1. A computer-implemented method for displaying answer data to questions asked in a social networking system, the method comprising: presenting a question to a plurality of users of a social networking system; receiving an answer to the question from one or more of the users of a social networking system; receiving a request from a viewing user to view the answers, wherein the viewing user has established a connection in the social networking system with one or more of the users who answered the question; generating an answer display that illustrates (1) a first set of answers provided by all users who answered the question, and (2) a second set of answers provided by the users who have established a connection in the social networking system with the viewing user; and sending the answer display for display to the viewing user.