Thanksgiving Icebreaker Questions (36 Questions to Spice Up Thanksgiving)

Thanksgiving is a time for family, friends and gratitude. Get to know your loved ones better with our list of awesome Thanksgiving icebreaker questions!

  • When is the perfect time to eat Thanksgiving dinner?
  • If you could only eat one Thanksgiving food, what would it be?
  • What are you thankful for this year?
  • Who are you thankful for?
  • What is your Thanksgiving guilty pleasure?
  • How do you like your gravy?
  • White meat or dark meat? Why?
  • If you couldn’t have turkey this year, what meat would you replace it with?
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  • Would you rather have the best Thanksgiving dinner with strangers, or the worst meal with family & friends?
  • Would you rather cook every dish at Thanksgiving or do all of the dishes?
  • What is a Thanksgiving tradition that you look forward to every year?
  • What is your favorite Thanksgiving dessert?
  • What is your most embarrassing Thanksgiving memory?
  • What are you looking forward to the most this Thanksgiving?
  • What are you looking forward to the most NEXT Thanksgiving?
  • If you could start a new Thanksgiving tradition, what would it be?
  • Do you have any favorite childhood Thanksgiving memories?
  • If you could have one famous person join for Thanksgiving dinner this year, who would it be?
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  • Which do you prefer to watch, the parade or the football game?
  • If you had to eliminate one classic Thanksgiving dish, which food would it be?
  • Which Thanksgiving dish best matches your personality? Explain…
  • Pumpkin, Pecan or Apple pie?
  • How much whipped cream do you put on top of your pie?
  • What are your Black Friday plans?
  • What is your favorite Thanksgiving smell?
  • Who is someone younger than you that you are thankful for?
  • Would you rather only eat cranberry sauce for a week or only gravy for a week?
  • Fluffy or chunky mashed potatoes?
  • Would you rather eat a whole pumpkin pie or no pie at all?
  • Would you rather PLAY football after dinner or WATCH football after dinner?
  • Who is someone older than you that you are thankful for?
  • What is something you are thankful for that starts with the letter “T”?
  • Would you rather eat at the kids’ table or the adult table?
  • What is something weird that you are thankful for?
  • What is something you are thankful for that starts with the first letter of your first name?
  • What is your favorite Thanksgiving food?

Check out our Thanksgiving Dicebreaker Conversation Game and try a new twist on these Thanksgiving icebreaker questions.

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