Icebreaker questions for work: Questions that get a room talking.
32 icebreaker questions for work: for the start of a meeting, a new team, a video call or a room full of strangers.
Each one asks people to name something, so lots of people give the same short answers. Ask them out loud, or send a list as a survey and play your team’s answers as a game.
Free for up to 6 phones. No card needed.
Quick and easy
Light questions anyone can answer in a second. Good for the first five minutes of a meeting.
- Name something you always have on your desk
- Name the first thing people do when they get to work
- Name a drink people need before a morning meeting
- Name something people do while they wait for a meeting to start
- Name an app people open every day
- Name a snack that never lasts long in the office kitchen
- Name a place people eat lunch on a workday
- Name a sound you hear in every office
They’re filled in for you to change before you share the link.
For a new team
For a team that’s just formed, or a few new faces. Every answer is a story someone can tell.
- Name a job people dreamed of doing as a child
- Name a hobby people take up and then give up
- Name a skill you could teach the team in five minutes
- Name something people collect
- Name a place people love to go on holiday
- Name a food people could eat every day
- Name a talent people keep quiet about at work
- Name something that makes a good weekend
They’re filled in for you to change before you share the link.
For meetings and video calls
To open a weekly meeting, or a call on Teams, Zoom or Meet while everyone joins.
- Name something people keep behind them on a video call
- Name a phrase you hear on every video call
- Name something that makes a meeting run late
- Name a reason people turn their camera off
- Name something people do while they’re on mute
- Name the best day of the week for a team meeting
- Name something that makes a Monday better
- Name a word that sums up your week so far
They’re filled in for you to change before you share the link.
For workshops, training and events
For a room of people who don’t know each other yet: a kick-off, a training day or a conference.
- Name something people forget to pack for a work trip
- Name a reason people arrive late to a training day
- Name something people do during a long presentation
- Name the best part of a work conference
- Name something people bring home from an event
- Name something every good venue has
- Name a way people introduce themselves at an event
- Name something that makes a coffee break worth it
They’re filled in for you to change before you share the link.
Play the answers as a game
Any list here becomes a game-show round for your team in a few minutes.
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Send a survey
Press “Make a survey with these questions” under a list, change anything you like, and share the link in your team chat. People answer on their phones in a minute, with no account and no name.
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Make it a game
When the answers are in, turn the survey into a game in a few clicks. The answers people gave most become the board.
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Play on any TV
Put the board on a TV or share your screen. Two teams guess the top answers and buzz in from their own phones. There’s nothing to install.
Questions people ask
What makes a good icebreaker question for work?
One anyone can answer in a few seconds without sharing anything personal. Questions about everyday things, like the first thing people do at work, go down better than “tell us a fun fact about yourself”, which puts people on the spot.
How do I use them in a meeting?
Ask one while people join. Or send a list as a survey the day before, and open the meeting with a five-minute game: two teams guess what most people said.
Do they work for remote teams?
Yes. The survey works on any phone or laptop. Share the game in Teams, Zoom or Meet, and everyone buzzes in from their own phone.
How many people can play?
Any number of people can watch and shout answers. Up to 6 phones can buzz in on Free, 20 on Pro and 40 on Team.
Break the ice with a game.
Start a free game now, or see it all on one screen first.