What Questions Do You Ask a New Potential Partner?

When you have an initial encounter with someone through a device or meeting for coffee or outdoors somewhere, what questions do you ask to get to know them a bit and find out quickly (but not rudely) whether there is some meeting of minds and values?

Partially, this is about conversational skills and the ability to show an interest in someone else's life. But you also want to know whether to invest more time or move on quickly.

Let's explore together what questions might be effective.