Icebreaker questions

2012-11-10

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What was the best thing that happened to you this weekend?
What is your favorite animal? List three adjectives to explain your choice.
What is your favorite color? List three adjectives to explain your choice.
It’s a very hot and muggy day. You desperately want something very cool and refreshing to quench your thirst and revitalize your body. What would you drink – either make your own or store-bought.
What would you leave in your will for the person you care about the most?
What do you consider to the most valuable thing you own: when you were a child/teenager/now?
What’s the kindest act you have ever seen done (either to/by you or another)?
If you could have any job in the world, which one would you want?
What were your best/worst subjects in school and what subjects would you want to learn now?
What are you most talented at? What is your worst nightmare today?
What is your favorite way to waste time at work without getting caught?
If you could have had the starring role in one film already made, which movie would you pick?
If you were to perform in the circus, what would you do?
If you could eliminate one thing you do each day in the bathroom so that you never had to do it again, what would it be?
You were just given a yacht. What would you name it?
If you could have been told one thing that you weren’t told when you were a teenager, what would you like to have heard?
Name your favorite song.
If you were to get a tattoo, what would it say or what would the graphic be?
If you could play any musical instrument, what would it be and why? If you already play an instrument(s), what do you play and why?
What is your favorite memory of Spring Festival/Christmases past?
If a movie was being made of your life and you could choose the actor/actress to play you, who would you choose and why?
Paper or plastic?
What was the weirdest food you’ve ever eaten?
What do you keep in the trunk of your car?
When you were in grade school, what did you want to be when you grew up? Why?
If you were given 24 hrs to live, what would you do?
What do you think the most ultimate gift of the world is.
Tell something that nobody in the group knows about you.
What is your earliest childhood memory?
What was your favorite TV show when you were growing up?
If you had one extra hour of free time a day, how would you use it?
What CD is in your CD player right now?
Name the most famous person you’ve had a face to face encounter with (“brush with greatness”).
Name your favorite children’s story.
If you could spend 15 minutes with any living person, who would it be and why?
What person in the Bible/Tale do you most closely identify with?
What article of clothing most closely describes your personality?
If you were to write a book what would it be about?
How many rings before you answer the phone?
What is the first thing you think of when you wake in the morning?
If you won a million dollars, what would you do with it?
If you had to, what part of your body would you get pierced?
Who was your favorite teacher and why?
What makes you feel the most secure?
Who do you admire the most?
Have you ever had a reoccurring dream? What was it?
What was your nickname growing up or now?
Who was your hero when you were a child, and what did you do to be like them?
What is your favorite cartoon character & why?
Who inspires you and how are you a bit like them
How did you learn to ride a bicycle
Based on something you’ve already done, how might you make it into the Guinness Book of World Records
What’s the closest you’ve come to becoming a pop star/winning an Oscar
When was the last time you did something for the first time? What was it?
If you knew you could not fail, what would you do?
What is your concept of a fruitful day?
What was your favorite thing to play with as a child? Why?
If you could be any animal in the world for 24 hours, which animal would you be Why
Have you ever jumped out of a plane?
If you could rid the world of one thing, what would it be?
What is your best personal characteristic
What is your favorite quote
If you could be invisible for a day, what would you do
What is your favorite weird food combination
If you had to be a flower, which one would you like to be and why
If you were stranded on a desert island, what three books and three people would you take with you Why
What was your favorite childhood toy
What is your favorite commercial What commercial annoys you the most?
What’s the most interesting “Ice Breaker” Question you have ever been asked?
If you could be an ice cream flavor, what would it be? Why?
Name a turning point in your life that makes you smile/cry.
If there were a holiday in your honor what would it celebrate?
What clubs were you a member of in High School? Are you still interested in any of the same things?
If you were to be on a reality TV show which one would you be on and why?
If you could be anything in the world, what would you be and why?
If someone rented a billboard for you, what would you put on it?
If you had to enter a competition for the “Most Uselessly Unique Talent,” what would your talent be?
What is your worst personality characteristic?
If you had to be a teacher of something, what would you teach?
How would you like to be remembered?
What is one thing that you constantly think about (other than material things)?
What did you like best about your hometown?
Something interesting you might not know about me is…
What do you think is best feeling in the world?
If you could have written any book, what book would you like to have written?
What is your most favorite pair of shoes ever? Explain.
What’s your favorite sport?
Which member of your family has had the greatest influence on your current way of thinking?
What dessert describes you the best and why?
What kind of music do you like?
What is your favorite animal?
What do you keep in your wallet aside from money, cards and pictures?
What punctuation mark best describes your personality? Why?
If you could plan your ultimate vacation, where would you go?
What is something you have that is of sentimental value?
What is your most embarrassing moment?
Listener or talker?
Can you comfortably eat in a restaurant by yourself? Go to movie?
What was the first car you drove?
What do you miss most about childhood?
What one thing (modern convenience) could you not live without?
If you could meet anyone from history, who would you meet and why?
What was the first live concert you ever attended?
What was your longest relationship and why did it end?
Is the glass half empty or half full? What is in the glass?
If you could be one kind of beer which one would you be and why?
Where do you see yourself in ten years?
What is the worst possible name to call a child
If you could meet anyone from the Bible who would it be and what would you ask them (Besides Jesus)
If you could snap your fingers and appear somewhere else, where would you be
If you could date any celebrity, who would it be and why
What specific thing have you done that impressed yourself
If you could switch bodies with a certain celebrity, who would it be and why
If you could fly to a different time zone, which one would you fly to Why
What cartoon character best represents your personal philosophy
What’s your passion
What does your room look like
What internet site do you surf to the most
If you could only where one color for the rest of your life, what would it be and why
If you could have one super human power, what would it be
If you could be any color in a Crayola box, what color would you be and why
Would you rather be really hot or really cold
What was in your high school locker
I was once mistaken for …
What is the best/worst pick up line you have ever heard
What is the weirdest gift you have ever received
If there was a whole different concept of reality (like The Matrix) what would it be
Where would you like to retire and why
What is one secret that you haven’t told anyone
What is the craziest (or stupidest) thing you have ever done
What is your favorite season
What’s the best dinner you ever had
Who has been the biggest inspiration in your life Why
Which of Snow White’s 7 dwarfs describes you best and why (Doc, Happy, Bashful, Sleepy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey)
If you were attending a Halloween party, what would your costume be and why
What do you feel is your most attractive physical feature
If you were on death row, what would your last meal be
Name 3 things you think will become obsolete in ten years.
Tell two truths and one lie about yourself to the others in your group. Everyone try and guess the lie.
If I wasn’t afraid I would _ (What)
What is a song for which you thought you knew the words and later found out that you had them wrong?
What was the worst punishment your parents ever gave you?
What was your worst summer or part-time job?
If given a chance to get back at something during the past, what will be that time and why
What mountain would you want to climb someday
Best or worst experience at summer camp
Name a pet you have owned and how you came to name him/her.
Describe an interesting experience you had the last time your power went out.
What’s your favorite line from any movie?
What is the best or most interesting class you have ever taken in high school, college or graduate school
What famous person do you know or have met personally
If you had unlimited money and space, what one thing would you add to your bedroom
Who was your first big crush Why did you like this person Did he/she like you back
What is a fashion trend that you used to wear (in the 70s, 80s, etc.) that you would now be embarrassed to wear
If you could go only to one restaurant for the next five years, which would it be
What is something you have lost that you have never found, or were tremendously relieved when you did find it
Best dessert you have ever had
What is one of the strangest southern expressions you have heard (or other idiomatic expression)
What is your favorite breakfast
If you had the opportunity to live one year of your life over again, which year would you choose
Do you wake up to a CD, the radio, or a buzzer
What is set as the background on your computer
What magazine(s) do you subscribe to
If you were a professional wrestler, what would your ring name be and why
On Saturdays, I like to…
Where would you like to be a missionary to
What’s better – toilet paper rolled over top or underneath
Which Scooby-Doo character are you most like (Scooby, Shaggy, Daphne, Fred, Velma, the monster, Scrappy)
If you had to endure one natural disaster (i.e. hurricane, tornado, etc), what would you pick and why
What movie or TV show do you take guilty pleasure in watching
If you had to describe your day as a traffic sign, what would it be
What traditional stereotype would you classify yourself as
What “group” did you belong to in high school
If you wrote a book about yourself…what would it be about
List 10 items everyone in the group has in common.
If your house were burning down, what would you take and why
Describe your favorite pair of PJ’s
How many handbags do you own
If this were your last day alive, what would you say to each person in the group
What is your very favorite part of your day
What is your best scar Tell the story of how you got it.
You win a million dollars, but you have to give half to a charity. Which charity do you pick, and what do you do with the rest of the money
Describe your dream wedding where money is no option.
What kind of deodorant do you use
If you were a spy what would your alias be
Do you have a birth mark Where Does it look like anything
You are planning the most awesome dinner party of your life. Which 3 celebrities/historical figures (past or present) would you add to your guest list to keep the dinner talk interesting
What is your favorite sport, and which team of that sport do you cheer for
Which would you rather have a kiss or a hug Why
If you could be a pair of jeans what style would you be Why
You have multiple personalities, describe some of them.
What is the best thing you have done in your life
Name three things that this group doesn’t know about you, (and only two of which are true…)
If you were blind for the rest of your life… what would you miss seeing the most
What household chore do you hate the most
What is your most disappointing moment in life
When have you laughed the hardest Cried
If you had a “theme song” that played whenever you walk into a room full of people, what would it be
What is the first thing you notice about the opposite sex
What time period from the past would you most have liked to live in and why
What is the best reward anyone can give you
If you had a band what would you name it
Do you like fruit Vegetables
What can someone do to encourage you
If you could be a film character, who would you be
If you were a pirate, what would your name be
Pen or Pencil
Crunchy Peanut Butter or Smooth
What is one thing about you people would be surprised to learn
If you could be any kitchen appliance, what would it be and why
Would you rather go the short way slow, or take the long way fast if you got there in the same amount of time
Where did you live at age five What kind of car did you have How was your home heated
2%, 1% or skim milk
Would you live in space if you could never come back to earth
Would you rather always be in a crowd, or be the only person on earth
What was your favorite decade (50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, etc.)
Would you rather be rich, or famous Why
If you were God: ___
Do you squeeze the toothpaste from the top or the bottom
If you could only have one thing on a deserted island what would it be
Who was your first love What age, grade, etc.
Helmann’s or Miracle Whip
Describe your past week as a type of landscape or a weather forecast.
Ask the person next to you a question that you have always wanted to know about them.
If you had the choice between an RV, a sports car, an SUV, or a bicycle, which would you choose and why
What kind of hat describes your personality
When you were in elementary school, what was your favorite activity at recess
If you had to move out of this country, what country would you move to Why
Coffee or Tea
Why is your favorite color Why
How many children do you want Girls or boys
Describe your ideal romantic date
Say one nice compliment about someone in this room.
Who is your best friend Tell us about him/her.
Have you ever been in love For how long How many times
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go
If you had to lose one of your five senses, which one of them would you prefer to lose and why
Is there a story behind your name What is it
What was one of the most fun things you and your college roommate did together
If you could live anywhere for one year, all expenses paid, where would you live
What’s your favorite song to karaoke to
When you were 6 years old, what did you want to be when you grew up
If you had to paint the whole world only one color what would it be and why
What was the worst smell you have ever smelled
What takes you out of your comfort zone
If you were on the cover of a magazine, which one would it be and why
If you could be laid to rest anywhere, where would it be Why
Do you make your bed every morning or do you leave it unmade
What is your favorite video game
Name one thing that you couldn’t live without.
Pool side or beach
If you had to be one or the other, would you rather be blind or deaf Why
When you are using the bathroom at someone else’s house, do you leave anything behind different than it was when you got there
If you were a piece of fruit, what fruit would you choose to be
Would you rather meet the love of your life, knowing he/she will die within a year, or go without meeting him/her Explain.
When’s the last time you cried Why
Sitting alone in a big field, looking at stars, what do you think/feel
Which one physical feature would you change if you could
If you could be cat or dog, which one would you be and why
What is your favorite guilty pleasure
Name one important characteristic you look for in someone you consider a friend.
What was your favorite age and why
What’s one of your favorite things to do when you have a night off
What��s your favorite way to celebrate an accomplishment
If you were to perform in the circus, what would you do
What kind of toothpaste do you use
If you could be a professional at any sport, what would it be
What is your favorite holiday
What was your favorite childhood toy
Who would you like to play your life story in a movie
If there was only one left of your most favorite things to eat, would you let your best friend have it or yourself Why or why not
If you could drive/ride/or fly anything to work, what would it be Why
What is your favorite candy Explain.
What scares you the most
If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be and why
Which animal represents you the best and why
If you were the eighth dwarf, what would your name be
If you could, would you become the President Why or why not
If you were elected mayor of your city, what would be your first improvement, and why
What is your favorite way to express yourself and why
If you were a piece of furniture what would you be Why
What are you thankful for
If you had a magic lamp and a genie who granted you 3 wishes, what would the 3 wishes be
Are there any interesting things your name spells with the letters rearranged
How many siblings do you have Are you the oldest, a middle child, or youngest
If you could be any superhero, which one would you be and why
What are your favorite pizza toppings
Describe your worst day…
If you could be anywhere, doing anything right now, where would you be and what would you be doing
What’s your favorite fabric and why
What CD(s) is in your radio right now
What is your favorite pop/soda
Name the song title that best describes your life.
You are chosen to make dinner for a very special guest. What will you cook
What was the best year of your life Why
If you could ask God a question what would it be
What’s the worst trouble you got into when you were young What did you do
What��s more important to you��the ride or the destination
If you had to give up one food forever, what would it be
What is the scariest thing you have ever done for fun
If you could have any super power what would it be and why
If you could listen to only one CD for the rest of your life, what would it be
Broken toe or broken finger
Using only one word, name something significant about your life today.
Would you rather be rich or famous Why
If your house was on fire, what one thing would you take (assuming family and pets got out OK)
If you could go bowling with any three people- dead or alive- Who would you take and why
Is the milk glass half full or half empty and why
In a fire who would you save, a sibling or five strangers
What’s your favorite ice cream flavor
What are your three favorite smells
If you were a lip gloss flavor, what would you be and why
Did you ever consider becoming a teacher Why or why not
What book has influenced you greatly How
What is your favorite restaurant and why
What is your favorite time of day
What is your favorite season
If you could bring one person back from heaven who would it be and why
Who is your favorite actor / actress, and why
What one rule did you always disagree with growing up
What would you do if you really really liked someone and after a while of hanging out you discovered that they did not believe in God
If someone gave you an island - What would you name it Would you live there What would you do with it
Would you rather live to be 100 and sick, or live to be 50(dying from a freak accident) and healthy
Where did you meet your mate
If you could spend your last hours of life with anyone, doing anything, who would you choose and what would you do
If you could have one thing to drink before you died what would it be and why
Do you believe in ghosts or evil spirits Why
If you were a tree what type would you be, where would you be and why
What was the first record or CD that you bought
What do you have in your bag/wallet that best describes your personality
If you were a super hero what would your special power be and why
What is your favourite cheese
What was your favourite game when you were a kid
Who was your favourite teacher at school - why
Describe a word beginning with the first letter of your name that sums you up
What is your favorite number
What is your biggest fear or phobia
Did you have a nickname growing up What was it and why were you called that
What is your favorite movie and why
If you see your Maker at this point, what would You want Him to say as a welcome Why
Would you rather lead or follow Why
What is your favorite winter activity
What is something you can do better than anyone else you know
I wish everyone would________________.
What’s your favorite song to sing in Karaoke Why
If you had to be handcuffed to one person for an entire month, who would it be
If you could have a child with any famous person alive, who would it be What would you name him/her
What is your favorite song to sing in the shower
Ketchup or mustard
What is your idea of a great dessert
If you could be a cocktail, what cocktail would you be and why
What is your favorite smell
Have you ever had the Police called on you If so - why
If you had one song to play at your wedding what would it be
What did you eat for breakfast
What’s your favorite type of house Describe it.
If you were a pro wrestler, what would your name be
Name a major life experience that made you who you are today
What clubs where you involved in during High School and College
If you could take back something hurtful you’ve once said to someone, what would it be
What could you do to improve your life
If you could ask God one question, what would it be
The worst lie I ever told was
If you could have a celebrity entourage with 3 celebrities, who would they be
If you could go back and change your career path what would you be doing now
If you could fly or breathe under water what would you prefer
If you could only take three people in an island on this group, whom will it be
If you could live to the age of 90 and either retain your looks or brains you had at 30, what would you keep
If you moved to Sesame Street, who would you want as your neighbor Why
What is your dream job
what was the most embarrassing thing you have done while on a date
If you could change one current event in the world what would it be and why
If you could have a condiment dispensed from your navel, what would it be (Editor: I can’t stop laughing about this one. How come the poster didn’t also ask Why)
What’s the oldest piece of clothing you still own and wear
What do you look for in a friend
What’s the most important thing to you in life
What type of music relaxes you the most
What is the best gift anyone’s ever given you
How many dates do you go on with someone before you introduce them to your parents
What TV game show would you want to go on
If you cold ask Noah one question, what would it be
Name a favorite sound, past or present.
What famous line did your parents use over and over
If you auditioned for American Idol, what song would you sing
If you could time travel, where would you go, and what would you do
Why do you (or don’t you) vote
If you were given the opportunity for free skydiving lessons would you take them Why or why not
What is the hardest choice you have ever had to make What was the outcome
If you had to lose one of your senses, what would you choose Why
Do you prefer sweet or salty snacks
In what month did you file your tax return this year
Hit the couch or hit the treadmill
If you could instantly become fluent in another language, what would that language be and why
How many languages do you you speak
What is your favorite “made up” word from your childhood or that of one of your children What does it mean
What is your favorite Disney tune
If I could live in any other time period of the past, it would be (and tell us why):
Number of auto accidents I have been in:
I’m at my silliest when:
What do you love most about living in this country
I still can’t believe I once:
Of all of the Gilligan’s Island characters, I am most like (and tell us why):
The furthest I have traveled was to:
What is the craziest thing you’ve done lately
What do you dislike about failure What can you learn from it
Did you ever go against a fashion rage Why
Once, just to attract attention, I…
One of the jealous times of my life was…
Share an experience where you felt out of place.
What type of partner would you choose for yourself
Which of your parents rules do you appreciate the most Why
Tell us one of the worst fights you ever got into
What childish things do you still do as adult
What questions would you NOT like others to ask you
One major problem I had to solve this year was…
What obstacles do you find when trying to become a close friend to someone of the opposite sex
What do you do when you’re home.
Share the biggest argument you had with your parents.
Tell us about your unusual hobby
What was the worst advice you ever gave
One of the worst ways I ever reacted to a declaration of love was…
If you can give one sentence advice about how to live life, what would it be
How do you express your anger to your enemy To your best friends To a parent
One particular day/night that I wanted to last forever was…
What are your limitations and potentials
Cite a situation wherein you felt life had been unfair to you
Once I ran away from home. Here’s the story…
Would you dare to sleep in haunted house overnight
What are your goals for living
Describe the most inappropriate present that you received.
What fantasy would you like to live out Why
What is the funniest story your mother tells about you
Have you ever said something you regretted, but were then glad you said it
Have you ever said something you regretted, but were then glad you said it
If you could have any kind of a job in the entertainment industry, what do you think you would do best
If I asked your high school friends what they thought you would be doing today, what would they say
My scariest nightmare was:_
What was the worst concert you went to (who and when)
What was the best concert you went to (who and when)
If you had your own talk show, who would your first three guests be
Three things I think will become obsolete in 10 years:
When people look at me, they would never guess that I: (What)
My favorite unusual food combination is:
Favorite Quote:
What is the furthest you have traveled
Who was your favorite band, group, or solo when you were in high school
If you could be invisible for one day, where would you like to be
What’s the best sound effect you can make Do it.
What do you miss most about being a kid
What is your favorite tradition (family tradition, church tradition, whatever)
Tell about the last time you had to ask for help.
What CD would your friends be surprised that you own
Would you ever be on a reality TV show Why/why not If you would, which one
When was your worst/most recent/dramatic/(whatever) car trouble
Do you think Jesus will come again in your lifetime
Where did you grow up (Editor: Simple. No one’s posted this until now!)
If you were stranded on a deserted island with one book, what would you want that book to be
Did you have a collection of some kind as a child If so, what was it
What is your favorite thing to do in the summer Winter
If you could mix three animals together, which ones would you choose to make the ultimate animal
You have to wear a t-shirt with one word on it for the rest of your life. Which word do you choose
What are your three favorite spices
What is the weirdest (unusual) thing you’ve ever eaten
How many places have you lived You can share the number of physical residences and/or the number of cities.
What was your first job where you got paid by someone other than your parents
What is your favorite memory with someone other than family
what was the most mischievous thing you did as a child
when did you last climb a tree
How many brothers and sisters do you have What’s your birth order
If you were a shoe, what kind would you be and why
What’s the funniest thing you did as a kid that your parents still talk about to this day
If you could be one Disney character who would you be and why
If you could be a cookie what kind of cookie would you be
What sub-atomic particle would you be Why
Has modern technology enhanced or complicated your life Why
How much do you spend on hair and/or nails each month
What is your favorite table or board game
Are you a Country mouse or a City mouse Why
Name all the vehicles you have owned in your adult life.
What is your favorite house decor style Traditional, Contemporary, Country, Colonial Why
Are you a planner or a procrastinator Give an example
Would you rather plan a party or attend one Why
If you could attend any college, free of charge, what college would that be and what major would you pursue Why
List the food items you take at a salad bar.
How many doors do you have in your house
What is your favorite soup Why
Tell about a collection you have now.
What was the cheapest gas price you can remember What year was that
Have you ever gone back to the town where you grew up in If yes, how has it changed Is your old house still there
Name all the kinds of trees in your yard right now
Do you like silver or gold jewelry Why
When was the last time you went bowling
Are you a front seat driver or a back seat driver
Other than pizza, what is a favorite Italian dish
If you were handed free opera tickets, would you go or sell them Why
Do you like the mountains, coastline or the plains Why
What is the farthest road trip you have taken To where and how long was it
What was the highest grocery bill you ever had
What is your favorite kind of pie Describe taking a bite using three adjectives.
Name two words you always seem to spell incorrectly. Try to spell it now!
Do you enjoy going shopping for clothes Why or why not
What was the title of the last self-help book you read Did it help
How often do you bid on Ebay What was the last item you won
Do you like store-bought things or handmade things Why
When you lose electricity in a storm, do you light the candles or turn on the flashlight How many of each do you own
Have you ever been a participant in a parade What did you do
Where were you when you had your fist kiss
What was your last thought before going to sleep
What is your first thought in the morning
What would you rather: glasses or contacts
If you could be permanently one color for the rest of your life, what color would it be & why
If you can thank God for one thing in your life, what would it be
If you were to be a natural element, which would you rather be: fire or water
What is in the trunk of your car right now
If you were an American Gladiator what would your name be
What was your favorite 80s movie
What was the most mischievous April Fool’s prank you’ve done
Say your first middle and last name with the letters flipped (Example… John Lee Smith— Nohj Eel Htims)
If they made a movie of your life who would play you
When was the last time you had a dream What was it about
If you had to choose between being deaf or blind which would you choose and why
If you were to die tomorrow, what would your tombstone say
If you could perform in the Olympics, what would you like to do
Would you rather spend the rest of your life in love with a rich person or a poor person
It’s Saturday morning. What’s the first thing you do when you wake up.
If you could erase one day in history which one would it be and why
If we Googled your name what would we see
If you had one free day to do anything you want, what would you do
Do you prefer eating the frosting of the cupcake or the cupcake first
If you were a color what color would you be Why
If you could live in any sitcom, what would it be
What song most describes your life right now
Which way do you eat corn on the cob
What is something unexpected that has changed about you in the last few years
Would you ever loan a significant amount of money to a friend/relative Why or why not
Would you ever use a dating service (match.com, e-harmony, etc.) to find someone Why/Why not.
What can you always be found with
So you win a pet monkey at a fair, but this isn’t just any old monkey. It can do one trick for you whenever you want from getting a pop out of the fridge to washing your hair. What would be the trick
If you were a llama, where would you get your hair cut
If you could invent a gadget what will it be and why
If you could visit any place in the world where would it be and why
What is the longest book you ever read
When did you last write a hand written letter