Social Event Questions

7 Easy To Ask Questions For Social Events
How do you like the band/food/play (fill in the blank) so far?
How do you know the hosts? (This tells me about connections and helps me find possible similarities.)
What do you do when you're not at cookouts? (work/family/hobbies)
What do you do for a living? or Do you work outside the home?
What do you do for fun?
How did you end up in ___________ (Name of city)?
How did you two meet (if you're talking to a couple)?

Thanks to John Chandler of The Spence Network for the above.