Here are some more Icebreaker Questions for Work: Breaking the Ice and Building Connections. The concept still cracks me up.
Some of the introductory text: “Ah, icebreaker questions! They’re like little magical potions that can work wonders in breaking down barriers and helping people connect on a deeper level. Whether you find yourself in a work setting where team members may not know each other well or you simply want to foster a sense of camaraderie, icebreaker questions are here to save the day…
“Icebreaker questions are conversation starters designed to, well, break the ice! They’re a fun and lighthearted way to get people talking, connecting, and feeling more comfortable with one another. Think of them as those little sparks that can ignite powerful conversations and create memorable moments together.”
Category 2: Would You Rather?
- Would you rather have a rewind button or a pause button in your life? I’m not going back, that’s for sure. Pause, I suppose. Hmm. Stop The World (And Let Me Off) by Patsy Cline, a song I remember growing up, is stuck in my head. –
- Would you rather always speak in rhymes or sing instead of speaking? Here’s an admission: when I recite the Lord’s Prayer at church, I tend to sing it instead of saying it. I’m trying to remember the words “debts” and “debtors” rather than” trespass” and “trespasses.”. Debt and debtors are the Presbyterian choices, but I was a Methodist for most of my life, so it’s easy to fall into that trap, even 22 years into Presbyterianism. Here’s a version that at least starts less bombastic than most. But I giggled when the lyrics, probably an AI feature, read, “And forgive us our death As we forgive our dead earth”!
- Would you rather have a pet dinosaur or be best friends with a unicorn? May I ride the unicorn? Then that.
- Would you rather only be able to whisper or always have to shout? Whisper. Our choir director and others, such as directors of plays, have talked about how a whisper can still be heard in the back of the room.
- Would you rather have to wear clown shoes every day or a clown wig? A clown wig because it would cover my balding head. No clown shoes unless they’re orthopedic.
- Would you rather have to sing every time you speak or dance while you walk? Sing. Obviously.
- Would you rather have a pet elephant or a pet penguin? The Penguin likely poops less. (And my spellcheck capitalized penguin.)
- Would you rather always smell like onions or always have bad breath? Presumably, the bad breath would be more likely to be masked, so I’ll go with that.
- Would you rather have a flying car or a personal robot assistant? I will let my robot assistant clean my office, type these blog posts, give me massages, make dinner, wash the dishes…
- Would you rather have a permanent funny hiccups or uncontrollable laughter? From time to time, I actually do have uncontrollable laughter after I find certain things that are astonishingly funny. But other people look around, wondering, “What is that old fool laughing about?”