Question games and icebreakers

What took far longer than it should have today?

An invitation to complain about something small and specific, which is often all a tired partner wants. Commiserate, and keep your ideas for streamlining it to yourself.

From: Conversation Starters for Couples

Would you rather narrate your own typing out loud or hum hold music whenever you are thinking?

Invite a five-second demonstration of the hold music. Pick something else if the team shares a quiet room and somebody already does one of these.

From: Would You Rather Questions for Work

Do you squeeze out the very last of the toothpaste or open the new tube early?

A small thrift test. Some people flatten the tube with a comb, others have two tubes open at once and feel nothing. Households often contain one of each, and both know exactly who they are.

From: Random Questions to Ask

Could we drive there from here in a day?

Distance in terms everyone can picture. A yes also tells you that no ocean is in the way, which makes it a good substitute when nobody is confident about continents.

From: Questions to Ask in 20 Questions

If money and health were not factors, where would you want to live?

Taking away the constraints surfaces a genuine preference about being near family or away from it, which is far easier to discuss now than during a crisis.

From: Hypothetical Questions to Ask Your Parents

What kind of film, book or show can you not get enough of, even the bad ones?

The last four words are the point. Anyone can name a good film, but a person who will watch any heist, any courtroom or any baking final has told you what they find satisfying.

From: Questions to Ask to Get to Know Someone