100 Wonderful Ice Breakers For Virtual Meetings

Last Updated on September 2, 2024

Since the most recent pandemic further cemented the utilization of virtual means of communication among employees, remote work is now the new routine, with more and more organizations embracing this work dynamic daily.

While working from home seems much easier, it could sometimes prove a tad bit difficult and less motivating since other team members are not around to create a lively work environment. Fortunately, we have the perfect solution for that- it’s our collection of virtual icebreaker questions.  

Icebreakers are great conversation starters to ease tension or get to know people. It boosts the mood of team members, elevates interaction, and reduces feelings of isolation among team members. What’s more? You don’t have to be physically within two feet of other team members to ask the questions. Simply schedule a virtual call, and you’re all set. 

Now, we’ve curated a list of fifty icebreaker questions for you to jazz up your next virtual meeting. Feel free to get creative and incorporate other fun ways to make the experience more interesting and memorable. 

100 Virtual Meeting Icebreaker Questions.

1. How are you feeling today?
2. What are you thankful for?
3. What’s your morning routine?
4. What is one thing you would add to your daily routine if you had one extra free hour per day?
5. Can you give the team a quick tour of your remote office workspace?
6. What is the most unlikely object to be on your desk?
7. Has anyone accidentally shown up behind your back during an important virtual meeting, and if yes, what happened?
8. What word might other teammates use to describe you in the workplace?
9. Tell the team a knock-knock joke.
10. Share your first impression of any of the other teammates.
11. What was your first job ever?
12. What is a common thing that you have never done?
13. What bucket list item do you want to mark in the next five months?
14. What is the nicest thing you have within your reach right now?
15. What weird sound/noise do you love?
16. What motivates you?
17. What popular song drives you crazy?
18. What would you want to do if you retired?
19. What’s your go-to breakfast?
20. What’s one of your favorite childhood memories?
21. Share a photo from a favorite vacation.
22. Tell the team about something funny you witnessed this week.
23. Hot weather or cold weather?
24. Tea or coffee?
25. Pancakes or waffles?
26. Dogs or cats?
27. Beach or camping vacation?
28. Morning person or night owl?
29. Thick or thin pizza crust?
30. Any allergies?
31. Travel by water, road, or air?
32. Who’s your favorite superhero?
33. If you could have two superpowers, what would they be?
34. Have you ever missed a flight?
35. Would you rather be always overdressed or underdressed?
36. Would you rather take your child to work or your pet?
37. Would you rather wear casual clothes every day or formal suits to work?
38. Would you rather have no electricity or no water in your home for a week?
39. Would you rather be surrounded by people who brag all the time or by people who complain all the time?
40. Would you rather be the boss of the company you work for or work as a freelancer?
41. What’s the weirdest way you’ve met someone and become friends?
42. What was the last Google search you did?
43. What’s your typing speed?
44. What’s the spiciest food you’ve ever tried?
45. What is your biggest accomplishment?
46. What’s your favorite thing about remote work?
47. What do you miss most about your office?
48. Never have I ever faked being sick from work.
49. Never have I ever eaten someone else’s lunch from the office fridge.
50. Never have I ever lied on my resume.
51. Never have I ever fallen asleep at work.
52. Never have I ever lied about my income.
53. Never have I ever been someone else’s alibi.
54. Never have I ever snitched on someone else at work.
55. Never have I ever lied to a law enforcement officer.
56. Never have I ever used a fake I.D
57. Never have I ever lied about my age.
58. Never have I ever blabbed something I swore to secrecy.
59. Never have I ever had a road rage incident.
60. Never have I ever been awake working for 24 straight hours or more.
61. Never have I ever snooped through a teammate’s room, cabinets, or property.
62. Never have I ever re-gifted something.
63. Never have I ever had a crush on a teammate.
64. Never have I ever hooked up with a teammate.
65. Never have I ever sexted a teammate.
66. Never have I ever gone to work hungover.
67. Never have I ever blamed someone else for my mistake at work.
68. Never have I ever been trapped in an elevator
69. Never have I ever stolen something from my workplace.
70. If you had to wear a shirt to work with one word on it for an entire year, which word would you choose?
71. Name a song based on the lyrics.
72. Name four models of a certain make of car(e.g., Toyota Corolla, Camry)
73. What’s your go-to karaoke song? sing it
74. If you could live anywhere, where would you live?
75. Where would you go if you could travel anywhere in the world today? 
76. What’s one important quality of a great boss?
77. What do you miss most about your office?
78. Work remote or hybrid?
79. Guess the full meaning of this acronym (e.g., TTYL, BRB, SMH)
80. What are five items you can’t do without daily?
81. Share a fun fact with the team.
82. Mention three binge-worthy T.V shows.
83. What’s your ideal way to relax after a long day at work?
84. Do you have any superstitions or rituals, and if yes, what are they?
85. Impersonate a fictional character from a  popular T.V show.
86. Have you ever gone “viral” on social media, and if yes, tell the team the story?
87. What was the worst advice you ever received/gave to a teammate?
88. Have you ever messaged someone accidentally at work, and if yes, what was it?
89. Who was the best boss or mentor that you ever had?
90. Which historical figure would you like to have dinner with?
91. Which one of the five senses would you rather lose?
92. Did you ever travel solo, and if yes, how was it?
93. Do you prefer to work in a noisy environment or complete silence?
94. Is artificial intelligence worrying or genius?
95. Is there a spot in your house where you feel the most productive?
96. Should virtual meetings be with or without video?
97. What did working remotely teach you about the team’s organization and life?
98. Do you feel it’s harder to balance work and personal time when working from home instead of in an office?
99. Have you developed any new hobbies since you started working remotely?
100. What are the top three things you would do on your first day back in the office?

Conclusion

Icebreakers are incredibly versatile as they can be Q or A’s, this or that questions, two truths and a lie, truth or dare questions, would you rather questions, or never have I ever questions. 

The above icebreaker questions for virtual meetings help to liven a boring conversation, foster a great sense of belonging among team members, thereby ensuring togetherness and increasing company efficiency and productivity.

When initiating a session to break the ice, ensure you pick a great time when everyone is available to play the game and a reliable video-calling app to avoid unnecessary distractions. Also, do not pressure anyone into answering any question they seem uncomfortable answering, no matter how hilarious you think the response might be. 

Ice breaker sessions are meant to help people loosen up, and to achieve this, you must keep the questions respectful. Enjoy!