117 Questions to Start Conversations and Have Successful Small Talk

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A few questions can ignite and make an interesting conversation. Before you go on a date, attend a party, or visit with someone, pick out a couple good questions. It will make the conversation go very well.

1. What have you done for fun lately? 2. Did anything interesting happen this week? 3. What are you doing to stay busy these days? 4. How did you end up getting into this career? 5. What are some major challenges you face in parenting these two kids? (Working at this job, doing this project, etc.) 6. What books, movies, tapes ,or magazines do you like? Why? 7. How do you spend most of your time? 8. If you could live in anywhere where would you choose and why? 9. Who is one person who has had a lot of influence on your life? Why? 10. You look really nice, where did you get ________? 11. How was work? 12. Have you seen any movies recently? How did you like it/them? 13. What kind of music do you listen to? 14. Ask if they saw an interesting TV program. 15. What sports do you play or like? How long have you played? 16. What did you do this weekend (week)? 17. Have you been to _________? 18. What kind of foods do you like? 19. Where are you from? 20. Where did you go to school/college?

21. Have you read any good books lately? What did you enjoy about them? 22. What do you normally do for fun? 23. Do you like (an interest of yours)? 24. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be and why? 25. What place do you want to visit most? 26. If you couldn't do what you are doing for a living, what else would you do? 27. If you could interview anyone living or dead, who would it be? 28. If you knew then, what you know now, what would you have done different in your teen years? 29. If your house were on fire and you, your family and pets were all out safely and you could only grab 3 things to take out, what would they be? 30. What is your earliest childhood memory? 31. If you were to describe the perfect marriage in a few simple sentences, how would you do it? 32. If you wrote a book, what would it be about? 33. If you knew you'd be financially taken care of for the next year, what would you do with your time or where would you go? 34. What childhood games do you remember playing? 35. If you knew you had 24 hours to live what would you do? 36. If you could be invisible for a day, where would you go, and what would you do? 37. What are some of your greatest fears? 38. What has been the happiest day of your life? 39. If you could change one thing in the world what would you change? 40. If you could change one thing about yourself what would you change? 41. What is the most important thing in your life? 42. What is the one thing you couldnt live without?

43. What is your favorite movie of all time? Why? 44. What is your favorite book of all time? Why? 45. What is the hardest thing about being _____ years old? 46. What is the best thing about being ______ years old? 47. Describe your perfect day. 48. What job would you never want to have? 49. Who is your best friend? Why are they your best friend? 50. Would you rather mow the lawn for 8 hours or give a book report in front of 500 kids? 51. Whats your favorite car and why? 52. Who would you most like to meet? 53. In what other country would you most like to live? 54. What things dont boys understand about girls? 55. What things dont girls understand about boys? 56. What embarrasses you the most? 57. If you could take a family vacation any place in the world, where would you go? 58. If you had three wishes, what would they be? (Youre not allowed to wish for money or another wish!) 59. How do you know the host here at the party?

60. What are some of your pet Peeves? 61. What are some of your hobbies? 62. What you good at? 63. What would you like to be doing in 3 years?

64. Describe the ideal job? 65. How did you two start going together? 66. What are some of your good and bad habits? 67. What is one of the worlds greatest problems? 68. What are some of your favorite topics of discussion? 69. If you could ask God one question, what would it be? 70. What traditions did you have growing up? 71. If you could be a famous person in history, who would you be? 72. What subjects did you enjoy in school? 73. Imagine you had a totally free day. How would you spend it? 74. Imagine you had 5000 dollars. How would spend it? 75. Who has had the greatest impact on your life? 76. What books do you like to read? 77. What movies do you enjoy watching? 78. What makes you laugh? 79. What makes you happy, content or joyful? 80. What have been some things in life that you have really enjoyed? 81. Describe a time when you were really scared in life? 82. Describe an ideal vacation? 83. At the end of your life, after looking back, what do you hope to accomplish? 84. What are some of your likes and dislikes? 85. Where were you born? How did your parents end up being there?

86. If you were going to give a talent show, what would you do? 87. What is your favorite place to eat?

88. How do you enjoy spending your free time? 89. What is your favorite time of year? 90. What is really important to you in life?

91. Growing up, what were your childhood ambitions? Why did they change? 92. What are some main differences you see between guys and girls? 93. What are your top three abilities? 94. What have been some difficult or challenging experiences in life. Why? 95. What advantages or disadvantages do you see in your position (birth order) in the family? 96. What do you appreciate most about each brother and sister? 97. What special traditions does your family have? 98. What advantages or disadvantages do you see in your growing up experiences? 99. What kind of jobs have you been employed in? 100. Have you ever had an experience where you almost died and did that

change your thinking? 101. grab? 102. 103. Of all the places you have visited, which ones have you liked the most? What is your idea of great entertainment? If the house was on fire and you could grab 3 things, what would you

104.

Looking back, what are some things you wish people had told you before

you entered high school?

105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110.

What is some of the best advice you have ever been given? What is your greatest hindrance to communication? Why do so many relationships fall apart? If you could ask God one question, what would be? What is your earliest childhood memory? If you could relive your family life, what things would you do similarly,

and what would you do differently?

111.

What subject matter piques your interest and curiosity?

112.

What Museums do you enjoy visiting?

113. 114.

Name some people who have had some great impact on your life? What are some things you have done in life which you have really

enjoyed? 115. If you knew that you would die tomorrow at midnight, how would live you

tomorrow? 116. 117. Identify three things that you want to accomplish in the near future. Identify three things that you want to accomplish long-term.