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54 best Icebreaker questions to ask
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Teams
Icebreakers are great tools that can help you speed up your communication with your team and build trust. These questions highlight your interest in the company culture and can help get your colleagues excited about working with you. They're quick and easy to ask, making them a great method of introducing yourself and building rapport first. By asking these questions you'll be able to establish trust quicker and you'll find yourself on the fast track to getting crucial information.
- What’s your personal heaven?
- What is something you've done that nobdoy would expect?
- What’s something new you’ve learned about yourself in the last three months?
- Do you watch any TV shows that you pretend you don’t watch when people ask?
- What was the first thing you bought with your own money?
- When you die, what do you want to be remembered for?
- What’s the worst job you’ve ever had?
- What piece of clothing best describes you? Why?
- Have you ever been to a comedy show?
- What was your first car?
- Which Disney character’s story does your life most resemble?
- Have you ever experienced a culture shock? Where was it and what happened?
- Do you have any insane roommate or housing stories?
- Which of Snow White’s seven dwarfs describes you best (Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy or Sneezy)?
- What was your first concert? What was the best concert you’ve ever been to?
- What kind of art do you appreciate the most?
- What was your first concert? How did you get there?
- When you were a child, what was your biggest dream?
- What are you excited about this week? What worries you?
- Tell us a book or movie or video you've read or seen lately and which you would recommend? Why?
- If you could have any new skill instantly, what would you choose?
- What’s the weirdest way you have met someone?
- If you were running for office what would your campaign slogan be?
- What’s the top destination on your must-visit list?
- What are you grateful for?
- If you could be a kitchen appliance, what one would you be and why?
- If you had your own talk show, who would your first guest be?
- What’s the hardest part about working from home?
- If you had to teach a class on one thing, what would you teach?
- What was your favorite show as a kid?
- What is the best way to get over a breakup?
- How would you describe your sense of humor?
- If you turn into your partner for a day, what would you do?
- What’s a landmark, popular destination, or local hangout spot that you either frequented or avoided when you were growing up?
- What’s one thing you wish could be automated in your job?
- If you could meet any living person for dinner, who would you pick and why?
- If you could convince the world that you first said one famous quote, which saying would you choose?
- If you could be an animal, what animal would you be and why?
- Where are five places you really want to visit before you die?
- What was your favorite trip you went on?
- What’s one thing many people hate, but you love?
- If you could live in the 60s, 70s, 80s, or 90s, which would you choose and why?
- Are you close with your family?
- What company or brand did you love until they betrayed your trust?
- If you could choose to host a talk show, which one would you pick?
- If you had to eat a crayon, what color would you choose? Why?
- What was your first ever job?
- Have you ever lied about an interest/talent to impress someone? What happened next?
- Mention some embarrassing memories from childhood
- What was your favorite snack growing up?
- What’s the worst misspelling of your name you’ve ever seen?
- If you could be guaranteed one thing in life (besides money), what would it be?
- If you were a fridge, what item would you hate to hold? What item would you love to hold?
- What is the most unusual thing in your wallet, pocket, or purse right at this moment?
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