All About Me Jeopardy — Free Icebreaker Game & Categories

Five All About Me categories that always work

Each column below is a category, with five example clues you can adapt to your own group. Swap the details, keep the shape.

How to play All About Me Jeopardy

One thing to avoid

Do not include a fact someone gave you privately, or anything about salary, health, relationships or religion. The game works because it is safe to be the answer. Ask for facts on a form so people choose what they are happy to share, and drop anything you are unsure about.

Adapting it for your group

Load the board and swap in your people

The starter board opens in the editor with all five categories and 25 clues already written. Replace the details with your group's answers and host it — free, no account.

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Frequently asked questions

What is All About Me Jeopardy?

All About Me Jeopardy is a get-to-know-you version of the game where every clue describes a fact about someone in the room, and the answer is that person's name. It is used for icebreakers, onboarding, first-week classrooms, showers and family reunions.

How do I collect the facts for the board?

Send a short form a week ahead with one question per category — hometown, first job, hidden talent, unpopular opinion, and one surprising fact. Five questions takes each person about two minutes and gives you a full 5×5 board.

How many people do you need?

It works from about six people upward. Below six, everyone can guess every answer. Above about thirty, use two facts per person so nobody is left out of the board entirely.

What are good All About Me Jeopardy categories?

The five that reliably work are Where I'm From, First Jobs, Hidden Talents, Unpopular Opinions, and Two Truths and a Lie. Each is low-risk to answer honestly and produces a story worth hearing.

How do you stop people guessing their own clue?

Set one rule out loud before the first question: nobody may buzz in on a clue about themselves. That single rule is all the format needs.

Is All About Me Jeopardy good for onboarding new hires?

Yes — it is the strongest use of the format. Build the board from the new starters and let the existing team guess. Twenty minutes gets five new names genuinely learned, which a round of introductions never manages.

Can I play it remotely over Zoom or Teams?

Yes, and it often plays better remotely. Share your screen with the board while players buzz in from their phones, so you can see everyone's reaction in the video grid.

Is it free?

Yes. Load the starter board on this page, edit the clues to match your group, and host it — free, with no account and no limits.