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Teen Ice Breaker Questions

If you’re a teen, you might need to use some icebreaker questions to get to know people around you. These teen icebreaker questions are perfect for groups, girls, guys, starting school, and so much more. Give these a try to get to know people a little better.

My experience asking relationship-building questions (of any kind)…

Before digging in… I’ve had a lot of experiences asking questions to build relationships. Whether it’s with family, friends, a guy/girl, or a coworker. Here are my top tips for asking questions of ANY kind.

  • Remember a few that you like – Keep a couple of great questions in your back pocket. My favorite, “Where’s somewhere you want to go this weekend?”
  • Don’t forget these as a tool – Whenever there’s a dull moment, whether you’re with a spouse or family… pull out a few of these questions.
  • Don’t take it too seriously – Especially when it comes to spouses. This isn’t a time to start digging! Have fun, make it silly, and don’t take it all too seriously.

Best icebreaker questions for teens

  • How did you start your day?
  • Each morning, how many cups of coffee or tea do you drink?
  • What is your earliest recollection from childhood?
  • What items are on your wish list, and why?
  • What would you call yourself if you were to alter your name? Why?
  • What topics do you like best and least?
  • What is the most astonishing thing that is currently happening in your life?
  • What dish from around the world would you want to consume right now?
  • What three words best define you?
  • Which action in life would you never take?
  • Showers in the morning or at night?
  • Who in your life do you appreciate, and why?
  • Would you blend in with the group or make a stand by yourself?
  • What about your siblings? How do they feel?
  • What was the worst meal you have had to eat for social reasons?
  • Which of your worst childhood transgressions did you manage to get away with?
  • Which dish do you enjoy that many others would find a little strange?
  • Which food would you never attempt to eat?
  • Which idiom or phrase best captures who you are?
  • What caffeine beverage do you prefer? Coffee or chai?
  • What organizations or activities do you take part in?
  • Which was your very first concert experience?
  • What is one destination you would never consider visiting?
  • Which of your best friend’s pranks is the funniest?
  • Which animal would you pick if you had to trade your legs for its limbs?
  • Which emoji do you use the most?
  • What has ever happened to you that you find most embarrassing?
  • What was the worst misbehavior you ever committed in school?
  • Would you want to confront a tiger or pet a shark?
  • Which of your tricks on someone (pranks) has been the best?
  • What did you find to be the funniest thing you saw online?
  • What is the oddest present you have ever gotten?
  • What song would you choose if a room had a theme that played whenever you entered it?
  • Which of these commercials do you think is the funniest?
  • What theme music or commercial jingles tend to stick in your head?
  • Which joke do you enjoy telling the most?
  • Which of your past hairstyles was the worst?
  • Which people’s terrible behaviors make you the craziest?
  • What keeps the globe spinning?
  • Suppose someone approached you and urged you to perform your usual behavior. Which thought would come to mind first?
  • What needless purchase or activity would you indulge in if you won a tonne of money?
  • Which color of crayon would you pick if you were to eat one?
  • What do you currently have in your pocket that is the most unusual?
  • What would the ideal treehouse look like if you could design it?
  • Which gadget do you frequently interact with and find the most annoying?
  • Which literary character would you like to be if your life were an action film?
  • What are your thoughts on clowns?
  • Would you accept an offer from aliens to travel home with them if they arrived on Earth tomorrow?
  • What irritates you the most about traffic?

Teenage icebreaker questions for groups

  • Which instructor most influenced your life, and why?
  • Which academic topic is your favorite, and why?
  • What extracurricular activity is your favorite, and why?
  • Which varsity sport is your favorite, and why?
  • What do you do as soon as you get up in the morning?
  • What one thing about your school would you change if you could?
  • Which do you prefer, pens or pencils? Why?
  • What academic topic do you dislike the least?
  • Which academic topic do you find most challenging?
  • Describe a school rule that you find absurd. Why?
  • Describe a fantastic event that occurred to you during the last week at school.
  • Do you prefer reading physical or digital books? Why?
  • What do you like to eat the most during lunch at school?
  • Do you recall making your best buddy at school? 
  • On a test, would you rather see multiple-choice or essay questions?
  • What is your go-to munchie while studying?
  • What mobile game do you enjoy playing the most?
  • What is your preferred book?
  • Which dessert do you prefer, and when was the last time you had it?
  • What is the funniest joke you’ve heard?
  • What is your preferred activity before going to bed?
  • Who offers you the finest guidance?
  • What annoys you the most?
  • Has watching a movie ever made you cry? Which one(s), if any?
  • Have you ever suffered a bone fracture? If so, describe one for us.
  • Do you consider yourself to be a dog or cat person? Why?
  • What flavor of ice cream, if any, would you be, and why?
  • Which height would you prefer: three feet or ten feet? Why?
  • What animal, if any, would you like to be, and why?
  • Which of your dreams was the strangest? What do you interpret that to mean?
  • Which era would you pick if you could live anywhere in history, and why?
  • How do you typically handle pressure or stress?
  • What do you dread the most? Why?
  • How do you make a terrible day better if you have one?
  • How do you vent your irritation or anger?
  • Has the loss of a loved one ever happened to you? How did you handle it?
  • What is a terrible habit you wish you could break free from? 
  • What are the four aspects about yourself that you like?
  • What is the boldest deed you have ever performed?
  • What skill do you wish you possessed? Why?
  • Which season is your favorite? Why?
  • What is anything about you that you wish people knew?
  • What day of your life thus far would you like to relive, and why?
  • Have you ever experienced loneliness? When?
  • How recently did you cry, and why?
  • What is something you absolutely rely on? Why?
  • What superpower, if any, would you like to have? Why?
  • What would the title of a book you wrote about yourself be called?
  • Which do you prefer—being inside or outside? Why?
  • Have you had a secret talent? What is it if so?
  • When you become an adult, what do you most anticipate?
  • What unusual phobia do you have?
  • Which do you like more, lunch or dinner? Why?
  • What do you find most peculiar in your homeroom?
  • What is one non-technological item that you cannot live without?
  • What is your preferred way of a birthday celebration?

Icebreaker questions for school

  • What alternative name would you select for yourself if you could?
  • What sport would you prefer to earn a gold medal in the Olympics?
  • Whom would you most like to resemble if you could grow up?
  • Which would you choose: to be incredibly powerful or invisible?
  • Would you prefer not to be able to eat any sweets for a year or be prohibited from using computers at all?
  • Which would you choose: an ocean cruise or an African safari?
  • Would you rather be able to influence the weather or communicate with animals?
  • Which class—math or reading—would you instead attend all day?
  • What would you offer every child in the world if you could only give them one present?
  • What was the most bizarre food you’ve ever consumed?
  • What term is the longest you are aware of?
  • What kind of jelly beans do you prefer?
  • What holiday dish is your favorite?
  • Do you prefer to do extremely simple homework for a topic you don’t like or spend the entire day studying something you enjoy?
  • Do you know why we sleep?
  • What two creatures would you mix if you could?
  • What game do you like to play?
  • What toy would you choose to play with if you could only have one this year?
  • What do you enjoy doing most over the summer with your family?
  • How come you enjoy being a child?
  • Which of your favorite snacks do you prefer to consume, and when?
  • Which one skill would you most wish to master, and why?
  • What do you like to do most outside?
  • In ten years, where would you wish to be?
  • What is one thing you want to cross off your “bucket list” before graduating high school?
  • Which movie character would you want to play if you could?
  • Which quotation is your favorite?
  • Which toy from your youth was your favorite?
  • Whom would you choose to switch lives with if you could, and why?
  • Who would you want to be with you if you were left on a barren island?
  • What vehicle would you select if you could drive anyone for a year?
  • What would you buy right away if someone offered you $10 million?
  • Which college would you select if you could attend your preferred school or be paid to attend somewhere else?
  • Which of the world’s biggest issues would you choose to tackle if you could?
  • Which renowned figure from the past would you like to travel with if you could, and why?
  • Where would you choose to reside if you could live anyplace in the world?
  • What would you do if you had fifteen minutes of fame?
  • Which genres of music do you enjoy?
  • Which sport do you prefer to play?
  • What instrument do you currently play or intend to learn?
  • Which animated figure do you wish existed in real life?
  • What do you enjoy doing the most on your own?
  • How do you plan to pass a rainy day?
  • Which superhero is your favorite?
  • What is your favorite movie quote?

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Icebreaker questions for teen girls

  • What Netflix program did you binge-watch?
  • What sport do you prefer to play?
  • What keeps sharpening with use? Your mind.
  • Which movie star is your favorite?
  • Which fruit is usually depressed? Blueberry.
  • Who is your favorite YouTuber of all time?
  • Which animated figure do you wish existed in real life?
  • Which of your craziest dreams have you ever had?
  • How do you plan to pass a rainy day?
  • What lacks both lungs and a stomach yet has 13 hearts?
  • What was the weirdest thing you ever did?
  • What program do you watch in a single sitting?
  • Which kind of transportation would you want to use to travel?
  • What needs to be damaged before it may be used? An egg.
  • Where did you get your laptop/pencil case?
  • Which novel did you enjoy reading the most this summer?
  • Which would you choose: the boat or the train?
  • Which movie do you consider to be the scariest?
  • What karaoke tune do you always choose?
  • Which three songs are at the top of your playlist?
  • What do you and the person sitting next to you have in common?
  • What song would you choose if a room had a theme that played whenever you entered it?
  • What food would you eliminate completely if you could, and why?
  • Do you believe that the world has high expectations for young people?
  • Which Disney character, and why, most resembles you?
  • What is your current favorite project that you are working on?
  • Which three words best define you?
  • What one thing, either academically or otherwise, do you hope to learn this year?
  • What do they have at the top that has a bottom? your thighs
  • Would you take the chance to travel to Mars?
  • What would the name of your television program be, and who would portray you?
  • What has ever happened to you that you find most embarrassing?
  • Which academic subject do you find the least interesting?
  • What scares you the most?
  • Who in your life do you appreciate, and why?
  • What has been your wildest hairdo to date?
  • Which type of snack—sweet or salty—do you like to consume?
  • What do you use in class to take notes?
  • Which would you like to be better at, singing or dancing?
  • Which three applications would you keep if you had to remove the others from your phone?
  • What do you do before school each morning?

Related: Ice breaker questions for dating

Ice breaker questions for teen guys

  • What brings you the most joy?
  • Which kindest comment has someone ever made to you?
  • How does a man survive without sleep for seven days? Only at night does he sleep.
  • What color is your favorite?
  • Which would you choose: mastering four languages or four musical instruments?
  • What do you often purchase in your school cafeteria for lunch?
  • Which location was the dirtiest you have ever been to?
  • What has several holes yet nevertheless manages to keep water? the sponge
  • What would the name of the TV program be if it were to be based on your school?
  • What would water smell like if you could give it any scent?
  • Which memory is your favorite?
  • What has several holes yet nevertheless manages to keep water?
  • The alphabet has how many letters in total? The alphabet consists of 11 letters.
  • Which would you prefer: breakfast for supper or dinner for breakfast?
  • In which subject do you excel?
  • For your chat show, who would you invite?
  • Which pick-up line have you heard of or used that you think is the funniest?
  • What cannot you touch or see but can only hear?
  • What animal do you consider to be the most distinctive, and why?
  • If you have it, keep it to yourself. You can’t have it if you share it. It is what?
  • What is so fragile that uttering its name will damage it? Silence
  • Which academic topic is your favorite?
  • What concert would you most like to see?
  • Where would you relocate if you could go anyplace in the world?
  • What is your biggest lie to date?
  • Which superhero is your favorite?
  • What would you be known for if you were famous?
  • What automobile do you want?
  • What items are on your wish list, and why?
  • Which cartoon did you like watching as a child?
  • Which of your past actions was the worst?
  • Which present has been the finest one you’ve ever gotten?
  • Who is your favorite musician or band?
  • How are your thoughts similar to or dissimilar from those of your parents?
  • What keeps becoming drier and dryer as it dries?
  • What lacks a body but has a head and a tail? A coin
  • What was the worst meal you’ve ever had?
  • How do you envision the end of the world?
  • Choose three creatures to combine to make a new animal. Which species would you choose?
  • What do you like best about learning?
  • What do you and the person sitting next to you have in common?
  • What has been your strangest action to date?
  • What strange item do you currently have in your school bag?
  • What has your family ever done that you find the most embarrassing?
  • What achievement are you most proud of?
  • The last Facebook user you unfriended was who?
  • What was the most absurd thing you ever did?
  • What would you choose if you could always have an endless supply of one thing?
  • What peculiar behavior pattern do you have?
  • What is your favorite scar story?
  • What type of beer would you be if you could, and why?
  • If an extraterrestrial beamed down to the Earth, would you keep one of them with you?
  • What is the strangest cuisine fusion you have ever created or tried?
  • Which of your acquaintances has the most peculiar name?
  • What brings back memories for you?
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Ryan Sanderson (LCSW) Ryan is a game and relationship enthusiast who enjoys all things quizzes, games, fun, love, relationships, and family. He's a licensed social worker and helps families, couples, and children in need. He's spoken about love and relationships on Salon.com, Forbes, and Mirror, to name a few.

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