250 Conversation Starters

What was the last funny video Which TV show do you want What is the best restaurant in
you saw? your life to be like? your area?
What do you do to get rid of How have TV shows changed What is the fanciest restaurant
stress? over the years? you have eaten at?
What is something you are If you could bring back one TV What kind of interior do you like
obsessed with? show that was canceled, which a restaurant to have?
one would you bring back?
What three words best describe What do you think about game What is the worst restaurant you
you? shows? Do you have a favorite have ever eaten at?
one?
What would be your perfect What’s the most underrated or If you opened a restaurant, what
weekend? overrated TV show? kind of food would you serve?
What do you think of tattoos? Do What do you think about reality What is the strangest themed
you have any? TV? Why do you think it’s so restaurant you have heard of?
popular?
What’s your favorite number? Do you like reality TV shows? Would you eat at a restaurant
Why? Why or why not? If so, which that was really dirty if the food
ones? was amazing?
What’s your favorite way to What is the most overrated What is the most disgusting
waste time? movie? thing you have heard happened
at a restaurant?
Do you have any pets? What are What’s your favorite genre of What was your favorite
their names? movie? restaurant when you were a
child?
Where did you go last Which do you prefer? Books or Where would you like to travel
weekend? / What did you do last movies? next?
weekend?
What are you going to do this What movie scene choked you What is the longest plane trip
weekend? up the most? you have taken?
What is something popular now Do you like documentaries? Why What’s the best way to travel?
that annoys you? / why not? (Plane, car, train, etc.)
What did you do on your last What’s the worst movie you have Where is the most relaxing place
vacation? seen recently? you have been?
When was the last time you What’s the strangest movie you Do you prefer traveling alone or
worked incredibly hard? have ever seen? with a group?
Are you very active, or do you Do you like horror movies? What do you think of tour group
prefer to just relax in your free Why or why not? packages?
time?
What do you do when you hang When was the last time you went Do you prefer to go off the
out with your friends? to a movie theater? beaten path when you travel?
Who is your oldest friend? What was the last movie you What was the most overhyped
Where did you meet them? watched? How was it? place you’ve traveled to?
What’s the best / worst thing Do movies have the same power Have you traveled to any
about your work/school? as books to change the world? different countries? Which ones?
If you had intro music, what Do you prefer to watch movies Where is the most awe-inspiring
song would it be? Why? in the theater or in the comfort of place you have been?
your own home?
What were you really into when What was the last book you What’s the best thing about
you were a kid? read? traveling? How about the worst
thing?
If you could have any animal as What was your favorite book as What is the worst hotel you have
a pet, what animal would you a child? stayed at? How about the best
choose? hotel?
Have you ever saved an animal’s Do you prefer physical books or How do you think traveling to a
life? How about a person’s life? ebooks? lot of different countries changes
a person?
If you opened a business, what What is the longest book you’ve Talk about some of the
kind of business would it be? read? interesting people you have met
while traveling.
Who is your favorite entertainer What book genres do you like to What do you think of
(comedian, musician, actor, read? staycations? (Vacationing and
etc.)? seeing tourist attractions where
you live.)
Are you a very organized How fast do you read? Where do you get your
person? recommendations for what to do
and where to stay when you
travel?
Have you ever given a How often do you go to the What is your favorite piece of
presentation in front of a large library? technology that you own?
group of people? How did it go?
What is the strangest dream you What book has influenced you What piece of technology is
have ever had? the most? really frustrating to use?
What is a controversial opinion Do you prefer fiction or What was the best invention of
you have? nonfiction books? the last 50 years?
Who in your life brings you the What book has changed one of Does technology simplify life or
most joy? your long-held opinions? make it more complicated?
Who had the biggest impact on What book has had the biggest Will technology save the human
the person you have become? effect on the modern world? race or destroy it?
What is the most annoying habit What was the worst book you Which emerging technology are
someone can have? had to read for school? How you most excited about?
 about the best book you had to
read for school?
Where is the most beautiful Do you think people read more What sci-fi movie or book would
place you have been? or fewer books now than 50 you like the future to be like?
years ago?
Where do you spend most of Now that indie publishing has What do you think the next big
your free time/day? become easier, have books gotten technological advance will be?
better or worse?
Who was your best friend in What was the last song you What technology from a science
elementary school? listened to? fiction movie would you most
like to have?
How often do you stay up past 3 What is your favorite movie What problems will technology
a.m.? soundtrack? solve in the next 5 years? What
problems will it create?
What’s your favorite season? Do you like classical music? What piece of technology would
Why? look like magic or a miracle to
people in medieval Europe?
Which is more important, having What song always puts you in a Can you think of any technology
a great car or a great house? good mood? that has only made the world
Why? worse? How about a piece of
technology that has only made
the world better?
What animal or insect do you What’s the best way to discover What is your favorite shirt?
wish humans could eradicate? new music?
Where is the most beautiful How has technology changed the Does fashion help society in any
place near where you live? music industry? way?
What do you bring with you Are there any songs that always What old trend is coming back
everywhere you go? bring a tear to your eye? these days?
How much time do you spend on What bands or types of music do What is a fashion trend you are
the internet? What do you you listen to when you exercise? really glad went away?
usually do?
What is the most disgusting habit Which do you prefer, popular What is the most comfortable
some people have? music or relatively unknown piece of clothing you own?
music?
Where and when was the most Do you like going to concerts? What is the most embarrassing
amazing sunset you have ever Why or why not? What was the piece of clothing you own?
seen? last concert you went to?
Which recent news story is the Who was the first band or How do clothes change how the
most interesting? musician you were really into? opposite sex views a person?
Do you still like them?
Where is the worst place you Records, tapes, CDs, MP3s, Do you care about fashion?
have been stuck for a long time? streaming. Which did you grow What style of clothes do you
 up with? What is good and bad usually wear?
about each?
If you had to change your name, What are the three best apps on If you didn’t care at all what
what would your new name be? your phone? people thought of you, what
clothes would you wear?
What is something that really What is the most useful app on What is the best pair of shoes
annoys you but doesn’t bother your phone? you have ever owned? Why were
most people? they so good?
What word or saying from the What do app makers do that Who do you think has the
past do you think should come really annoys you? biggest impact on fashion trends:
back? actors and actresses, musicians,
fashion designers, or consumers?
How should success be How many apps do you have on What personal goals do you
measured? And by that your phone? have?
measurement, who is the most
successful person you know?
What is your guilty pleasure? What’s the most frustrating app What are your goals for the next
you have tried? two years?
Was there ever an event in your What’s the most addictive How have your goals changed
life that defied explanation? mobile game you have played? over your life?
If you could learn the answer to Which app seemed like magic How much do you plan for the
one question about your future, the first time you used it? future?
what would the question be?
Has anyone ever saved your life? What is the strangest app you How do you plan to make the
have heard of or tried? world a better place?
What benefit do you bring to the What’re the best and worst What are some goals you have
group when you hang out with things about the marketplace already achieved?
friends? where you get your apps?
How often do you curse? And Which app has helped society the What do you hope to achieve in
what’s your go-to string of curse most? Which one has hurt your professional life?
words? society the most?
What trends did you follow An app mysteriously appears on Have your parents influenced
when you were younger? your phone that does something what goals you have?
amazing. What does it do?
What do you fear is hiding in the How often do you check your Do you usually achieve the goals
dark? phone? you set? Why or why not?
What was the best period of your Do you text more or call more? What is the best way to stay
life so far? What do you think Why? motivated and complete goals?
will be the best period of your
entire life?
What do you do to improve your What will phones be like in 10 What are some goals you have
mood when you are in a bad years? failed to accomplish?
mood?
What is the silliest fear you What do you wish your phone What is the craziest, most
have? could do? outrageous thing you want to
achieve?
What are some things you want Do you always have to have the When do you want to retire?
to accomplish before you die? latest phone? What do you want to do when
you retire?
What is the best room in your What is the most annoying thing Do you prefer summer or winter
house? Why? about your phone? activities?
Who is someone popular now How do you feel if you What do you like to do in the
that you really like? Why do you accidentally leave your phone at spring?
like them so much? home?
Where is the best place to take a What kind of case do you have Did your family take seasonal
date? for your phone? Why did you vacations?
choose it?
What smell brings back great What was your first smartphone? Which do you prefer, fall or
memories? How did you feel when you got spring?
it?
What’s the best pet name you Do you experience phantom Which season are you most
can come up with for a specific vibration? (Feeling your phone active in?
type of pet? vibrate even though it didn’t.)
How often do you help others? What sports do you like to What’s the most refreshing thing
Who do you help? How do you watch? on a hot summer day?
help?
What are you best at? Who are some of your favorite What’s the best thing to do on a
athletes? cold winter day?
What makes you nervous? Which sports do you like to Where is the nicest place you
play? have been to in fall?
Who is the funniest person What is the hardest sport to excel What is your favorite thing to eat
you’ve met? at? or drink in winter?
What weird or useless talent do Who are the 3 greatest athletes of Is it better to live where there are
you have? all time? four seasons or where one
season takes up most of the
year?
What are some strange beliefs How much time do you spend What is the biggest holiday for
that some people have? watching sports in a week? your family?
Who would be the worst person Do athletes deserve the high What is your favorite holiday?
to be stuck in an elevator with? salaries they receive? Why or
How about the best person to be why not?
stuck in an elevator with?
What was the best birthday wish What defines a sport? Is fishing a What holidays have been over-
or gift you’ve ever received? sport? How about video game commercialized?

What’s the best sitcom past or
present?
What’s the best show currently
on TV?
What will be the future of TV
shows?
How often do you binge watch
shows?
What cartoons did you watch as
a child?
What’s the funniest TV series
you have seen?
What do you think of online
education?
Are bigger or smaller schools
better?
What do you think of
homeschooling?
How can technology improve
education? Can it hurt
education?
What foods do you absolutely
hate?
What food looks disgusting but
tastes delicious?
What would you want your last
meal to be if you were on death
row?
Does the government have a
place in regulating food? To
tournaments?
Do you play in any fantasy
sports leagues? If so, how into
fantasy sports are you?
Why do you think sports are
common across almost all
cultures present and past?
Do you play sports video games? What kinds of food do you
Which ones? Is playing the video usually eat on your favorite
game or playing the sport more holiday?
fun? Why?
Which sport is the most exciting If you had to get rid of a
to watch? Which is the most
boring to watch?
What restaurant do you eat at
most?
What’s the worst fast food
restaurant?
What do you think of
standardized tests?
Is teaching a skill that can be
taught?
How can governments make
education more efficient?
What are some good and bad
things about the education
system in your country?
What do you think of buffets?
What do you get every time you
go grocery shopping?
What food do you know you
shouldn’t eat but can’t stop
yourself?
When people make mistakes
about food (especially foreign
Do you wish there were more or
fewer holidays? Why?
What do you know about the
history of some holidays?
holiday, which would you get rid
of? Why?
Does having a day off for a
holiday increase or decrease
productivity at work?
If some of the lesser-known
holidays were commercialized,
what would the
commercialization look like?
If you could make a holiday,
what would it be like? What
traditions would it have? What
would people eat on your
holiday?
What will the future of education
be?
How has the education you
received changed your life?
What is your favorite cuisine or
type of food?
When was the last time you had
a food fight?
If your life was a meal, what
would kind of meal would it be?
Do you like spicy food? Why or
why not? What is the spiciest
thing you have ever eaten?
What is your guilty pleasure
food?
what extent should government
regulate food?
If your mind were an island,
what would it look like?
What’s your favorite flavor of
ice cream?
Time freezes for everyone but
you for one day. What do you
do?
food), do you feel the need to
correct them?
If you had a personal mascot,
what would your mascot be?
If you were a king/queen, what
would your throne look like?
What does your own personal
hell look like? How about your
own personal heaven?
Time freezes for everyone but
you for one day. What do you
do?
You have to relive one day of
your life forever. Which day do
you choose?
If you could call up anyone in
the world and have a one-hour
conversation, who would you
call?