Gentlemen, this is Mantelligence. Today, we're showing you 10 of the best questions to ask to get to know someone
we all know it's not always easy getting to know someone and if you run out of things to say
Many of us fall back on boring small talk questions like what do you do for work?
But that's why having a bank of thought-provoking
Interesting and fun questions can be so helpful. So here are 10 of the best getting to know you questions
Question 10 if you could take only three items with you to a deserted island, what would they be?
This is not only one of the most fun questions to ask to get to know someone
But it also helps you determine what matters most to a person
Are the items they choose based off of survival are they personal and sentimental or are they both?
If they're tactical and functional the person is likely a go-getter who cares most about getting ahead if their personal and sentimental
The person probably cares a lot about the people that they love and the experiences that they've had
So listen carefully to their items and try to determine what they say about the person and their values
Question 9 if you had to choose to live without one of your five senses, which one would you give up?
One of their five senses will be lost forever and they have to choose which one
So out of their sight, hearing, taste, smell,and physical touch which sense could they bear to live without
This question can be difficult to answer
Because each one of those gives you important information about the world and a different way to enjoy it like seeing a beautiful view
Hearing Incredible music or tasting delicious food
Now while this question is definitely thought-provoking it usually turns into a surprisingly interesting conversation
Question 8 what animal best represents you and what?
When you ask this question what you're really asking is what animal shows the most personality traits with you?
For example, are they brave and family-oriented like a lion are they watchful and independent like a bald eagle
Or are they laid-back and friendly
But also protective like a dog so instead of asking something boring like what are your personality traits?
Use this comparison to animals to get to know them and who they think they are better
Question seven if you could have one superpower
What would it be and how would you use it?
Out of any Superhuman ability which one do they want to have the most and if they got their power
How would they use it? Do they want to be invisible to stay hidden while they gather information or to break the rules?
Do they want to be able to fly to experience more of the world or to fulfill a sense of adventure?
Or do they want to have superhuman strength to protect loved ones or to help others?
No matter what power they choose this question helps you get to know the person's innermost desires and whether those are for personal gain
Adventure helping others, or maybe even doing wrong
Question six if you could live in any book TV show or movie which would it be?
This question isn't just asking what their favorite book TV show or movie is it's really asking what lifestyle do you really want?
For example would they choose the action-packed fictional life of James Bond or Jason Bourne?
Would they choose the fun entertaining comedic life of the Simpsons or South Park?
Or would it be a historically significant life like that of the great Gatsby
By asking this question you'll learn what lifestyle they would have if all options past present real and fictional were available to them
Question 5 if you were on death row, What would be your final meal?
What dish do they love so much,
That they choose it as their last meal ever? And more importantly why would they choose that as their final meal?
would they choose their childhood favorite meal like their mother used to make?
Or would they choose something extravagant that they didn't get to have often in their life?
After they answer you'll know what one of their favorite meals is and more importantly you'll have an idea of what type of experiences
sentimental or luxurious that they value most
Question four what's the craziest thing you've ever done?
What's the craziest most spontaneous?
Dangerous or adventurous thing that they've ever done
Was it an extreme sport like skydiving or bungee jumping?
Was it spontaneous? Like taking a vacation without knowing exactly where they were going?
Or was it dangerous or even law-breaking like jumping off of a roof or shoplifting?
once they answer you'll get to know something very important about them as a person
The limit of what they are and are not comfortable doing
Question three if your house was burning, and you could only save one item. What would it be and why?
With this question you'll not only find out what important item they would save from a fire
But you'll also get an idea of what values the person displays by choosing the item is
The item that they choose the one with the greatest physical value, or is the one with the deepest personal significance
Whatever they choose this question will tell you whether they value things or memories more and what specific thing or memory they value the most
Question two if you could have dinner with any one person living or dead who would they be and why?
Who would they choose to have a conversation with over dinner would it be someone that they greatly admire?
Someone that they once knew and miss or someone that they're curious about in intimate detail
after they tell you who they'd like to eat with you'll understand more about their desires
and what people they valued or despised throughout their life or throughout history?
Question 1 which 1900s, Era would you travel back to?
If they got the chance would they travel back to see the free love of the 1970's
would it be the prohibition and speakeasies of the 1920's
Or maybe it would be the era of their own childhood after they tell you ask. What about that, era?
Specifically makes them want to travel back is it the music the clothing the economy or the political situation?
when you know not only the period that they would go to but also what they value most from that period, you'll have a
Surprisingly better picture of that person and who they really are
There's the 10 best questions to ask to get to know someone use them next time the conversation gets dull
or you're stuck in a boring small talk rut
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