Meeting new people can be daunting, but having a few ice breaker questions in the back of your mind can be helpful.

Asking someone a question about themselves is a great way to start a conversation and deflect any possible nervousness when meeting new people at school or work.

Below is a list of ice breaker questions for teens to pull from and have a great conversation starter ready whenever you’re faced with one of those awkward silences.

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Fun Icebreaker Questions For Teens
Ice Breaker Questions For Adults

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Fun Icebreaker Questions For Teens

Icebreaker Questions For Students

What is your catchphrase, or a word you say a lot?
What kind of music do you like?
What do you like most about this school?
Do you have a favorite teacher here? What do you like about them?
How many are you in your class?
Which is your favorite subject at school?
What word do you know in another language?
If you could change something about your class, what would that be?
What do you think about making friends in school?
What sports do you like?
If you were to choose, which subject would you scrap off the lesson plan, and why?
Do you play instruments?
What does your morning look like before you go to school?
What are you most excited about this semester?
What is your favorite memory in school?
What would you tell your worst enemy?
What is the funniest thing a teacher has done in class?
What is one thing people would never guess about you?

Middle School Icebreaker Questions

What is your favorite game show, and why?
If you were to write a book, what would it be about?
If you were to feature in a favorite movie, which one would it be, and why?
What is your star sign, and do you think your personality traits match that star sign?
Do you have a best friend in school, and what do you like most about them?
What would you do if you had an unlimited amount of money?
What Netflix show did you binge-watch recently?
What do you do first thing in the morning when you wake up?
What would you include in the lyrics if you were to write a song?
If you had an extra hour in a day, what would you do with it?
If you could create a nickname for yourself, what would it be, and why?
If there is one food you would never want to eat again, what would that be, and why?
Who is the smartest person you know?
Who do you look up to in school and why?
How does your family celebrate birthdays?
What do you have in common with your siblings?
Do you like cats or dogs, and why?
If you could get a pet today, what would you name it?
What is the best gift you ever got from someone?

Ice Breaker Questions For High School Students

What is the best thing about being in high school?
What is your favorite TV show?
What is the best thing about being a teenager?
Where is one place you would like to time travel if resources were not a problem?
Where do you most like to listen to music?
What is your favorite color?
What are the top qualities of your best friend?
Where did you meet your best friend?
What activities do you like to do outside of school?
What one song gets stuck in your head but you do not like?
What is your favorite thing to do before you go to bed?
What is your favorite quote?
What is your biggest pet peeve?
What is your fashion style?
What do you like to do during your free time?
If you could tell someone you love them right now, who would that be?
What is the craziest trend you have tried?

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Ice Breaker Questions For Youth Groups

If you were an animal, which one would you be and why?
Who was your favorite superhero when you were little, and why?
What do you like to do in the summer?
Who would you take if you were to go on a desert island today?
If you were an ice cream flavor, which one would you be and why?
If you watch cartoons, who is your favorite cartoon character?
What is one thing you would like to accomplish during your lifetime?
If you had a limitless supply of one specific type of food, which food would you get?
What is your absolute dream job?
If you could go to one place in the world, where would you go and why?
What new skill would you like to learn and why?
What scent reminds you of someone in your life?
Where is your favorite place to study?
If you could make a movie, which genre would that be; romantic, comedy, drama, action, or science fiction?
What three words would you use to describe yourself, and why?
What is one thing you did recently that you are proud of?
What is the strangest dream you can remember?

Ice Breaker Questions For Teenage Groups

Who is the most inspirational person you know?
If you could be half-animal and half-human, which animal would you choose?
Which is your favorite season and why?
What do you like to do with your best friend?
What is one of the earliest childhood memory that you can remember?
Where did you grow up, and how was it?
What is one thing that made you smile today?
Do you have an irrational fear, and what is it?
What is the best thing a stranger has done for you?
If you worked in a zoo, which animal would you want to take care of and why?
If you have experienced the loss of a loved one, how did you cope?
What kind of places do you like to hang out with your friends?
What are five things you like about yourself?
If you could relive one day of your life so far, which one would it be and why?
What is the bravest thing you have done so far?
If you were to write a book about your life, what would the title be?
What are you looking forward to the most in becoming an independent adult?

Agree/Disagree Ice Breaker Questions For Teens

Do you agree or disagree that playing a game is fun only when you win?
Is summer the best season of the year?
It does not matter if you enjoy your job or not as long as it pays well
Everyone should read a book every month.
Swimming in the ocean is better than swimming in a pool.
Pizza is the best food around the world.
Decisions that people make quickly are always wrong.
Nighttime is better than daytime.
Watching something on the internet is better than watching something on TV.
It is better to grow up in the countryside than in a big city.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
Dogs are better pets than cats.
A night owl is better than a morning person.
Reading English is better than writing English.
High school students should wear uniforms.
Practicing conversation skills is more important than studying grammar.
Public transport should be free for all.
Teachers should take exams every year.

Positive Ice Breaker Questions For Teens

What is one thing you have done for your parents that they liked?
How would you describe your siblings?
What is the meaning of your name?
What did you want to become when you grew up?
What is one truth about your personality that most people do not know?
How did you cope with an embarrassing moment at school?
What style of shoes do you prefer, and why?
What do you think is the greatest piece of technology so far?
What is the funniest prank you have ever played on someone?
What is one of the proudest moments of your life in school?
What is the most beautiful thing you have ever seen in nature?
What is the best compliment someone has given you?
What is the kindest thing your teacher has done to you?
What habits in people do you like the most?
What is the first thing you notice about someone when you meet them for the first time?
What are you most passionate about?
What would you add to your bucket list if you had all the money?
If you could have a tattoo of your choice, where would you get it done, and why?

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Ice Breaker Questions For Adults

Ice Breaker Questions For Work

What three things do you like about this place?
If you were to change something about how things run here, what would that be, and why?
Who is your favorite colleague here, and why?
What spikes your creativity in this workplace?
What is one thing you cannot function without in this workplace?
What compliments do you think people give the most?
What is one skill that everyone should have?
What do you look forward to when you retire?
What do you do over the weekends off work?
What value would you add if you had an extra hour at work?
What unique skill got you the job at this company?
What is one of your greatest achievements in this organization?
What activities help you relieve stress after a long day at work?
If you could change something about your roles, what would that be?
If you could have any job in the world, which one would you pick?
If there was no dress code for work, what would you wear?
What event would you most likely win at the company’s field day?
If you could have dinner with someone famous, who would you pick?
Who is your career role model, and why?

Funny Icebreaker Questions

If you woke up as an old person, what ‘old person’ thing would you do?
What embarrassing fashion trend would you rock if there was no judgment?
What dance moves are you best at?
How would you describe your worst haircut?
Have you had a wardrobe malfunction, and what was that?
What is a ridiculous thing someone did to embarrass you?
What did you do and blamed it on someone else?
What is the funniest thing that has happened on a family vacation?
What is the most embarrassing thing you have done in public?
What was the worst job you’ve ever had?
What is the strangest talent you have?
What is a funny thing about you that people would be surprised to know?
What’s a nickname you would give your best friend?
What website or blog would you admit to loving?
What do you pretend to hate but love?
What is the most random thing in your handbag or wallet?
Which activity have you tried and failed terribly at?

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Good Ice Breaker Questions

If you were a superhero, what would your super-name be, and why?
What would your message to aspiring models be if you won Miss World?
If you were running for office, what would your campaign slogan be?
If you would take a year off work, what would you do?
What would you do if you had 15 minutes of fame?
What is your favorite bedtime story?
If you could go on tour with a band, which band would you choose?
If you met your favorite movie character, what would you tell them?
How do you keep track of what is going on in the world?
If you had a million dollars to donate to charity, which charity would you donate to?
What is the most valuable thing you own?
What is the most important thing for you in life?
How would you spend a rainy weekend alone at home?
What is the most meaningful gift you have ever received?
If you could spend your day as an athlete, who would you choose?
What is your best recipe, and why?
If you won a cruise to anywhere in the world, where would you go?
What is your best dance move?

Best Ice Breaker Questions

If you could meet a person from history, who would it be?
Where do you seek your inspiration from?
What is one thing you tried reluctantly and ended up liking?
Where were you born, and what reminds you most of that place?
What is your favorite time of the day?
What part of your daily routine do you look forward to the most?
What non-work-related goal would you like to achieve in the next few years?
What is one interesting fact about your college would you share?
What do you hope to be doing ten years from today?
What is the best book you’ve read so far, and why?
If you had all the time and money, what would you invent?
What is your favorite appliance in your home and why?
What makes up your best sandwich?
What kind of pets did you have growing up?
If you could teach a skill, which one would, that be?
Who was your toughest teacher growing up, and what did they teach you?
What is one thing you learned about friendships in college?

Great Ice Breaker Questions

What experience in your life changed your values?
What is one thing that drives your success?
What are three things you would wish to accomplish before the end of the year?
Why do you wake up in the morning and face the day?
When was the last time you did something for the first time?
What would you do if you had all the money in the world?
If you went back to childhood, what would you change?
What is one problem in the world you would change if possible?
What additional skills do you need now to improve your life?
If you could speak another language, which one would it be and why?
If you could give your younger self a piece of advice, what would you tell yourself?
Where do you want to retire and why?
What was your biggest dream as a child?
Where would you build your dream house?
What would you get your family if you had all the money in the world?
What would you do if you knew you could not fail?
What is one skill you think everyone in the world should have?
What do you admire most in your role model?