40 Holiday Icebreaker Questions

Prompts (40)

• 1. Do you open presents on the eve or on the morning itself?

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  on the eveon the morning itself

• 2. Would you rather spend New Year's Eve at a big party or with a small crew at home?

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  at a big partywith a small crew at home

• 3. Are you more excited by eight nights of candlelight or one big day of celebrating?

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  eight nights of candlelightone big day of celebrating

• 4. Would you rather watch fireworks at midnight or watch the first sunrise of the new year?

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  fireworks at midnightthe first sunrise of the new year

• 5. Do you like holiday decorations to be classic red and green or blue, silver and white?

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  classic red and greenblue, silver and white

• 6. Would you rather try a festival of lights in another country or a winter market in a snowy town square?

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  a festival of lights in another countrya winter market in a snowy town square

• 7. Does your household put the decorations up the minute the season starts or the week before the big day?

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  the minute the season startsthe week before the big day

• 8. Would the group decorate with folded paper stars or dried orange garlands?

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  folded paper starsdried orange garlands

• 9. Do you like holiday mornings that start early or that start slow?

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  start earlystart slow

• 10. Do you shake your presents to guess what's inside or wait patiently?

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  shake your presentswait patiently

• 11. When you open a gift, do you carefully save the paper or rip it to shreds?

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  carefully save the paperrip it to shreds

• 12. Would the group rather unwrap a mystery craft kit or a mystery picnic basket?

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  a mystery craft kita mystery picnic basket

• 13. Do you write a wish list or let people surprise you?

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  write a wish listlet people surprise you

• 14. Is your favorite kind of gift something homemade or something from a shop?

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  something homemadesomething from a shop

• 15. Do you hide gifts in a closet or under the bed?

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  in a closetunder the bed

• 16. Would you rather receive a book or a board game?

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  a booka board game

• 17. For a festive breakfast, would the group choose baked pears or potato waffles?

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  baked pearspotato waffles

• 18. At a festive dinner, would the group try every side dish or save space for a cheese board?

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  try every side dishsave space for a cheese board

• 19. Gingerbread house: do you build it carefully or eat the decorations while you go?

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  build it carefullyeat the decorations while you go

• 20. Which is the better winter treat: warm apple pie or a stack of jelly doughnuts?

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  warm apple piea stack of jelly doughnuts

• 21. Are you team candy cane or team chocolate coins?

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  team candy caneteam chocolate coins

• 22. Do you prefer holiday cookies decorated with icing or plain with sprinkles?

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  decorated with icingplain with sprinkles

• 23. Would you rather cook the holiday meal or be in charge of cleanup?

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  cook the holiday mealbe in charge of cleanup

• 24. Is the best part of a holiday feast the leftovers the next day or the meal itself?

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  the leftovers the next daythe meal itself

• 25. For holiday travel, would you rather take a long road trip or a short flight?

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  a long road tripa short flight

• 26. For holiday travel, would the group choose one roomy suitcase or two compact bags?

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  one roomy suitcasetwo compact bags

• 27. Would you rather spend the holidays hosting at home or traveling to see family?

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  hosting at hometraveling to see family

• 28. On a long holiday drive, are you in charge of the snacks or the music?

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  the snacksthe music

• 29. Would you rather host everyone at your place or be the guest who travels?

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  host everyone at your placebe the guest who travels

• 30. Do you prefer to travel on the busy days before the holiday or wait and travel on the quiet day itself?

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  on the busy days before the holidaywait and travel on the quiet day itself

• 31. Would you rather visit a cabin in the mountains or a big city lit up for the season?

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  a cabin in the mountainsa big city lit up for the season

• 32. On a snowy day, would you rather build a snowman or stay inside by the window?

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  build a snowmanstay inside by the window

• 33. For a quiet winter night, would the group choose a blanket fort or a tabletop craft?

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  a blanket forta tabletop craft

• 34. Do you wear matching holiday pajamas proudly or avoid them completely?

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  wear matching holiday pajamas proudlyavoid them completely

• 35. When the first snow falls, do you watch it from a window or run outside to catch it?

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  watch it from a windowrun outside to catch it

• 36. Do you prefer a crackling fireplace or a room full of twinkle lights?

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  a crackling fireplacea room full of twinkle lights

• 37. Is the best winter sound falling snow silence or a busy kitchen?

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  falling snow silencea busy kitchen

• 38. Do you love fuzzy socks or prefer slippers?

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  fuzzy socksslippers

• 39. Do you take tons of holiday photos or just live in the moment?

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  take tons of holiday photosjust live in the moment

• 40. Is your favorite part of the season the build-up or the big day itself?

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  the build-upthe big day itself

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