warm up discussion topics

1. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
If you were a color, what
color would you be?

2. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
Would you rather be one
inch tall or 10 feet tall? Why?

3. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
If you could go by a different
name, what would it be?

4. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
If you were a celebrity, what
would you be famous for?

5. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What is your favorite book or
movie character?

6. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
If you could have an unusual
superpower, what would it
be?

7. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What was your favorite
game to play at recess when
you were a kid?

8. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
If you could keep any animal
for a pet, what animal would
it be?

9. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What unconventional topic
do you wish you could learn
as a subject?

10. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
If you had your own country,
what would you call it?

11. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
Should pineapple be a pizza
topping? Why? Why not?

12. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What is your favorite word?
Why?

13. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
If you had three wishes,
what would you wish for?

14. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What do you like about your
best friend?

15. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What was the best present
you ever received? Why?

16. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What is one thing that you
are really good at? How did
you get good at it?

17. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
How do you use what you
are good at to help others?

18. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
If you could make one food
appear whenever you
wanted, what food would it
be?

19. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
If you were President for a
day, what laws would you
make?

20. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What is one thing you could
do all day without stopping?

21. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What is one thing that you
love about (club activity)?

22. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What is the best place you
have ever visited? Why is it
so great?

23. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What was your favorite
family vacation of all time?

24. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
If you had a TV show, what
would it be called?

25. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What is your catchphrase, or
a word you say a lot?

26. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
If you were to write a book,
what would it be about?

27. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What’s a small thing
someone did that really
encouraged you?

28. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What is the best piece of
advice you’ve ever received?

29. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What one song will you
always know every word to?

30. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What aspect of how you
were raised influenced your
outlook on the world the
most?

31. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What aspects of your major
appeal to you the most?

32. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What is a word you know in
another language?

33. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What jingle always gets stuck
in your head?

34. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What is your go-to karaoke
song?

35. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
If there were 25 hours in a
day, how would you spend
your extra hour? Why?

36. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
Is there any celebrity you’re
distantly connected to,
through a friend of a friend
or family member? How?

37. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What is your favorite guilty
pleasure?

38. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
Is celebrity worship a good
or bad thing for people and
society?

39. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
If you had to get a tattoo,
what would your tattoo be?

40. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
If you could create a
nickname for yourself, what
would it be?

41. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What is the most interesting
topic you’ve done a project
on?

42. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
Who is the wisest person
you know?

43. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What is one quality you have
that helps when you work in
a group?

44. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What country would you
travel to if you could go
anywhere?

45. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
If one historical figure could
speak to this club, who
would you want it to be?

46. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What’s your favorite quote?

47. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
If you could eliminate any
food from existence, what
would it be?

48. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What is the first thing you do
when you wake up or the
last thing you do before you
go to bed?

49. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
Where do you do school work
most frequently? At home? The
library? Your kitchen table? The
backyard? Your bed?

50. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What did you eat for breakfast?

51. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What’s your number one tip for
combating distractions when
studying?

52. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
Are you an early bird or night
owl?

53. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What about showers? Do you
prefer morning or night? Why?

54. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What’s one thing we could do to
improve our class meetings?

55. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What’s your favorite flower or
plant?

56. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What’s your favorite scent?

57. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What’s the last great TV show
you binge watched?

58. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
Best book you’ve ever read?

59. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What’s your favorite way to get
in some exercise?

60. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
If you could write a book, what
genre would you write it in?
Mystery? Thriller? Romance?
Historical fiction? Non-fiction?

61. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What is one article of clothing
that someone could wear that
would make you walk out on a
date with them?

62. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
The zombie apocalypse is
coming, who are 3 people you
want on your team? Why?

63. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What is your most used emoji?

64. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What was the worst style choice
you ever made?

65. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What was the worst haircut you
ever had?

66. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
Who was your childhood actor
crush?

67. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
If you were a wrestler what
would be your entrance theme
song?

68. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
Have you ever been told you
look like someone famous, who
was it?

69. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
If you could bring back any
fashion trend what would it be?

70. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What did you name your first
car?

71. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
You have your own late night
talk show, who do you invite as
your first guest?

72. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
If a movie was made of your life
what genre would it be? Who
would play you?

73. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
If you were famous, what would
you be famous for?

74. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What was your least favorite
food as a child? Do you still hate
it or do you love it now?

75. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
If you were left on a deserted
island with either your worst
enemy or no one, which would
you choose? Why?

76. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
If aliens landed on earth
tomorrow and offered to take
you home with them, would you
go?

77. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, Teens:
Which decade do you love the
most and why?

78. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What’s your favorite sandwich
and why?

79. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What is your favorite item you’ve
bought this year?

80. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What would be the most
surprising scientific discovery
imaginable?

81. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What is your absolute dream
job?

82. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What would the title of your
autobiography be?

83. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
Say you’re independently
wealthy and don’t have to work,
what would you do with your
time?

84. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
Choose a side: The Sussexes
(Meghan & Harry) or The Wales
(William & Kate) & the Crown.
Why?

85. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
If you had to delete all but 3
apps from your smartphone,
which ones would you keep?

86. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What is your favorite magical or
mythological animal?

87. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What does your favorite shirt
look like?

88. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
Who is your favorite Disney hero
or heroine? Would you trade
places with them?

89. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What would your dream house
be like?

90. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
You’re going sail around the
world, what’s the name of your
boat?

91. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What fictional family would you
be a member of?

92. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What sport would you compete
in if you were in the Olympics?

93. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What was the worst job you ever
had?

94. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
You can have anyone fictional
as your imaginary friend, who do
you choose and why?

95. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What’s your favorite tradition or
holiday?

96. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What fictional world or place
would you like to visit?

97. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What is your favorite time of the
day and why?

98. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
Teleportation or flying?

99. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
If you had a time machine,
would go back in time or into the
future?

100. Fishbowl Warm-Up!
What’s the weirdest food you’ve
ever eaten?