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Theseus Sep 18th 2012 10:42 am

Silly questions needed
 
Hi all

I'm writing a workshop - i'm looking for some silly questions for an ice breaker. I'm delivering this workshop tomorrow so its all a bit last minute.

help me! what silly questions can i get people to ask each other?

vcf49 Sep 18th 2012 10:48 am

Re: Silly questions needed
 
Name of first cuddly toy or name of first pet...? Not sure whether you're after questions that need a short answer or require a longer one?!

Autonomy Sep 18th 2012 10:49 am

Re: Silly questions needed
 

Originally Posted by Theseus (Post 10286697)
Hi all

I'm writing a workshop - i'm looking for some silly questions for an ice breaker. I'm delivering this workshop tomorrow so its all a bit last minute.

help me! what silly questions can i get people to ask each other?

shark vs lion - who would win in a fight to the death....

britexpat76 Sep 18th 2012 10:54 am

Re: Silly questions needed
 
How come you press harder on a remote control when you know the battery is dead?

If an orange is orange, why isn't a lime called a green or a lemon called a yellow?

What color would a smurf turn if you choked it?

Why is Greenland called green when it is covered in ice?

Why does a gynecologist leave the room when you undress?

If a person owns a piece of land, do they own it all the way down to the center of the earth?

Why can't woman put their mascara on with their mouth closed?

Why are they called stairs inside but steps outside?

Why is there a light in the fridge but not in the freezer?

Britmal Sep 18th 2012 11:00 am

Re: Silly questions needed
 
Why isn't Phonetic spelt the way it sounds?

Cypselos Sep 18th 2012 11:09 am

Re: Silly questions needed
 

Originally Posted by britexpat76 (Post 10286710)
How come you press harder on a remote control when you know the battery is dead?


Why is Greenland called green when it is covered in ice?

Marketing - Erik the Red thought it'd persuade more people to move there.

Kix Sep 18th 2012 11:14 am

Re: Silly questions needed
 

Originally Posted by Cypselos (Post 10286731)
Marketing - Erik the Red thought it'd persuade more people to move there.

i thought you were taking the piss, but according to Wikipedia you're right!


When Erik returned to Iceland after his exile had expired, he is said to have brought with him stories of "Greenland". Erik deliberately gave the land a more appealing name than "Iceland" in order to lure potential settlers. He explained, "people would be attracted to go there if it had a favorable name".[6] He knew that the success of any settlement in Greenland would need the support of as many people as possible. His salesmanship proved successful, as many people (especially "those Vikings living on poor land in Iceland" and those that had suffered a "recent famine") became convinced that Greenland held great opportunity.

littlejimmy Sep 18th 2012 11:14 am

Re: Silly questions needed
 
What is the flying speed of the African Swallow?

Theseus Sep 18th 2012 11:17 am

Re: Silly questions needed
 

Originally Posted by vcf49 (Post 10286706)
Name of first cuddly toy or name of first pet...? Not sure whether you're after questions that need a short answer or require a longer one?!


Short or long I don't mind but yes questions like this are good.

Britexpat - I need question people can answer about themselves. but thanks i like the smurf one lol

auzdafluff Sep 18th 2012 11:21 am

Re: Silly questions needed
 
What is the surface tension of semen?

Yes. That question did 'come' up in a pub quiz once.

OleJanx Sep 18th 2012 11:25 am

Re: Silly questions needed
 
Why the hell are we here?

Theseus Sep 18th 2012 11:32 am

Re: Silly questions needed
 

Originally Posted by OleJanx (Post 10286752)
Why the hell are we here?

To listen to me ramble on about risk management for 2 hours :D

OleJanx Sep 18th 2012 11:35 am

Re: Silly questions needed
 

Originally Posted by Theseus (Post 10286761)
To listen to me ramble on about risk management for 2 hours :D

Ask them, then, for their brief understanding of what they think risk management entails.:)

al dente Sep 18th 2012 11:37 am

Re: Silly questions needed
 
Have you ever broken a bone?

OleJanx Sep 18th 2012 11:38 am

Re: Silly questions needed
 

Originally Posted by al dente (Post 10286769)
Have you ever broken a bone?

Mine, or someone else's?:D

al dente Sep 18th 2012 11:38 am

Re: Silly questions needed
 
are you more likely to be killed:

by a mule or a plane crash?

by a badger or a baboon?

OleJanx Sep 18th 2012 11:39 am

Re: Silly questions needed
 

Originally Posted by al dente (Post 10286775)
are you more likely to be killed:

by a mule or a plane crash?

by a badger or a baboon?

A) Mule

B) Badger giving you TB.

al dente Sep 18th 2012 11:40 am

Re: Silly questions needed
 
If the Chernobyl radiation cloud was imposed over this region, would we be under it?

al dente Sep 18th 2012 11:40 am

Re: Silly questions needed
 

Originally Posted by OleJanx (Post 10286777)
A) Mule

B) Badger giving you TB.

You'd go down well at conferences.:D

OleJanx Sep 18th 2012 11:41 am

Re: Silly questions needed
 

Originally Posted by al dente (Post 10286779)
If the Chernobyl radiation cloud was imposed over this region, would we be under it?

Yes. Glow as you go, the alternative lighting system.

Theseus Sep 18th 2012 11:44 am

Re: Silly questions needed
 

Originally Posted by OleJanx (Post 10286777)
A) Mule

B) Badger giving you TB.

How many badgers have you seen in Doha recently?

OleJanx Sep 18th 2012 11:45 am

Re: Silly questions needed
 

Originally Posted by Theseus (Post 10286785)
How many badgers have you seen in Doha recently?

Last plane crash in Doha was 1979. When was the last person turfed out of Doha for having TB? This week?

weasel decentral Sep 18th 2012 11:46 am

Re: Silly questions needed
 
What's the largest animal you could throw over a football crossbar?

(For me a reckon a medium sized dog or goat)


Could an air plane take off from a running treadmill?

Is a sandwich cut in half two sandwiches?

OleJanx Sep 18th 2012 11:48 am

Re: Silly questions needed
 
If a pair of trousers is plural, why is a trouser suit singular?

kittycat1 Sep 18th 2012 12:38 pm

Re: Silly questions needed
 
what colour pants/knickers are you wearing?

britexpat76 Sep 18th 2012 1:20 pm

Re: Silly questions needed
 

Originally Posted by kittycat1 (Post 10286877)
what colour pants/knickers are you wearing?

I like that one.

Followed by, when was the last time you had a wank.

Theseus Sep 18th 2012 1:50 pm

Re: Silly questions needed
 
I'm not sure our qatari colleagues are going to enjoy asking or answering the what colour pants question. lol

al dente Sep 18th 2012 1:51 pm

Re: Silly questions needed
 

Originally Posted by Theseus (Post 10286991)
I'm not sure our qatari colleagues are going to enjoy asking or answering the what colour pants question. lol

But they won't mind the wanking one?

Theseus Sep 18th 2012 1:56 pm

Re: Silly questions needed
 
hehe no that's fine

Meow Sep 18th 2012 2:19 pm

Re: Silly questions needed
 
If you could choose one superpower, what would you choose? And why?

Britmal Sep 18th 2012 2:22 pm

Re: Silly questions needed
 
Q: What's the difference between an elephant and a wanker?

A: You can't get your arm round an elephant...

auzdafluff Sep 18th 2012 2:46 pm

Re: Silly questions needed
 

Originally Posted by Theseus (Post 10286991)
I'm not sure our qatari colleagues are going to enjoy asking or answering the what colour pants question. lol

Oh, you're asking Qataris...

Here's a silly question.

On a scale of one to ten, one being a complete and abject failure, and ten being the ranked the worst sporting event in history, how successful will Qatar 2022 be?

OleJanx Sep 18th 2012 2:48 pm

Re: Silly questions needed
 

Originally Posted by auzdafluff (Post 10287088)
Oh, you're asking Qataris...

Here's a silly question.

On a scale of one to ten, one being a complete and abject failure, and ten being the ranked the worst sporting event in history, how successful will Qatar 2022 be?

You actually expect Qataris to turn up?!:eek:

Theseus Sep 18th 2012 5:16 pm

Re: Silly questions needed
 

Originally Posted by OleJanx (Post 10287092)
You actually expect Qataris to turn up?!:eek:

Well there are only two Qataris but yes as they are both really reliable and lovely.

The rest are Brits and Germans

kittycat1 Sep 18th 2012 5:17 pm

Re: Silly questions needed
 
don't mention the war!

Theseus Sep 18th 2012 5:19 pm

Re: Silly questions needed
 
Lol i'll try

Kix Sep 18th 2012 5:46 pm

Re: Silly questions needed
 

Originally Posted by kittycat1 (Post 10287330)
don't mention the war!

I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it all right.
So! It's all forgotten now, and let's hear no more about it. So, that's two egg mayonnaise, a prawn Goebbels, a Hermann Goering, and four Colditz salads.

littlejimmy Sep 18th 2012 6:47 pm

Re: Silly questions needed
 

Originally Posted by Kix (Post 10287370)
I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it all right.
So! It's all forgotten now, and let's hear no more about it. So, that's two egg mayonnaise, a prawn Goebbels, a Hermann Goering, and four Colditz salads.

Stop it!

You started it!

No we didn't!

Yes you did, you invaded Poland!

redShark Sep 18th 2012 6:49 pm

Re: Silly questions needed
 

Originally Posted by kittycat1 (Post 10286877)
what colour pants/knickers are you wearing?

Men over there don't normally wear pants, it is not comfortable with the thobe dress they wear

Autonomy Sep 18th 2012 7:09 pm

Re: Silly questions needed
 

Originally Posted by Meow (Post 10287037)
If you could choose one superpower, what would you choose? And why?

I think most Qatari's would choose the USA.... oh.....


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