If you could play any sport with any person who would you pick to play with? Would you rather play against them or on the same team? Would you rather play a sport they were frequently associated with or something that was not their specialty?
What are three words that you would use to describe yourself? What words do other people use to describe you? If other people describe you differently than you describe yourself, why do you think there is a difference there? If I was to ask all the people you know to tell me about you, who do you think would give you the strongest recommendation? What would they say?
If you could win any prize in the world what would you pick? Do you have your speech already written? What would you wear to the awards ceremony?
What is one of the most interesting things that you have done in the last year? What is one of the most interesting things you have done in the last ten years? What is one thing you would try if you knew it would not fail? Is there anything that you would do, even if you knew you would fail?
If you could have complete assurance that you would succeed in one thing what would you pick?
What was your favorite thing to do as a child? as a teenager? in college? What is your favorite thing to do now?
Who was your favorite person to spend time with as a child? as a teenager? in college? now? Why did you enjoy spending time with them? If you could pick one famous person to have as a friend or a pen-pal who would you pick? and why?
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Questions for Couples: Halloween
What is your favorite part of Halloween? what is your least favorite part? Do you celebrate Halloween? Do you celebrate All Saints' Day? Do you think of Halloween as a religious holiday?
Do you think witches and wizards are evil? Have you ever tried to burn someone at the stake? Do you think it is ok for kids to dress up as monsters, and magical beings? Do you dress up for Halloween? what is your favorite costume that you've worn? Do you wear the same costume every year? Do you wear multiple costumes in the same year... like maybe one for each party you go to? How do you feel about "adult" costumes, or costumes that may be a bit racy? How do you feel about costumes that are not inherently bad, but may have an "adult" connotation?
Do you like it when costumes follow a theme? Do you think grown ups should wear costumes? even if they are not going anywhere fancy? Do you like costumes with masks? Do you think people act differently when they are wearing masks? Do you think masks are dangerous? How do you feel about face paint? Would you ever paint more than your face? Would you wear a costume that represented different values than you normally embrace? Do you think wearing a costume is like an endorsement for the thing you are wearing? Do you think costumes are a mockery of something? Can a costume be an endorsement, and a mockery at the same time? Do you think different rules apply to someone when they are in costume? Would you get a piercing or a tattoo to make a costume seem more real? How much money would you spend on a costume? How much time would you spend on a costume? When do you start to plan what you will wear for Halloween? Do you like homemade costumes? Would you re-use a costume? Would you trade costumes? Sell costumes? make costumes for other people? What were the three best costumes you saw last year?
Do you think witches and wizards are evil? Have you ever tried to burn someone at the stake? Do you think it is ok for kids to dress up as monsters, and magical beings? Do you dress up for Halloween? what is your favorite costume that you've worn? Do you wear the same costume every year? Do you wear multiple costumes in the same year... like maybe one for each party you go to? How do you feel about "adult" costumes, or costumes that may be a bit racy? How do you feel about costumes that are not inherently bad, but may have an "adult" connotation?
Do you like it when costumes follow a theme? Do you think grown ups should wear costumes? even if they are not going anywhere fancy? Do you like costumes with masks? Do you think people act differently when they are wearing masks? Do you think masks are dangerous? How do you feel about face paint? Would you ever paint more than your face? Would you wear a costume that represented different values than you normally embrace? Do you think wearing a costume is like an endorsement for the thing you are wearing? Do you think costumes are a mockery of something? Can a costume be an endorsement, and a mockery at the same time? Do you think different rules apply to someone when they are in costume? Would you get a piercing or a tattoo to make a costume seem more real? How much money would you spend on a costume? How much time would you spend on a costume? When do you start to plan what you will wear for Halloween? Do you like homemade costumes? Would you re-use a costume? Would you trade costumes? Sell costumes? make costumes for other people? What were the three best costumes you saw last year?
Questions for Couples: Popular Proverbs
Do you believe that "Early to bed early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise?"
"You can't judge a book by its cover." or can you?
How do you feel about the phrase "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder?"
Do you believe in the golden rule? "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you?" How often do you follow it?
Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away? what if you had five apples?
Is silence truly golden? or perhaps is it a little lonely?
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." Do you think that's true? Even with Chihuahuas?
And if so, should you always "Let sleeping dogs lie?"
How do you you feel about the phrase: "Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool?" Does that remind you of an interesting story?
Is love really blind?
What does it mean to you when you hear the phrase "People in glass houses should not throw stones?" Do you throw stones? Is it ok if they are just little stones... you know, the kind that float?
"You can't judge a book by its cover." or can you?
How do you feel about the phrase "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder?"
Do you believe in the golden rule? "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you?" How often do you follow it?
Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away? what if you had five apples?
Is silence truly golden? or perhaps is it a little lonely?
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." Do you think that's true? Even with Chihuahuas?
And if so, should you always "Let sleeping dogs lie?"
How do you you feel about the phrase: "Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool?" Does that remind you of an interesting story?
Is love really blind?
What does it mean to you when you hear the phrase "People in glass houses should not throw stones?" Do you throw stones? Is it ok if they are just little stones... you know, the kind that float?
Do you believe that "What goes around comes around?"
Is there a silver lining behind every dark cloud?
Is it true that "whenever you assume, you assume too much?" Is it actually possible to not assume anything?
Cheaters never prosper... do they?
Is it true that "whenever you assume, you assume too much?" Is it actually possible to not assume anything?
Cheaters never prosper... do they?
Do you think all's well that ends well?
Is it true that "haste makes waste?"
Is it true that "haste makes waste?"
Ben Franklin counseled: "Neither a borrower, nor a lender be." how do you feel about his advice? If you had to pick one which one would you prefer to be?
Is a dog really man's best friend? why or why not?
Do you think "A change is like a vacation?"
Do you think "A change is like a vacation?"
"A fool and his money are soon parted?" How accurate do you think that is? Soooo... got any money?
Does absence makes the heart grow fonder? or does absence cause the heart to wander?
Which of the following do you think is more accurate?
- Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer
- There are no stupid questions?
How often do you think the customer is actually right?
Does the early bird always get the worm? And if so, Do you really want to get the worm?
Questions for Couples: Ice Breakers
If you could pick any 5 stores to spend time in what would you pick? What are your favorite stores to buy things from? What makes them your favorite?
What are your top five favorite restaurants? What do you like about them? What do you look for in a restaurant? What turns you off in a restaurant?
Do you have favorite hotel chains? or hotels? What are your primary factors in choosing where to stay?
If you could drive any car in the world what would you pick? Why? What are the top five cars you would like to own? Why would you pick them?
What is your ideal type/size of city? Is there a specific city you would like to live in? Is it underground?
What are the five states that you would like to live in the most? Why?
If you could live in any other country in the world what one(s) would you pick?
What if you could live on any planet?
What are your favorite leisure activities? What are your favorite things to do at home? someone elses home? not at a home?
What are your five favorite foods? Favorite snacks? Are your favorite snacks different if no one is looking?
What are your top five current TV shows? All-time favorite TV shows?
What are your favorite clothing brands? least favorite clothing brands?
Is it favorite or favourite?
What are your favorite types of fairs, expos, or festivals?
What is your favorite "fair food"?
What are your five favorite types of flowers?
What were your favorite classes in School? What were your least favorite?
Who were your favorite teachers? and why?
What are your top five favorite restaurants? What do you like about them? What do you look for in a restaurant? What turns you off in a restaurant?
Do you have favorite hotel chains? or hotels? What are your primary factors in choosing where to stay?
If you could drive any car in the world what would you pick? Why? What are the top five cars you would like to own? Why would you pick them?
What is your ideal type/size of city? Is there a specific city you would like to live in? Is it underground?
What are the five states that you would like to live in the most? Why?
If you could live in any other country in the world what one(s) would you pick?
What if you could live on any planet?
What are your favorite leisure activities? What are your favorite things to do at home? someone elses home? not at a home?
What are your five favorite foods? Favorite snacks? Are your favorite snacks different if no one is looking?
What are your top five current TV shows? All-time favorite TV shows?
What are your favorite clothing brands? least favorite clothing brands?
Is it favorite or favourite?
What are your favorite types of fairs, expos, or festivals?
What is your favorite "fair food"?
What are your five favorite types of flowers?
What were your favorite classes in School? What were your least favorite?
Who were your favorite teachers? and why?
Questions for Couples: Sleep
Do you like to go to bed early or are you more of a night owl? How early is early?
Can you tell when someone is tired? Will you tell a person when you are tired? How hard is it for you to adjust to another persons sleep schedule? How important is your sleep schedule to you?
Do you use something to help you get to sleep? Music? TV? Movies? Tranquilizers?
Do you sleep with the door open or closed?
Can you sleep with the lights on? Can you sleep when there is noise? a baby crying?
Do you sleep with a night light?
Do you sleep with a window open? With two windows open to create a breeze? Do you feel less safe if your window is open at night?
Do you wake up naturally each morning? Do you have an internal alarm clock? can you pick the time?
Do you like to wake up to the sunlight? what about a rooster? Do you use an alarm clock? Clock radio? Do you wake up to the smell of bacon? From a bacon bakin' clock?
Can you tell when someone is tired? Will you tell a person when you are tired? How hard is it for you to adjust to another persons sleep schedule? How important is your sleep schedule to you?
Do you use something to help you get to sleep? Music? TV? Movies? Tranquilizers?
Do you sleep with the door open or closed?
Can you sleep with the lights on? Can you sleep when there is noise? a baby crying?
Do you sleep with a night light?
Do you sleep with a window open? With two windows open to create a breeze? Do you feel less safe if your window is open at night?
Do you wake up naturally each morning? Do you have an internal alarm clock? can you pick the time?
Do you like to wake up to the sunlight? what about a rooster? Do you use an alarm clock? Clock radio? Do you wake up to the smell of bacon? From a bacon bakin' clock?
Questions for Couples: Camping
How much do you like camping?
How often do you go camping? how often would you go if you could?
What do you consider camping? is it anything away from home? Is a motorhome camping? Can you have electricity and still be camping? what about a cabin? tent? Do you believe that all real camping is out under the stars? even if it's raining?
How do you feel about camping in the snow? Rain? Heat? Wind?
Can you start a fire? with a single match? without any matches? can you teach me how?
Are you usually the first person to get up in the morning when you go camping? are you the last one to get up?
Do you like to get up and get the fire going? what about food? do you like to wait until breakfast is ready to get up?
How do you feel about living off the land while you camp? Wild mushrooms? Fishing?
Do you like fishing? are you any good? Does that question inspire you to tell a "fish story?" Do you prefer fly fishing? catch and release? trolling? casting?
Do you own a boat? Kayaks? do you like boating? Kayaking? canoeing?
How often when you go camping do you take boats? Bikes? other recreational activities? Gameboys? Ipods? Cell phones?
When was the last time you went camping?
Do you like to camp with reservations? on reservations? along the side of the road? in the middle of nowhere?
in caves? with bears?
How often do you go camping? how often would you go if you could?
What do you consider camping? is it anything away from home? Is a motorhome camping? Can you have electricity and still be camping? what about a cabin? tent? Do you believe that all real camping is out under the stars? even if it's raining?
How do you feel about camping in the snow? Rain? Heat? Wind?
Can you start a fire? with a single match? without any matches? can you teach me how?
Are you usually the first person to get up in the morning when you go camping? are you the last one to get up?
Do you like to get up and get the fire going? what about food? do you like to wait until breakfast is ready to get up?
How do you feel about living off the land while you camp? Wild mushrooms? Fishing?
Do you like fishing? are you any good? Does that question inspire you to tell a "fish story?" Do you prefer fly fishing? catch and release? trolling? casting?
Do you own a boat? Kayaks? do you like boating? Kayaking? canoeing?
How often when you go camping do you take boats? Bikes? other recreational activities? Gameboys? Ipods? Cell phones?
When was the last time you went camping?
Do you like to camp with reservations? on reservations? along the side of the road? in the middle of nowhere?
in caves? with bears?
Questions for Couples: Safety
Do you wear your seat belt? Do it matter if you're driving? Do you do it to stop the car from beeping at you? Would you stop the car if your passengers were not belted? Does it change things if you (or your passengers) are in the back seat?
Does your car have an Alarm? Do you use it? Would you ever use a house alarm for a car?
Do you leave valuable things... or things that look valuable in your car? How often do you leave your keys in your car? Have you ever had to break into your car?
Would you ever buy a home security system? Would you buy the top of the line security or would you buy the minimum? Would you consider a Do-it-yourself security system? Would you regret doing-it-yourself a few weeks later? If you had a security system would it be more valuable to you when you are home or when you are not?
Do you lock your doors at night? Do you lock your doors during the day? Do you lock your windows? Do you lock your door/windows when you are home? Do you use a deadbolt? Do you use a lot of deadbolts?
Do you secure your sliding doors with dowels? Do you take any extra measures to secure your windows?
Do you leave your outside lights on while you are gone? Do you leave inside lights on for safety when you are gone? Do you think having lights on a timer is a good idea?
Would you ever put a sign in your yard to help give the sense of security? would you use a fake sign to make your house look more secure? would you keep a dog to make your home more secure? would you keep a fake dog to make your house look more secure? What about guard lions? or crocodiles?
Does your car have an Alarm? Do you use it? Would you ever use a house alarm for a car?
Do you leave valuable things... or things that look valuable in your car? How often do you leave your keys in your car? Have you ever had to break into your car?
Would you ever buy a home security system? Would you buy the top of the line security or would you buy the minimum? Would you consider a Do-it-yourself security system? Would you regret doing-it-yourself a few weeks later? If you had a security system would it be more valuable to you when you are home or when you are not?
Do you lock your doors at night? Do you lock your doors during the day? Do you lock your windows? Do you lock your door/windows when you are home? Do you use a deadbolt? Do you use a lot of deadbolts?
Do you secure your sliding doors with dowels? Do you take any extra measures to secure your windows?
Do you leave your outside lights on while you are gone? Do you leave inside lights on for safety when you are gone? Do you think having lights on a timer is a good idea?
Would you ever put a sign in your yard to help give the sense of security? would you use a fake sign to make your house look more secure? would you keep a dog to make your home more secure? would you keep a fake dog to make your house look more secure? What about guard lions? or crocodiles?
Questions for Couples: Recycling
Do you believe in recycling? Do you actually recycle things?
Do you recycle paper? Plastics? Metals? Glass? Cell phones? Printer Cartridges? Batteries? 'New Kids on the Block' Posters (circa 1997)?
Do you recycle for money? Would you make your kids collect pop cans or newspapers to earn some extra cash?
Why do you recycle? because it's fun? because you need cash? to save the planet of course? Because you saw something on TV that made it seem cool?
Do you have a separate bin for recyclables? Do you have separate your recyclables from each other?
Do you clean out containers before you recycle them? do you take off the labels?
How do you feel about Freecycling? Would you be more likely to participate as a giver or a receiver?
How do you feel about dumpster diving? Would you pull out furniture? Clothes? food in a sealed container? food in a somewhat less than sealed container?
How do you feel about Craigslist? Have you ever sold anything there? have you ever given anything away through the site? do you ever go on there just to see what you can find? have you ever found anything good?
What about ebay? Are you a buyer? A seller? a skeptic? Do you prefer to buy things from Amazon? Even if they are used?
Do you have any reusable shopping bags? Do you ever remember to use them?
Do you recycle paper? Plastics? Metals? Glass? Cell phones? Printer Cartridges? Batteries? 'New Kids on the Block' Posters (circa 1997)?
Do you recycle for money? Would you make your kids collect pop cans or newspapers to earn some extra cash?
Why do you recycle? because it's fun? because you need cash? to save the planet of course? Because you saw something on TV that made it seem cool?
Do you have a separate bin for recyclables? Do you have separate your recyclables from each other?
Do you clean out containers before you recycle them? do you take off the labels?
How do you feel about Freecycling? Would you be more likely to participate as a giver or a receiver?
How do you feel about dumpster diving? Would you pull out furniture? Clothes? food in a sealed container? food in a somewhat less than sealed container?
How do you feel about Craigslist? Have you ever sold anything there? have you ever given anything away through the site? do you ever go on there just to see what you can find? have you ever found anything good?
What about ebay? Are you a buyer? A seller? a skeptic? Do you prefer to buy things from Amazon? Even if they are used?
Do you have any reusable shopping bags? Do you ever remember to use them?
Questions for Couples: Ice Breakers
What song do you find playing in your head the most?
Do you know how to ballroom dance? If so what is your favorite dance? If not what dance would you most like to learn?
Would you rather always have to say everything on your mind, or never speak again? Why?
What is one crazy/ unique thing about you?
Would you rather be an unknown major league baseball player, or a famous professional badminton star?
Why do you think the palm of someone's hand never gets tan?
What is your favorite lunch meat? Debate why it is the best.
What is your favorite day of the week and why?
Would you rather spend the next year repeating the fourth grade (at your current age),
or spend a month in jail for a crime you didn’t commit?
What is your favorite cold cereal? What about hot breakfast?
What is your most embarrassing moment as an elementary aged kid?
What is your favorite rainy day activity?
Have you ever caught a fish? Tell the story.
Would you rather be the sand castle or the wave?
How do you feel about thunder and lightning storms?
Would you rather forget who you are, or who everyone else is?
Would you rather eat a bar of soap, or drink a bottle of dishwashing liquid? Why?
Would you rather publish your journal or make a movie of your most embarrassing moment?
If you were donating blood, are you the kind of person that a) can watch, b) thinks it's cool to watch, or c) has to look away?
Questions for Couples: Ice Breakers
What extreme sport have you always wanted to try?
Would you rather wear plaid, paisley, or argyle?
What is your favorite fairy tale?
If you were going to be executed, what would you request as your last meal?
Do you read for fun? If so what is your favorite author? genre?
What was your favorite toy as a child? what about now?
What is the first thing to do when you get home from work?
What is one thing that is impossible for you to go the day without?
Would you rather be a giant hamster or a tiny rhino? Why?
Would you rather go to the beach or to the mountains?
Would you rather know it all, or have it all?
How do you feel about brussel sprouts?
Would you rather die by fire or by drowning why?
What is the farthest place you have been from home? What were you doing there?
Do you still have your tonsils? If not, tell the story of getting them taken out?
If you were an alien sent to earth to abduct someone who would you abduct and why?
Would you rather have a third leg or a third arm?
What is your favorite sport to play? to watch?
Questions for Couples: Ice Breakers
Would you rather be born with an elephant trunk or a giraffe neck?
Do you like pickles? why or why not?
What are your 3 biggest pet peeves?
Would you rather eat a stick of butter or a gallon of ice cream?
Would you rather kiss a jelly fish or step on a crab?
If you were a fish what kind of fish would you be?
Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?
How old is the oldest pair of shoes in your closet?
If you found out you only had two weeks to live, what would you want to do/ cross off your bucket list?
Who was your childhood hero? why?
Would you rather be 3 feet tall or 8 feet tall? why?
If you could max out your credit card at any store, what store would you choose?
Would you rather be missing a finger or have an extra toe?
Would you rather be stranded on an island alone or with someone you absolutely hate?
If you could buy any island in the world, how would you describe your island?
If you were a superhero, what would your super-name be? What would your power be?
What is the one movie that you can quote the most? How much of it can you quote?
Can you quote a lot of movies?
Are you a morning person or a night person? why?
How late is late?
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