Never have I ever mispronounced a word for years before anyone corrected me.
Never have I ever answered "good, you?" when nobody had asked how I was.
Never have I ever told someone their new haircut looked great when I didn't think so.
Never have I ever secretly watched a show I tell people I can't stand.
Never have I ever broken something at a friend's house and never told them.
Never have I ever hidden vegetables in a napkin at dinner.
Never have I ever fed my dinner to the dog under the table.
Never have I ever missed my stop because I was daydreaming.
Never have I ever tripped over nothing and then looked back at the floor like it was its fault.
Never have I ever pretended to be sick to stay home.
Never have I ever spent an hour choosing something to watch and then watched nothing.
Never have I ever laughed so hard I snorted.
Never have I ever gotten the giggles at a moment when I absolutely had to be serious.
Never have I ever left the house in two different shoes.
Never have I ever drunk straight from the milk carton.
Never have I ever double-dipped a chip at a party.
Never have I ever taken the last slice and acted like I didn't know it was the last one.
Never have I ever licked a spoon and put it back in the jar.
Never have I ever pretended to love a meal someone cooked for me.
Never have I ever fallen off a chair because I was leaning back on it.
Never have I ever gone down a playground slide meant for little kids as a grown-up.
Never have I ever set off a car alarm just by leaning on the car.
Never have I ever talked to myself out loud in public and been caught.
Never have I ever practiced my autograph.
Never have I ever practiced an award acceptance speech in the mirror.
Never have I ever secretly enjoyed a song I make fun of.
Never have I ever run an errand in pajamas with a coat over them.
Never have I ever cut my own hair and instantly regretted it.
Never have I ever been caught picking my nose.
Never have I ever pretended to be asleep so someone would carry me inside.
Never have I ever pretended to be asleep to get out of a conversation.
Never have I ever pretended nobody was home when someone knocked on the door.
Never have I ever hidden inside a clothing rack at a store.
Never have I ever eaten glue at school.
Never have I ever swallowed a bug by accident.
Never have I ever blamed a brother, sister or cousin for something I did.
Never have I ever read under the covers with a flashlight after bedtime.
Never have I ever pretended to be asleep when a grown-up checked on me after bedtime.
Never have I ever made up an excuse for forgetting my homework.
Never have I ever called my teacher or boss "Mom" or "Dad" by accident.
Never have I ever stuck chewed gum under a desk or table.
Never have I ever eaten snow.
Never have I ever tried to dig a hole to the other side of the world.
Never have I ever made a mud pie and taken a bite.
Never have I ever built a couch cushion fort and refused to take it down.
Never have I ever drawn on a wall with a crayon or marker.
Never have I ever tried to cut a friend's hair.
Never have I ever hidden a bad test grade from my parents.
Never have I ever peeked at the answers in the back of the book.
Never have I ever gotten my head stuck in a sweater or between railings.
Never have I ever kept talking to a stuffed animal after saying I was too old for it.
Never have I ever pressed every button in an elevator.
Never have I ever flushed something down the toilet that was never supposed to go there.
Never have I ever stayed up to catch the tooth fairy.
Never have I ever had an imaginary friend.
Never have I ever pretended to be a dog or a cat for a whole afternoon.
Never have I ever snuck a pet into my bed after being told not to.
Never have I ever climbed a tree and been too scared to climb back down.
Never have I ever raised my hand and then forgotten what I wanted to say.
Never have I ever told a secret I promised to keep.
Never have I ever cheated at a board game.
Never have I ever quit a board game because I was losing.
Never have I ever let a little kid win a game and pretended I tried my hardest.
Never have I ever been sent to the principal's office.
Never have I ever hidden so well in hide and seek that everyone gave up looking.
Never have I ever jumped on a bed until something broke.
Never have I ever slept with the light on after a scary movie.
Never have I ever run up the stairs after switching off the basement light.
Never have I ever run into my teacher outside school and panicked.
Never have I ever thrown a controller after losing a video game.
Never have I ever borrowed clothes from a brother or sister without asking.
Never have I ever read a brother or sister's diary.
Never have I ever eavesdropped on my parents' conversation.
Never have I ever said I cleaned my room when I'd shoved everything under the bed.
Never have I ever let my mom's call go to voicemail and then texted "what's up?".
Never have I ever sat in my car in the driveway for a while before going inside.
Never have I ever forgotten someone's name seconds after they told me.
Never have I ever called someone the wrong name for so long it was too late to fix it.
Never have I ever forgotten a friend's birthday and blamed the mail for the late gift.
Never have I ever taken the hotel slippers and tiny shampoos home.
Never have I ever borrowed something and kept it so long it became mine.
Never have I ever lent something and been too awkward to ask for it back.
Never have I ever laughed at my own joke before I finished telling it.
Never have I ever shoved everything into one room because guests were coming.
Never have I ever served store-bought food and let people think I made it.
Never have I ever called my parents to ask how to cook something really basic.
Never have I ever planned a surprise that went completely wrong.
Never have I ever picked a fight when I was actually just hungry.
Never have I ever eaten someone's leftovers and acted like I had no idea where they went.
Never have I ever cried at the wedding of someone I barely knew.
Never have I ever won an argument and later realized I was wrong.
Never have I ever apologized just to end an argument.
Never have I ever hogged the blanket and denied it.
Never have I ever secretly changed the thermostat after someone else set it.
Never have I ever hidden snacks so nobody else in the house would find them.
Never have I ever brought up an old argument that was supposed to be settled.
Never have I ever regifted a present back to the person who gave it to me.
Never have I ever unwrapped a present early and taped it back up.
Never have I ever wrapped a present in newspaper because I ran out of paper.
Never have I ever hidden a present so well I didn't find it until after the holidays.
Never have I ever bought myself a present while shopping for everyone else.
Never have I ever tried to stay awake to catch Santa.
Never have I ever pretended to still believe in Santa to keep the presents coming.
Never have I ever eaten the cookies that were left out for Santa.
Never have I ever opened a present and completely failed to hide my disappointment.
Never have I ever pretended to love an ugly sweater someone made for me.
Never have I ever worn an ugly holiday sweater on purpose.
Never have I ever done all my holiday shopping on Christmas Eve.
Never have I ever used so much tape that nobody could open the present.
Never have I ever left holiday decorations up until spring.
Never have I ever put up decorations before December even started.
Never have I ever knocked over a Christmas tree.
Never have I ever had a pet climb or knock over the Christmas tree.
Never have I ever eaten more than one day of an advent calendar at once.
Never have I ever sung the wrong words to a Christmas carol for years.
Never have I ever escaped to another room to dodge a relative's questions at a holiday dinner.
Never have I ever turned a holiday board game into a real argument.
Never have I ever forgotten someone's gift and wrapped something from my own closet.
Never have I ever thrown a snowball at someone who didn't want to play.
Never have I ever written a letter to Santa as a teenager or an adult.
Never have I ever woken the whole house up before sunrise on Christmas morning.
Never have I ever burned something important at a holiday dinner.
Never have I ever left the price sticker on a gift.
Never have I ever secretly disliked a holiday food everyone else loves.
Never have I ever spent the holidays with a partner's family and secretly wished I was with mine.
Never have I ever bought matching holiday pajamas for the whole family.
Never have I ever argued about whose family to visit for the holidays.
Never have I ever taken a holiday photo forty times to get one where everyone looked okay.
Never have I ever eaten a box of chocolates that was supposed to be a gift.
Never have I ever opened someone else's present by mistake.
Never have I ever never sent a thank-you note for a present.
Never have I ever gotten a present that was obviously regifted to me.
Never have I ever put a gift in a box from a fancier store.
Never have I ever worn a gift once in front of the giver and never again.
Never have I ever eaten pieces of a gingerbread house before it was finished.
Never have I ever broken a holiday ornament and hidden the pieces.
Never have I ever searched the house for hidden presents.
Never have I ever told a little kid Santa was watching just to get them to behave.
Never have I ever gone for a drive just to look at holiday lights.
Never have I ever cried on a mall Santa's lap.
Never have I ever taken a bite of something and put it back in the box.
Never have I ever played a prank that went further than I meant it to.
Never have I ever screamed at a spider and then pretended it was a joke.
Never have I ever blamed a funny noise on the chair.
Never have I ever gotten my finger stuck in something and needed help getting it out.
Never have I ever tried to speak another language on vacation and said something completely wrong.
Never have I ever gotten lost on a trip and pretended it was on purpose.
Never have I ever fallen asleep on a stranger's shoulder on a bus, train or plane.
Never have I ever talked my way out of a punishment.
Never have I ever tricked a younger sibling into doing my chores.
Never have I ever done a chore badly on purpose so I wouldn't be asked again.
Never have I ever been the only person in costume at a party.
Never have I ever shown up to a party on the wrong day.
Never have I ever fallen into a pool with my clothes on.
Never have I ever tried to get into a car that wasn't mine.
Never have I ever gone in for a hug when the other person wanted a handshake.
Never have I ever said goodbye to someone and then walked off in the same direction.
Never have I ever kept a frog or a bug in my room without telling anyone.
Never have I ever believed something silly for years, like swallowed seeds growing in my stomach.
Never have I ever called home from a sleepover to get picked up early.
Never have I ever been too shy to order my own food at a restaurant.
Never have I ever learned all the words to a song without knowing what they meant.
Never have I ever eaten candy for breakfast on November 1.
Never have I ever been scared by a Halloween decoration in a store.
Never have I ever worn the same costume two years in a row.
Never have I ever gotten pumpkin guts in my hair.
Never have I ever traded candy with a brother, sister or friend.
Never have I ever dressed up as an animal.
Never have I ever told a ghost story with a flashlight under my chin.
Never have I ever been too scared to walk up to a decorated house.
Never have I ever made a costume out of a cardboard box.
Never have I ever hidden my candy from my family.
Never have I ever been given a toothbrush while trick-or-treating.
Never have I ever bobbed for apples.
Never have I ever screamed at something that turned out to be a coat on a chair.
Never have I ever been on a hayride.
Never have I ever worn a costume that nobody could guess.
Never have I ever jumped out and scared someone in my family.
Never have I ever gotten lost in a corn maze.
Never have I ever eaten so much candy my stomach hurt.
Never have I ever dropped a pumpkin.
Never have I ever had to wear a winter coat over my costume.
Never have I ever dressed up a pet for Halloween.
Never have I ever taken more than one piece from a "take one" bowl.
Never have I ever watched a scary movie from behind a pillow.
Never have I ever left a carved pumpkin on the porch until it collapsed.
Never have I ever screamed louder than the kids in a haunted house.
Never have I ever kept Halloween decorations up past Thanksgiving.
Never have I ever bought half-price candy on November 1.
Never have I ever stayed awake until midnight on New Year's Eve.
Never have I ever fallen asleep before the countdown.
Never have I ever watched fireworks from a window.
Never have I ever worn a party hat all night.
Never have I ever banged pots and pans at midnight.
Never have I ever thrown confetti indoors.
Never have I ever made a New Year's resolution.
Never have I ever counted down to a pretend midnight.
Never have I ever eaten breakfast food at midnight.
Never have I ever been scared by a loud firework.
Never have I ever blown a party horn in someone's ear.
Never have I ever stayed in my pajamas for all of New Year's Day.
Never have I ever made a time capsule.
Never have I ever celebrated the new year in a different country.
Never have I ever danced in the living room at midnight.
Never have I ever broken a resolution on the first day.
Never have I ever sung Auld Lang Syne without knowing the words.
Never have I ever kept a resolution for a whole year.
Never have I ever slept through the fireworks.
Never have I ever set an alarm for 11:55 in case I fell asleep.
Never have I ever eaten pie for breakfast.
Never have I ever fallen asleep right after Thanksgiving dinner.
Never have I ever broken a wishbone and won.
Never have I ever fed something from my plate to the dog.
Never have I ever hidden a food I didn't like under the mashed potatoes.
Never have I ever gone back for thirds.
Never have I ever watched a Thanksgiving parade from start to finish.
Never have I ever played football in the yard on Thanksgiving.
Never have I ever dropped a pie.
Never have I ever made a hand turkey.
Never have I ever eaten cranberry sauce straight from the can.
Never have I ever watched a whole football game without knowing the score.
Never have I ever eaten Thanksgiving leftovers three days in a row.
Never have I ever spilled gravy on myself.
Never have I ever been stuck in holiday traffic for more than three hours.
Never have I ever eaten dessert before dinner on Thanksgiving.
Never have I ever eaten a whole drumstick by myself.
Never have I ever pretended to love a relative's cooking.
Never have I ever had pizza for Thanksgiving dinner.
Never have I ever put marshmallows on sweet potatoes.
Never have I ever gone around the table saying what I'm thankful for.
Never have I ever slept on an air mattress at a relative's house.
Never have I ever eaten so much I had to lie down on the floor.
Never have I ever eaten whipped cream straight from the can.
Never have I ever dressed up as a pilgrim or a turkey for a school play.
Never have I ever stolen a bite before everyone sat down.
Never have I ever played Christmas music before Thanksgiving.
Never have I ever run a turkey trot.

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What are some good Never Have I Ever questions for families?: Five from this list: Never have I ever blamed a bad smell on the dog. Never have I ever taken the last slice and acted like I didn't know it was the last one. Never have I ever built a couch cushion fort and refused to take it down. Never have I ever eavesdropped on my parents' conversation. Never have I ever gotten my finger stuck in something and needed help getting it out.