Question Tuesday: weekly Tuesday question days for nerdfighters (2007)

project history · status: last documented in 2020 · last event: restarted (2020-07-21)

Question Tuesday, a day when a brother answers viewers' questions: Hank proposed it in July 2007, it stopped after one question, and John revived it in December 2007 by answering as many as he could in four minutes. It went on irregularly, with world-record attempts and skipped weeks, and John brought it back again in 2020.

Punishments and asks under this rule: Hank asks viewers to leave questions for John's Question Tuesday (2008) · John asks Nerdfighters for questions for his world-record Question Tuesday (2008) · John: punishment for missing the Question Tuesday deadline (2008) · John asks Nerdfighters for questions for two Question Tuesdays in one week (May 2008) · John asks Nerdfighters to leave questions for his June 30 Question Tuesday (2009) · John asks Nerdfighters for many succinct questions for his 100-questions-in-four-minutes Question Tuesday (2009) · John asks Nerdfighters on Twitter for Question Tuesday questions (August 2010) · Live Question Tuesday at Carnegie Hall: electric shock for whoever is talking when time runs out (2012) · Hank asks John not to do a Question Tuesday the following Tuesday (May 2013) · John asks Nerdfighters for brief questions in comments for his Question Tuesday (August 2015) · John asks Nerdfighters for brief questions in comments for his Question Tuesday on Thursday (November 2015) · John asks for brief questions in comments for his Question Tuesday on Thursday (November 2016)

Told alongside: Hank asks viewers to comment on, rate and favorite Project for Awesome 2007 videos (2007) · John's 8/8/08 event in Chicago: library talk, Grant Park and The Bean (2008) · Project for Awesome 2007 edition: the final Brotherhood 2.0 project (2007) · Tasks for becoming a nerdfighter (2007)

About: Question Tuesday

date	event	what	video
2007-07-24	proposed	Hank proposes a tradition: every Tuesday one of the brothers asks the nerdfighters a question.	July 24: More Harry Potter?! 00:02:05
2007-08-30	paused	Among abandoned Brotherhood 2.0 projects, Question Tuesdays never had a second appearance: just the one question. (playful) · also in: John and Hank Hanging Out but they Keep Getting Younger and More Pixelated	August 30th: A Secret Project for Nerdfighters 00:01:43
2007-11-28	proposed	John invites Nerdfighters to leave questions of any kind, from Pakistan to his glasses, in the comments.	November 28th: Amy Winehouse and Brain Liquefication 00:02:16
2007-12-04	restarted	John holds the first Question Tuesday in which he answers viewer questions, as many as he can within four minutes.	December 4th: Question Tuesday!!!! 00:00:00
2007-12-14	milestone	Because the rebirth of Question Tuesday went so well, John will do it again, and asks Nerdfighters to leave questions for his Tuesday video.	Dec. 14th: John and Maureen Johnson: LIVE FROM NEW YORK CITY 00:01:52
2007-12-18	milestone	John announces it is Question Tuesday, when he answers real questions from real Nerdfighters, after first answering questions about the Secret Project.	Dec 18th: The Project for Awesome and Question Tuesday!!! 00:00:00
2008-01-08	restarted	John brings back Question Tuesday, the day he answers real questions from real nerdfighters.	The Return of Question Tuesdays 00:00:00
2008-02-26	setback	The world-record Question Tuesday planned for today is moved to next Tuesday (4 March 2008) because John hasn't finished going through more than 2,000 questions.	Best Wishes! 00:01:08
2008-03-04	milestone	In a Question Tuesday, John answers more than 55 viewer questions in four minutes, his world-record attempt. (playful)	SETTING THE QUESTION TUESDAY WORLD RECORD video description
2008-04-14	setback	John cannot do Question Tuesday today, thanks viewers for thousands of book questions, and vows to do it by the end of the week or be punished.	PAPER TOWNS-TACULAR 00:00:43
2008-06-26	milestone	John starts text-based Question Tuesdays on the Nerdfighter Ning.	Don't Suck on That Bone 00:01:17
2008-07-01	setback	John skips Question Tuesday this week (week of 30 June 2008) and says he will do it soon.	Live from LAX 00:00:00
2008-07-08 (said on 2008-07-07, implied)	milestone	After skipping last week (week of 30 June 2008), John does a video Question Tuesday, this time answering a few questions at length.	Hank Tried to Kill Me With a Hammer 00:00:12
2008-08-06	restarted	John brings Question Tuesday back (on a Wednesday), answering viewer questions from an airport.	Question Tuesday Returns (on a Wednesday) 00:00:00
2008-10-11 (said on 2008-10-10, implied)	milestone	John holds Question Friday, the day he answers real questions from real Nerdfighters.	Question Friday 00:00:29
2009-08-30	milestone	John attempts to answer 100 viewer questions in four minutes, on a Sunday.	100 QUESTIONS ANSWERED!!!!!!! 00:00:00
2011-08-17	milestone	Hank thanks John for doing his first Question Tuesday ever with him.	Hank's Question Tuesday DEBUT! 00:03:50
2013-01-15	milestone	John announces a live Question Tuesday: two teams, questions sent on Twitter read by teammates, and whoever is talking at the end is punished with mild electrocution. (playful)	An Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall 01:43:42
2020-07-21	restarted	John brings back Question Tuesday, the day he answers real questions from real nerdfighters.	Somebody Once Asked . . . video description

Dates are upload dates, which set the order. Where the speaker gives a different recording date in the video, it is added as "said on YYYY-MM-DD, implied" (derived from the date said in the video).

What is said about it

78 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).

2007-07-24 · July 24: More Harry Potter?! — Hank suggests a tradition: Tuesdays are question days, on which one of the brothers asks the nerdfighters a question. — 00:02:05
2007-08-30 · August 30th: A Secret Project for Nerdfighters — John: Asked about the compilation they said in January they would make, they admit they didn't; John jokes there are '70 million' abandoned Brotherhood 2.0 projects, like Question Tuesdays and his tote-bag giveaway. (playful) — 00:01:43 · also in: John and Hank Hanging Out but they Keep Getting Younger and More Pixelated
2007-12-04 · December 4th: Question Tuesday!!!! — John opens Question Tuesday: though about 7,500 people are watching him talk to his camera, he will answer as many questions as he can within four minutes. — 00:00:00
2008-01-04 · Nerdfighting in 2008, Pakistan, and Hillary Clinton — announcement: John says he will do a Question Tuesday next week (week of 7 January 2008) and asks nerdfighters to leave questions in the comments. — 00:03:31
2008-02-04 · Obama Says Subscribe — ask: Hank says John wants to do a Question Tuesday, possibly on Wednesday, and asks viewers to leave questions for John in the comments. — 00:03:29
2008-02-21 · People Who Love Giraffes Who Love Giraffes — announcement: John wants to hold Question Tuesday on an actual Tuesday; having nothing else to talk about today, he shows outtakes from last week's (week of 11 February 2008) Question Tuesday instead. — 00:00:27
2008-02-21 · People Who Love Giraffes Who Love Giraffes — announcement: John: On the next Question Tuesday John will try to break the world record for most questions answered in four minutes. (hedged) — 00:00:36
2008-03-04 · SETTING THE QUESTION TUESDAY WORLD RECORD — announcement: John: Many more questions were taped than fit; John says he may run some of them in a follow-up. (hedged) — video description
2008-04-08 · Nerdfighting in Bangladesh — announcement: John: Since this video will have few jokes, John says he will make up for it with a 'joketacular' Question Tuesday next Monday (14 April 2008). — 00:00:00
2008-04-08 · Nerdfighting in Bangladesh — ask: John asks Nerdfighters to leave lots of questions in comments, especially about a book or books, for a themed Question Tuesday. — 00:00:00
2008-04-16 (said on 2008-04-17, implied) · ITCHY MUSIC! — Hank reminds John that he promised a Question Tuesday not on Tuesday and must deliver before the week is out or be punished. (playful) — 00:03:37
2008-04-21 · Belated Book-tacular Questions — John admits he didn't do his Question Tuesday video last week (week of 14 April 2008), which means he will be punished. (playful) — 00:00:00
2008-05-18 · A CUTETACULAR INTRODUCTION! — ask: John: The week includes two Question Tuesdays, so John asks Nerdfighters to leave questions and comments. — 00:02:42
2008-05-19 · Three Things — ask: John thanks Nerdfighters for their questions, asks for more, and says there will be two Question Tuesdays this week (week of 19 May 2008). — 00:03:13
2008-05-20 · Guys Love Giraffe Love — announcement: John reminds viewers there is one more Question Tuesday this week (week of 19 May 2008) and that he gives a Paper Towns copy to a random commenter every day; leave questions in comments. — 00:03:40
2008-05-22 · Adorable Puppy Injury!!!! — Hank claims his own version of Question Tuesdays: answering one question long-windedly and then asking viewers twelve, little known because they have never done it. (playful) — 00:00:16
2008-06-26 · Don't Suck on That Bone — announcement: John: Agreeing to thing nine, John will do a Question Tuesday next Tuesday (1 July 2008) and asks Nerdfighters to leave him questions and comments. — 00:02:45
2008-07-02 · Live and In Person — John jokes the live chat is like Question Tuesday, but with about a 1-in-1 chance of a question being answered instead of 1 in 400. (playful) — 00:00:00
2008-07-08 (said on 2008-07-07, implied) · Hank Tried to Kill Me With a Hammer — announcement: John announces a Question Tuesday in which, instead of many quick answers, he will answer a few questions at length. — 00:00:12
2008-09-11 · A Video about Videos — recommendation: John points to about 20 minutes of extended Question Tuesday he did with Worthington Libraries, covering him and his books. — 00:02:52
2008-10-08 · J Scribble Goes to Borders — announcement: John says he will do a Question Tuesday on Friday and asks Nerdfighters to leave questions and comments. — 00:02:16
2008-11-03 · BlogTV in St Louis! — announcement: Hank says they will do a Question Tuesday on Monday, which is what today is in St. Louis. (playful) — 00:00:00
2009-02-10 · Paper Towns Tastic Question Tuesday — John finally answers real Nerdfighters' questions about his new book Paper Towns, for the Nerdfighter Blurbing Book Club per the description. — 00:00:00
2009-02-10 · Paper Towns Tastic Question Tuesday — ask: The description asks viewers to leave questions in the comments for the Question Tuesday after next. — video description
2009-02-11 · A Song About an Anglerfish — Hank tells John he enjoyed his Question Tuesday and especially Captain Willy's voyage on the Fail Boat. — 00:02:48
2009-02-24 · How to Make Guys Like You — John devotes Question Tuesday to a single question, emailed by a 15-year-old girl who is not very popular: how does she get boys to like her? — 00:00:00
2009-03-08 · PEEPS for Bangladesh — announcement: John says he will try to set the Question Tuesday world record on Tuesday, and tells Hank to dress up as Carrie Bradshaw soon to avoid a YouTube mutiny. (playful) — 00:02:42
2009-03-10 · How to Get Girls to Like You — John says his first draft of the Paper Towns screenplay is due in three days, so he lacks time to break the Question Tuesday world record. — 00:00:00
2009-04-25 · Saturday Video?!?!?! — John says this is a rare Saturday Brotherhood 2.0 video that is also Question Tuesday, when he answers real questions from real Nerdfighters. — 00:00:00
2009-05-17 · Burma! Myanmar? BURMA! — ask: John tells Nerdfighters he will answer their questions on Tuesday and asks them to leave questions in comments. — 00:03:35
2009-05-20 · Ulcerative Colitis: A Song — Hank Sock: Hank's sock puppet, 'Hank Sock', asks whether Hank is annoyed that John gets to answer questions every Question Tuesday and Hank never does. (joke) — 00:02:20
2009-06-29 (said on 2009-06-28, implied) · GAY is NOT an INSULT — announcement: John announces he will do a Question Tuesday on Tuesday and asks Nerdfighters to leave good questions in the comments. — 00:03:04
2009-08-25 · The Gift of Gary Busey — announcement: John says he will soon break the Question Tuesday world record by answering 100 questions in four minutes and asks for many succinct questions. — 00:02:38
2009-10-06 · Victoria Beckham In Your Pants — John says he forgot to ask Nerdfighters for questions, so he can't do Question Tuesday; instead he makes an old-school video in three parts. — 00:00:00
2009-11-15 · Gus Is A Bug — ask: John asks Nerdfighters to leave questions in the comments and says he will do a Question Tuesday on Tuesday. — 00:02:34
2009-12-13 · Eyelash Malaria — announcement: John says he will do a Question Tuesday on Tuesday, with half the questions on the Project for Awesome and half on relationship advice. — 00:02:58
2010-03-05 · Red Green, the Nintendo, and HANK — announcement: John says a Question Tuesday video will come over the weekend rather than on Tuesday. — 00:00:05
2011-01-03 · Is bronchitis contagious? Is black a color? — announcement: John will do a Question Tuesday video this Friday (7 January 2011), asks for questions in the comments, and will answer as many as he can in four minutes. — 00:02:37
2011-01-07 · CONCUSSED Question Friday — John opens Question Friday, the day he answers real questions from real Nerdfighters. — 00:00:00
2011-01-31 · Revolution in Egypt: A 4-Minute Introduction — announcement: John: As a reward for listening, John will do a Question Tuesday on Friday and asks viewers to leave questions and comments. — 00:03:49
2011-02-07 · Cancer Sniffing Dog — announcement: Hank announces that he, John, WheezyWaiter, Alex Day and Elmify are creating a linked VYou space, which he calls like Question Tuesdays except forever and always. — 00:03:09
2011-04-25 · Meeting Greg Mortenson — announcement: John will do a Question Tuesday on Friday about things that don't make sense to new viewers, and asks for questions in the comments. — 00:03:11
2011-08-26 · Will He Kiss You? Am I a Muggle? It's Question Friday. — John: Asked to do Question Tuesday with peanut butter face, John does it briefly and says he is proud of his career as a man who puts peanut butter on his face. (playful) — 00:02:23
2011-10-19 · Question Wed — THE COVER OF THE FAULT IN OUR STARS! — announcement: John says he will do a Question Tuesday next week (week of 24 October 2011) as well and asks Nerdfighters to leave questions in comments. — 00:02:30
2012-10-02 · What To Do With Your Life — John: On Question Tuesday John answers one question from a college freshman about how to figure out what to do with life, a question the brothers get almost every day. — 00:00:05
2013-05-17 · GIFs, JIFs, Whip Pans, Trivia, and BATMAN! — Hank notes that with his, there were two Question Tuesdays in one week, and says his was a bit more ambitious. (playful) — 00:02:55
2013-05-17 · GIFs, JIFs, Whip Pans, Trivia, and BATMAN! — ask: Hank tells John not to do a Question Tuesday next Tuesday (21 May 2013), as that would be overkill. (playful) — 00:03:48
2013-06-11 · How To Be John Green — Craig Benzine: Craig parodies more things John does: Question Tuesday with fake questions, a 'Who the eff is Hank?' answer, Sharpie face (a cracker smashed on his forehead), a Thoughts from Places about his office, an Oscar Wilde reading, and a 'not-airport'. (joke) — 00:02:07
2013-09-10 · Secrets of the Movies: Thoughts from The Fault in Our Stars Set — announcement: John does a quick Question Tuesday with Ansel Elgort, who plays Gus, and says viewers can submit questions so that maybe they will do another one with real questions. (hedged) — 00:02:53
2013-09-17 · Question Tuesday with Nat Wolff (aka Isaac in The Fault in Our Stars movie) — John does a Question Tuesday in the woods with Nat Wolff, who plays Isaac in the movie, asking him questions viewers submitted on Twitter. — 00:00:10
2013-12-13 · Mom and Dad Green! Extra Special Question Tuesday — Hank introduces a special Question Tuesday in which his real mom and dad answer real questions from Nerdfighters. — 00:00:01
2014-03-11 · Question Tuesday: TFIOS Movie, Existential Crises, and Symbolism — John calls 'I don't watch your videos, why should I?' a terrible Question Tuesday question, since such a viewer by definition won't hear his answer. (playful) — 00:00:47
2014-11-11 · Lacey and Angela Question Tuesday: Pizzamas Day 2 — Halston Sage: After several flubbed attempts, Halston Sage introduces Question Tuesday, answering real questions from real nerdfighters. — 00:00:20
2014-11-25 · Tyler, Ingrid, Troye, Hannah, Mandy, Jenn, and Rosianna Visit Paper Towns — John: it is Question Tuesday, when he answers real questions from real Nerdfighters, but today he asks the questions and the guests answer. — 00:00:13
2015-01-20 · REUNION MINIGOLF — both: John opens Question Tuesday from a minigolf course, pretending Hank is too busy with the President; Hank is there with him in Florida. (playful) — 00:00:00
2015-06-23 · Question Tuesday with Cara Delevingne and Nat Wolff — John records Question Tuesday in the back of a movie theater in Berlin with Nat Wolff, who plays Q, and Cara Delevingne, who plays Margo Roth Spiegelman in the Paper Towns film. — 00:00:06
2015-08-03 · I Love You, Hank. Esther Day 2015 — announcement: John will do a Question Tuesday tomorrow and asks Nerdfighters to leave brief questions in the comments. — 00:01:31
2015-08-04 · Question Tuesday: Wookiee Gunships, Sneezing Cessation, and Pizza — John's Question Tuesday answers real questions from real Nerdfighters; he had asked for brief questions and got them, starting with 'briefs or boxers?' (boxer briefs). (playful) — 00:00:01
2015-08-25 · Question Tuesday: The Goat Edition — both: Hank interrupts John's Question Tuesday; at dinner the night before he made a dumb face in a photo that everyone decided was 'goatobombing', photobombing while looking like a goat. (playful) — 00:00:05
2015-11-10 · It's a Pizzamas Miracle! (Pizzamas Day 2) — announcement: John says he is going to do a Question Tuesday on Thursday because it seems like the right time. — 00:02:47
2016-02-26 · Things You Don't Know About Us (REUNION!) — Hank marks nine years of making vlogbrothers videos with a Question Tuesday of things people still don't know about the brothers, using questions he gathered on Twitter. — 00:00:18
2016-03-29 · My New Book, Marriage Advice, and Hamilton: 50 Snapchat Questions Answered! — John announces a Question Tuesday answering 50 real Snapchats from real Snapchatters, which he does in four minutes. — 00:00:00
2016-06-24 (said on 2016-06-21, implied) · Questions (and Announcements) from VidCon — Hank: Overwhelmed by VidCon, Hank records early, on Tuesday, and does a Question Tuesday because anything more complicated would destroy him. (playful) — 00:00:24
2016-09-13 · YouTube's New Thing (and a New Thing of Our Own) — John says live shows are now easier and better, as viewers can see when he does a live Question Tuesday today. — 00:02:41
2016-11-15 · Good News/Bad News: A Pizzamas Video in Nine Slices — announcement: John says he thinks he will close out his part of Pizzamas on Thursday (17 November 2016) with an old-fashioned Question Tuesday. (hedged) — 00:02:52
2017-01-06 · Too Excited about Pears! (Question Tuesday with Hank) — Hank notes most Question Tuesday videos go to John, which makes sense as John posts on Tuesdays but is a bit unfair, so today is Question Tuesday on a Friday. (hedged) — 00:00:07
2017-03-14 · Green Brothers Reunited! — John announces a Question Tuesday on Pokémon and monkey turtles that is also a reunion video, with everyone together in the desert. — 00:00:08
2017-06-20 · FIRST! Green Brothers Reunited Again — John introduces a special edition of Question Tuesday in which he asks Hank questions that contain the word 'first'. — 00:00:04
2017-10-31 · Where are Whale Balls? Question Tuesday: Pizza Edition — The description says Hank and John sneaked around backstage in Bellingham, Washington, and found a theatre set for a Question Tuesday meant to be mostly pizza questions. — video description
2018-02-02 · What is That Plane Rainbow? (It's Question Tuesday) — Hank holds Question Tuesday on a Friday, complaining that John always gets to do question videos just because he posts on Tuesdays. (playful) — 00:00:04
2018-08-14 · Question Tuesday: Secrets & Primes — John introduces Question Tuesday as the day he answers a prime number of real questions from real Nerdfighters. (playful) — 00:00:02
2018-09-28 · REUNION!!! Mountain Goats Aren't Goats — Hank and John are together in Canton, Ohio, doing a 'Question Tuesday' of questions from Nerdfighters. — 00:00:00
2020-07-24 · Could I Spare some Change for Gas? — announcement: Hank: For a change of pace Hank sits in his yard and, taking a cue from John, answers viewer questions Question Tuesday style. — 00:00:00
2021-06-08 · Feelings, Little Tunnels, and Oprah: It's Question Tuesday with Ashley C. Ford — John introduces Question Tuesday, answering real questions from real nerdfighters, with best-selling memoirist and friend Ashley C. Ford, whose Somebody's Daughter is out now. — 00:00:03
2021-08-20 · Question Tuesday Except I'm an AI — announcement: Hank opens a Question Tuesday with real questions from real Nerdfighters, but says it is not really Tuesday and it is not really going to be him answering. — 00:00:00
2021-12-10 · What Was Early YouTube Like? (with Hank and John) — Hank says this is the last reunion video, a Question Tuesday YouTube edition answering real questions from real Nerdfighters. — 00:00:00
2022-05-31 · A Casting Announcement — announcement: John says he will make more Question Tuesday videos with the movie's cast and with its directors. — 00:02:09
2025-12-02 · The Meaning of Life with Hank and John — John says this Question Tuesday has only one question, the meaning of life, which in 19 years of Vlogbrothers they have never directly addressed. — 00:00:00