Get to Know You Games

200+ Best Get to Know You Questions for Every Occasion

Whether you are running an icebreaker game, starting a meeting, planning a date night, or just looking for conversation starters, these 200+ questions are organized by topic so you can grab exactly what you need. Copy-paste them into your lesson plans, meeting agendas, or game cards. Use them with the M&M game, a dice game, or any other icebreaker format.

Fun & Silly Questions

Light-hearted questions that break the ice without going too deep. Perfect for first meetings, parties, and warming up a group.

  1. If you were a snack food, what would you be and why?
  2. What would your entrance theme song be if life had walk-up music?
  3. Which cartoon character would you hire as your personal assistant?
  4. If animals could text, which one would leave you on read?
  5. What is the most ridiculous thing you believed as a kid?
  6. Would you rather always speak in rhyme or sing everything you say?
  7. What item in your fridge tells the most about you?
  8. If you could add one useless feature to phones, what would it be?
  9. Which fictional world would you pick for a one-week vacation?
  10. What is your go-to bad movie you secretly love?
  11. If you could only eat one cuisine for the rest of your life, what would it be?
  12. What is the weirdest talent you have?
  13. If you had to wear one outfit for the rest of your life, what would it be?
  14. What is the strangest thing you have ever Googled?
  15. If you could swap lives with anyone for a day, who would you pick?
  16. What is a food combination that sounds wrong but actually works?
  17. If you were a superhero, what would your completely useless superpower be?
  18. What is the funniest autocorrect fail you have ever sent?
  19. If your pet could suddenly talk, what is the first thing it would say?
  20. What is the worst haircut you have ever had?
  21. If you could make one rule that everyone had to follow, what would it be?
  22. What is the most embarrassing song on your playlist?
  23. If you were invisible for a day, what would you do first?
  24. What is a hill you are willing to die on that literally does not matter?
  25. If you could have dinner with any fictional character, who would it be?
  26. What is the most useless fact you know?
  27. If your life had a soundtrack, what genre would it be?
  28. What is something you are terrible at but love doing anyway?
  29. If you could invent a holiday, what would it celebrate?
  30. What is the strangest compliment you have ever received?
  31. If you had to teach a class on something, what would you teach?
  32. What is an unwritten rule everyone should follow?
  33. If you were a flavor of ice cream, what would you be?
  34. What is the most random thing in your bag or pockets right now?
  35. If you could only watch one TV show for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Deep & Meaningful Questions

For groups that already have some comfort with each other. Great for retreats, small groups, and building real connections. Browse more conversation ideas in our adults games collection.

  1. What moment in your life reshaped how you see the world?
  2. Which value do you protect most when making hard decisions?
  3. When do you feel most like your truest self?
  4. What is a belief you changed your mind about in the last year?
  5. Who taught you something that still guides you today?
  6. What is a risk you are glad you took?
  7. How do you recharge when life feels overwhelming?
  8. What does success look like to you in five years?
  9. Which habit has improved your life the most?
  10. What kind of legacy do you hope to leave?
  11. What is something you wish you had learned earlier in life?
  12. What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?
  13. What is a small moment that made a big impact on you?
  14. How has your definition of happiness changed over time?
  15. What is something you are still learning about yourself?
  16. Who is someone who believed in you before you believed in yourself?
  17. What is a mistake that taught you more than any success?
  18. If you could tell your younger self one thing, what would it be?
  19. What is something you are proud of that most people do not know about?
  20. How do you handle disagreements with people you care about?
  21. What is a book, movie, or song that changed your perspective?
  22. What is a fear you have overcome?
  23. What does a meaningful friendship look like to you?
  24. What is something you have forgiven yourself for?
  25. When was the last time you stepped outside your comfort zone?
  26. What gives your life the most meaning right now?
  27. What is a tradition you want to start or continue?
  28. How do you define courage?
  29. What is something you need to hear more often?
  30. What is the most important lesson you learned from your family?
  31. What is a goal you have that feels scary to say out loud?
  32. How do you want people to remember you?
  33. What is a value you refuse to compromise on?
  34. What makes you feel most connected to others?
  35. What is something you are grateful for that you used to take for granted?

Work & Team Building Questions

Office-safe questions for meetings, onboarding, and team retreats. Pair these with our work meeting games guide or browse the work games category.

  1. What is one workflow trick that saves you time every week?
  2. Which project taught you the most this year?
  3. What is your favorite way to celebrate small wins?
  4. How do you prefer to receive feedback?
  5. What is a recent insight from your work that surprised you?
  6. Which tool or app could you not work without?
  7. How do you switch off after a long day?
  8. What is a skill you want to develop in the next quarter?
  9. Share a moment a teammate saved the day for you.
  10. What is one thing that makes meetings better for you?
  11. What is the best professional advice you have ever gotten?
  12. What motivates you most in your work?
  13. What is a professional accomplishment you are proud of?
  14. How do you handle a project that is not going well?
  15. What is something you wish you knew when you started your career?
  16. What does your ideal workday look like?
  17. How do you stay focused when you have a lot on your plate?
  18. What is a work habit you have picked up from a colleague?
  19. What is the most valuable thing you have learned in the last month?
  20. How do you build trust with a new team?
  21. What is a challenge you turned into an opportunity?
  22. What kind of projects energize you the most?
  23. What is your approach to learning something new for work?
  24. What is the best team culture you have been part of?
  25. How do you prepare for important presentations or meetings?
  26. What is one thing you would change about how teams collaborate?
  27. What was your first job and what did it teach you?
  28. What is a leadership quality you admire in others?
  29. How do you give feedback to someone you disagree with?
  30. What is one thing that makes you excited to come to work?

Questions for Kids

Simple, age-appropriate prompts for classrooms, camps, and playdates. Works great with ages 5-12. For complete game ideas, see our classroom games guide or browse games for kids.

  1. What is your favorite recess game and why?
  2. If you could have any animal as a pet for one day, which would you pick?
  3. What superpower would you use at school?
  4. What is the best snack to trade at lunch?
  5. Which cartoon character would you invite to your birthday?
  6. If your backpack could talk, what would it say?
  7. What is something kind you did for someone this week?
  8. What song makes you want to dance right now?
  9. What is your favorite thing to draw?
  10. If you could design a playground feature, what would it be?
  11. What is your favorite thing about your best friend?
  12. If you could be any animal, which would you choose?
  13. What is your favorite book or story?
  14. What is the coolest thing you have ever built or made?
  15. What do you want to be when you grow up?
  16. What is your favorite family tradition?
  17. If you could have any flavor of everything, what flavor would you choose?
  18. What is the funniest thing that happened at school this week?
  19. What is your favorite outdoor activity?
  20. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?
  21. What is your favorite subject in school and why?
  22. What makes a good friend?
  23. If you could eat one food every day, what would it be?
  24. What is your favorite holiday and why?
  25. What is something new you learned this week?
  26. If you found a treasure chest, what would you hope was inside?
  27. What is the nicest thing someone has said to you?
  28. What is your favorite game to play with friends?
  29. If you could talk to animals, which animal would you talk to first?
  30. What is something that always makes you smile?

Questions for Teens

Questions teens will actually want to answer -- not too childish, not too invasive. Perfect for high school homerooms, youth groups, and summer camps. For full game instructions, check out our 25 games for teens guide or the teens category.

  1. What is a song that perfectly describes your current mood?
  2. If you could master any skill overnight, what would it be?
  3. What is the best advice someone your age gave you?
  4. What is your biggest unpopular opinion?
  5. If you could live in any decade, which would you choose?
  6. What is something that always puts you in a good mood?
  7. What is the most interesting thing you have read or watched recently?
  8. If you could start a business, what would it be?
  9. What is a trend you wish would come back?
  10. What is something your friends come to you for advice about?
  11. What is the last thing that made you laugh out loud?
  12. If you could have lunch with anyone alive, who would it be?
  13. What is a goal you are working toward right now?
  14. What is something you are passionate about that surprises people?
  15. If you could change one thing about school, what would it be?
  16. What is your comfort show or movie?
  17. What is the best compliment you have ever gotten?
  18. If you could travel anywhere this summer, where would you go?
  19. What is something you wish adults understood about teens?
  20. What is a skill you taught yourself?
  21. What is your favorite way to spend a day off?
  22. If you could create a new school subject, what would it be?
  23. What is something you are looking forward to this year?
  24. What is a cause or issue you care deeply about?
  25. What is the best gift you have ever given someone?

Questions for Couples

Conversation starters for date nights, road trips, and deepening your relationship. Pair with our couples date night games or browse the couples category.

  1. What is your favorite memory of us together?
  2. What is something I do that always makes you smile?
  3. What was your first impression of me?
  4. What is a dream trip you want to take together?
  5. What is something new you want to try as a couple?
  6. When do you feel most loved?
  7. What is a small thing I do that means a lot to you?
  8. What is your favorite way to spend a quiet evening together?
  9. What is something you admire about me that you have never told me?
  10. What is a relationship lesson you learned the hard way?
  11. What is the funniest thing that has happened to us?
  12. What is a song that reminds you of our relationship?
  13. What is something you want us to do more of?
  14. How did you know you wanted to be with me?
  15. What is your love language?
  16. What is a challenge we overcame that made us stronger?
  17. What is something you are grateful for in our relationship?
  18. What is a goal you want us to work toward together?
  19. What is your favorite date we have been on?
  20. If we could relive one day together, which would you choose?
  21. What is something you want to learn about me?
  22. What is the most thoughtful thing someone has done for you in a relationship?
  23. What does your ideal weekend together look like?
  24. What is a tradition you want to start together?
  25. How do you want us to handle disagreements?

Would You Rather Questions

Quick dilemmas that get everyone talking. Great for rapid-fire rounds, the M&M game, or standing/sitting polls with large groups.

  1. Would you rather be able to fly or be invisible?
  2. Would you rather have unlimited free travel or unlimited free food?
  3. Would you rather live without music or without movies?
  4. Would you rather always be 10 minutes late or 20 minutes early?
  5. Would you rather have the ability to read minds or see the future?
  6. Would you rather live in a treehouse or a houseboat?
  7. Would you rather only be able to whisper or only be able to shout?
  8. Would you rather have no internet for a month or no phone for a month?
  9. Would you rather be famous but have no privacy or be unknown but free?
  10. Would you rather explore space or the deep ocean?
  11. Would you rather have a rewind button or a pause button for life?
  12. Would you rather always have to say what is on your mind or never speak again?
  13. Would you rather live in the city or the countryside?
  14. Would you rather have a personal chef or a personal driver?
  15. Would you rather be the funniest person in the room or the smartest?
  16. Would you rather give up social media or TV forever?
  17. Would you rather always be cold or always be hot?
  18. Would you rather know every language or play every instrument?
  19. Would you rather have more time or more money?
  20. Would you rather live without air conditioning or without heating?

This or That Questions

The fastest icebreaker format. Read them off, have people move to one side of the room, and watch clusters form. No prep, no materials, done in 5 minutes.

  1. Coffee or tea?
  2. Morning person or night owl?
  3. Dogs or cats?
  4. Beach or mountains?
  5. Call or text?
  6. Sweet or savory?
  7. Summer or winter?
  8. Books or podcasts?
  9. Early bird or late sleeper?
  10. Cooking or ordering in?
  11. Window seat or aisle seat?
  12. Road trip or flight?
  13. Netflix or YouTube?
  14. Introvert or extrovert?
  15. Planning ahead or going with the flow?
  16. Board games or video games?
  17. Rain or sunshine?
  18. Solo vacation or group trip?
  19. Sneakers or sandals?
  20. Fiction or nonfiction?

How to Use These Questions

These questions work with almost any icebreaker game format. Here are the most popular ways to use them:

  • M&M or Skittles Game -- Assign a question category to each candy color. Players grab candy and answer one question per piece.
  • Dice Game -- Number questions 1-6 per category. Players roll and answer the matching question.
  • Bingo Generator -- Turn questions into bingo prompts. Players find someone who answers yes to each square.
  • Beach Ball Toss -- Write questions on a beach ball. Wherever your thumb lands, you answer that question.
  • Card Deck -- Print questions on index cards. Draw a card on your turn and answer it.
  • Meeting Warm-Up -- Pick one question per meeting. Go around the room with a 30-second time limit.

For more game ideas, browse our full games collection.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are good get to know you questions?
Good get to know you questions are open-ended, easy to understand, and invite sharing without feeling invasive. Start with light questions like "What is your go-to comfort food?" before moving to deeper ones like "What moment changed how you see the world?" The best questions spark follow-up conversation naturally.
What are some deep questions to ask to get to know someone?
Deep questions work best after some initial trust is built. Try questions like "What is a belief you changed your mind about recently?", "What gives your life the most meaning right now?", or "Who is someone who believed in you before you believed in yourself?" Save these for small groups, second meetings, or close friends.
How many questions do you need for an icebreaker game?
For most icebreaker games, you need 6-10 questions per round. A 10-minute session with 10 people typically uses about 10 questions. For longer sessions or larger groups, prepare 20-30 questions so you have variety. Games like the M&M game need one question per color (6), while bingo cards need 16-25 prompts per card.