new year’s icebreakers for remote teams
FUN NEW YEAR’S ICEBREAKER QUESTIONS and games
This article will feature 60+ new year’s icebreaker questions and new year’s icebreaker games to play with your team at work!
As we close out 2023, celebrating the year gone and being inspired about the year to come with our teams can help boost team morale and engagement. We have gathered all of our favorite New Year’s virtual games and icebreaker questions, New Year’s trivia questions, and New Year’s This Or That questions so that you can have fun, festive and easy ways to engage your teams. These game ideas work great for any end-of-year party, corporate event, team building session, or meeting, so check out our fun New Year’s icebreaker and New Year’s game ideas!
1. New Year’s Icebreaker Questions
Do you have any New Year traditions?
Do you always set out New Year’s resolutions?
Would you rather go out for New Year’s or stay in?
Did you stick to any of your 2023 resolutions?
Do you usually watch the ball drop on NYE?
What is the best appetizer at a New Year’s party?
Do you have any professional New Year resolutions?
Would you rather celebrate NYE in New York or Ibiza?
What is the best firework display you have seen during NYE?
Would you rather go to a fancy dress or a cocktail party to celebrate NYE?
For more, check out our Holiday Icebreaker Questions blog post!
2. New Year’s This Or That Questions
House party or cocktail party?
Dress up or casual and comfy?
Fireworks or sparklers?
Cocktails or wine?
Champagne or sparkling cider?
New Year’s Eve Movies: When Harry Met Sally or About Time?
Photobooth: classy or funny props?
A polar bear plunge or a NYE marathon?
January challenges: yay or nay?
NYE Bingo or NYE Never Have I Ever?
For more, check out our New Year’s This Or That Questions article!
New Year’s Trivia Game: In 2023… Pop Culture Trivia
1. What network released the hit post-apocalyptic show The Last Of Us in 2023?
Hulu
Amazon Prime
HBO
2. At which award show did NSYNC reunite in 2023?
Grammy Awards
MTV Music Video Awards
American Music Awards
3. What is the name of Britney Spears’ 2023 memoir?
Finding Me
Dear Girls
The Woman In Me
4. Which artist had the highest-selling tour of 2023?
Taylor Swift - The Eras Tour
Beyoncé - The Renaissance Word Tour
Coldplay - Music Of The Spheres
5. In what month did ‘Barben-Heimer’ take place?
April
July
September
6. Which celebrity brought along a lion head to the 2023 Met Gala?
Kylie Jenner
Doja Cat
Dua Lipa
7. Who won the 2023 Grammy for Album Of The Year?
Harry Styles
Adele
Lizzo
8. Who headlined Coachella 2023?
Blackpink, Bad Bunny and Frank Ocean
Harry Styles, Billie Eilish & Swedish House Mafia
Childish Gambino, Tame Impala and Ariana Grande
9. Which classic Disney movie was released as a live-action in 2023?
The Lion King
Mulan
The Little Mermaid
10. Who won the women’s singles title at the US Open?
Naomi Osaka
Emma Raducanu
Coco Gauff
For more fun trivia, check out our Holiday Trivia article!
4. Virtual New Year’s Game: Leave It In 2022
What fashion trend would you leave behind in 2023?
What social media trend would you leave behind in 2023?
What interior design trend would you leave behind in 2023?
What food trend would you leave behind in 2023?
What beauty trend would you leave behind in 2023?
What song would you leave behind in 2023?
What movie franchise would you leave behind in 2023?
What brand would you leave behind in 2023?
7. Virtual New Year’s Game: Most Likely To… In 2023
If you are looking for a fun new year’s icebreaker for the office, why not invite your team to play a game of Most Likely To…In 2023? All you have to do is offer some fun prompts and have your colleagues appoint one another! You can choose professional, funny, fun or personal life prompts depending on how well your team knows one another and how big your event is. Check out ten fun prompts to get you started!
Who is most likely to take a social media break in 2024?
Who is most likely to nail a presentation in 2024?
Who is most likely to forget to turn their mic on during a Zoom meeting in 2024?
Who is most likely to reply to an email within a minute in 2024?
Who is most likely to close a tricky sale in 2024?
Who is most likely to work remotely from somewhere cool in 2024?
Who is most likely to be the best team hype person in 2024?
Who is most likely to start a side hustle in 2024?
Who is most likely to go viral on social media in 2024?
Who is most likely to make a dramatic life change in 2024?
8. Quick & Easy New Year’s Game: Match The Resolution
In this fun game, invite your team to reflect on years past and offer up some of their best or most unique New Years' resolutions. Then, have the team match the colleague to the resolution and explain why!
9. New Year’s Game For Teams: a year in review
Ask your team to reflect on the year gone and share with the group some of their favorite memories and most memorable moments, or reflect on the lessons that 2023 brought. This is a great opportunity to recognize your team and share your company or team achievements! After all, we couldn’t do it without them. Check out ten easy prompts to get you started!
2023 Lessons
What did 2023 teach you about teamwork?
What did 2023 teach you about family?
What did 2023 teach you about friendship?
What did 2023 teach you about yourself?
What did 2023 teach you about company culture?
2023 Highlights
What was your favorite place you visited in 2023?
What was an achievement you are proud of from 2023?
What skills did you gain in 2023?
What practices helped you in 2023??
What is one thing you loved about 2023?
We have created some free New Year’s Quiz Sheets To Play With your team!
Free New Year’s Icebreaker Sheet by KraftyLab.
Free New Year’s This Or That Questions Sheet.
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