Ice Breaker Questions for your Team Broken into Sections

Use this questions when running a retrospective for your team.

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Funny

• You’re stuck in a zombie apocalypse — which two famous people (living or dead) do you want to team-up with to survive, and why?
• What would you prefer: Harry Potter’s Cloak of Invisibility or Iron Man’s armor, and why?
• If you could read minds, which celebrities would you make a beeline for and why?
• If you had the freedom to commit a crime and were guaranteed to get away with it, what would you do?
• What fictional character would you like to be for a day, and what would you do?
• What’s the funniest movie you’ve ever seen, and what moment made you laugh hardest?
• If you had to choose a famous person to narrate the story of your life, who would you pick?
• If you had to marry one of your high school teachers, who would you pick and why?
• If you were stuck in a lift with a stranger, what song would you suggest you sing to keep your spirits up?
• You have unlimited financing to invent the most ridiculous thing you can think of: what do you make?
• Would you rather be Batman or Superman, and why?
• What’s the best sandwich you’ve ever eaten?
• Who’s the worst person you could be stranded on a desert island with?
• If you could go back in time to any moment in history, what would you choose?
• What’s the most bizarre food you’ve ever eaten?
• What five toppings would you put on the pizza of your dreams?
• What’s the worst TV commercial you’ve ever seen and why?
• What song would you be forced to listen to on repeat in hell?
• If you could add a silly new rule to your favorite sport, what would it be?
• Which two politicians (living or dead) would you love to see in a cage fight?
• Which TV show has the best theme song?
• What’s the worst song lyric ever?
• If you could bungee jump off any spot, what would it be?
• If you could bring back any past fashion trend, what would it be?
• If you could ask aliens any question, what would it be?

Welcome new staff

• What’s your strongest skill?
• What’s your favorite holiday destination?
• What three things would you take to a desert island with you?
• What’s the bravest thing you’ve ever done?
• What song would you sing if we had a karaoke machine here in the office?
• What was your first job?
• What skills did you learn from your first job?
• What was your first pet?
• What meal would you cook to impress someone?
• What’s your go-to dance move?
• What’s your favorite book and why?
• Where did you grow up, and would you go back?
• If you could relocate anywhere on Earth, where would you go?
• What’s the best meme you’ve ever seen?
• What’s your favorite day of the week and why?
• What was your favorite class at school and why?
• What’s your favorite movie genre and why?
• What’s your best quality?
• What’s the best Christmas gift you ever received?
• What’s the worst Christmas gift you ever gave?
• How would your friends describe you?
• What languages can you speak?
• What languages do you wish you could speak and why?
• Can you play any musical instruments?
• Would you rather be at the beach or in a cozy cabin?
• Do you have any hobbies?
• Have you ever met one of your heroes?
• Where would you like to retire and why?
• What’s your favorite color and why?
• What’s the worst job you’ve ever had?
• What skills would you like to learn in this role?
• What job would you love to have and why?
• Have you ever tried to learn a martial art?
• If you could speak any language right now, what would it be and why?
• Who was your favorite high school teacher and why?

Small group

• Here’s a meme: what’s the best caption you can think of?
• If we all had to sing a song right now, what would it be and why?
• Can everyone think of one thing that makes you unique?
• Can we guess each other’s ideal vacation destination?
• Can we vote on who would be the worst possible boss?
• What one thing would we all add to the office if we could?
• What advice would you give to yourself at 10 years old?
• What’s the best Disney movie and why?
• What would be the name of a reality series set in our office?
• What sport would you like to compete in at the Olympics?
• Can everyone name two life lessons they learned at school or college?
• What did you want to be as a child and why?
• What book would you recommend we all read?
• Have you ever taken part in an extreme sport?
• What’s the best fancy dress costume you’ve ever worn?
• What skill would you bring to the group if we were stranded on a desert island?
• What would our name be if we all formed a band?
• What’s the first gig we all went to?
• What’s the worst slogan we can think of for our company?
• What’s the best slogan we can think of for our company?

Virtual meetings

• Do you prefer working from home or in an office?
• What room do you spend most time in?
• Do you take a longer lunch break at home?
• Do you work in your PJs often?
• Can you list three reasons why working at home is better?
• What tools do you find helpful for remote work?
• What’s your favorite Zoom background?
• Would you work remotely all the time if you could?
• What’s the most awkward virtual meeting you’ve attended?
• Do you prefer virtual meetings to in-person meetings?
• Coffee or tea to get you through long meetings?
• Do you listen to any podcasts or music while you work remotely?
• What do you have to have around you as you work remotely?
• What’s the weather like where you are?
• Can you show off your workspace?
• Can you describe the past week in three words?
• What are the three best things you’ve done in the past week?
• If you tell me two truths and one lie about yourself, do you think I can guess which is a lie?
• Can you draw a picture that summarizes your day so far?
• What album/playlist should we listen to while we chat?
• Where in the world would you like to be talking to us from now?

General

• Has a movie ever changed your life?
• Has a book ever changed your life?
• What common activity have you never done?
• What popular food have you never tried?
• What’s one classic movie you’ve never watched?
• What so-bad-it’s-good movie do you recommend?
• What was your favorite cartoon series as a kid?
• Which app can’t you do without and why?
• What’s the biggest thing you ever built with Lego?
• What takes a long time to achieve but is worth the effort?
• What topic do you feel qualified to hold a one-hour presentation on?
• If you could create a rollercoaster, what would it be?
• What one thing do you wish more people knew or understood?
• Do you have any guilty pleasures?
• Who’s the most interesting person you’ve ever met?
• What do you think makes someone interesting?
• Are you more productive in the morning or afternoon?
• What comfort food never fails to cheer you up?
• Where did you meet your partner or best friend?
• How much time do you spend on your phone daily, on average?
• What was your first car?
• When did you learn to drive?
• What lesson do you wish you learned earlier in life?
• What challenges are you most proud to have overcome?
• Do you have a good work-life balance at the moment?
• What do you wish you could dedicate more time to?
• What new subject should be taught in school and why?
• What do you notice about new people you meet first and why?
• What productivity tools do you rely on most?
• How often do you use social media?
• Have you ever received a tweet from a celebrity?
• What’s the best thing about social media?
• What’s the worst thing about social media?
• What activity do you wish you spent less time doing?
• Who’s the smartest person you know?
• Do you have any creative interests?
• What’s the best video game you’ve ever played and why?
• If you played video games growing up, what do you think they taught you?
• What inspires you to work hard?
• Would you try home improvement yourself or hire a professional instead?
• Have you ever repaired something at home yourself?
• What academic achievement are you most proud of?
• What sport could you not live without?
• Who was your favorite sports team growing up?
• How do you motivate yourself to do something you don’t want to?
• What talent would you like to learn and why?
• Do you have a party trick?
• What three things in life are you most grateful to have?
• Who did you look up to as a child?
• Who do you look up to as an adult?
• What are the most attractive character traits?
• What do you consider most valuable in good colleagues?
• Do you have any favorite inspirational quotes?
• Which three places do you want to visit before you die?
• What do you feel most nostalgic for from your childhood?
• What TV show do you wish would come back and why?
• What’s the best song ever written and why?
• What’s the most famous work of art you’ve ever seen in person?
• Do you have any unusual traditions?
• What’s the best local coffee shop and why?
• What’s your favorite board game?
• What’s your favorite dessert?
• What’s the best birthday you ever had?
• What car would you love to drive?
• If you could explore a famous person’s home, who would you choose and why?
• What’s your favorite form of transport and why?
• What’s your go-to vacation book or magazine?
• Do you prefer the country or the city?
• Do you prefer red wine or white wine?
• If you had to host a game show, which would it be and why?
• What job are you glad you don’t have to do?
• What do you think the next big technological breakthrough will be?
• What’s your favorite type of animal and why?
• What’s the silliest mistake you’ve made at work?
• What’s the most expensive piece of technology you’ve ever bought?
• What was your first cell phone?
• What one feature do you wish your phone had?
• If you had to create a new app, what would it do and why?
• What’s the most pointless fact you know?
• What subject do you wish you knew more about?
• What’s the most recent personal goal you achieved?
• Are there any changes you’d like to make to your life in the next year?
• Have you ever given a presentation at an event?
• What was your first job?
• Where is your favorite place to go on vacation?
• What is your favorite movie?
• What is your favorite band?
• What’s your favorite place you’ve ever visited?
• One Word for describing yourself
• What’s Your theme song?
• What’s your spirit animal?
• Two Truths and a Lie about yourself
• What’s Your Favorite Meal?
• If you could pick up a new skill in an instant what would it be?

Holiday

• What’s the best gift you’ve ever received over the holidays?
• What’s the worst holiday gift you’ve ever received?
• What did you do for your last holiday?
• What is your favorite holiday spot?
• What’s one gift you’re secretly hoping to receive this year?
• What is your dream destination for a holiday?
• Describe a Christmas present you wanted badly as a kid, but never received.
• What holiday movie or special do you watch over and over again?
• What was Christmas like when you were growing up?
• What’s your favorite holiday? Least favorite?
• What are you thankful for this year?
• What is a favorite childhood Thanksgiving memory?

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