Ways to use this list
- Weekly team meetings: press For work, spin once and give everyone 30 seconds to answer. With ten people, the whole round still takes under five minutes.
- First day of term: pupils answer a For class question in pairs, then each one introduces their partner to the room using the answer.
- Workshops: break the ice in pairs with the pair generator, then spin a new question every two minutes and swap partners.
- Online calls: share your screen, press Quick (one word) and ask everyone to type their answer in the chat at the same moment, so quieter people join in too.
- Clubs and youth groups: one For friends question at the start of each session helps a new member find something in common with the regulars.
- New starters at work: ask a For work question on their first morning and have the whole team answer it too, so the newcomer is not the only one talking.
Press Spin the wheel, tap the game or press the Space bar. Change the list in the box as you
like: add your own, delete what doesn't suit you, or write *2 after an entry to give it double the
chance. The game buttons switch the same list to a duck race, hat, claw machine and more.
The full list (49 entries)
- What is the best thing that happened to you this week?
- What was your first job?
- What did you want to be as a child?
- What is the best advice you've ever received?
- What is the most useful thing you own?
- What is a goal you have this year?
- What makes a great team?
- What is something new you learned recently?
- What tool or habit could you not work without?
- What is a skill you have that your colleagues might not know about?
- What is your favourite way to start the working day?
- If our team were a band, what would we be called?
- Which three words would your teammates use to describe you?
- Which skill would you like to learn in one day?
- What is a hobby you'd love to try?
- What is your favourite season and why?
- What is your hidden talent?
- What is a fun fact about you?
- What is a book or show you'd recommend?
- What is something you're looking forward to?
- What was the last thing that made you laugh?
- Which subject would you add to the timetable?
- If you could invent a school holiday, what would it celebrate?
- Which animal would make the best class pet?
- What is one thing you would change about your school day?
- What would your perfect Saturday look like?
- Where would you go on a free trip?
- What is your go-to comfort food?
- Which song always gets you dancing?
- Which fictional world would you live in?
- What is the best meal you've ever had?
- What is your favourite local spot?
- What is a small thing that makes your day better?
- What is your favourite way to relax?
- What is a film you could watch again and again?
- What is the most spontaneous thing you have ever done?
- What tradition would you like to start with your friends?
- Coffee, tea or neither?
- Early bird or night owl?
- Mountains or beach?
- Your week in one word?
- Which emoji sums up your day?
- What was the last thing you ate?
- Which colour matches your mood today?
- What is your go-to snack?
- Which animal are you most like?
- What is your favourite smell?
- Best day of the week?
- What is the last song you listened to?
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Questions people ask
Are these icebreakers safe for work?
Yes. None asks about age, family, relationships, money, health, religion or politics, so nobody has to share anything private. Every question can be answered with a short story or a single word.
How do I pick who answers?
Put your team's names in the name picker and keep No repeats until everyone is picked on, as it is from the start, so everyone answers once before anyone goes twice. Then spin a question here.
Can I add questions for my team?
Yes. Add questions that fit your group, like "What tool could you not work without?" or one about a recent project, then press 💾 Save. It is ready on this device for the next team event.
What makes a good icebreaker question?
It can be answered in under a minute, has no wrong answer and invites a small story rather than a yes or no. "What was your first job?" works because everyone has an answer and the answers are often surprising.
How long should an icebreaker take?
Allow about 30 seconds per person for a spoken answer, so a group of eight needs four or five minutes. For 20 or more people, use pairs or the one-word questions, or the warm-up eats half the meeting.
What if someone would rather not answer?
Let them pass or spin again, no questions asked. An icebreaker is there to lower the pressure in the room, and people who are allowed to pass once often join in happily on the next round.