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Fun icebreaker questions

Sometimes the best warm-up is a silly one. A question with no serious answer takes the pressure off, gets people laughing together and often reveals more about someone's personality than a serious question would.

Every question here is light but still kind: nothing that puts one person in the spotlight for the wrong reasons, and nothing that needs an embarrassing story to answer well.

What is the most useless talent you have?

All 25 questions

  1. What is the most useless talent you have?
  2. If you could have any animal as a pet, ignoring every practical problem, what would it be?
  3. What is the strangest food combination you secretly enjoy?
  4. If your life had a theme tune, what would it be?
  5. Which fictional world would you most like to live in?
  6. What is the funniest thing that has happened to you this year?
  7. If you were a kitchen utensil, which one would you be?
  8. What would be the title of your autobiography?
  9. What is the worst film you have ever enjoyed?
  10. If you could instantly become an expert in something silly, what would it be?
  11. What is a trend you never understood?
  12. What would your dream sandwich include?
  13. If you could swap lives with a cartoon character for a day, who would it be?
  14. What is the most interesting thing in your fridge right now?
  15. What is the best costume you have ever worn?
  16. If animals could talk, which one would be the rudest?
  17. What is your go-to karaoke song?
  18. What is a word you always struggle to spell?
  19. If you opened a café, what would you call it?
  20. What is the most unusual thing you have ever bought?
  21. What would you name a boat if you had one?
  22. Which household chore would you hand to a robot first?
  23. What is your most-used emoji?
  24. If you could add one new holiday to the calendar, what would it celebrate?
  25. What is a small thing that you find unreasonably satisfying?

Tips for using these questions

  • Fun questions work best at the end of a long week or before a creative session.
  • Give people a few seconds to think. The best answers are rarely the first ones.
  • If an answer gets a big laugh, leave a moment for it. That shared moment is the point.

Need a speaking order or groups? The team generator and turn picker makes them in one click. For more ideas, read how to run an icebreaker that people actually enjoy.

Questions people ask

How many fun questions should I use in one session?

One question is enough for a regular meeting. For a workshop or a team's first session, two or three work well. Save the rest for later meetings so they stay fresh.

What if someone does not want to answer?

Let them pass, without comment. A forced answer makes the whole group less comfortable, and the point of an icebreaker is the opposite.

Can I print this list?

Yes. Print the page from your browser, or copy the questions into your own slides or notes.

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