Have you ever struggled to figure out how to get a new team to bond? How do you get a group of people to know each other better? I have found myself stuck in this dilemna more than once. Nobody wants to hear answers to boring questions like, "What is your favorite color?" Those types of answers do not really tell you much about what type of people you are working with. You need to find questions that will reveal something a bit deeper but you do not want to go so deep that you make people uncomfortable. I have compiled a list of fun and interesting icebreakers for teams who want to get to know each other.
1. If you had your human body, but the head of an animal, which animal would you choose?
2. What is the weirdest thing you have ever eaten and did you like it?
3. Would you rather be a giant rodent or a tiny elephant?
4. Do you have any phobias?
5. Name two things you are very good at doing.
6. If you could have any superpower, which would you choose and why?
7. What is the scariest thing that has ever happened to you?
8. Are you a morning person or an evening person?
9. Describe one thing on your bucket list.
10. What was the worst job you ever had?
11. If you could be any person, real or fictional, dead or alive, who would you choose and why?
12. What is the longest consecutive amount of time you have spent in a car and where were you going?
13. If money were not an obstacle, where would you go on vacation?
14. What is your favorite activity to do on vacation?
15. If you could go on a road trip with any person, dead or alive, who would you choose and why?
16. What past action (big or small) did you take to improve the quality of your life?
17. Do you have any secret/hidden talents?
18. Would you rather be really good looking or really intelligent?
19. Imagine you have an unlimited amount of storage of one thing. What is it?
20. What are the best perks that you have ever had at a job?
21. If you could choose your age forever, which age would you choose and why?
22. Would you rather be blind or deaf?
23. What is your dream job?
24. If you could have an endless supply of any food, which would you choose?
25. What is the hardest thing you’ve ever done?
26. You are stuck on a deserted island. How long will you survive?
27. What is one goal you would like to accomplish during your lifetime?
28. If you could have any question answered, what would you ask?
29. Would you rather be a few centimeters shorter or taller?
30. What is one thing you really like about yourself?
31. If you could have any pet, what would you have?
32. Do you consider yourself a city person or a country person or someone in between?
33. What is your favorite movie?
34. Would you rather be stranded on a deserted island alone or with someone you really dislike?
35. If you could travel in time, would you go back or forward?
36. You can live in any period in history. Which period would you choose and why?
37. Do you believe in aliens?
38. Have you ever met a celebrity?
39. Would you rather wrestle a lion or fight a shark?
40. You just found out you only have 2 weeks to live. What do you do?
41. What is the worst gift you have ever received?
42. You are being sent to live in space for 3 months and you are only allowed to bring 3 personal items. What are they?
43. What is the most bizarre encounter you have ever had in life?
44. Do you believe in ghosts?
45. What is your favorite quote or saying?
46. Which bad habits drive you crazy?
47. What “critter” scares you the most?
48. Do you have any weird habits?
49. You are stressed out. How do you relax?
50. What do you value most in life?
51. What is the secret to a good life?
52. I just gave you $10,000. What are you going to do with it?
53. If someone made a movie about your life, would it be a comedy, drama, romantic comedy, action film or science fiction?
54. You are a superhero. What is your superhero name?
55. What is the meaning of your name?
56. Which person in your life do you admire most and why?
57. Who is your favorite celebrity?
58. Who would you call for bail money?
59. What item, that you don’t have already, would you most like to own?
60. Describe the most breathtaking thing you have ever seen in nature.
61. What is the worst thing you have ever eaten?
62. Tell us about the best prank you ever played on someone.
63. What is the best piece of advice you ever received?
64. What is one of your personal rules that you never break?
65. When was the last time you changed your opinion about something important?
66. What was the best concert you ever attended?
67. What was the last new thing you tried?
68. What is your guilty pleasure?
69. What would you do with 15 minutes of fame?
70. What is the most adventurous thing you've ever done?
This list certainly is not exhaustive but it's a good start to get your team members talking and hopefully even laughing with one another. Just be cautious that you use these at an appropriate time and setting so everyone feels comfortable and the purpose is served.
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