1. Corporate Team Meetings
Light, funny questions that work with people who see each other every day.
- How many cups of coffee or tea does the average person on this team drink per day? (Use a poll with options like 0, 1-2, 3-4, 5+)
- What percentage of this team has replied 'sounds good' to an email they did not read?
- Which of these best describes your Monday morning mood? (Options: Energized, Surviving, Send help, What is a Monday?)
- How many browser tabs does the average person have open right now?
- Which meeting phrase makes you cringe the most? (Options: 'Let us take this offline,' 'Circle back,' 'Synergy,' 'Per my last email')
- What is the most popular lunch order in this office or on this team?
- How long does it actually take this team to make a group decision?
- Which of these best describes your relationship with your inbox? (Options: Zero unread, Under 100, Over 500, I do not look at it)
- What percentage of this team has joined a meeting from bed?
- Which work task would you happily give to a robot tomorrow?
2. Company-Wide Conferences
Questions that make a big room feel smaller.
- How many countries does our company currently operate in?
- What year was our company founded? (Multiple choice with nearby years as distractors)
- Which of these values does our company list first on its website?
- How many people are in this room right now? (Closest guess wins)
- What percentage of attendees traveled more than two hours to be here today?
- Which department makes up the largest share of today's attendees?
- What is the average tenure of someone at this company?
- Which product or service of ours are you personally most proud of?
- How many years has the longest-tenured person in this room worked here?
- What is one word you would use to describe this company to a friend?
3. Employee Onboarding
Low-pressure questions that help new hires feel welcome.
- How did you first hear about this company? (Options: LinkedIn, job board, referral, company website, other)
- What is the first thing you did when you got your job offer? (Options: called someone, screamed, cried, went back to sleep)
- Which of these best describes how you felt on your first day? (Options: Excited, Nervous, Both, What is feeling?)
- How far do you commute to work?
- What is the first thing you do when you sit down at your desk each morning?
- Which of these skills are you most excited to use in this role?
- How many jobs have you had before this one?
- What is the one thing you hope this job will teach you?
- Which of these best describes your work style? (Options: Deep focus, Collaborative, Structured, Spontaneous)
- What is one thing you would have told yourself before starting this role?
4. Professional Networking Events
Questions that spark real conversations after the game ends.
- What industry are you in? (Use a list of the most common industries in your expected crowd)
- How many networking events do you attend per month?
- What is your honest reason for being here tonight? (Options: Genuine curiosity, Job hunting, Was told to come, Free food)
- How long does it usually take you to follow up after meeting someone?
- Which of these is your biggest networking challenge? (Options: Starting conversations, Remembering names, Following up, Staying in touch)
- How many LinkedIn connections do you have?
- What is the most valuable thing a professional connection has ever done for you?
- Which of these best describes you at a networking event? (Options: Working the room, Deep in one conversation, Standing by the food, On my phone)
- How many people in this room have you met before tonight?
- What would make tonight worth your time?
5. Virtual and Hybrid Events
Questions designed for screens, not rooms.
- Where are you joining from today? (Options: home office, kitchen table, coffee shop, a closet, other)
- How many devices do you have open right now?
- What is currently visible behind you on camera?
- How many virtual meetings have you been in this week?
- What is your go-to trick for looking focused on a call?
- Which of these has happened to you on a video call? (Options: forgot to unmute, background noise embarrassment, bad lighting, frozen screen)
- How would you rate your current Wi-Fi? (Options: blazing fast, reliable, unreliable, it is a mystery)
- What is the first thing you do when a call ends?
- How do you feel about having your camera on? (Options: love it, hate it, depends on the meeting, never)
- Which virtual meeting feature do you wish actually existed?
Keep Networking
Get people to mingle and interact with each other.
If you want to keep the energy from the Kahoot going into the actual networking, run Jam Bingo right after. It gives everyone a structured reason to keep approaching new people once the game ends.