Icebreaker Questions Generator

How it works

Pick the kind of icebreaker you need, read the question out loud and tap Start the clock. The ice cube melts over 30 seconds. Answer before it’s gone, then tap Next question and pass to the next person. On a video call, tap Big screen and share your screen so everyone can read the question.

30 funny icebreaker questions

1. What’s a skill you’d list on a CV for a job as a professional napper?
2. If your week were a weather forecast, what would it be?
3. What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever found in a coat pocket?
4. Which cartoon character would be the worst manager?
5. What’s a food you’d happily never see again?
6. What’s your signature move at a wedding?
7. If you could rename this meeting, what would you call it?
8. What’s a sound effect you make more than you’d like to admit?
9. What’s the most unusual thing you’ve ever won?
10. Which household object would you be, and why?
11. What would your theme tune be if you had one for Mondays?
12. What’s the worst gift you’ve ever been given, politely?
13. What’s a phrase your family says that confuses everyone else?
14. If your pet had a job, what would it be?
15. What’s your most dramatic reaction to a spider?
16. Which smell instantly takes you back to school?
17. What’s the oddest compliment you’ve received about your handwriting?
18. If you could only use one emoji for a week, which one?
19. What’s the silliest thing you’ve bought online at midnight?
20. What would you call your band, and what instrument would you play badly?
21. What’s the most useless fact you know by heart?
22. If you were a snack, which one would you be?
23. Which film villain would make the best colleague?
24. What’s your go-to karaoke song when nobody’s judging?
25. What’s a hobby you tried for exactly one week?
26. What’s the best costume you’ve ever worn?
27. Which famous person would you trust to plan your birthday?
28. What’s a tiny thing that makes your workday better?
29. What would your desk say about you if it could talk?
30. What’s a word you can never spell on the first try?

Icebreakers for work, new joiners and remote teams

Work questions are easy to answer and say something real about how people like to work. New joiner questions help a team meet the person, not the job title, so ask everyone to answer them, not just the newcomer. Remote questions use what’s around each person, like the view from the window or the mug on the desk. For a longer list, see our fun icebreaker questions.

Three rules that make it work

• The leader answers first. It shows the question is safe.
• Anyone can pass. Nobody has to share anything personal.
• Keep it short. Thirty seconds each keeps the meeting on time.