About the Icebreaker Questions
A good icebreaker question is easy to answer, a little bit fun, and says something about the person answering. These questions are built for exactly that, whether you are opening a team meeting, starting a new school year or meeting a group for the first time.
Choose the Work deck for meetings and onboarding, Classroom for students of any age, or Get to know you for parties and new friends. Go around the room, or let each person tap for their own random question.
How to use it
- Pick the deck that fits your group.
- Tap Next card and read the question out loud.
- Go around the circle and let everyone answer.
Work icebreaker questions
- What was your first job?
- What is one app you cannot live without?
- What is the best career advice you have ever received?
- Coffee, tea or neither?
- What is a skill you would love to learn this year?
- What does your ideal workday look like?
- What is your favorite way to recharge after a busy week?
- If you could have any job for one day, what would it be?
- What is the most interesting project you have worked on?
- What is on your desk right now?
- Are you an early bird or a night owl?
- What is a podcast or book you would recommend?
- What is your favorite local lunch spot?
- What was your dream job as a kid?
- What is a hobby you picked up recently?
- What is one thing that always makes you laugh?
- If you could work remotely from anywhere, where would you go?
- What is your go-to productivity trick?
- What is the best team outing you have been on?
- What is a fun fact about you that most people do not know?
Classroom icebreaker questions
- What is your favorite subject, and why?
- If you could have any pet, what would it be?
- What is the best book you have ever read?
- What superpower would you choose?
- What is your favorite thing to do on the weekend?
- If you could visit any place in the world, where would you go?
- What is your favorite food?
- What is something you are really good at?
- What would you invent if you could?
- What is your favorite season?
- If you could meet any character from a book or movie, who would it be?
- What is your favorite game to play?
- What is one word that describes you?
- What makes you laugh the most?
- What is something new you want to learn this year?
- Would you rather explore space or the ocean?
- What is your favorite animal?
- What was the best part of your summer?
- What job do you want when you grow up?
- What is the coolest place you have ever been?
Get to know you icebreaker questions
- What is the best concert you have been to?
- What is your comfort movie?
- What is your most used emoji?
- What is a food you could eat every day?
- What is your go-to karaoke song?
- What is the weirdest thing you have ever won?
- If you could live in any decade, which one would you pick?
- What is the best meal you have ever had?
- What is your hidden talent?
- What fictional world would you want to live in?
- What is your favorite holiday tradition?
- What is the last photo you took on your phone?
- What is your dream vacation?
- What is a random fact you love sharing?
- What is your favorite smell?
- Cats or dogs, and why?
- What is the most adventurous thing you have done?
- If you won the lottery, what would you buy first?
- What is your go-to snack?
- What song is stuck in your head right now?
Icebreaker Questions FAQ
- What makes a good icebreaker question?
- It should be quick to answer, comfortable for everyone, and open enough to spark a follow-up conversation. Avoid anything too personal for a new group.
- How many icebreaker questions should I use in a meeting?
- One question per person is plenty for a regular meeting. For a workshop or a first day, try two or three rounds.
- Are these good for virtual meetings?
- Yes. Paste a question in the chat or share your screen, then go around in the order people appear on the call.
