This is a repost from June 2011.
I wanna know my sg friends better......so please answer and then i'll answer too smile
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.
1. What was your favorite food when you were a child? french fries
2. Whats the #1 most played song on your iPod? dont own a ipod but i listen to nicki minaj a lot
3. What is one of your favorite quotes? Lifes a voyage thats homeward bound ( its tattooed on the inside of my right forearm)
4. Whats your favorite indoor/outdoor activity? hiking
5. What chore do you absolutely hate doing? washing dishes
6. What is your favorite form of exercise? running
7. What is your favorite time of day/day of the week/month of the year? night/sundays/july
8. Whats your least favorite mode of transportation? car?
9. What is your favorite body part? butt
10. What sound do you love? the ocean
If Questions
Hypothetical questions help you learn more about another persons 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.
1. If you could throw any kind of party, what would it be like and what would it be for? a wedding reception that i always dreamed of
2. If you could paint a picture of any scenery youve seen before, what would you paint? the sea stacks at Skerwink Trail
3. If you could choose to stay a certain age forever, what age would it be? 30
4. If you knew the world was ending in 2012, what would you do differently? everything
5. If you could choose anyone, who would you pick as your mentor? oprah
6. If you could witness any event past, present or future, what would it be? my childrens weddings
7. If you could learn to do anything, what would it be? speak a dozen different languages
8. If you had to work on only one project for the next year, what would it be? I would like to work on the Facebook staff
9. If you were immortal for a day, what would you do? skydiving
10. If you had to change your first name, what would you change it to? Lucy
11. If you could meet anyone, living or dead, who would you meet? Lady Gaga
12. If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would do? buy a house and make sure the kids all have their educations taken care of
13. If you were reincarnated as an animal/drink/ice cream flavor, what would it be? Eagle, black tea, Mint chocolate chip
14. If you could know the answer to any question, besides What is the meaning of life?, what would it be? when will i die?
15. If you could be any fictional character, who would you choose? I'm Batman
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.
1. Have you ever had something happen to you that you thought was bad but it turned out to be for the best? my ex bf leaving...
2. What was one of the best parties youve ever been to? my 25 bday...there were fireworks just for me
3. What was the last movie, TV show or book that made you cry or tear up? Everything makes me cry but Im pretty sure it was watch Lady Gaga's MSG performance
4. Whats the hardest thing youve ever done? give birth
5. What was the last experience that made you a stronger person? almost dying
6. What did you do growing up that got you into trouble? smoke pot
7. When was the last time you had an amazing meal? two nights ago
8. Whats the best/worst gift youve ever given/received? my kids/ a camera that my ex took
9. What do you miss most about being a kid? having friends.
10. What is your first memory of being really excited? getting a kitten from my school principal...i was 6.
11. What was the first thing you bought with your own money? Chocolate bar
12. When was the last time you were nervous? today....first time i ever got spray tanned.
13. What is something you learned in the last week? how to make banana bread from scratch.
14. What story does your family always tell about you? about the time my brother in laws sister came home from school and I ran to tell her all about how her rabbit had gotten eaten by the fox "they tore him to smitherenes" was what I said actually....i was 5.
15. At what age did you become an adult? 18
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 peoples expectations with an abstract question in the midst of a variety of other questions.
1. Is a picture worth a thousand words? Elaborate. I think so .....
2. Wheres Waldo? in a book
3. The best part of waking up is? FOLDGERS IN MY CUP
4. How now brown cow? cow...where?
5. Whasssssuuuupppppp? clouds...
I wanna know my sg friends better......so please answer and then i'll answer too smile
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.
1. What was your favorite food when you were a child? french fries
2. Whats the #1 most played song on your iPod? dont own a ipod but i listen to nicki minaj a lot
3. What is one of your favorite quotes? Lifes a voyage thats homeward bound ( its tattooed on the inside of my right forearm)
4. Whats your favorite indoor/outdoor activity? hiking
5. What chore do you absolutely hate doing? washing dishes
6. What is your favorite form of exercise? running
7. What is your favorite time of day/day of the week/month of the year? night/sundays/july
8. Whats your least favorite mode of transportation? car?
9. What is your favorite body part? butt
10. What sound do you love? the ocean
If Questions
Hypothetical questions help you learn more about another persons 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.
1. If you could throw any kind of party, what would it be like and what would it be for? a wedding reception that i always dreamed of
2. If you could paint a picture of any scenery youve seen before, what would you paint? the sea stacks at Skerwink Trail
3. If you could choose to stay a certain age forever, what age would it be? 30
4. If you knew the world was ending in 2012, what would you do differently? everything
5. If you could choose anyone, who would you pick as your mentor? oprah
6. If you could witness any event past, present or future, what would it be? my childrens weddings
7. If you could learn to do anything, what would it be? speak a dozen different languages
8. If you had to work on only one project for the next year, what would it be? I would like to work on the Facebook staff
9. If you were immortal for a day, what would you do? skydiving
10. If you had to change your first name, what would you change it to? Lucy
11. If you could meet anyone, living or dead, who would you meet? Lady Gaga
12. If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would do? buy a house and make sure the kids all have their educations taken care of
13. If you were reincarnated as an animal/drink/ice cream flavor, what would it be? Eagle, black tea, Mint chocolate chip
14. If you could know the answer to any question, besides What is the meaning of life?, what would it be? when will i die?
15. If you could be any fictional character, who would you choose? I'm Batman
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.
1. Have you ever had something happen to you that you thought was bad but it turned out to be for the best? my ex bf leaving...
2. What was one of the best parties youve ever been to? my 25 bday...there were fireworks just for me
3. What was the last movie, TV show or book that made you cry or tear up? Everything makes me cry but Im pretty sure it was watch Lady Gaga's MSG performance
4. Whats the hardest thing youve ever done? give birth
5. What was the last experience that made you a stronger person? almost dying
6. What did you do growing up that got you into trouble? smoke pot
7. When was the last time you had an amazing meal? two nights ago
8. Whats the best/worst gift youve ever given/received? my kids/ a camera that my ex took
9. What do you miss most about being a kid? having friends.
10. What is your first memory of being really excited? getting a kitten from my school principal...i was 6.
11. What was the first thing you bought with your own money? Chocolate bar
12. When was the last time you were nervous? today....first time i ever got spray tanned.
13. What is something you learned in the last week? how to make banana bread from scratch.
14. What story does your family always tell about you? about the time my brother in laws sister came home from school and I ran to tell her all about how her rabbit had gotten eaten by the fox "they tore him to smitherenes" was what I said actually....i was 5.
15. At what age did you become an adult? 18
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 peoples expectations with an abstract question in the midst of a variety of other questions.
1. Is a picture worth a thousand words? Elaborate. I think so .....
2. Wheres Waldo? in a book
3. The best part of waking up is? FOLDGERS IN MY CUP
4. How now brown cow? cow...where?
5. Whasssssuuuupppppp? clouds...
1. Pizza
2. Favorite song of all time and most played by a long shot : Just a Moment ..perfect beat and real lyrics
3."Whatever makes your meat loaf" It's from Step Brothers which is one of my favorite movies.
4. Thinking
5. Cleaning my room
6. Running (preferably sprinting [racing])
7. The whole day/Saturday/Whenever in the summer
8. light rail
9. The eyes. I could stare into a beautiful woman's eyes forever
10. The sounds of a track meet
If... Answers
1. A going away party. For when I die
2. Don't know, too much emotions for certain places for different reasons.
3. Can't answer. I haven't lived every age to choose.
4. Almost everything, if not everything.
5. A tie between Master Yoda and Dumbledore. Haha but realistically, I have no idea. There are too many to choose from
6. My death. So I could choose steps to take to make a greater impact before and during my death to leave a lasting impression.
7. To use the force. Realistically though, change history
8. Integrating antigravity forces for aeronautical use.
9. Take over the world only to be assassinated the next day.
10. I wouldn't
11. Jesus Christ
12. Pay all my mom's debts so she would have to file bankruptcy. Pay all mine and the rest of my family's debts. Give all the rest to charity.
13. A tortoise, iced tea, mint chocolate chip
14. How will I die?
15. Atticus Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird
Personal Answers
1. No. Everything that was bad that happened to me was bad. Nothing good ever comes out of anything.
2. Family party at my dad's house. Family and close family friends only. Only love for each other, fun, and wine. Only party I need.
3. It's pretty tough for me to cry for anything. But I would say Band of Brothers. For some reason I have a really strong emotional attachment to it.
4. Accept that my track and field career was over.
5. Accepting that nothing in life really matters.
6. Lie and never do homework.
7. An amazing meal? Thanksgiving
8. The best gift I've ever received: my athletic ability
The worst gift I've ever received: my luck
The best gift I've ever given: a 600 dollar black diamond ring for my mother
The worst gift I've ever given: gave my friend condoms and lube for his bday
9. The ignorance to life.
10. Whenever my mom would start up her motorcycle. She had a really loud Harley back in the day.
11. Chocolate milk
12. The last race of my high school career. 4X400 meter relay at state meet senior year.
13. Too much to type down. I learn something everyday.
14. My mom always tells of the time I took a piss naked in the toilet with sunglasses and a cowboy hat on. She has a picture of it.
15. When I first got my "real job", which was when I was 14. Legally of course 18
Random Answers
1. Yes, and many more. Every picture has its own story to tell.
2. Where isn't Waldo?
3. Nothing
4. This sentence is false.
5. One man's up is another man's down.