Lists:

• States and countries you’ve been to
• People you’d invite to a celebrity dinner
• Your family members, and something they each like and dislike
• What you’d put in a time capsule
• Parts of society that you’d like to change
• Things you’re really good at
• Everything you’ve eaten in the past twenty-four hours
• Things that you do every day
• Your favorite TV shows, movies, bands, or books
• The things you’ve dressed up as for past Halloweens
• Unusual facts about you
• Things that make you happy
• Your duties at work
• What you’re currently seeing, smelling, hearing, tasting, and feeling
• What you collect
• Goals lists for this month or year
• Times you’ve performed for other people
• Awards you’ve won
• Nicknames you’ve had (and how you got them)
• Sports you’ve played and/or hobbies you’ve had

Other:

• Your favorite color
• Your favorite cuisine
• Your favorite beverages
• Your favorite season
• Your favorite word
• Your favorite number
• Your favorite holiday
• Your favorite quote
• Your favorite blog
• Your favorite superhero
• Your favorite Disney movie
• The type of letters/mail you like to receive
• The most adventurous thing you ever did
• Your preferences: hot vs. cold, cats vs. dogs, ketchup vs. mustard, etc.
• Whether you believe in god, ghosts, aliens, and/or magic
• Your main mode of transportation
• How tall you are
• When your birthday is
• The last movie you saw in theaters (and how it was)
• How you would describe your fashion style
• Your life story in six words
• What shoes you wear the most of
• Any fears you have
• What you were like in high school
• Weird/awkward dates you’ve been on
• Something illegal you’ve done
• Why you like mail and how you got into it
• The silliest thing you did in the past week
• What you would wish for right now
• Something funny or cute your pet did

Personal Experiences

• The best job you ever had
• A funny and embarrassing story
• Something silly you thought was true as a child
• Describe your best friend or significant other
• Describe your post office (or postal system if your penpal is in another country)
• The highlights of a road trip you toko
• What you’d do/did at your wedding
• A time you met someone famous
• Something you wish you had done in the past but you didn’t
• If you spent the day at the beach, what activities you would partake in
• What kind of dreams you have
• The last time you did something for the first time
• The kindest thing a stranger ever did for you
• Thoughts/experiences with couch surfing

Lists

• Places you would like to travel to
• Your guilty pleasures
• How you procrastinate
• Your tattoos, piercings, birthmarks, scars, etc.
• Your nervous habits
• Areas of life you’re confident enough to give advice in
• Your pet peeves
• What you’d want to do if you were in New York City for a day
• Fads that should never have been brought back

General

• Your ideal party
• Where you get your stationery and pens
• Favorite fictional character
• Favorite flavors and scents
• Something that cheers you up without fail
• How you sleep at night (clothes, doors, temperatures, etc.)
• How you store received mail
• Your views on the nature vs. nurture debate
• Favorite place in your city to take someone new to
• Favorite thing to shop for
• Do you believe in fate, destiny, or luck?
• Whether you know how to drive a stick shift
• First e-mail address/screen name
• Whether you like to be surprised
• What kind of phone you have
• What you thought you’d be when you grow up
• Your heritage
• What you’re attracted to in a new friend (or romantic partner)
• Whether you sing in the shower
• What super power you’d choose
• Whether or not you mind receiving confetti in your mail
• What one food you wish was super healthy
• Whether you’re “outdoorsy”
• The best piece of mail you’ve ever received
• Least favorite chore
• What you would name your next child, dog, hamster, car, etc.
• Share your favorite quotes 

(Source: uncustomary.org)