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100 Getting to Know You Questions
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Working with a group of new people and need some conversation starters? Break the ice and get to know people better by selecting several of these get-to-know-you questions.
- 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 really makes you angry?
- What motivates you to work hard?
- What is your favorite thing about your career?
- What is your biggest complaint about your job?
- What is your proudest accomplishment?
- What is your child's proudest accomplishment?
- What is your favorite book to read?
- What makes you laugh the most?
- What was the last movie you went to? What did you think?
- What did you want to be when you were small?
- What does your child want to be when he/she grows up?
- If you could choose to do anything for a day, what would it be?
- What is your favorite game or sport to watch and play?
- Would you rather ride a bike, ride a horse, or drive a car?
- What would you sing at Karaoke night?
- What two radio stations do you listen to in the car the most?
- 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?
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26. Have you ever had a nickname? What is it?
27. Do you like or dislike surprises? Why or why not?
28. In the evening, would you rather play a game, visit a relative, watch a movie, or read?
29. Would you rather vacation in Hawaii or Alaska, and why?
30. Would you rather win the lottery or work at the perfect job? And why?
31. Who would you want to be stranded with on a deserted island?
32. If money was no object, what would you do all day?
33. If you could go back in time, what year would you travel to?
34. How would your friends describe you?
35. What are your hobbies?
36. What is the best gift you have been given?
37. What is the worst gift you have received?
38. Aside from necessities, what one thing could you not go a day without?
39. List two pet peeves.
40. Where do you see yourself in five years?
41. How many pairs of shoes do you own?
42. If you were a super-hero, what powers would you have?
43.
What would you do if you won the lottery?
44. What form of public transportation do you prefer? (air, boat, train, bus, car, etc.)
45. What's your favorite zoo animal?
46. If you could go back in time to change one thing, what would it be?
47. If you could share a meal with any 4 individuals, living or dead, who would they be?
48. How many pillows do you sleep with?
49. What's the longest you've gone without sleep (and why)?
50. What's the tallest building you've been to the top in?
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51. Would you rather trade intelligence for looks or looks for intelligence?
52. How often do you buy clothes?
53. Have you ever had a secret admirer?
54. What's your favorite holiday?
55. What's the most daring thing you've ever done?
56. What was the last thing you recorded on TV?
57. What was the last book you read?
58.
What's your favorite type of foreign food?
59. Are you a clean or messy person?
60. Who would you want to play you in a movie of your life?
61. How long does it take you to get ready in the morning?
62. What kitchen appliance do you use every day?
63. What's your favorite fast food chain?
64. What's your favorite family recipe?
65. Do you love or hate rollercoasters?
66. What's your favorite family tradition?
67. What is your favorite childhood memory?
68. What's your favorite movie?
69. How old were you when you learned Santa wasn't real? How did you find out?
70. Is your glass half full or half empty?
71. What's the craziest thing you’ve done in the name of love?
72. What three items would you take with you on a deserted island?
73. What was your favorite subject in school?
74. What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten?
75. Do you collect anything?
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76. Is there anything you wished would come back into fashion?
77. Are you an introvert or an extrovert?
78. Which of the five senses would you say is your strongest?
79. Have you ever had a surprise party? (that was an actual surprise)
80. Are you related or distantly related to anyone famous?
81. What do you do to keep fit?
82. Does your family have a “motto” – spoken or unspoken?
83. If you were ruler of your own country what would be the first law you would introduce?
84. Who was your favorite teacher in school and why?
85. What three things do you think of the most each day?
86. If you had a warning label, what would yours say?
87. What song would you say best sums you up?
88. What celebrity would you like to meet at Starbucks for a cup of coffee?
89. Who was your first crush?
90. What's the most interesting thing you can see out of your office or kitchen window?
91.
On a scale of 1-10 how funny would you say you are?
92. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
93. What was your first job?
94. If you could join any past or current music group which would you want to join?
95. How many languages do you speak?
96. What is your favorite family holiday tradition?
97. Who is the most intelligent person you know?
98. If you had to describe yourself as an animal, which one would it be?
99. What is one thing you will never do again?
100. Who knows you the best?
If you really want to get to know someone, questions (not all at once, of course!) are like keys that can open many doors. Get to know someone better today!
Janis Meredith writes Jbmthinks, a blog on sports parenting and youth sports. After being a coach's wife for 29 years and a sports parent for 21, she sees issues from both sides of the bench.
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Deep and Meaningful - 92 Insightful Personal Questions To Ask
Modern life is very busy, and it’s easy to find distractions from those more meaningful questions that float into our minds (usually while we lay awake in bed!).
But that doesn’t mean we don’t all have our own thoughts, ideas and philosophies. We tend to conceal these thoughts and feelings, thinking that they’re too personal to share and that nobody would be interested in hearing them.
An effective way to get to break through superficial conversations and get to know someone else on a much deeper level is by asking personal questions that bring to surface these deeper ponderings. The next time you are unwinding with a colleague or a close friend, try asking them a personal question and see if they’re willing to share. You may find that by giving them an outlet to talk about themselves, they may find it therapeutic. If you pay attention and listen, you’ll also learn more about them, boosting your relationship with them to a deeper level.
Sometimes it takes a bit of icebreaking to get to more personal questions. If you sense the mood is a bit too stiff, then play a round of Brightful Meeting Games first. It will be sure to loosen everyone up and prime them for more meaningful relationship building.
Asking the right insightful question is a great way to get to know someone on a deeper level. If you're looking to have some great conversations, the best way by playing Question of the Day on Brightful.
Thought provoking prompts are automatically generated and there is a timer for everyone to speak. You can invite friends, colleagues or family from anywhere across the world. The best part is that it's free!
1. Why are you passionate about what you do?
2. Where do you see yourself in 5 years’ time?
3. What do you think makes a good leader?
4. Do you think money is important?
5. What makes you the happiest?
6. What is the most surprising fact you’ve learnt about yourself?
7. What are you afraid of?
8. What is your personal philosophy in life?
9. What do you think your role is in this world?
10.
What do you believe is true about human nature?
11. When it comes to your work life, how much is due to your hard work and how much to the environment?
12. Who is your hero?
13. How do you spend your time?
14. What do you wish you had asked your parents before they passed away?
15. What is the best and worst advice you have received?
16. What does it mean to you to make a difference in the world?
17. Do you think that education is important?
18. Where is the best place in the world you’ve ever been to?
19. What are you most proud of?
20. Where is there room for improvement in your life?
21. What do you think is the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen or experienced?
22. How do you balance your personal and professional life?
23. What do you think makes a great leader?
24. What are you most thankful for?
25. What is the biggest decision you’ve had to make?
26. What has impacted you the most?
27.
Does listening to music affect you, and how?
28. What does your daily routine look like?
29. What was the worst phase in your life?
30. What do you believe is most important for happiness in life?
31. How do you spend your weekend?
32. What is your favourite movie or book series?
33. What were the best experiences and events that happened to you in the last 12 months?
34. What are you most passionate about?
35. What do you do when life gets hard?
36. What do you do to combat negative thoughts in your life?
37. What do you want to be known for after you die?
38. What makes you different from others?
39. How does it feel to be your age?
40. How would you define success?
41. What is the difference between ordinary and extraordinary?
42. How would you describe your personality?
43. What do you hope to accomplish in the future?
44. How is your relationship with your parents?
45. What is the first thing you think of when you wake up?
46.
Do you like being able to communicate with others through social media?
47. What is your favourite book?
48. What motivates you in life?
49. Who is your role model?
50. How does your family feel about your work?
51. How do you feel about your relationships?
52. What are you most grateful for in your life?
53. What is the most important lesson you learnt in life?
54. How do you balance work and leisure?
55. Do you hold any convictions that you are willing to die for?
56. What is the biggest regret you have in your life?
57. Where is your favourite place to relax?
58. What inspires you?
59. How would your friends describe you?
60. What are you afraid of?
61. Is money important to you?
62. What do you do to de-stress?
63. What is a quality you admire in others?
64. Would you relocate to a place where you don’t have any family or friends?
65. How do you make decisions?
66.
What is your greatest achievement?
67. How do you feel about your relationships with your family?
68. Where are you currently in your life?
69. Do you think that technology is improving lives?
70. What’s your favourite quote?
71. Who do you look up to?
72. What do you do in order to keep your friends and family close?
73. How do you react to your own mistakes?
74. What are your ambitions in life?
75. What was the best phase in your life?
76. What is your favorite quote and why?
77. Who has influenced you the most?
78. What is the hardest thing you’ve ever done?
79. Who inspires you?
80. What do you like doing in your free time?
81. How do you react to change in your life?
82. What is the biggest obstacle/challenge you are facing right now?
83. How do you live a productive life?
84. What qualities do you think are important in a family?
85. How important is your family to you?
86.
What book and movie spoke to you, and in what way?
87. What do you think of your generation?
88. What will people say about you at your funeral?
89. What is one thing you want to let go of this year?
90. What was the last place you went to?
91. What do you think is the purpose of life?
92. If you were going to have an operation, what would your operation be about?
24 questions that are better to ask instead of the typical "What do you do?"
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How to get to know a person better without asking the standard question: “What do you do in life?”
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When meeting new people, your instinct tells you to ask what they do in life.
But in fact, with the help of this question, you will not learn much about the person. And here's why:
- This question is perceived as “what do you do for a living”. First of all, the interlocutor thinks that you are asking about his income.
- It implies constancy and stability, although our financial position and values may conflict with them.
- It binds your personality to work when it should be the other way around.
- You will hear an automatic response that has been given to others hundreds of times, namely the contents of the summary.
- At the moment, the person may not have a job, and it will be embarrassing for him to answer your question.
- Your interlocutor does not care about work, but you force him to answer.
Ask a question that your interlocutor will want to tell a story, rather than give a monosyllabic and empty question. Here are a few variations of the “what do you do in life” question that will allow you to steer the conversation in a new direction.
- What are you passionate about?
- What do you enjoy doing?
- Tell us about the best event of the day/week/weekend.
- What idea excites you the most right now?
- What are you working on?
- What would you do with your life if you didn't have to think about money?
- How do you have fun?
- Tell us about the most interesting event in your life that happened to you recently.
- How do you rate your current life?
- What was the best moment of your week/day off?
- What did you dream of becoming as a child?
- What are you looking forward to right now?
- What does the last photo look like on your phone?
- What do you like to spend money on?
- What's the nicest compliment you've ever received?
- How are you currently improving yourself?
- What cheers you up?
- What is your favorite word?
- What are you thinking about lately?
- What habit are you most proud of?
- How do you spend your time?
- What problem would you like to solve?
- Tell me about the most interesting thing you've learned about recently.
- If you could have lunch with anyone on earth, who would it be?
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Surely you remember how homemade questionnaires were exchanged at school - beautiful notebooks with lists of questions. Their content differed from case to case: everyone tried to create such a questionnaire in order to stand out not only in design, but also in questions. The more intricate they were, the more interesting it was to answer them.
The tradition of filling out questionnaires, however, originated not in Russian schools, but among visitors to intellectual salons in England in the 19th century.
Representatives of high society answered questions in special albums and exchanged them. This game quickly spread around the world and became popular among different segments of the population. It is known that the German philosopher Karl Marx, the American writer John Updike, the Soviet director Andrei Tarkovsky, the American scientist Arthur Heller and other celebrities filled out the questionnaires.
