disagree on the earliest memory question – this can be too sensitive and personal, and thus make the conversation uncomfortable for some people. kinda same thing goes with the scars. just speaking from experience.
these are good ideas, i’m looking forward to more.
what about asking for someone’s life story in 1 minute or less (they can choose what important or random things to include, highlights, etc). not too creative, i realize, but i’ve seen this done well.
it’d be good to come up with a creative way of learning about tastes and interests and experiences—not ‘what’s your favorite movie’ or ‘what’s the most exciting thing you’ve ever done’, but other ways of getting to this same kind of information