Icebreaker

Embarrassing moment questions

Wrong name, wrong person, mic left on, waved at someone who wasn't waving at you.

  1. What has predictive text turned one of your messages into that you still think about?
  2. Would you rather admit you have no idea who someone is, or keep the act going for an entire evening?
  3. Never have I ever answered someone who was actually talking into their phone, not to me.
  4. Play your own alarm sound at full volume and hold a completely straight face for ten seconds.
  5. Have you ever sent birthday wishes on the wrong day, or to a completely different person?
  6. Would you rather have your alarm blare in a silent meeting, or have your phone read a message aloud in a cinema?
  7. Never have I ever answered a question that was obviously meant for somebody else.
  8. Walk into an invisible glass door and then apologise to it, sincerely.
  9. Have you ever accidentally called a teacher or a boss 'Mom' or 'Dad'? Describe the silence that followed.
  10. Would you rather correct somebody and be wrong, or be corrected in front of a group while being right?
  11. Never have I ever been caught mid-conversation with myself.
  12. Compliment someone here for something they have never done, and commit to it completely.
  13. Have you ever been caught singing along with your headphones in? Who caught you?
  14. Would you rather explain somebody's own job back to them, or be caught boasting about a skill you do not have?
  15. Never have I ever started clapping when nobody else joined in.
  16. Give a thirty-second expert presentation on a subject you know nothing whatsoever about.
  17. Have you ever spent a whole day with your top inside out or the price tag still hanging off?
  18. Would you rather never remember a face again, or never remember a name again?
  19. Never have I ever danced in a shop aisle thinking nobody could see me.
  20. Mime tripping on an escalator and then acting like nothing happened at all.
  21. Have you ever stumbled getting off an escalator? Talk us through your recovery move.
  22. Would you rather be stuck behind a silly filter for a whole meeting, or have your chaotic room on view the whole time?
  23. Never have I ever reached the front of a queue and discovered it was the wrong one.
  24. Introduce yourself to the group under a completely made-up name and hold a straight face for three sentences.
  25. What is the most unbearable thing your family has ever shown your friends?
  26. Would you rather slip on ice in front of a bus queue, or misjudge the last three steps of a staircase at work?
  27. Never have I ever greeted somebody wearing headphones who heard absolutely none of it.
  28. Produce the loudest stomach growl you can with your mouth, then look around like it was not you.
  29. How long did you walk around before somebody finally mentioned what was on your face?
  30. Would you rather burst out laughing during a solemn moment, or start crying during a comedy?