40 questions
Would you rather questions that start real debates
Would you rather is the fastest way to get a quiet group talking. Nobody can resist defending their choice, and the reasons people give are often more revealing than the choice itself.
These questions range from ridiculous to genuinely difficult. The funny ones are great warm-ups, the harder ones can carry a whole evening.
Funny would you rather questions
Silly, impossible and guaranteed to start an argument.
- Would you rather always know when someone is lying, or always get away with lying?
- Would you rather have a rewind button or a pause button for your life?
- Would you rather only be able to whisper or only be able to shout?
- Would you rather live without music or without films?
- Would you rather be famous for something embarrassing or unknown for something brilliant?
- Would you rather have a personal chef or a personal driver?
- Would you rather explore deep space or the deep ocean?
- Would you rather talk to animals or speak every human language?
- Would you rather never need to sleep or never need to eat?
- Would you rather relive your teenage years or skip ahead to age seventy for a week?
- Would you rather have a terrible singing voice everyone loves, or a beautiful one nobody notices?
- Would you rather give up coffee forever or dessert forever?
- Would you rather live in a treehouse or on a houseboat?
- Would you rather have a skip button for small talk or a mute button for awkward silences?
- Would you rather every meal be a surprise, or eat the same perfect meal forever?
- Would you rather always be ten minutes late or always be thirty minutes early?
- Would you rather be the funniest person in the room or the smartest?
- Would you rather lose your phone for a month or your sense of taste for a month?
Tougher choices
Love, money, friendship and honesty. Expect people to change their minds halfway through.
- Would you rather have one true best friend or a big circle of good friends?
- Would you rather read minds and never switch it off, or never know what anyone thinks of you?
- Would you rather fall in love quickly and often, or once and slowly?
- Would you rather have a job you love that pays little, or one you tolerate that pays a fortune?
- Would you rather know everything about your partner's past or nothing at all?
- Would you rather relive one perfect day forever, or never repeat a single day again?
- Would you rather be remembered for your kindness or your achievements?
- Would you rather have your search history made public or your group chats?
- Would you rather always say exactly what you think, or never be able to speak your mind?
- Would you rather travel the world alone, or stay home with the people you love most?
- Would you rather be ten years older or ten years younger, knowing what you know now?
- Would you rather give up social media forever or give up travel for five years?
- Would you rather have a partner who's your best friend or one who's your biggest adventure?
- Would you rather live in a world without lies or a world without secrets?
Deep would you rather questions
Dilemmas about time, memory and what really matters.
- Would you rather know exactly how your life turns out, or be surprised every step of the way?
- Would you rather have more time or more money for the next ten years?
- Would you rather forget your happiest memory or relive your worst one?
- Would you rather be deeply loved by a few people or admired by many?
- Would you rather hear a truth that hurts or live with a kind lie?
- Would you rather change one decision from your past or see one moment from your future?
- Would you rather have a life full of adventure but no stability, or stability with no surprises?
- Would you rather lose all your memories or never be able to make new ones?
Ways to play would you rather
- Count to three, then point
- Everyone picks a side at the same time so nobody just follows the crowd.
- Make people defend it
- The minority side has to convince one person to switch. Chaos guaranteed.
- No 'neither' allowed
- The fun is in choosing. If someone dodges, the group picks for them.
Frequently asked questions
Are these would you rather questions family friendly?
The vast majority are. A few touch on dating and relationships, and you can play only Light questions if you're with a younger crowd.
How do you play would you rather with a group?
One person reads the card aloud, everyone chooses, and then the debate starts. The Read aloud mode is built for exactly this.
Can I play would you rather on a date?
Yes. It's one of the easiest ways to keep a first date playful, and the deeper dilemmas reveal a lot about values.