60 poll questions to ask your audience (by occasion)

The fastest way to get a room talking is a single, well-aimed poll question. Below are 60 you can copy straight into PollsLive, grouped by occasion, with the right question type noted for each. New to running them? Start with how to run a live poll in 2 minutes or the online voting guide.

Icebreakers & warm-ups

1. How are you arriving today — energised, steady, or running on coffee? — *multiple choice*
2. Pick the emoji that matches your week. — *multiple choice*
3. In one word, what's on your mind right now? — *open-ended (word cloud)*
4. Cats, dogs, or neither? — *multiple choice*
5. Where are you joining from today? — *open-ended (word cloud)*

Team meetings & standups

1. What should we tackle first this week? — *multiple choice*
2. How confident are we in hitting the sprint goal? — *scale 1–5*
3. What's the biggest blocker right now? — *open-ended (word cloud)*
4. Rank these priorities for next sprint. — *ranking*
5. Are we meeting too much, too little, or about right? — *multiple choice*

Classroom & training

1. How well did you understand today's topic? — *scale 1–5*
2. Which concept should we revisit? — *multiple choice*
3. Ask me one question about today's lesson. — *open-ended*
4. Was the pace too slow, just right, or too fast? — *multiple choice*
5. Which example helped most? — *multiple choice*

More classroom patterns in the teacher's guide to exit tickets & live quizzes and PollsLive for education.

Events & conferences

1. Which session are you most excited for? — *multiple choice*
2. What brought you to this event? — *multiple choice*
3. In one word, how's the event so far? — *open-ended (word cloud)*
4. What topic should we cover next year? — *open-ended*
5. How likely are you to attend again? — *scale 1–5*

Webinars & demand-gen

1. What's your biggest challenge with [topic]? — *multiple choice*
2. Where are you in your journey: exploring, comparing, or ready to buy? — *multiple choice*
3. What would you most like a demo of? — *multiple choice*
4. Any questions for the speaker? — *open-ended (Q&A)*

Turn those answers into qualified leads — see make your webinar interactive.

Fun & social

1. Pineapple on pizza: yes or no? — *multiple choice*
2. Best decade for music? — *multiple choice*
3. Which superpower would you pick? — *multiple choice*
4. Describe this team in one word. — *open-ended (word cloud)*

Every question here runs without a login for your audience. Drop them into a template or build your own deck. Need to keep answers private? See anonymous voting.