What is Get to Know You Questions?
Get-to-know-you questions that fit the room: a Work pack for new teams and onboarding (“What was your very first job?”), a School pack for the first week of term, a Friends pack for deeper evenings, a Dates pack and a Family pack for the dinner table. Add names and the phone deals one question at a time to each person in turn.
The questions avoid anything that puts people on the spot — no salaries, no relationships, no politics — so the Work pack is safe for a whole-company kickoff and the School pack for eight-year-olds.
Get to know you questions for work and new teams (30)
- What did you want to be when you were ten?
- What is the first thing you do when you get to your desk?
- Coffee, tea or neither?
- What is a skill you have that nobody at work knows about?
- What was your very first job?
- What is the best piece of advice a manager ever gave you?
- If you could swap jobs with anyone here for a day, who and why?
- What is your go-to lunch?
- Early bird or night owl?
- What is one thing that always makes your day better?
- What is the most useful app on your phone?
- What is a small thing that makes a workday great?
- What would you do with a surprise day off tomorrow?
- Which three words would your friends use to describe you?
- What is something you have changed your mind about in the last year?
- What is your favourite way to learn something new?
- What was your favourite subject at school?
- What is a hobby you would like to pick up?
- What is the best trip you have taken?
- What is something people are surprised to learn about you?
- What do you listen to while you work?
- What is your proudest work moment so far?
- What is one thing you are looking forward to this month?
- What is a food you refuse to eat?
- Beach, mountains or city?
- What is your most used emoji?
- What is the last thing you learned by accident?
- What is a tradition your family has?
- What is the best thing about where you live?
- What is one thing you wish more people asked you about?
Get to know you questions for students (25)
- What is your favourite thing to do at break time?
- If you could have any animal as a pet, what would it be?
- What is your favourite book or story?
- What would you do if you were the teacher for a day?
- What is your favourite food?
- What is something you are really good at?
- What is your favourite game to play with friends?
- If you could visit any place, where would you go?
- What is your favourite season and why?
- What makes you laugh the most?
- What is one thing you want to learn this year?
- What is your favourite thing about your family?
- If you could have a superpower, what would it be?
- What is your favourite song right now?
- What do you like to do on Sundays?
- What is the best present you ever got?
- What is your favourite colour and why?
- Would you rather explore the sea or space?
- What job do you want when you grow up?
- What is something kind someone did for you?
- What is your favourite sport or activity?
- What is your favourite thing to draw?
- If you had a robot, what would it do?
- What is your favourite word?
- What are you looking forward to this week?
Get to know you questions for friends (30)
- What is your earliest memory?
- What is the best day of your life so far?
- What is a song that always puts you in a good mood?
- What is the most spontaneous thing you have ever done?
- What is a fear you have overcome?
- Who has influenced you the most?
- What is something you have never told anyone in this room?
- What is your comfort film?
- What is a habit you are proud of?
- What would your perfect weekend look like?
- What is the best meal you have ever eaten?
- What is a place you could visit again and again?
- What did you believe as a kid that turned out to be wrong?
- What is the nicest compliment you have received?
- What is one thing you are saving up for?
- What is your most-played game on your phone?
- What is a smell you love?
- What is something you are secretly competitive about?
- What is a lesson you learned the hard way?
- If you wrote a book, what would it be about?
- What is your love language: words, gifts, time, touch or acts?
- What is your favourite thing about this friend group?
- What is a goal for the next five years?
- What is the most beautiful place you have seen?
- What is a strange talent you have?
- What is something you would like to be remembered for?
- What is one thing you would change about your daily routine?
- What are you grateful for today?
- What is your favourite memory with someone here?
- Who in this group would survive longest on a desert island, and why?
Get to know you questions for a date (15)
- What is something you are passionate about that most people find boring?
- What does a perfect Sunday look like for you?
- What is your favourite way to spend an evening?
- Are you a planner or a go-with-the-flow person?
- What is a place you want to travel to next?
- What is the last thing that made you laugh out loud?
- What is your favourite family tradition?
- What was your favourite cartoon as a kid?
- Do you prefer cooking or eating out?
- What is something you are learning right now?
- What kind of music do you play when nobody is listening?
- What is one thing on your bucket list?
- What is your idea of a perfect holiday?
- What are you most proud of?
- Cats, dogs or neither?
Get to know you questions for family (15)
- What is your favourite family memory?
- What is a tradition you want to keep forever?
- What is the funniest thing that happened on a family trip?
- What is one thing you admire about the person to your right?
- What was your favourite meal growing up?
- What is a story from your childhood the family loves to retell?
- What is one thing you would like us to do together this year?
- What is your favourite photo of our family?
- What is something you learned from a grandparent?
- What is a household rule you would change?
- What is your favourite family game?
- What is the best gift you have given someone in this family?
- What is one thing you are thankful for about our home?
- What is a place we should all visit together?
- What is your favourite thing about weekends at home?
How to use get-to-know-you questions
At work: one question at the start of each team meeting, everyone answers in a sentence, takes four minutes and changes the tone of the meeting. In class: the School pack works as a circle-time round in the first week and as a partner activity later. With friends: the Friends pack goes deeper; play it late, one card at a time.
Game setup
Players2+
You needNothing — just this screen
SpaceAnywhere
Time10–30 min
Energy🧘 Calm
Where🏠🌳 Indoors or outdoors
GoalRead the card, do what it says, pass it on
How to play Get to Know You Questions
- Add players (optional) so the game rotates fairly and names appear on each card.
- Choose a mode — the mood of the prompts — then tap Start.
- Read the card aloud, do what it says, then tap Next for a fresh prompt. Skip anything you do not like.
- Put the game on the big screen with ⛶ Fullscreen so the whole room can read it.
How many players?
Get to Know You Questions works with 2+ players and a typical round takes about 10–30 min. Recommended age: 6+.
Best occasions
New team onboardingFirst week of schoolTeam meetingsFamily dinnersFirst dates
Tips
- Start with the mildest mode and escalate as the room warms up.
- Agree on a forfeit for players who refuse a prompt — ten squats is a classic.
- Use Party Mode for bigger text when the phone is passed around.
Get to Know You Questions FAQ
What are good get to know you questions for work?
Ones with a story and no risk: what you wanted to be at ten, your first job, the most useful app on your phone, a skill nobody at work knows about. The Work pack has 30 of these.
How many questions are there?
115 across five packs, all listed on this page so a teacher or manager can print them.
How many prompts does Get to Know You Questions have?
Hundreds across all modes, hand-written and shuffled so you rarely see the same one twice in a session.
Is it suitable for kids?
Use the Clean mode (or the dedicated kids version where available). Spicy modes are for adults.
Can I play online with friends who are far away?
Yes — share your screen on a video call, or send the prompt with the Share button.