Movies and shows
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What was the last funny movie you saw?
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What’s your favorite movie(s)?
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What kind of shows do you watch?
Food
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What is your favorite food?
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Can you cook it? How is it prepared?
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What types of foreign food have you tried? What is your favorite?
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Do you like “rare” steak or do you think it is disgusting?
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What would your death row meal be? (My Favorite)
Beer
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Do you think beer is a man’s drink or a woman’s drink?
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Do you ever mix anything with beer?
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Do you know how beer is made?
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What’s your favorite type of beer? Why?
Small talk/catch up
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Tell me three unlikely things you did today.
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“What’s the strangest thing about where you grew up?”
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“What does your name mean?” (If they say, “I don’t know,” reply, “What would you like it to mean?”)
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“What are you looking forward to this week?”
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“Who do you think is the luckiest person in this room?”
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“What does this house remind you of?”
Kids
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Do you have any children?
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How old are they?
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Any cool interests that they’re into?
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What’s the creepiest thing you’ve heard your kid say?
Sports
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Do you prefer playing or watching sports?
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How do you prefer watching sports? Going there, being at home on TV, or in a bar on a giant screen?
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What’s your favorite team?
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Are you in any Fantasy Leagues?
Vacation/Travel Plan
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If you could fly anywhere for free, where would you go and why?
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Ever been on a road trip? To where?
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Where’s the last place you traveled? How old were you when you went?
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Do you prefer a backpacking vacation or relaxing on the beach?
Restaurants
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What’s your favorite restaurant?
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What do you usually order?
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Any good places to eat around here?
Music
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If music were all of a sudden deleted from the world, how would you feel and what would you miss?
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What kind of genre do you most like to listen to?
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Do you have a favorite band or singer? Why do you like them?
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What is your least favorite type of music? Country?