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+title: StoryCorps | Great Questions
+date: 2014-11-13T15:15:51Z
+source: http://storycorps.org/great-questions/
+tags: #lux, travel
+
+---
+
+#### Great Questions
+
+These questions are merely suggestions for getting a good conversation going. We encourage you to use the ones you like and to come up with your own.
+
+This list is in no particular order. You may choose one of the categories below, or scroll through and read them all. To use our question generator, please [click here][1].
+
+* * *
+
+## Great questions for anyone
+
+* Who has been the most important person in your life? Can you tell me about him or her?
+* What was the happiest moment of your life? The saddest?
+* Who has been the biggest influence on your life? What lessons did that person teach you?
+* Who has been the kindest to you in your life?
+* What are the most important lessons you've learned in life?
+* What is your earliest memory?
+* What is your favorite memory of me?
+* Are there any funny stories your family tells about you that come to mind?
+* Are there any funny stories or memories or characters from your life that you want to tell me about?
+* What are you proudest of?
+* When in life have you felt most alone?
+* If you could hold on to one memory from your life forever, what would that be?
+* How has your life been different than what you'd imagined?
+* How would you like to be remembered?
+* Do you have any regrets?
+* What does your future hold?
+* What are your hopes for what the future holds for me? For my children?
+* If this was to be our very last conversation, is there anything you'd want to say to me
+* For your great great grandchildren listening to this years from now: is there any wisdom you'd want to pass on to them? What would you want them to know?
+* Is there anything that you've never told me but want to tell me now?
+* Is there something about me that you've always wanted to know but have never asked?
+
+## Friends or Colleagues
+
+* If you could interview anyone from your life living or dead, but not a celebrity, who would it be and why?
+* What is your first memory of me?
+* Was there a time when you didn't like me?
+* What makes us such good friends?
+* How would you describe me? How would you describe yourself?
+* Where will we be in 10 years? 20 years?
+* Do you think we'll ever lose touch with each other?
+* Is there anything that you've always wanted to tell me but haven't?
+
+## Grandparents
+
+* Where did you grow up?
+* What was your childhood like?
+* Who were your favorite relatives?
+* Do you remember any of the stories they used to tell you?
+* How did you and grandma/grandpa meet?
+* What was my mom/dad like growing up?
+* Do you remember any songs that you used to sing to her/him? Can you sing them now?
+* Was she/he well-behaved?
+* What is the worst thing she/he ever did?
+* What were your parents like?
+* What were your grandparents like?
+* How would you like to be remembered?
+* Are you proud of me?
+
+## Raising children
+
+* When did you first find out that you'd be a parent? How did you feel?
+* Can you describe the moment when you saw your child for the first time?
+* How has being a parent changed you?
+* What are your dreams for your children?
+* Do you remember when your last child left home for good?
+* Do you have any favorite stories about your kids?
+
+## Parents
+
+* Do you remember what was going through your head when you first saw me?
+* How did you choose my name?
+* What was I like as a baby? As a young child?
+* Do you remember any of the songs you used to sing to me? Can you sing them now?
+* What were my siblings like?
+* What were the hardest moments you had when I was growing up?
+* If you could do everything again, would you raise me differently?
+* What advice would you give me about raising my own kids?
+* What are your dreams for me?
+* How did you meet mom/dad?
+* Are you proud of me?
+
+## Growing up
+
+* When and where were you born?
+* Where did you grow up?
+* What was it like?
+* Who were your parents?
+* What were your parents like?
+* How was your relationship with your parents?
+* Did you get into trouble? What was the worst thing you did?
+* Do you have any siblings? What were they like growing up?
+* What did you look like?
+* How would you describe yourself as a child? Were you happy?
+* What is your best memory of childhood? Worst?
+* Did you have a nickname? How'd you get it?
+* Who were your best friends? What were they like?
+* How would you describe a perfect day when you were young?
+* What did you think your life would be like when you were older?
+* Do you have any favorite stories from your childhood?
+
+## School
+
+* Did you enjoy school?
+* What kind of student were you?
+* What would you do for fun?
+* How would your classmates remember you?
+* Are you still friends with anyone from that time in your life?
+* What are your best memories of grade school/high school/college/graduate school? Worst memories?
+* Was there a teacher or teachers who had a particularly strong influence on your life? Tell me about them.
+* Do you have any favorite stories from school?
+
+## Love & Relationships
+
+* Do you have a love of your life?
+* When did you first fall in love?
+* Can you tell me about your first kiss?
+* What was your first serious relationship?
+* Do you believe in love at first sight?
+* Do you ever think about previous lovers?
+* What lessons have you learned from your relationships?
+
+## Marriage & Partnerships
+
+* How did you meet your husband/wife?
+* How did you know he/she was "the one"?
+* How did you propose?
+* What were the best times? The most difficult times?
+* Did you ever think of getting divorced?
+* Did you ever get divorced? Can you tell me about it?
+* What advice do you have for young couples?
+* Do you have any favorite stories from your marriage or about your husband/wife?
+
+## Working
+
+* What do you do for a living?
+* Tell me about how you got into your line of work.
+* Do you like your job?
+* What did you think you were going to be when you grew up?
+* What did you want to be when you grew up?
+* What lessons has your work life taught you?
+* If you could do anything now, what would you do? Why?
+* Do you plan on retiring? If so, when? How do you feel about it?
+* Do you have any favorite stories from your work life?
+
+## Religion
+
+* Can you tell me about your religious beliefs/spiritual beliefs? What is your religion?
+* Have you experienced any miracles?
+* What was the most profound spiritual moment of your life?
+* Do you believe in God?
+* Do you believe in the after-life? What do you think it will be like?
+* When you meet God, what do you want to say to Him?
+
+## Serious Illness
+
+* Can you tell me about your illness?
+* Do you think about dying? Are you scared?
+* How do you imagine your death?
+* Do you believe in an after-life?
+* Do you regret anything?
+* Do you look at your life differently now than before you were diagnosed?
+* Do you have any last wishes?
+* If you were to give advice to me or my children, or even children to come in our family, what would it be?
+* What have you learned from life? The most important things?
+* Has this illness changed you? What have you learned?
+* How do you want to be remembered?
+
+## Family heritage
+
+* What is your ethnic background?
+* Where is your mom's family from? Where is your dad's family from?
+* Have you ever been there? What was that experience like?
+* What traditions have been passed down in your family?
+* Who were your favorite relatives?
+* Do you remember any of the stories they used to tell you?
+* What are the classic family stories? Jokes? Songs?
+
+## War
+
+* Were you in the military?
+* Did you go to war? What was it like?
+* How did war change you?
+* During your service, can you recall times when you were afraid?
+* What are your strongest memories from your time in the military?
+* What lessons did you learn from this time in your life?
+
+## Remembering a loved one
+
+* What was your relationship to _____?
+* Tell me about _____.
+* What is your first memory of _____?
+* What is your best memory of _____?
+* What is your most vivid memory of _____?
+* What did _____ mean to you?
+* Are you comfortable/ can you talk about _____'s death? How did _____ die?
+* What has been the hardest thing about losing _____?
+* What would you ask _____ if _____ were here today?
+* What do you miss most about _____?
+* How do you think _____ would want to be remembered?
+* Can you talk about the biggest obstacles _____ overcame in life?
+* Was there anything you and _____ disagreed about, fought over, or experienced some conflict around?
+* What about _____ makes you smile?
+* What was your relationship like?
+* What did _____ look like?
+* Did you have any favorite jokes _____ used to tell?
+* Do you have any stories you want to share about _____?
+* What were _____'s hopes and dreams for the future?
+* Is there something about _____ that you think no one else knows?
+* How are you different now than you were before you lost _____?
+* What is the image of _____ that persists?
+* Do you have any traditions to honor _____?
+* What has helped you the most in your grief?
+* What are the hardest times?
+
+[1]: /great-questions/question-generator/