10 Social Mixer Questions
A great way to get your team mixing and connecting with new people is a ‘mixer question’. Pick a question with a set of fixed answers and rename the audience tables in your auditorium with those answers. Set up enough tables so your participants will be broken into groups of 8 max for the best conversation size. For example, the question might be “What’s an innovative company you admire? SpaceX, Apple, Tesla, Uber” so name the tables SpaceX, Apple, Tesla, etc.
Give instructions to your attendees that they should sit at the table that best fits their answer to the question. You can have a live greeter giving instructions or post a board in the lobby with a simple visual (like a Google Slideshow) asking the question and giving directions for moving around. Now give participants a couple minutes to talk about their common answer and do some bonding before kicking off your event.
- What is your favorite Disruptor
- Netflix
- Uber
- Tesla
- Amazon
- Apple
- SpaceX
- GrubHub
- InstaCart
- Sirius
- Slack
- Who is your favorite Inventor
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Ben Franklin
- Alexander Graham Bell
- Isaac Newton
- Thomas Edison
- The Wright Brothers
- Steve Jobs
- Henry Ford
- Steve Wozniak
- Eli Whitney
- What is your favorite Business Leader
- Tim Cook
- Lee Iacocca
- Elon Musk
- Warren Buffet
- Bill Gates
- Martha Stewart
- John D. Rockefeller
- Sam Walton
- Oprah Winfrey
- Ray Kroc
- What is your favorite College Sports Team
- Notre Dame
- Texas
- Alabama
- Ohio State
- Iowa
- North Carolina
- Iowa State
- Oklahoma
- USC
- Not a College Sports Fan
- What is your favorite Male Movie Characters
- Darth Vader
- Inspector Clouseau
- Mickey Mouse
- The Joker
- Rocky Balboa
- Captain Kirk
- James Bond
- Harry Potter
- Ace Ventura
- Michael Corleone
- What is your favorite Female Movie Characters
- Dorothy (Wizard of Oz)
- Monica Gellar
- Maria (Sound of Music)
- Elaine (Seinfeld)
- Brienne of Tart (Game of Thrones)
- Princess Leia
- Scarlett O’Hara
- Carrie Bradshaw (Sex and the City)
- Xena - Warrior Princess
- Mary Poppins
- What is your favorite Vacation Destination
- Hawaii
- Disney World
- Paris
- London
- The Bahamas
- Australia
- Ireland
- Pebble Beach
- Cancun
- “Staycation”
- What is your favorite Food
- Steak
- Chicken
- Pizza
- Mac & Cheese
- Bacon
- French Fries
- Pasta
- Donuts
- Ice Cream
- Fruits & Vegetables
- What is your favorite Holiday
- Christmas
- Memorial Day
- Halloween
- Thanksgiving
- St. Patrick’s Day
- Easter
- Valentine’s Day
- 4th of July
- Labor Day
- Hanukkah
- What is your favorite Band/Musical group
- The Eagles
- The Rolling Stones
- Bee Gees
- Guns ‘n Roses
- Styx
- Backstreet Boys
- The Go-Go’s
- Spice Girls
- Maroon 5
- Rascal Flats
- The Beatles
