2025 question a day meme
I enjoyed writing a question-a-day meme last year, so for those wanting a new meme for 2025 under the cut you will find January and February. More will follow!
January
1. The first day of the new year - do you have anything special to look forward to this coming year?
2. Day two of the new year - have you eaten all the goodies you bought for the Christmas/holiday festivities yet?
3. The Danish/American comedian and pianist, Victor Borge was born on this day in 1909. Are you familiar with his comedy style?
4. Dry January is a campaign where people choose to abstain from alcohol for the entire month of January (the campaign was started in 2013 by Alcohol Change UK, a UK charity). Are you joining in with dry January?
5. In the UK, tonight is the 12th night after Christmas and the date the Christmas decorations are taken down (or bad luck will enter your home!). If you have decorated for the holiday period, when do you pack them away again?
6. When was the last time you cleaned/polished your shoes?
7. It’s Nick Cage’s birthday (b. 1964) - have you seen any of his movies?
8. Do you tend to text people or phone them and chat?
9. On this day in 1969, the first trial flight of Concorde, the supersonic jetliner, took place in Bristol, England. Have you, or anyone you know, been on Concorde?
10. Has anything recently made you laugh out loud?
11. How good are you at creating routines for housework? Do you have specific days for doing household tasks?
12. In 1966 Adam West debuted in TV’s Batman. Do you have a favourite actor who has taken on the Batman role on TV or in film?
13. What’s the weather like where you live today? Is it typical for your area at this time of year?
14. Ironing - yes or no..?
15. On this day in 2009 Chesley Sullenberger, known as "Sully," successfully landed US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River. Have you seen the Tom Hanks film Sully?
16. How often do you eat out at restaurants or cafés?
17. In Somerset (England), it is traditional on this day to enter the orchards and toast the trees with cider to encourage a fruitful season. Have you ever had alcoholic Somerset cider or Scrumpy?
18. Cary Grant was born today in 1904 (in Bristol England). Have you a favourite Cary Grant film?
19. How many pairs of socks do you own?
20. How do you keep your photographs? As physical copies or virtual copies on a device? Do you sort them into real/virtual albums?
21. Have you ever made pastry from scratch?
22. Are you a cat person or a dog person?
23. On this day in 1842 Charles Dickens arrived in Boston, Massachusetts, to start a tour of the US (he wrote about it in a travelogue: American Notes for General Circulation). Have you a favourite Dickens novel?
24. It’s the International Day of Education - what was your favourite class in school?
25. Are you making a conscious effort to keep fit this year? What activities are you doing?
26. Where is your favourite place in your home?
27. Have you ever been boating?
28. Most countries have at least one example of a long-running soap on TV. Do you watch soaps (have you in the past)?
29. It is thought that William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet" was first performed in 1595. Have you ever seen a Shakespeare play on the stage?
30. Do you have houseplants?
31. The end of January - does it seem to have flown past? Have you enjoyed this month?
February:
1. Would you rather watch a sport or play a sport?
2. It’s American author and TV cooking show host Ina Garten’s birthday (TV’s Barefoot Contessa), do you own many cookbooks?
3. Have you changed your hairstyle much over the years? Have you ever had a disastrous hairstyle?
4. It’s Alice Cooper’s birthday - are you familiar with his music?
5. Have you ever seen a film/movie at the cinema more than once because you loved it so much?
6. If there was a way to instantly learn a new skill, what would you pick to learn?
7. The Portland Vase, thought to date to the 1st century BC was shattered into more than 80 pieces by a drunken visitor to the British Museum in 1845 (oops!). What was the last thing you accidentally dropped?
8. Have you ever been sailing?
9. What’s the last film you saw (on TV/streaming/at the cinema)?
10. It’s World Pulses Day - do you have a favourite way to eat pulses such as beans, peas, lentils etc?
11. What was your very first job (perhaps when you were still in school?).
12. Have you ever crossed the equator?
13. Do you remember The Monkees TV show?
14. It’s Saint Valentine’s Day - when did you last drink champagne?
15. Do you like to watch reality TV shows?
16. National TimTam Day is today. This day is all about celebrating one of Australia’s most loved snacks, the TimTam biscuit, which first hit the shelves in 1964. Have you ever had a TimTam?
17. What are you wearing on your feet today?
18. Enzo Ferrari was born on this day in 1898. Have you ever driven or ridden in a Ferrari sports car?
19. What is your favourite flavour of chocolate (for example, with mint, salted caramel, with nuts or something else?). Is there a chocolate flavour combination you dislike?
20. Have you a good sense of direction, or do you rely on maps/online navigation? When was the last time you got lost?
21. Are you worried about climate change? Have there been noticeable changes to the weather where you live over recent years?
22. It’s International Sword Swallower Day! Have you ever seen someone swallow a sword?
23. What was your favourite toy when you were growing up?
24. Have you ever been skiing?
25. The Venice Carnival runs from February 22nd to March 4th. Wearing a fancy mask is a feature of the carnival - when was the last time you wore a mask?
26. Are you a fan of opera?
27. Do you regularly snack? What’s your snack of choice? With a hot beverage, or just on its own?
28. Have you ever eaten a soufflé? Do you know how to make one?
January
1. The first day of the new year - do you have anything special to look forward to this coming year?
2. Day two of the new year - have you eaten all the goodies you bought for the Christmas/holiday festivities yet?
3. The Danish/American comedian and pianist, Victor Borge was born on this day in 1909. Are you familiar with his comedy style?
4. Dry January is a campaign where people choose to abstain from alcohol for the entire month of January (the campaign was started in 2013 by Alcohol Change UK, a UK charity). Are you joining in with dry January?
5. In the UK, tonight is the 12th night after Christmas and the date the Christmas decorations are taken down (or bad luck will enter your home!). If you have decorated for the holiday period, when do you pack them away again?
6. When was the last time you cleaned/polished your shoes?
7. It’s Nick Cage’s birthday (b. 1964) - have you seen any of his movies?
8. Do you tend to text people or phone them and chat?
9. On this day in 1969, the first trial flight of Concorde, the supersonic jetliner, took place in Bristol, England. Have you, or anyone you know, been on Concorde?
10. Has anything recently made you laugh out loud?
11. How good are you at creating routines for housework? Do you have specific days for doing household tasks?
12. In 1966 Adam West debuted in TV’s Batman. Do you have a favourite actor who has taken on the Batman role on TV or in film?
13. What’s the weather like where you live today? Is it typical for your area at this time of year?
14. Ironing - yes or no..?
15. On this day in 2009 Chesley Sullenberger, known as "Sully," successfully landed US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River. Have you seen the Tom Hanks film Sully?
16. How often do you eat out at restaurants or cafés?
17. In Somerset (England), it is traditional on this day to enter the orchards and toast the trees with cider to encourage a fruitful season. Have you ever had alcoholic Somerset cider or Scrumpy?
18. Cary Grant was born today in 1904 (in Bristol England). Have you a favourite Cary Grant film?
19. How many pairs of socks do you own?
20. How do you keep your photographs? As physical copies or virtual copies on a device? Do you sort them into real/virtual albums?
21. Have you ever made pastry from scratch?
22. Are you a cat person or a dog person?
23. On this day in 1842 Charles Dickens arrived in Boston, Massachusetts, to start a tour of the US (he wrote about it in a travelogue: American Notes for General Circulation). Have you a favourite Dickens novel?
24. It’s the International Day of Education - what was your favourite class in school?
25. Are you making a conscious effort to keep fit this year? What activities are you doing?
26. Where is your favourite place in your home?
27. Have you ever been boating?
28. Most countries have at least one example of a long-running soap on TV. Do you watch soaps (have you in the past)?
29. It is thought that William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet" was first performed in 1595. Have you ever seen a Shakespeare play on the stage?
30. Do you have houseplants?
31. The end of January - does it seem to have flown past? Have you enjoyed this month?
February:
1. Would you rather watch a sport or play a sport?
2. It’s American author and TV cooking show host Ina Garten’s birthday (TV’s Barefoot Contessa), do you own many cookbooks?
3. Have you changed your hairstyle much over the years? Have you ever had a disastrous hairstyle?
4. It’s Alice Cooper’s birthday - are you familiar with his music?
5. Have you ever seen a film/movie at the cinema more than once because you loved it so much?
6. If there was a way to instantly learn a new skill, what would you pick to learn?
7. The Portland Vase, thought to date to the 1st century BC was shattered into more than 80 pieces by a drunken visitor to the British Museum in 1845 (oops!). What was the last thing you accidentally dropped?
8. Have you ever been sailing?
9. What’s the last film you saw (on TV/streaming/at the cinema)?
10. It’s World Pulses Day - do you have a favourite way to eat pulses such as beans, peas, lentils etc?
11. What was your very first job (perhaps when you were still in school?).
12. Have you ever crossed the equator?
13. Do you remember The Monkees TV show?
14. It’s Saint Valentine’s Day - when did you last drink champagne?
15. Do you like to watch reality TV shows?
16. National TimTam Day is today. This day is all about celebrating one of Australia’s most loved snacks, the TimTam biscuit, which first hit the shelves in 1964. Have you ever had a TimTam?
17. What are you wearing on your feet today?
18. Enzo Ferrari was born on this day in 1898. Have you ever driven or ridden in a Ferrari sports car?
19. What is your favourite flavour of chocolate (for example, with mint, salted caramel, with nuts or something else?). Is there a chocolate flavour combination you dislike?
20. Have you a good sense of direction, or do you rely on maps/online navigation? When was the last time you got lost?
21. Are you worried about climate change? Have there been noticeable changes to the weather where you live over recent years?
22. It’s International Sword Swallower Day! Have you ever seen someone swallow a sword?
23. What was your favourite toy when you were growing up?
24. Have you ever been skiing?
25. The Venice Carnival runs from February 22nd to March 4th. Wearing a fancy mask is a feature of the carnival - when was the last time you wore a mask?
26. Are you a fan of opera?
27. Do you regularly snack? What’s your snack of choice? With a hot beverage, or just on its own?
28. Have you ever eaten a soufflé? Do you know how to make one?