Icebreakers
1. If you could be any animal for a week, which would you choose to be and why?
2. Who’s your favorite superhero and why?
3. What’s your favorite thing to do in the summer?
4. Do you have any pets?
5. What is/was the name of your favorite pet?
6. Who is your favorite cartoon character and why?
7. Describe yourself in three words.
8. Where did you grow up?
9. When you wake up in the morning, what’s the first thing you do?
10. What is your favorite movie quote?
11. Show us the most interesting thing you have in your purse/wallet.
12. At which store do you shop the most?
13. What’s the longest time, in a single stretch, that you’ve ever been in a car?
14. What’s the best Halloween costume you’ve ever worn?
15. What’s the lowest grade you ever received in college, and which class was it for?
16. How many keys are on your key ring right now?
17. What’s your favorite song?
18. How many siblings do you have, and where are you in the order?
19. What is one food you can’t give up?
20. Which sport do you most like to watch?
21. Describe your team in one word.
22. Tell us something about yourself that would surprise most people who know you.
23. What do you admire most about the person to your right?
24. What is your favorite outdoor activity?
25. What do you do to beat stress?
26. What’s your favorite type of cuisine?
27. What’s your favorite genre of movie?
28. What’s your favorite genre of music?
29. What is your dream car?
30. What’s the most surprising thing that’s ever happened to you in another country?
31. Are you a plant person?
32. What kind of chocolate do you prefer — white, dark, or milk?
33. Do you have a favorite animal?
34. What was your favorite TV show as a teenager?
35. Where were you, and what were you doing when [insert name of famous event]
happened?
36. Have you ever written a letter to the editor of, or an article or opinion piece for,
the local paper?
37. How many languages can you speak?
38. Are you good at fixing things?
39. Which is your least favorite fruit?
40. How long have you lived in [insert name of place]?
41. What do you like to do on weekends?
42. What’s your favorite color?
43. What’s your favorite nursery rhyme?
44. Have you ever traveled in a submarine or helicopter, or on a dogsled?
45. Who played at the first live concert you ever attended?
46. Have you ever climbed a mountain or run a marathon?
47. Which sports team(s) do you support?
48. What’s your favorite video game?
49. Have you met anyone famous in the last year? If you have, may I see a photo?
50. Do you cook? What’s your favorite recipe?
51. Do you play a musical instrument?
52. Name one movie you think should have had a sequel.
53. What was your favorite board/card game as a child?
54. Have you ever driven anything other than a car or light truck?
55. What’s your favorite time of year?
56. When it comes to candy, what is your guilty pleasure?
57. Can you read music?
58. What do you like on your pizza?
59. What’s the oldest article of clothing you still wear?
60. Have you ever skydived? Would you?
61. What’s the longest book you’ve ever read?
62. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
63. Which show are you currently watching?
64. What do you usually have for breakfast?
65. What is your middle name?
66. What is your favorite junk food?
67. What car do you drive?
68. What color is your kitchen?
69. Which is your favorite brand of clothing?
70. Where would you like to move when you retire?
71. What happened on your worst birthday?
72. What is your favorite dessert?
73. Which is your favorite flower?
74. What date on your calendar are you looking forward to this year?
75. Which is your favorite restaurant in [insert name of place]?
76. What is your favorite drink?
77. Do you prefer dancing with others or alone?
78. If I opened your closet, I would find __________.
79. Who is your favorite comic-book character?
80. Who is your favorite artist?
81. What is your favorite work of art?
82. Are you good at imitating foreign accents?
83. Tattoos: yes or no?