Would you rather questions give players two options and ask them to pick one. The game works at dinner, in class, on road trips and before team calls. Below are 150 original would you rather questions sorted by group, from funny and kids to hard, deep, work and couples, plus simple rules and tips for writing your own.
In this article
- What Are Would You Rather Questions?
- Pick the Right List for Your Group
- Funny Would You Rather Questions
- Would You Rather Questions for Kids
- Would You Rather Questions for Teens
- Would You Rather Questions for Adults
- Hard Would You Rather Questions
- Deep Would You Rather Questions
- Would You Rather Questions for Work
- Would You Rather Questions for Couples
- Themed Rounds: Food, Travel and Superpowers
- How to Play the Would You Rather Game
- How to Write Your Own Would You Rather Questions
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Start Your Next Round
What Are Would You Rather Questions?
A would you rather question is a short dilemma with two choices, usually both tempting or both awkward. The player has to pick one, and there is no right answer. The fun is in the reason: why someone picks talking to animals over breathing underwater says more about them than the choice itself.
The format started long before party games. According to Dictionary.com, the question began in 1960s psychology research, appeared as a children’s game in a 1970s study, and later became a board game, a 2011 BBC America show with Graham Norton, and a social media trend.
Pick the Right List for Your Group
Use this table to choose a starting section.
| Group | Start with | Tip |
|---|---|---|
| Young kids (6–10) | For Kids, Superpowers | Read questions aloud and let kids act out their answer. |
| Teens | For Teens, Funny | Post questions as polls in a group chat between classes. |
| Family game night | Funny, Food, Travel | Add one deep question every few rounds. |
| Coworkers | For Work, Funny | Keep it light and skip anything personal; 3–5 questions is enough. |
| Couples | For Couples, Deep | Always ask “why?” after each answer. |
| Adult friends | For Adults, Hard | Set a 30-second timer so nobody stalls. |
Funny Would You Rather Questions
Silly picks that work for almost any age.
- Would you rather have to sing everything you say or dance every time you walk?
- Would you rather sneeze glitter or burp bubbles?
- Would you rather always have one wet sock or always have a tiny pebble in your shoe?
- Would you rather talk like a pirate or like a sports commentator for a whole day?
- Would you rather have hair made of spaghetti or eyebrows made of broccoli?
- Would you rather be followed everywhere by a marching band or by a laugh track?
- Would you rather wear clown shoes to every job interview or a tuxedo to the beach?
- Would you rather only be able to whisper or only be able to shout?
- Would you rather laugh every time someone says your name or hiccup every time you tell a fib?
- Would you rather have a nose that honks when touched or ears that wiggle when you’re nervous?
- Would you rather have your phone autocorrect every word to “banana” or read your texts aloud in public?
- Would you rather have a squeaky voice for a week or a deep movie-trailer voice forever?
- Would you rather walk backward everywhere or hop on one leg for an hour a day?
- Would you rather sweat maple syrup or cry lemonade?
- Would you rather have fingers as long as your legs or legs as short as your fingers?
- Would you rather accidentally reply-all to a company email or accidentally like a photo from three years ago?
- Would you rather end every sentence with “in my opinion” or start every sentence with “fun fact”?
- Would you rather be famous for a viral dance fail or for a terrible cooking video?
- Would you rather wear socks on your hands or gloves on your feet all winter?
- Would you rather be chased by a flock of pigeons or by one very determined goose?
Would You Rather Questions for Kids
Family-friendly questions that are quick to picture.
- Would you rather be able to talk to animals or breathe underwater?
- Would you rather live in a treehouse or in a castle made of building blocks?
- Would you rather have ice cream for breakfast or pizza for dinner every night?
- Would you rather be a dragon or a unicorn for a day?
- Would you rather never have homework or never have to go to bed early?
- Would you rather have a pet penguin or a pet monkey?
- Would you rather be able to fly or be invisible?
- Would you rather explore the deep ocean or outer space?
- Would you rather have rainbow hair or glow-in-the-dark skin?
- Would you rather eat a cricket or hold a (friendly) snake for a minute?
- Would you rather have your birthday party at a water park or at a zoo?
- Would you rather be the best at sports or the best at video games?
- Would you rather live where it snows every day or where it’s summer all year?
- Would you rather be a famous singer or a famous scientist?
- Would you rather have a talking teddy bear or a flying carpet?
- Would you rather eat only sweet foods or only salty foods for a week?
- Would you rather ride a giant turtle or a giant rabbit to school?
- Would you rather be the teacher for a day or the principal for a day?
- Would you rather have super-strong arms or super-fast legs?
- Would you rather go camping in a forest or on a beach?
Would You Rather Questions for Teens
Questions about school, phones, friends and future plans.
- Would you rather have unlimited phone data forever or never wait in a line again?
- Would you rather skip one school year or repeat your favorite one?
- Would you rather have 1 million followers or 10 close friends?
- Would you rather star in a reality show or be the person who creates it?
- Would you rather go viral for something embarrassing or never go viral at all?
- Would you rather be the funniest person in school or the smartest?
- Would you rather know your future career now or be surprised?
- Would you rather have a famous older sibling or be the famous one?
- Would you rather be a pro gamer or a pro athlete?
- Would you rather have your dream prom night or your dream graduation trip?
- Would you rather have every class online or every class outdoors?
- Would you rather get paid to test video games or to taste-test snacks?
- Would you rather start a band or start a video channel?
- Would you rather always be 10 minutes early or always be 5 minutes late?
- Would you rather design your own sneakers or your own video game?
Would You Rather Questions for Adults
Grown-up dilemmas about commutes, chores, money and free time, all clean enough for mixed company.
- Would you rather work four 10-hour days or five 8-hour days?
- Would you rather pay off your home tomorrow or get a 30% raise?
- Would you rather never do laundry again or never wash dishes again?
- Would you rather lose your car keys every week or forget a password every day?
- Would you rather have a personal chef or a personal driver?
- Would you rather host every family holiday or never be invited to one?
- Would you rather never sit in traffic again or never wait on hold again?
- Would you rather run a successful small business or lead a big company?
- Would you rather do your taxes every month or visit the dentist every month?
- Would you rather give up streaming or give up takeout for a year?
- Would you rather live without air conditioning or without heating?
- Would you rather reconnect with an old friend or make a new best friend?
- Would you rather have a home gym or a home cinema?
- Would you rather spend a weekend completely offline or completely at home?
- Would you rather be great at saving money or great at making money?
Hard Would You Rather Questions
Both options carry a real cost, so expect long pauses.
- Would you rather be able to change the past or see the future?
- Would you rather lose all your memories or never be able to make new ones?
- Would you rather give up your phone forever or give up traveling forever?
- Would you rather always have to tell the truth or always know when others are lying?
- Would you rather live to 200 in average health or to 80 in perfect health?
- Would you rather lose your sense of taste or your sense of smell?
- Would you rather be able to stop time or rewind it by 10 seconds?
- Would you rather speak every language or play every instrument?
- Would you rather live in a world without music or without movies?
- Would you rather never feel cold again or never feel tired again?
- Would you rather have a guaranteed comfortable life or a 50% chance at an extraordinary one?
- Would you rather lose every photo you’ve ever taken or your entire wardrobe?
- Would you rather always be slightly too hot or slightly too cold?
- Would you rather have everyone forget your most embarrassing moments or remember all your best ones?
- Would you rather give up weekends or give up holidays?
Deep Would You Rather Questions
Slower questions for late-night talks or getting to know someone.
- Would you rather be remembered for your kindness or for your achievements?
- Would you rather know what others really think of you or never find out?
- Would you rather have more time or more money?
- Would you rather relive your happiest day or erase your worst day?
- Would you rather follow your passion or follow the safest path?
- Would you rather be completely understood by one person or admired by many?
- Would you rather forgive easily or never forget a lesson?
- Would you rather be wise or be happy?
- Would you rather have a mentor for life or a best friend for life?
- Would you rather leave behind a great piece of art or a great idea?
- Would you rather spend your life learning or spend it teaching?
- Would you rather meet your future self or your younger self?
- Would you rather feel every emotion strongly or feel calm all the time?
- Would you rather be content with what you have or always hungry for more?
- Would you rather have one perfect year or a lifetime of good-enough years?
Would You Rather Questions for Work
A quick warm-up before meetings that pairs well with icebreaker questions and other teamwork tips. None of these touch personal topics.
- Would you rather have a four-day week or a 20% raise?
- Would you rather work from a beach or from a mountain cabin?
- Would you rather have no meetings or no emails for a month?
- Would you rather present to the CEO or write the company’s year-end report?
- Would you rather have a standing desk or a desk with a great view?
- Would you rather have unlimited coffee or unlimited snacks at the office?
- Would you rather have every call be camera-on or every call be audio-only?
- Would you rather work in a quiet office or a lively one?
- Would you rather get a surprise day off or a surprise bonus?
- Would you rather work for a startup or a big established company?
- Would you rather give a conference keynote or write a book about your job?
- Would you rather have a personal assistant or a calendar that schedules itself perfectly?
- Would you rather the office pet be a dog or a cat?
- Would you rather take a month-long sabbatical or a week off every quarter?
- Would you rather commute by bike or by train?
Would You Rather Questions for Couples
Sweet rather than spicy, for date night or long drives.
- Would you rather go on a spontaneous road trip or a carefully planned vacation?
- Would you rather cook dinner together or order in and watch a movie?
- Would you rather have a weekly date night or one big trip each year?
- Would you rather share all your passwords or keep your phones private?
- Would you rather get a handwritten letter or a surprise gift?
- Would you rather adopt a dog together or plant a garden together?
- Would you rather get matching tattoos or wear matching outfits for a day?
- Would you rather spend the holidays with your family or your partner’s family?
- Would you rather take a dance class together or a cooking class together?
- Would you rather relive your first date or skip ahead to your 50th anniversary?
- Would you rather argue and make up quickly or avoid arguments and stay quiet?
- Would you rather plan every date or have every date planned for you?
- Would you rather your partner be a great cook or a great listener?
- Would you rather watch the sunrise together or stargaze together?
- Would you rather have a song that’s “yours” or a restaurant that’s “yours”?
Themed Rounds: Food, Travel and Superpowers
Play one theme for a few rounds, then switch.
Food Would You Rather Questions
- Would you rather give up cheese or give up chocolate?
- Would you rather only eat breakfast foods or only eat dinner foods?
- Would you rather have unlimited sushi or unlimited tacos?
- Would you rather never eat pizza again or never eat burgers again?
- Would you rather eat cold soup or warm ice cream?
- Would you rather cook every meal yourself or eat only fast food?
- Would you rather drink only water or only juice for a year?
Travel and Adventure Would You Rather Questions
- Would you rather explore an ancient city or a remote jungle?
- Would you rather stay in an ice hotel or an underwater hotel?
- Would you rather go on safari or go whale watching?
- Would you rather climb a mountain or dive a coral reef?
- Would you rather backpack alone or travel with a big group?
- Would you rather lose your luggage or miss your connecting flight?
- Would you rather travel only by boat or only by plane?
Superpower and Fantasy Would You Rather Questions
- Would you rather control fire or control water?
- Would you rather have a pet dragon or a pet phoenix?
- Would you rather heal any injury or never get sick?
- Would you rather have X-ray vision or night vision?
- Would you rather walk through walls or walk on water?
- Would you rather control the weather or control gravity?
How to Play the Would You Rather Game
The game needs nothing but a list of questions. Game On Family notes that two people can play, but it works best with four or more, and a round can last ten minutes or a whole evening.
- Gather the players in a circle or on a video call.
- Choose one reader. The role can rotate after each question.
- Read a question aloud, including both options.
- Everyone picks at the same time, for example by pointing left for the first option and right for the second.
- Each player explains their choice in a sentence or two, then move to the next question.
5 Ways to Play
- Majority wins: players score a point when their choice matches most of the group.
- Prediction round: before a player answers, everyone else guesses their pick and scores for a correct guess.
- Silent vote: players write their answer down first, so nobody copies the crowd.
- Elimination: anyone in the minority sits out until one player is left.
- Group-chat poll: post one question a day as a poll in a family or team chat.
How to Write Your Own Would You Rather Questions
Weak questions usually fail because one option is clearly better. Four rules fix that.
- Balance the options. Both choices should be equally tempting or equally unpleasant.
- Be specific. Numbers, places and time limits make a choice easier to picture and harder to dodge.
- Keep it short. If a question can’t be read in one breath, trim it.
- Match the room. Leave out money, health, politics and dating topics at work or with kids.
How the rules improve a flat question:
| Weak question | Problem | Stronger version |
|---|---|---|
| Would you rather be rich or poor? | One side obviously wins | Would you rather get $1 million today or $60,000 a year for 20 years? |
| Would you rather go somewhere hot or cold? | Too vague to picture | Would you rather spend a week in Dubai in August or in Iceland in January? |
| Would you rather eat something gross? | There is no second option | Would you rather eat a raw onion like an apple or drink a cup of pickle juice? |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many people do you need to play would you rather?
Two players are enough, since one can ask and the other answers. The game gets livelier with four or more, because answers split the group and spark debate. Large groups can vote by show of hands or with a poll.
Is would you rather the same as “this or that”?
They are close cousins. “This or that” asks quick preferences, such as cats or dogs, with no setup. Would you rather builds a small scenario with a catch, so players usually explain their answer.
What age is would you rather good for?
Children as young as six can play with simple, silly questions, such as the kids and superpower lists above. Teens and adults can handle the hard and deep sections.
How do you answer a would you rather question?
Pick one option, even if both are hard, and give a short reason. “Neither” or “both” usually ends the fun, so most groups ban those answers.
Start Your Next Round
The best would you rather questions start a debate, not a one-word answer. Pick a section that fits the group, play a few rounds, then let players write their own. For more fresh ideas, browse the latest articles on The Urban Splatter.