Beach Ball Ice Breaker(Jill Hoppenjans and the University of Vermont Orientation Team)

Just get an ordinary beach ball and write questions on it with a permanent marker. To use as an icebreaker, toss the ball to someone as you say their name. Whatever question is

under their right thumb is the question they have to answer! Note: If you are planning to use this for a “new student” ice breaker, tailor the questions so that

they are at a comfortable risk level for students to…and that the questions elicit interesting information, though you may want a combination of easy/short/yes or no questions and the more thoughtful questions.

What was your favorite childhood toy? Where do you like to go to be alone? What do you think is the biggest problem in the U.S.? Who do you most respect? If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Are people really good at heart? What is the best book you have ever read? How would your best friend describe you? What is your favorite time of day? Have you ever met someone famous? Who?! What is one thing that you have always wanted to

do but have not done yet? Tell us something good that has happened to you

in the last two weeks. What is something you can do that many others

cannot? Describe your life today in one word. What is your favorite breakfast food? Who was/is your favorite teacher? What issue will/do you always speak your mind

about? What is your favorite word? Describe your dream house. What is your favorite time of year? What is your worst habit? What is something that always brings a smile to

your face? What is your favorite sport to play? Watch? Are you as environmental as you could be? If you could have one season all year long what

would it be? What was the name of your first pet? Have you ever broken a bone? What’s the weirdest thing you like to eat? Where do you see yourself in 10 years? If you could have a superpower, what would it be? Do you sleep with socks on? Do you wake up to the buzzer or the radio? Do you have a tattoo? What was the first CD you ever bought? If you see a penny on the ground, do you pick it

up? What’s your favorite website? What’s your favorite holiday? What is your favorite Disney Film? What is your theme song? Show us a scar on your body and tell us how you

got it. What best movie you ever saw and why? What leisure time activity pleases you the most? On what basis do you select your friends? Where do you like to go to be alone?

If you could be an animal, what would you be and why? What subject is the most frequent topic of discussion

among your friends? Describe yourself with one word. What TV program bothers you the most? What is your favorite word and why? What do think people like about you the most and least? What is or would be your pet? What embarrasses you the most? When do you feel most lonesome? Who do you most respect? Describe the best job you have ever had. What does spirituality mean to you? If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Describe your ideal travel mate. What bothers you the most about other people? What three words would you like to put on your

grave? If you had all of your possessions but one, what

would it be? What is the one thing that another person could do

that would turn you off? How do you feel right now? Who is your best friend? Describe her/his greatest

trait. What do you want to be doing ten years from now? What does education means to you? Are people really good at heart? Why or Why not? What is the best book you have ever read? What is the best movie you have ever seen? What do you like to do most with a free afternoon? If you could smash one thing…what could you

smash? What is the greatest value that guides your life? What quality do you look for in a really good teacher? Other than a relative, what one person has greatly

influenced your life? What is the biggest waste you know of? What is your greatest fear? Select a word that you feel describe people of your

age. Name the most unreasonable thing that you know. What one thing would you change in your life? What future discovery are you looking forward to the

most? What subject is the most frequent topic of discussion

among your peers? If you talking your sleep, what would you say? What is the first thing you do when you get

out of bed? If Satan lived on earth, what would he be

called by his friends? What is your favorite movie line?

Approximately how many jokes do you know by heart? and tell us your favorite.

What do Martians do for fun on Mars? If you were to treat yourself to the "finer

things" what would you treat yourself to? If your life was being turned into a feature

length movie, who would play you? And why?

Where is the worst place you've ever been stuck waiting?

What is your "15 minutes" of fame? If you were invisable where would you go? What's your favorite flavor of Jelly Bellys? What one object in your home are you

most embarrassed about owning? Give three adjectives to describe the

perfect kiss? What is your greatest addiction? What song reminds you most of a past or

present relationship? Approximately, how many books have you

read in the past year (excluding school book)?

Fill in the blank: When I dance, I look like ___________ .

What is the longest work you can thing of? Who is one person you wish you never

met? If you could be a famous actor, writer,

athlete, arist or muscian, which would you choose and why?

What is the worst occupation in the world? What two television channels do you

watch most frequently? What is your greatest phobia? If you were given a canvas and water

colors, what would you paint? What celebrity irritates you the most? Other than the standard items (credit

cards, money, drivers license, etc.), what interesting items do you keep in your wallet/purse?

What is the meanest thing you can say to somebody?

If you owned an enormous yacht, what would you name it?

What is you life long dream? If you could ask the president of the

united states one question, what would it be?

What have you tried in life and simply were not good at?

What is the scariest movie you've ever seen?

On a scale of 1 to 10 how "hip" are you?

What's the biggest advantage of being really tall?

How many minutes does it take you to get ready in the morning?

What hobby have you always wanted to pick up?

If you could be a member of a tv sitcom family, which would it be?

What is it about you that people find irresistable?

If you were any animal, what would you be? What store is represented most in your

wardrobe? What event or technological breakthrough do

you think will revolutionize the future? What do you need more of right now? If you were a nationality other than your own

which would you choose? Why? What is the most beautiful word you can think

of? What beverage do you find nauseating? What is your favorite part of the human body? What three adjectives best describe you? If you were on a desert island what two books

would you want with you? What is the first thing you notice when you

meet someone? If you were running for mayor of boston what

words would comprise your slogan (max. 6 words)?

What is your favorite book growing up? What american city does not deserve a place

on the map? Why? What is the most common compliment people

give you? What is the best purchase you've ever made? If you could add any word to the dictionary

what would it be? What commercial product would you refuse to

endorse? What is your favorite pet name? What word best describes your internet

knowledge? If you were flying in a plane that was about to

creash, who would you want sitting next to you?

What American presidents do you know the most and the least about?

What is the longest period of time you have spent in a car?

What is the best costume you ever wore for halloween?

If you were a teacher would subject would you teach?

What is the biggest indication that someone is a nerd?

What latest trend simply baffles you? IF you were an evil dictator, where would

you rule? What is the worst grade you ever

recieved? What class was it for? What would you like your nickname to be? What do you consider your nicest feature? If you could bathe in a vat of any drink or

food item, what would you choose? What is the dirtiest word in the english

language? What song do you keep hearing over and

over and over again? What are you most proud of? If you were to wipe one country off the

map, which would you choose? What is the worst piece of clothing

someone can wear? How many keys do you have on your key

ring? Who has the worst name that you know? What age were you when you had your

most embarassing hair style? And what was it?

What's the best advice you're ever recieved?

If you could change one thing about the way you look what would it be?

What is the grossest thing you've ever done in public?

What song reminds you most of the 80s? What do you regard as the most repulsive

form of music?