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Fun questions teachers can use for quizzes: a collection of topics that get everyone excited and help people bond

How much do you know about your teacher? There might be unexpected sides they don’t show in class, or funny stories that will make you laugh.

Fun teacher-quiz questions are perfect not only for icebreakers with someone you’ve just met or class events, but also for livening up everyday conversations.

We’ve put together a variety of questions, from classics like “If you won 100 million yen in the lottery, what would you spend it on?” to quirky curveballs that will make you chuckle.

The moment you hear the teacher’s answers, both teachers and students are sure to smile together.

Feel free to use these as a reference!

Fun questions teachers can use in quizzes: A roundup of icebreakers to get everyone excited and closer (11–20)

Which hero did you admire as a child?

Which hero did you admire as a child?

Don’t you ever wonder what kind of heroes your teachers admired when they were young? Even those dependable, grown-up teachers you always see were once kids like you, and they must have had their own favorite heroes and characters.

Maybe it was timeless icons like Kamen Rider, Superman, Ultraman, or Sailor Moon.

Or perhaps it was athletes, their parents, historical figures, or a beloved mentor.

Learning about someone’s childhood heroes makes for a fun quiz that also lets you imagine what kind of child they were back then.

What’s the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning?

What's the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning?

Morning is a crucial moment when the day begins, and how you spend that time can affect how fulfilling your day feels.

This activity asks people to predict their very first action in the morning to get a sense of their personality and behavior patterns.

It’s also important to consider whether they can spring into action the moment they wake up—factoring in whether they wake up easily or not.

Adding a twist—questioning whether the person is truly waking up in the morning—can smoothly lead into a conversation about whether they’re a morning person or a night owl.

What subject did you like when you were a child?

What subject did you like when you were a child?

Different people tend to have different strengths and weaknesses in the various subjects they studied at school.

This activity asks you to guess which subjects someone was good at and which ones they liked, so you can sense differences in their personalities.

Since being good at a subject doesn’t always match liking it, the prediction can be tricky when there’s a gap.

Using that as a starting point, it’s also a great idea to shift the conversation to topics about the subjects themselves—like what aspects they enjoyed.

It might be a chance to look back on the time when you were learning.

If you could be invisible for just one day, what would you do?

If you could be invisible for just one day, what would you do?

Psychic powers are a staple element in stories, and many people have probably imagined abilities they admire.

Among such powers, let’s focus on the ability to become invisible and try to predict what someone would want to do with it.

It could be exciting to consider this not only from the questioner’s personality but also to see how close it is to what the respondent wants to do.

You could also segue into topics like other possible uses, making it a fun conversation starter as well.

What’s a song you always sing at karaoke?

What's a song you always sing at karaoke?

If you’re a music lover, here’s a question you should definitely try asking: have them guess your go-to karaoke song.

If it’s someone you’ve been to karaoke with many times, they might get it right.

Otherwise, they’ll likely have to deduce it from your generation and musical tastes.

What makes this question tricky is that the songs you usually listen to aren’t necessarily the ones you sing.

Even younger people sometimes have a surprising Showa-era classic as their signature number.

If you’ve got an unexpected go-to song like that, try asking this question and surprise everyone.

What is something you’d like to try eating at least once?

What is something you’d like to try eating at least once?

There are rare delicacies from around the world, bizarre foods, and ultra-luxury ingredients that are hard to get—things you don’t normally eat and don’t necessarily want to eat every day, but might want to try at least once in your life, right? Think of those slightly unusual foods and turn them into a quiz! Even people who know you well probably won’t guess the answer easily…

Which is why everyone will likely throw out all kinds of guesses, making it a lively, fun question to get the conversation going.

Funny questions teachers can use in quizzes. A collection of topics to liven things up and help everyone get along better (21–30)

What do you do on your days off?

What do you do on your days off?

Everyone spends their days off differently: some use the time to rest, while others fully indulge in their hobbies.

This activity aims to glean personality traits, behavior patterns, and what people value in their daily lives from how they spend their holidays.

Even if someone uses the time for rest, have them consider the finer details of how they rest; if it’s about hobbies, have them think through the specifics—encouraging deeper reflection.

If you discover shared ways of spending time, that can become a great springboard for a lively conversation.