Secret Santa questionnaire: 30 questions to ask your group
A Secret Santa questionnaire is a short list of questions everyone answers before names are drawn. It turns "no idea what to get" into a gift they will actually use.
Copy the questions below, send them to your group and ask for short answers.
The basics (questions 1–6)
What's your name?
What's your favourite colour?
What's your favourite snack or sweet?
Coffee, tea or neither?
Any allergies or foods you avoid?
Anything you collect?
Your taste (7–14)
Which shop could you spend hours in?
Scented candles: yes or no?
What's your go-to drink?
What's always on your desk?
A hobby you'd like to try?
Favourite book, show or film this year?
What music are you playing on repeat?
Sweet or savoury?
Your life right now (15–22)
Something you've wanted to buy but keep putting off?
Something you use every day that's wearing out?
How do you spend a lazy Sunday?
Plants, pets or neither?
Where would you travel next?
Do you like to cook?
Work from home or office?
One small thing that makes you happy?
The fun ones (23–30)
Your perfect Saturday night?
Favourite party game?
Cosy night in or big night out?
A gift you never want to get again?
A tiny luxury you'd never buy yourself?
Describe yourself in three words.
Your favourite inside joke with this group?
Anything else your Santa should know?
How to send the questionnaire
Send it with the invite. Create a Hotspot on 8club for the reveal party and paste the questions in the details.
Collect answers in the group chat. 8club opens a group chat for everyone going as soon as you create the Hotspot. Answers can be public; only who is buying for whom stays secret.
Set a deadline. Ask for answers a week before names are drawn.
Ready to draw? Use the free Secret Santa generator. New to it? Read how to do Secret Santa, then pick a gift from our Secret Santa gift ideas.
Plan your Secret Santa on 8club
Quick answers
What should a Secret Santa questionnaire ask?
The basics (snacks, colours, allergies), a few taste questions, and one thing they never want to get.
How many questions should it have?
10 to 15 is plenty for most groups. Pick your favourites from the 30 on this page.
When should I send the questionnaire?
At least a week before names are drawn, so answers are in before anyone shops.
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