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===Objectives===
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Each member of the group writes a “get to know you” question on an index card and places it folded in a cup. Make sure to encourage participants to ask discussion questions, rather than questions that solicit a yes or no response. The facilitator then selects one card at time and asks the group members (or 1 member of the group) to respond.
===Variation: ===* Write out a numbered list of questions. Participants choose a number, without seeing the list,and are asked to respond to the corresponding question. * Place all of the questions in the cup (or hat with a large group). Have the participants sit in a circle. Pass the cup around the circle, each participant draws a question from the cup, answers it, and passes the cup on. ===Sample Questions=== #What is the weirdest thing you have ever eaten?#What would you do if you didn’t have to go to school every day?#What makes a good friend?#What superhero did you want to be when you were a kid? (or now)?#What is your favorite accent?#Where would you never want to be caught?#What is the kindest thing anyone has ever done for you?#If you had a time machine to take you back into any period of time, where would you go and why?#Do you have any hidden talents?#What is your least favorite chore around the house?#What bad habit of other people drive you crazy?#Name two things you think you are really good at.#Name two things you think you are really bad at.#What is your favorite kind of dog?#If you lived under the sea, what animal would you be?#What is something that most people don’t know about you?#What is your earliest memory?#What is 1 thing you really miss about being a kid.#What is something you are really afraid of.#What would you do for one day if money wasn’t a problem?#When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?#Most embarrassing moment?#Has there been a time when you actually thought you might die?#Who is the person you respect the most and why?#What quality about yourself would you want to change if you could?#What outdoor activities do you like?#What is one of your biggest fears?#If you could choose, how would you want to die?#If your house was on fire and you could only choose three things before you left, what would they be?#What are your three favorite smells?#Why do you like living in this town/city?#What do you value most in life?#What is one thing that you would most want to be remembered for after you die?#Do you have any phobias?#Would you go bungie jumping if you could?#What has been the greatest invention in your lifetime?#What do you think the secret to a good life is?#If you could have 1 wish granted, what would it be?#If you HAD to change your name, what would you change it to?#List 3 reasons why you like yourself.#If you could/had to live in any country in the world, where would you go?#What is a country that you really want to visit?#If you could start your own company, what would it be?#If you could be really good at one musical instrument, what would it be?#Would you rather be an expert in playing one musical instrument or average in many?#What is your favorite animal?#If you knew you were going to die in 24 hours, what 3 things would you do before you died?#What is your dream life?#If you could spend a day with anybody from history, who would it be and why?#If you could be world famous, what would you want to be famous for?#What was the last book you have read?#Do you have any pets? What are their names?#What are your favorite sports?#How do you spend your free time?#Who has been the most influential in your life?#Are you a morning or a night person?#If you knew you could do anything and not fail, what would you do?#What super power would most want to have and why?#What animal would you want to be?#Would you rather take pictures or be in pictures?#Where do you spend most of your money?#What “pet peeves” do you have?#If you had to give some body one piece of advice, what would it be?#If you could have a room full of any one thing, what would it be?#If it could rain anything, what would you want it to rain?#Why aren’t you a lion tamer?#What do you value most in other people?#If you could only see black and white and one other color, what color would you want to see?#If you could choose one of your personality traits to pass on to your kids, what would it be?#What is the best advice you have received?#Were you named after anybody?#When was the last time you cried?#What is your favorite ice cream?#What is the first thing you notice about people?#Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? What about?#What was the last movie you watched?#What is the farthest you have been away from home?#Describe yourself in three words.#What is your favorite genre of movies?#What is a favorite childhood memory?#What do you like to do for fun?#What place is your favorite place on earth?#What were you do the last time you had a really good laugh?#What are you the proudest of in your life?#What makes you unique?#If you could predict the future, what would you do with that knowledge?#What do you do when you first wake up in the morning?#How do you like to show love to other people?#When do you feel most loved by other people? What do they do?#What is one quality you most admire in other people?#If you could only pick one place in this city/town to bring a tourist, where would you take them?#What is a cause that you feel most passionate about?#Would you want to travel the world in a boat?#What is a food you refuse to eat?#What is your favorite way to exercise?#If you had to be blind or deaf, which would you choose?#If you could study one thing in school, what would you want to learn more about?#If you had to spend a day without using any technology, what would you do?#If you could be a cartoon character, who would you be?#Toilet paper hung over or under?#What is your favorite room in your house? Why?#What kind of store would you like to own and operate?#What title would you give your autobiography?#Describe yourself in five words…#What is a pet peeve?#Who is the best teacher you ever had and why?#What is something beautiful?#What would you like to invent?#When did you feel proud of yourself?#What makes a happy family?#What makes you laugh?#If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go and why?#What is something that you like about yourself?#What animal best describes you and why?#What is your favorite holiday and why?#What is something that makes you sad?#What are four things that are really important to you?#If you could have 2 wishes what would you wish for?#If you could meet anyone who would you meet? It doesn’t have to be someone from our time period…#What is your favorite song? Or at least one you really like…#What things make your life complicated?#What was one of the happiest days of your life?#What is something that you can do pretty well?#If you had to move and take only three things with you, what would you take?#What is the best memory you have growing up?#What is one thing you wish someone would ask you about?#If you could be any animal what animal would you be and why?#If you could be any super hero: what super hero would you be and why?#Who is the most influential person in your life and why?#If you had a whole day to do whatever you wanted what would you do?#How would you describe yourself in 5 words?#What is one of your biggest pet peeves?#What is the best conversation you have had with someone lately? What made it so good?#If you could describe yourself by picking a color, what color would you pick and why?#If you could travel anywhere where would you go?#If you had 2 wishes what would you wish for?#If you could meet anyone in history who would you meet and why?#What are your favorite things to do?#What is one thing you are extremely passionate about?#Where do you see yourself in 10 years?#What is something you are afraid of? (can be silly or serious)#What do you think is the best quality a person could have?#What is one thing you like about yourself? And what is one thing you would like to change?#If you could be any flower what would you be and why?#What is one truth you want to pass on to your children?
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