Want to get to know me better (or anyone really)? Just ask one of the below “get to know you” questions… they’re meant to be fun, interesting questions that can help you learn more about the person you are talking to. These questions can be great for team-building, learning more about your fellow co-workers, and for spicing up your standard introductions.
A quick caveat: there are thousands of interesting questions to get to know someone, but I’ve found that the below questions (pulled from games like “Table Topics
Favorites Questions
Asking someone about their favorite blank is a great way to get know them better and learn about their preferences and opinions. These questions are good for when you are first meeting someone and are easy to incorporate as part of introductions in a larger group, such as asking each person to say their name, role, and favorite food as a child.
- What was your favorite food when you were a child?
- What’s the #1 most played song on your iPod?
- What is one of your favorite quotes?
- What’s your favorite indoor/outdoor activity?
- What chore do you absolutely hate doing?
- What is your favorite form of exercise?
- What is your favorite time of day/day of the week/month of the year?
- What’s your least favorite mode of transportation?
- What is your favorite body part?
- What sound do you love?
If… Questions
Hypothetical questions help you learn more about another person’s personality, as well as their ideal state of the world. Since many of these questions might evoke longer responses, they are better suited for one-on-one conversations or smaller group discussions.
- If you could throw any kind of party, what would it be like and what would it be for?
- If you could paint a picture of any scenery you’ve seen before, what would you paint?
- If you could choose to stay a certain age forever, what age would it be?
- If you knew the world was ending in 2012, what would you do differently?
- If you could choose anyone, who would you pick as your mentor?
- If you could witness any event past, present or future, what would it be?
- If you could learn to do anything, what would it be?
- If you had to work on only one project for the next year, what would it be?
- If you were immortal for a day, what would you do?
- If you had to change your first name, what would you change it to?
- If you could meet anyone, living or dead, who would you meet?
- If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would do?
- If you were reincarnated as an animal/drink/ice cream flavor, what would it be?
- If you could know the answer to any question, besides “What is the meaning of life?”, what would it be?
- If you could be any fictional character, who would you choose?
Personal Questions
Asking personal questions gets right to the purpose of getting to know someone and can be used in smaller groups with elaborate answers or larger groups with quick responses.
- Which celebrity do you get mistaken for?
- What do you want to be when you grow up?
- When you have 30 minutes of free-time, how do you pass the time?
- What would you name the autobiography of your life?
- What songs are included on the soundtrack to your life?
Personal History Questions
Questions involving people’s past help give you insight into their character and background by revealing memorable moments from the person’s life. These are great for one-on-one interactions or for smaller, more intimate groups. These questions help build trust as they are more personal than some of the other types of questions.
- Have you ever had something happen to you that you thought was bad but it turned out to be for the best?
- What was one of the best parties you’ve ever been to?
- What was the last movie, TV show or book that made you cry or tear up?
- What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done?
- What was the last experience that made you a stronger person?
- What did you do growing up that got you into trouble?
- When was the last time you had an amazing meal?
- What’s the best/worst gift you’ve ever given/received?
- What do you miss most about being a kid?
- What is your first memory of being really excited?
- What was the first thing you bought with your own money?
- When was the last time you were nervous?
- What is something you learned in the last week?
- What story does your family always tell about you?
- At what age did you become an adult?
Random Questions
Random questions can be a great way to add some quirkiness to introductions or a conversation. These are best used when each person gets a different question because they intentionally break people’s expectations with an abstract question in the midst of a variety of other questions.
- Is a picture worth a thousand words? Elaborate.
- Where’s Waldo?
- The best part of waking up is?
- How now brown cow?
- Whasssssuuuupppppp?
What’s your favorite question to get to know someone? Share it with the rest of us in the comments. Also check out how to use these questions to create a better survey.
Courtney-May July 26, 2012 at 3:13 am
How do u find someone who likes u.
Katie August 2, 2012 at 10:52 pm
I don’t think one needs a list of questions to pick the best when meeting someone for the first time. How you start the conversation depends on where and in what circumstance you meet somebody new. I start with something that seems most appropriate as per the situation and that I am sure will not make the other person awkward or feeling out of place.
Waldo August 24, 2012 at 11:44 pm
I’m right here.
Sav September 13, 2012 at 1:05 am
Lmao at Waldo ^
ya daddy September 20, 2012 at 8:29 pm
waldo like man
lanre September 21, 2012 at 2:32 pm
i like to ask me question so that i can be brilliant
nope October 8, 2012 at 11:11 am
these are dumb.
Skilar October 8, 2012 at 7:25 pm
The questions are wack…y’all need some better questions f anybody wants to start and INTERESTING conversation get some better questions…I agree with wtf…the questions really did suck…they sucked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yearbooker October 12, 2012 at 3:36 pm
Im in yearbook and these questions are gonna get some CA RAZYYY ANSWERS!!!
Willow October 24, 2012 at 4:39 am
Some of those questions were a bit lame, but that question about which movie made you cry, was a question I just asked a group of people the other day. However, whatever happened to the infamous question: Hey baby, what’s you sign? LOL..
Clara October 26, 2012 at 2:02 pm
Just like little Mikey try it you might like it! Don’t noc it til you try it! teeheehee!
Smiler October 26, 2012 at 5:32 pm
lets just say i will not be using these questions anytime soon. Not smiling after i read these.
-Smiler out!!
Rachel November 8, 2012 at 9:15 pm
Thanks all you guys. and all you guys who put this down danm they are just trying to help people.
Smitten November 8, 2012 at 9:58 pm
True not the best questions to ask a person you’ve just met. But I always like to ask randomly dumb questions to people I already know. So if I ask my bf what his favorite form of exercise is. I most certainly know the answer, but I might not know that he has a more preferred way in doing it
Zero November 10, 2012 at 8:36 am
I thought these questions were really helpful. A guy I go to school with and I were going to take a 2 week trip. I considered us good friends and knew a lot about him, however wanted to get to know him better. One week into the trip I felt like I was running out of things to ask about. This website did the trick!
KK November 12, 2012 at 7:35 am
I love these questions!!
Julie Barnes November 12, 2012 at 10:39 am
Very good questions!
Gilcori November 12, 2012 at 1:34 pm
So sad that people who can’t spell or use capitalization are putting down the concept of asking ice breaker questions in the “getting to know each other” stage of conversation. The point of questions like this is to make folks more comfortable and to learn a little bit about each other. It would work really well for a second date situation at someone’s house. Obviously this is not for doing at a bar. Change them around as suit you. Put them on cards and you and your date take turns pulling them randomly and asking each other questions. Folks here seem to have missed the point.
Ashley November 19, 2012 at 12:38 pm
these questions did not suck its a matter of how you ask the questions
Taylor November 23, 2012 at 2:01 am
Really good question ask me a question
Anyone November 23, 2012 at 9:35 pm
Who would you have a sleepover with thats an (opposite gender)
Larry Stylison shipper (Alexis Styles) November 23, 2012 at 10:42 pm
Hey Waldo!
Free November 26, 2012 at 6:02 am
I totally agree with Gilcori these are some wonderful ice breakers questions. Get creative with them or make some of your own and us your imagination to get your better half involved…..
Uknown December 2, 2012 at 2:32 am
Good job
$Kash$ December 2, 2012 at 4:52 pm
Huh these questions expect you to get to know somebody? Lol you can do better.
$Kash$ December 2, 2012 at 6:09 pm
Actually I take that back, this actually suits me, thanks Waldo, keep it up.
Niza Morse December 5, 2012 at 12:56 am
i think that these questions are helpfull to somepeople that really need to know these facts and/or questions just to know a person so yeah bye everyone thankyou 4 reading.
SHARON December 9, 2012 at 6:43 pm
where would you go on your honeymoon?
Julie December 28, 2012 at 7:55 pm
There are a lot of terrific, conversation-inspiring questions here. Thank you for posting them. Many of the questions sparked some interesting discussion in our home tonight.
Anna January 4, 2013 at 11:13 am
A lot of people are leaving comments that these are ‘lame’ or bad questions to ask in a situation like a date or upon first meeting someone. I admit that running through these one by one is probably going to make you look like a weirdo with no social skills to have a real conversation. However, if you go through them candidly with someone you already know well, a lot of them yield surprising results and make you really think, while others are just fun and brought up some awesome memories. Great find!
brianna January 6, 2013 at 9:48 pm
If u could fall in love with me bc of my personality nd not my looks would u
Waldo January 21, 2013 at 8:21 am
I’m Waldo, bi*ch
Abby February 6, 2013 at 4:45 pm
I needed help with these questions and you guys really did that for me. Thank you so much so give yourself a pat on the back! Thank you soooooooo much!
Kim February 11, 2013 at 7:02 pm
I think these are great questions. I work for the Boy Scouts as a camp counselor, so fun/wacky/bizarre/whatever-adjective-you-want get to know you questions (that are appropriate) are a great way to start merit badge sessions. I’m a bit on the dry side, humor wise, so anything helps! Of course, my favorite is “what’s the best place to hide a dead body.”
Anyhow, thanks!
Izzy February 21, 2013 at 7:29 am
I liked them but you could do a little better. For example
Favorite color
Favorite animal
Do you have any siblings
Stuff like that I would say
Benedict February 24, 2013 at 11:48 am
Ummm “If you could be immortal for a day what would you do?”
Okay, if you were immortal for a day, it means you would stay the same age… That happens to you everyday idiots. What an invalid question.
K March 19, 2013 at 10:43 pm
I thought these were great questions! Very funny and interesting!
Really Tho March 20, 2013 at 9:42 am
To respond to what Benedict had said, it’s not about being the same age. Clearly you would be the same age if you are immortal for a day. The question is basically asking what wild and crazy thing you will do if you are not going to die for that one day. Basically. So your answer is an invalid one, not the question.
zdjacks March 27, 2013 at 4:28 pm
I agree with Katie, you have to let the bonding grow on its own. If the connection is there then you wont need to get advise from anyone else on what to talk about with your significant other. The questions are good ones to ask, but it’ll all form on its own if that’s what you really want to know. And if the person you ask likes you enough, they’ll tell you the truth.
zdjacks March 27, 2013 at 4:40 pm
I’m all about a good vibe that I get from a person so if I feel like I can be myself flaws and all, all of my questions will be answered truthfully and I’ll be sure to do the same in return. It’ll all fall in place in time if its meant, the truth behind it all is you can ask all the questions you want to a person but they’re gonna tell you only what they want you to know if the feelings aren’t mutual to the question being asked.
Emma April 7, 2013 at 10:31 pm
I was looking for questions to ask my husband of 9 years. And Finally there are some questions I can ask him, that I actually don’t think I know the answers to!! So thanks!
Your Mom April 8, 2013 at 9:22 pm
WALDO MY MAANN!!!
Jack22 April 20, 2013 at 3:41 pm
I’m kind of anti-social and would like to be more social so I am looking for stuff like this. It seems to me though that it would be weird to just start asking questions like this unless you were on a date. If you were talking to co-workers or something especially men(unless you were gay) I would think they would think you are a weirdo if you just randomly started asking random questions even if it is “just to get to know them.” Like, “What chore do you absolutely hate doing?” or something is weird. I would imagine they would be thinking, “Why is he asking me that? What a weirdo.” It seems it’s better to be knowledgeable about a bunch of subjects and find a subject they are interested in and have a conversation that way. Like about cars for example, or the latest technological gadgets. But not weird questions like this stuff like you are about to have a personal relationship with them…unless of course you are on a date. But that’s totally different.
Jack22 April 20, 2013 at 3:43 pm
And to elaborate on my previous response. A lot of these “past, present, and future” questions sound like you are interviewing them for a job. Don’t get me wrong, if the right subject comes up I am very talkative if I know they are into it as well. But unfortunately I am very limited on subjects so I need to start learning. haha.
Obvious question. April 24, 2013 at 7:15 pm
“Hello, my name is (your name), what’s yours?”
Angela April 26, 2013 at 4:26 pm
I really liked these questions. There are a bunch of fun, unique ones on here. I’ll ask some of these every Friday for a Friday Fun Fact tradition I just started at work.
Meagan April 27, 2013 at 3:48 am
These are dumb!!! I need help!!!
D May 3, 2013 at 12:41 am
Some of these are good for married people too. My wife and I used them to play a “mommy and daddy only” game. Ask your partner to name YOUR favorite vacation (or whatever) and as they guess move closer to or farther away from their happy place. Once they get it right they get a little bit of happy fun time. It’s a great way to learn about your spouse and its awesome foreplay