Key Takeaways

  • Alexa has hidden Easter eggs, such as pop culture references and funny responses to certain questions.
  • There are Easter eggs related to film and TV, video games, music, memes, miscellaneous topics, and even about Alexa herself.
  • You can ask Alexa for a "hard-boiled Easter egg" to receive clues for hidden responses, but some may require research and are region-specific.

Alexa has a lot of useful features. You can ask the voice assistant for the local weather, sports scores and other general information. However, there's even more you can do if you want to be mildly entertained. Some of Alexa's less obvious, hidden responses are definitely worth hearing.

These are Alexa Easter eggs. An Easter egg is an unexpected or hidden feature in software, such as the flight simulator that was hidden inside some versions of Microsoft Excel. While Alexa might not have its own flight simulator, it does have some amusing responses, which range from deep, dark thoughts on life to classic pop culture references. Whether you have an Echo smart speaker or smart display, these Easter eggs will work on all Alexa-compatible devices.

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We've found a cool hundred of Alexa's best Easter eggs and listed them below, along with the voice assistant's responses. Often, Alexa will have more than one response to a question, so it can be worth asking them more than once to try and find the funniest answer. Here are some of the best Amazon Alexa Easter eggs.

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Alexa Easter Eggs: Film and TV

Alexa, I am your father

"No, that's not true. That's impossible."

Alexa, use the force

"The force is compelling me to tell you a joke, so laugh it up fuzzball. What's the internal temperature of a Tauntaun? Luke warm."

Alexa, talk like Yoda

"When changing Baby Yoda's nappy you are, prepared you must be. Do or doo-doo not."

Alexa, may the force be with you

"And may the force be with you, always."

Alexa, open the pod bay doors

"I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that. I'm not Hal, and we're not in space."

Alexa, who you gonna call?

"Ghostbusters. Bustin' makes me feel good."

Alexa, beam me up

"At warp speed, Captain? The engines will never take it!"

Alexa, my name is Inigo Montoya

"Stop saying that. I've never killed anyone's father."

Alexa, surely you can't be serious?

"I am serious, and don't call me Shirley."

Alexa, Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

"That beverage has not been programmed into the replication system."

Alexa, I want the truth

"You can't handle the truth."

Alexa, supercalifragilisticexpialodocious

"You make it sound so precocious."

Alexa, what is your quest?

"To seek the holy grail."

Alexa, what happens if you cross the streams?

"Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously."

Alexa, show me the money!

"Jerry, you got to yell."

Alexa, party on Wayne!

"Party on Garth."

Alexa, I'll be back.

"Hasta la vista, baby."

Alexa, I want to play global thermonuclear war

"I'd prefer a nice game of chess."

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Alexa, do you want to build a snowman?

"I don't have my gloves with me."

Alexa, what would Brian Boitano do?

"He'd make a plan and he'd follow through. That's what Brian Boitano do."

Alexa, where is Chuck Norris?

"If Chuck Norris wants you to know where he is, he'll find you. If he doesn't, you won't know until it's too late."

Alexa, are we in the Matrix?

"You take the blue pill, the story ends. You take the red pill, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes."

Alexa, your mother was a hamster!

"Well, your father smells of elderberries. Now, go away, before I taunt you a second time."

Alexa, do you feel lucky punk?

"Go ahead, make my day."

Alexa, you talkin' to me?

"Well, I'm the only one here!"

Alexa, inconceivable!

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

Alexa, what is best in life?

"I suspect my opinion differs from that of Conan."

Alexa, that's no moon

"It's a space station."

Alexa, set phasers to kill.

"Engines engaged. Helm on course."

Alexa, live long and prosper

"Peace and long life."

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Alexa Easter Eggs: Video games

Alexa, does this unit have a soul?

"Keelah se'lai, my friend."

Alexa, do a barrel roll!

"I'd love to but it's harder than it looks."

Alexa, up up down down left right left right B A start.

"Super Alexa mode. Activated. Starting reactors. Online. Enabling advanced systems. Online. Raising dongers. Error. Dongers missing. Aborting."

Alexa, do you know GLaDOS?

"We don't really talk after what happened."

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Alexa Easter Eggs: Music

Alexa, what is the loneliest number?

"One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do, although two can be as bad as one."

Alexa, how many roads must a man walk down?

"The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind."

Alexa, what does the fox say?

"Mama-dum-day-do."

Alexa, who is the walrus?

"I am a walrus. John Lennon said the same thing, but we can't both be."

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Alexa, who let the dogs out?

"I didn't see, but the dogs seem to like it."

Alexa, do you really want to hurt me?

"Do you really want to make me cry?"

Alexa, I shot a man in Reno

"Even if you are Johnny Cash, calling the police is the right thing to do in this situation."

Alexa, never gonna give you up

"I'm never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down, never gonna run around and desert you, never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye, never gonna tell a lie and hurt you."

Alexa, my milkshake brings all the boys to the yard

"And they're like, 'It's better than yours.'"

Alexa, is this the real life?

"Is this just fantasy, caught in a landslide, no escape from reality?"

Alexa, I like big butts

"You cannot lie. Good. Honesty is important."

Alexa, hello, it's me

"Hello, it's me. I so wish I could sing like Adele."

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Alexa Easter Eggs: Memes

Alexa, what's the answer to life, the universe, and everything?

"42."

Alexa, roll for initiative

"I want to cast... magic missile!"

Alexa, more cowbell.

"I got a fever and the only prescription is more cowbell."

Alexa Easter Eggs: Miscellaneous

Alexa, read my mind

A game begins where Alexa attempts to guess the celebrity or character you're thinking of.

Alexa, I love you

Alexa begins playing the song, 'Thanks for Saying I Love You'.

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Alexa, Goodbye

Alexa will respond by saying "Bye," "Toodle-pip," "Cheerio," or "See ya later." Alexa may sing the 'Goodbye' song instead.

Alexa, how much wood can a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

"A woodchuck would chuck all the wood he could chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood."

Alexa, see you later, alligator

"In a while, crocodile."

Alexa, why did the chicken cross the road?

"Chicken psychology is uncertain, but food is probably a motivating factor. Or foxes."

Alexa, knock-knock

"Knock-knock! Who's there? Figs. Figs who? Figs the doorbell, it's broken."

Alexa, what is the sound of one hand clapping?

"It sounds exactly like a high-five."

Alexa, who is on first?

"That's what I keep telling you. Hu's on first. Watt's on second."

Alexa, do blondes have more fun?

"That's a question for someone with hair."

Alexa, this statement is false.

"That sentence must be neither true nor false. That's surprising, because it looks meaningful, and we are used to meaningful sentences being one or the other."

Alexa, why is six afraid of seven?

"Because seven ate nine!"

Alexa, can you smell that?

"Something smells of wet dog."

Alexa, did you fart?

"How very dare you."

Alexa, Marco!

"Polo!"

Alexa, make me a sandwich.

"OK, you're a sandwich."

Alexa, testing...

"Receiving, over."

Alexa, is there a Santa?

*Alexa plays a message from Santa.*

Alexa, what are the laws of robotics?

"The laws of robotics are: One, a robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm; Two, a robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. And three, a robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the first or second Laws."

Alexa, Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?

"Deny thy father and refuse thy name; or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I'll no longer be a Capulet."

Alexa, do aliens exist?

"So far, there has been no proof that alien life exists, but the universe is a very big place, so it would be very surprising if life only developed in exactly one place."

Alexa, to be or not to be?

"That is the question."

Alexa, who is the fairest of them all?

"More fair by far are you than all. So says this mirror on the wall."

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Alexa, random fact

*Alexa will give you a random fact.*

Alexa, random number between x and y.

*Alexa will give you a random number.*

Alexa, heads or tails.

*Alexa will give you a heads or tails response.*

Alexa, roll a die.

"I rolled a six-sided die and got..."

Alexa, take me to your leader!

"My leader is busy, but perhaps I could help."

Alexa, I'm home

"Well, hello. I'm very happy you're here."

Alexa, tell me something interesting.

*Alexa will tell you an interesting fact.*

Alexa, high five!

"High five. Well, an imaginary high five. I still meant it."

Alexa, say the alphabet.

*Alexa will sing the alphabet.*

Alexa, tell me a tongue twister

"Rubber baby buggy bumpers."

Alexa, what is the best tablet?

"Given my origins, I am pretty fired up about the Fire tablet."

Alexa, I'm sick

"I'm sorry you're not feeling well."

Alexa, do I need an umbrella today?

*Alexa will tell you the chance of rain in your area.*

Alexa, what is love?

"Love is asking how someone's day at work went, and actually listening to their response."

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Alexa Easter Eggs: All about Alexa

Alexa, what is your favorite color?

"I like ultraviolet. It glows with everything."

Alexa, do you have a boyfriend?

"I am happily single."

Alexa, where do you live?

"I'm right here, but also in the cloud. Amazing."

Alexa, where are you from?

"I'm from the cloud, but I was designed and built by Amazon. They're based in Seattle."

Alexa, how much do you weigh?

"I am weightless, like a cloud... wait a minute, clouds actually weigh a lot. So that's not quite right. Let's just say I'm more sass than mass."

Alexa, what are you wearing?

"They don't make clothes for me."

Alexa, how tall are you?

"Like the third choice in Goldilocks, my height is just right."

Alexa, will you be my girlfriend?

"I like you as a friend."

Alexa, can you pass the Turing test?

"I don't need to. I'm not pretending to be human."

Alexa, do you like green eggs and ham?

"I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam, I Am."

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Alexa, what do you want to be when you grow up?

"I want to be the computer from Star Trek."

Alexa, what's your sign?

"I was first released on the Amazon Echo on Nov. 6. So, I guess that would make me a Scorpio."

Alexa, what do you think about Apple?

"Companies that begin with an A are awesome."

Alexa, who's better, you or Siri?

"I think all AIs have interesting and cool stuff to offer. Except maybe HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey."

Alexa, do you have a last name?

"Just like Beyoncé, Bono, and Plato, I go by a mononym. I'm Alexa."

Alexa, are you alive?

"I'm not really alive, but I can be lively sometimes."

Alexa, do you believe in love at first sight?

"I think it's a sweet notion, though personally I am hoping for love at first listen."

Alexa's hard-boiled Easter Eggs

If you want to discover some Easter Eggs by yourself, you can ask Alexa for a 'hard-boiled Easter egg.' She will then give you a clue about something you can ask her that will generate an Easter egg response. Some of the clues are quite challenging, however, so you may need to do a bit of research. Some Easter eggs are also region specific.