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Interesting Questions for Remote Work Icebreakers

Interesting Questions for Remote Work Icebreakers

  • Who is your hero?
  • If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
  • What is your biggest fear?
  • What is your favorite family vacation?
  • What would you change about yourself if you could?
  • What is your favorite book to read?
  • What makes you laugh the most?
  • What was the last movie you watched? What did you think?
  • If you could choose to do anything for a day, what would it be?
  • Would you rather ride a bike, ride a horse, or drive a car?
  • What do you listen to in the car the most (genre, podcasts, etc)?
  • Which would you rather do: wash dishes, mow the lawn, clean the bathroom, or vacuum the house?
  • If you could hire someone to help you, would it be with cleaning, cooking, or yard work?
  • If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
  • Who is your favorite author?
  • Do you like or dislike surprises? Why or why not?
  • Would you rather vacation in Hawaii or Alaska, and why?
  • If you could go back in time, what year would you travel to?
  • Aside from necessities, what one thing could you not go a day without?
  • How many pairs of shoes do you own?
  • If you were a super-hero, what powers would you have?
  • What form of public transportation do you prefer? (air, boat, train, bus, car, etc.)
  • What's your favorite zoo animal?
  • If you could go back in time to change one thing, what would it be?
  • If you could share a meal with any 4 individuals, living or dead, who would they be?
  • What's the tallest building you've been to the top in?
  • What's your favorite holiday?
  • What's the most daring thing you've ever done?
  • What was the last book you read?
  • What's your favorite family recipe?
  • What's your favorite movie?
  • What three items would you take with you on a deserted island?
  • What was your favorite subject in school?
  • What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten?
  • Do you collect anything?
  • Is there anything you wished would come back into fashion?
  • Which of the five senses would you say is your strongest?
  • Are you related or distantly related to anyone famous?
  • Does your family have a “motto” – spoken or unspoken?
  • If you were ruler of your own country what would be the first law you would introduce?
  • Who was your favorite teacher in school and why?
  • If you had a warning label, what would yours say?
  • What song would you say best sums you up?
  • What celebrity would you like to meet at Starbucks for a cup of coffee?
  • Who was your first crush?
  • If you had to describe yourself as an animal, which one would it be?
  • What is one thing you will never do again?
  • Would you rather live in the ocean or on the moon?
  • Would you rather have invisibility or flight?
  • Would you rather live where it only snows or the temperature never falls below 100 degrees?
  • Would you rather give up your smartphone or your computer?
  • Would you rather live without heat and AC or live without social media?
  • Would you rather be able to run at 100 miles per hour or fly at 10 miles per hour?
  • Would you rather be a superhero or the world’s best chef?
  • What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?
  • When you die, what do you want to be remembered for?
  • What is your favorite item you’ve bought this year?
  • What would the title of your autobiography be?
  • If you had to delete all but 3 apps from your smartphone, which ones would you keep?
  • You’re going sail around the world, what’s the name of your boat?
  • What fictional family would you be a member of?
  • What’s your favorite sandwich and why?
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