If you were a millionaire, what type of kitchen utensil would you be?
Observe:
The 'if' beginning immediatly opens up the questioned to many possibilities, from 'If I were rich' to 'If you do that . . .' and prepares the questioned for the fantastical.
The 'millionaire' section then brings the questioned a bit of background and information, immediatly obliterating many possibilities and narrowing down the answers.
Following that is the seemingly random 'what type of kitchen utensil would you be?' The type clears up the question somewhat, and is further clarified by the phrase 'kitchen utensil,' bringing the question to a more pedestrian, comfortable level. With the 'you,' as always in English unclear if it is the formal or intimate form, the question brings the questioned to their favorite subject - themself.
