We’ve all been in a situation where we have to talk to a person we know little or nothing of, and yet the circumstances dictate that we must somehow manage a conversation. The usual start of such a conversation consists of a prolonged Sooooo… and a bit of awkward shifting until you coax your brain to help you out. However, you can very well do without this clumsy moment if you have some icebreaker questions in your pocket. Not literally, though, as fishing out a crumpled note with things to ask jotted down might make the situation even more, uhm, peculiar. Anyway, this is our list of fun icebreaker questions - read them all, memorize a few, and never find yourself wondering what to say next.
Now, you are probably wondering whether these conversation starters are truly appropriate for any situation. And, of course, we won’t convince you until you read them yourself, but just know that they encompass all kinds of different topics. So, if you’re at a cattle show, you’ll find some questions directed towards animals, and if you’re at an office-related soiree, there are also a myriad of interesting questions considering that. You know, we bet that some of these questions will seem genuinely interesting, and in the end, you might be wishing someone would’ve given them to you, too. And that's how you will know those are the icebreakers you must memorize!
So, scroll on down below and check out our list of the best icebreakers we’ve found listed all over the internet. Once you are there, rank them by giving them your vote. And lastly, share this list with your friends; they might appreciate it more than you would’ve guessed!
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What current fact about your life would most impress your five year old self?
That I can tie my shoes, on my own, without looking? I mean, how hard is it to impress a 5yo me.
Which band/artist – dead or alive would play at your funeral?
Queen .. 'Who wants to live forever' and Metallica 'Nothing else matters'
What “old person” things do you do?
Make that weird sort of half-groan-half-grunt noise when I sit down or stand up.
What fictional world or place would you like to visit?
Middle Earth. To look at the absolutely massive structures and monuments.
What’s your favorite place of all the places you’ve travelled?
Have you ever been told you look like someone famous, who was it?
If you could donate a million dollars to any charity, what cause would you choose?
The Senior Staffy Club 💗 https://www.instagram.com/seniorstaffyclub/?hl=en
If you could magically become fluent in any language, what would it be?
What would the title of your autobiography be?
It would be a trilogy. Part I: Sympathy for a Devil. Would cover my youth and institutionalisation. Part II: In the Company of Strangers. Would cover my release, adaptation to society, meeting my wife, and starting our farm. Part III would cover the later part of my life which I haven't reached yet.
Say you’re independently wealthy and don’t have to work, what would you do with your time?
What’s the weirdest food you’ve ever eaten?
Once while hiking we accidentally "unalived" a snake, so we grilled and ate it
Would you rather live where it always snows or where the temperature never falls below 100 degrees?
snow, my sister and i say its better because you can always put more clothes on but never more clothes off.
What is your favorite TV show?
Have you ever completed anything on your “Bucket list”?
Flew on a plane alone. Both ways. Went to visit some out-of-state family friends. Best week of my life.
Best book you’ve ever read?
Swan Song by Robert McCammon, also The Stand ( the unabridged version) Stephen King
What’s your best scar story?
I have a scar through my right eyebrow that my friend gave me when she hit me with her musket during a Sealed Knot re-enactment battle. It was me or the horse bumping into her that the barrel could hit so she chose me -.-
If I visited your hometown, what local spots would you suggest I see?
There's not really a lot there, but the scenery is beautiful! So I'd have to say my nan's house, you'll get good food and a view overlooking the bay where the otters play.
Who is your hero, and why?
My Father, he's an ex-miner and has suffered through losing a finger, suffering from Dust, greenstick fractures, hip replacement, knee cap replacements and is now fighting prostrate cancer.
What was the worst haircut you ever had?
If you were a wrestler what would be your entrance theme song?
If you were left on a deserted island with either your worst enemy or no one, which would you choose? Why?
What sport would you compete in if you were in the Olympics?
Teleportation or flying?
What’s one career you wish you could have?
What was the last country you visited?
If you could learn one new professional skill, what would it be?
If you could see one movie again for the first time, what would it be?
What is your favorite midnight snack?
What crazy activities do you dream of trying someday?
How would you change your life today if the average life expectancy was 400 years?
I would stop stressing so much, bc I still have about 385 years
What’s the most embarrassing fashion trend you used to rock?
being a Goth ... this is years ago so a real Goth not emo, steampunk, pastel etc ...we are talking Siouxsie and the Banshees type of Goth
What would your dream house be like?
Either a cozy little house in the woods with room for all my books and pets, or on the complete opposite end of the spectrum an apartment in NYC still with room for all my books and pets.
How many cups of coffee, tea, or beverage-of-choice do you have each morning?
You can have an unlimited supply of one thing for the rest of your life, what is it?
If you could change places with anyone in the world, who would it be and why?
If you could be guaranteed one thing in life (besides money), what would it be?
If you could have the power of teleportation right now, where would you go and why?
What is the last TV show that you binge-watched?
Call the Midiwife ... all 11 seasons, before that The Midnight Club ( wow is all i can say )
How old were you when you learned that Santa – gasp – doesn’t exist?
What’s your favorite seat on an airplane?
What is your biggest pet peeve?
People who say 'R.I.P' instead of Rest in Peace, it makes me cringe
What do you never leave the house without other than your phone, keys or wallet?
What are you going to do when you retire?
RETIRE? What is that? Like putting new treads on my wheels or something? Ohhh, you mean not work anymore. I see. Well, I'm a middle class American, I'm afraid that is not an option for my kind. The best I can hope for is to die on the way to work, that way, I at least get a small victory (sung to the tune of Small Victory - Faith No More)
What is your guilty pleasure?
60s, 70s, 80s, 90s: Which decade do you love the most and why?
80's. Better music! Better clothes. Simpler times. Wait, we are talking about the 1780's right???
If you had to delete all but 3 apps from your smartphone, which ones would you keep?
You can have anyone fictional as your imaginary friend. Who do you choose and why?
Do you have a favorite plant?
If you had to teach a class on one thing, what would you teach?
Do you have any hidden talents?
If you were the captain of a pirate ship, what would be the name of your ship?
What is one article of clothing that someone could wear that would make you walk out on a date with them?
What was the worst style choice you ever made?
Cutting my shoulder-length curly hair into curtains. I looked like I had a birds nest on my head!
You have your own late night talk show, who do you invite as your first guest?
If you had to eat one meal everyday for the rest of your life what would it be?
What is your favorite item you’ve bought this year?
What is your favorite magical or mythological animal?
What was the worst job you ever had?
Out of high school ... I worked on an ocean going container ship. Minimum 18 hour days non-stop....best job, same ship standing on the fantail watching the sunset. Austral Exoress/DIDL
If you could hang out with any cartoon character, who would you choose and why?
If you could choose any two famous people to have dinner with who would they be?
If you would have to eliminate one thing from your daily routine, what would it be and why?
Cooking dinner. I get tired of having to come up with making something for dinner all the time.
Would you rather live in the ocean or on the moon?
If, in both cases, we exclude the small problem of the need to breathe air, in the ocean there is fauna and flora, but nothing on the moon. And from the ocean, it's easier to see family and friends on a beach (if you want). So I think I would say the ocean, but as I suffer a little from thalassophobia, I prefer to be on land on Earth
Would you rather meet your ancestors or your descendants?
Ancestors. I would like to know their story and know more about my family history.
Who is your favorite person to travel with?
What is your spirit animal?
What is the most challenging job you can think of?
The Royal Stool Groomsman who had to attend to King Henry VIII whose girth was so large he was unable to reach certain areas of his body to take care of personal hygene
A genie grants you three wishes but none of them can directly benefit you. What would those wishes be?
Do you love working from home or would you rather be in the office? Is there a balance of both that you like best?
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?
What is your favorite breakfast food?
Eggs sunny side up, eggs Benedict too.. toast with homemade jam, bacon, oatmeal , with my family xo
What’s the most out-of-character thing you’ve ever done?
If you could instantly become an expert in something, what would it be?
If you could be immortal, what age would you choose to stop aging at and why?
Would you rather be an Olympic champion or an astronaut?
What is your earliest Winter holiday memory?
What is your favorite thing to do by yourself?
If you were famous, what would you be famous for?
What’s your favorite tradition or holiday?
What did you have for breakfast this morning?
If you could live anywhere in the world for a year, where would it be?
If you could rename yourself, what name would you pick?
If you could have someone follow you around all the time, like a personal assistant, what would you have them do?
What is your favorite television network?
What does your morning routine look like?
06:30 ok, time to get up / 06:35 on three / 06:40 one / 06:42 two / 12:55 three!
What’s the last great TV show or movie you watched?
Scoobie Doo And The Zombie Island. Man it has no right to be so good movie.
What's on your phone wallpaper?
If you could commit any crime and get away with it what would you choose and why?
If you could be on a reality TV show, which one would you choose and why?
Already on one right now.. it's called Living In The Messed Up USA.... can't wait until we vote some off the island at the next tribal council..
What song or album could you listen to on repeat?
What cool feature would you add to your dream house?
A library/ nook thing but you have to go through a wardrobe to get in because narnia
What is one thing we would never guess about you?
I am a hopeless romantic. If you knew me, you wouldn't guess it mosy likely.
Who is your favorite Disney character?
What’s your favorite thing about the place where you live?
If you could eliminate one food so no one could eat it ever again, what would you destroy?
The meat industry - so going forward in time no animals would be bred only to be killed for someone's dinner
Who was your childhood actor/actress crush?
What did you name your first car?
If aliens landed on earth tomorrow and offered to take you home with them, would you go?
Depends on why they want me to come. I it were like Escape from Planet Earth i might for a little.
You’re going sail around the world. What’s the name of your boat?
What fictional family would you be a member of?
What is your favorite time of the day and why?
What movie seen recently you would recommend and why?
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022). I watched the original 1930 version 1-2 years ago. Both versions are excellent in their own merits and told through different lenses.
If you had a time machine, would go back in time or into the future?
Go back in time. I would love to travel to the past in different parts of the world.
What is your favorite dessert?
Are you a traveler or a homebody?
A little bit of both. I could easily stay home for days but I also love to travel to new places.
What languages do you know how to speak?
Finnish, English, a bit Japanese and gradually forgotting my Swedish skills
What’s your number one tip for combating distractions when working?
How do you stay productive and motivated?
What fruit or vegetable would you most want to be?
If you could choose any person from history to be your imaginary friend, who would it be and why?
Joseph pilates ... Imaginary and real ... Because he lived for keeping humans bodies healthy and living life with zest .. all I want as well.. living and moving feeling good inside of our spirits and making our bodies so strong and healthy that we just keep getting better the longer we live ..
If you could go to Mars tomorrow, would you?
No way...having too much fun and good times right here .. life's just popping here and not bored at all unlike some others we know. Mars barsers
Would you rather be invisible or be able to fly?
It would depend on how fast I could fly, how far, and how much I could carry while flying. If I can only fly 5 miles per hour, it really wouldn't be useful. Likewise, if a small backpack would make it so I couldn't fly, it would eliminate any sort of flying for vacation or even to the grocery store. But if I could fly very far and very fast and with a full backpack - making vacations a real possibility, I would choose flying. Otherwise, invisible.
Do you play any sports?
Do you play any instruments?
What two things do you consider yourself to be very good at?
Does your current car have a name? What is it?
What was your least favorite food as a child? Do you still hate it or do you love it now?
What would be the most surprising scientific discovery imaginable?
If you could add anyone to Mount Rushmore, who would it be? Why?
Ivana Trump once detoured her flight over Mount Rushmore... She told Donald... There's still room.. 😄
What breed of dog would you be?
What is your favorite musical instrument and why?
Are you an early bird or night owl?
Well...aren't they both the same? If you're a night owl then isn't that the early bird?
What about showers? Do you prefer morning or night?
If you could be any animal in the world, what animal would you choose to be?
If you could be any supernatural creature, what would you be and why?
Would you rather give up your smartphone or your computer?
Would you rather be a superhero or the world’s best chef?
What was your favorite school subject?
What movie do you think everyone should watch?
What is your idea of fun?
Do you set New Years Resolutions? Do you keep them?
Yes! Every year my resolution is to keep my last resolution.... So far I am up to 1987 !
