150 would you rather questions: funny, deep and hard

Would you rather is the easiest game there is. One person asks a question with two options, the other picks one and explains why. The explanation is where the conversation happens, which is why it works so well with someone you have just met.

Below are 150 questions, grouped from light to thought-provoking. They are all non-explicit, so they suit a random chat, friends or a mixed group.

How to play (and make it a conversation)

1. Ask one question at a time. Two options, no third choice.
2. Always ask “why?” The reason is more interesting than the answer.
3. Answer your own question too. It keeps it two-way.
4. Follow the tangent. If an answer leads somewhere interesting, drop the game and talk.

Funny would you rather questions

1. Would you rather have a rewind button or a pause button for your life?
2. Would you rather always have to sing instead of speak, or dance everywhere you walk?
3. Would you rather have a pet dragon the size of a cat or a cat the size of a dragon?
4. Would you rather sneeze glitter or hiccup bubbles?
5. Would you rather have fingers as long as your legs or legs as short as your fingers?
6. Would you rather only eat breakfast food or never eat breakfast food again?
7. Would you rather be followed everywhere by a narrator or a live studio audience?
8. Would you rather have a theme song that plays when you walk into a room or a laugh track after everything you say?
9. Would you rather talk like a pirate or like a news reporter for a whole day?
10. Would you rather have hair that changes colour with your mood or skin that glows when you lie?
11. Would you rather always be ten minutes late or always be two hours early?
12. Would you rather have a clown only you can see follow you, or a clown everyone can see follow you?
13. Would you rather wear socks that are always slightly wet or a shirt that is always slightly too small?
14. Would you rather be able to talk to animals but they are all rude, or talk to plants and they are all shy?
15. Would you rather have a nose that whistles when you breathe or knees that squeak when you walk?
16. Would you rather have to announce everything you do before you do it, or explain everything you did afterwards?
17. Would you rather be chased by one horse-sized duck or a hundred duck-sized horses?
18. Would you rather live in a house made of cheese or a house made of chocolate?
19. Would you rather have your phone autocorrect every word to “banana” or every message sent in all capitals?
20. Would you rather only be able to whisper or only be able to shout?
21. Would you rather have a permanent unibrow or no eyebrows at all?
22. Would you rather be the funniest person in every room or the smartest?
23. Would you rather have a personal chef or a personal driver?
24. Would you rather eat a lemon whole or a spoonful of hot sauce?
25. Would you rather be famous for a terrible song or unknown for a great book?
26. Would you rather never have to sleep or never have to eat?
27. Would you rather give up your phone for a month or chocolate for a year?
28. Would you rather be stuck in an elevator with your favourite celebrity or your favourite cartoon character?
29. Would you rather always know when someone is lying or always get away with lying?
30. Would you rather have unlimited free coffee or unlimited free pizza for life?

Easy would you rather questions to start a chat

1. Would you rather go to the beach or the mountains?
2. Would you rather watch a film at home or at the cinema?
3. Would you rather be an early bird or a night owl?
4. Would you rather read the book or watch the film?
5. Would you rather travel by train or by plane?
6. Would you rather have a quiet weekend or a busy one?
7. Would you rather cook dinner or order in?
8. Would you rather live in a big city or a small town?
9. Would you rather have summer all year or winter all year?
10. Would you rather play a board game or a video game?
11. Would you rather visit the past or the future?
12. Would you rather have a dog or a cat?
13. Would you rather listen to music or a podcast on a long drive?
14. Would you rather explore a new city alone or with a guide?
15. Would you rather be really good at one thing or pretty good at everything?
16. Would you rather learn to play an instrument or learn a new language?
17. Would you rather have a garden or a balcony with a view?
18. Would you rather go camping or stay in a hotel?
19. Would you rather see a live concert or a live comedy show?
20. Would you rather spend a day in a museum or a theme park?

Deep would you rather questions

Save these for when a conversation is going well. They are good at showing what someone values.

1. Would you rather have a perfect memory or be able to forget anything you choose?
2. Would you rather know the truth that hurts or believe a comforting lie?
3. Would you rather be remembered for your kindness or for your achievements?
4. Would you rather have a lot of good friends or one best friend?
5. Would you rather live a long ordinary life or a short extraordinary one?
6. Would you rather always say what you think or never speak unless you are sure?
7. Would you rather be able to change one decision in your past or see one day of your future?
8. Would you rather be understood by everyone or understand everyone?
9. Would you rather have more time or more money?
10. Would you rather make a small difference to many people or a huge difference to one person?
11. Would you rather know how you will die or when?
12. Would you rather have a job you love that pays little or a job you dislike that pays a lot?
13. Would you rather be able to feel what others feel or know what others think?
14. Would you rather stay the age you are now forever or live your life again from the start?
15. Would you rather lose all your old memories or never be able to make new ones?
16. Would you rather be completely free with no security or completely secure with no freedom?
17. Would you rather give up social media or give up your favourite hobby?
18. Would you rather have the answer to one question about the universe or ask one question to anyone in history?
19. Would you rather be brave or be wise?
20. Would you rather know every language or be able to play every instrument?
21. Would you rather live without music or without films?
22. Would you rather be the best player on a losing team or the worst player on a winning team?
23. Would you rather always be too honest or too polite?
24. Would you rather be able to pause time or go back in time?
25. Would you rather have one great adventure or a hundred small ones?

Hard would you rather questions

No easy answers here. Both options should hurt a little.

1. Would you rather never use the internet again or never travel more than 50 kilometres from home?
2. Would you rather give up all music or all films and series?
3. Would you rather lose your sense of taste or your sense of smell?
4. Would you rather only be able to eat one food forever or never eat your favourite food again?
5. Would you rather be able to read minds but never turn it off, or be invisible but never become visible again?
6. Would you rather have to tell the truth always or never be believed?
7. Would you rather be without your phone for a year or without hot water for a year?
8. Would you rather live without air conditioning in summer or without heating in winter?
9. Would you rather be stuck on a desert island alone or with someone who talks nonstop?
10. Would you rather know everything but be unable to share it, or share everything but know very little?
11. Would you rather never be able to say sorry or never be able to say thank you?
12. Would you rather relive your worst day once or your best day never again?
13. Would you rather give up coffee and tea or give up sweets forever?
14. Would you rather have everyone forget you tomorrow or remember only your most embarrassing moment?
15. Would you rather be able to fly but only at walking speed, or run as fast as a car but never fly?
16. Would you rather spend a year without talking or a year without reading?
17. Would you rather always be cold or always be hot?
18. Would you rather lose every argument or never be allowed to argue?
19. Would you rather have no weekends or no holidays?
20. Would you rather have a rewind button that works once or a fast-forward button that works once?
21. Would you rather give up your favourite season or your favourite holiday?
22. Would you rather always get lost or always lose your keys?
23. Would you rather be able to speak to your younger self or hear from your older self?
24. Would you rather live in a world without colour or without sound?
25. Would you rather have to repeat the last year or skip the next one?

Would you rather questions for adults (non-explicit)

Grown-up topics, not explicit ones: work, money, home and life choices.

1. Would you rather work four long days a week or five short ones?
2. Would you rather work from home forever or in an office with your favourite colleagues?
3. Would you rather have a boss you like with a boring job, or a boss you dislike with an exciting job?
4. Would you rather pay off all your debts or get a guaranteed pay rise every year?
5. Would you rather own a small house or rent a beautiful flat?
6. Would you rather retire at 45 with a modest income or at 65 with a large one?
7. Would you rather take a year off to travel or a year off to learn something new?
8. Would you rather live next to your family or far enough away to visit on holidays?
9. Would you rather never do laundry again or never wash dishes again?
10. Would you rather have a perfectly clean home or a perfectly organised calendar?
11. Would you rather host every dinner party or never be invited to one?
12. Would you rather change careers now or stay where you are and get promoted?
13. Would you rather have a long commute to your dream job or no commute to an average job?
14. Would you rather have your dream car or your dream kitchen?
15. Would you rather learn to cook like a chef or to fix anything in your home?
16. Would you rather have a spontaneous holiday or a perfectly planned one?
17. Would you rather spend your savings on one big trip or keep them for a rainy day?
18. Would you rather have a quiet neighbourhood or a lively one?
19. Would you rather be great at public speaking or great at writing?
20. Would you rather have lunch with your hero or your great-grandparents at your age?

Would you rather questions about travel and the future

1. Would you rather visit every country once or live in one foreign country for ten years?
2. Would you rather go to space or to the deepest part of the ocean?
3. Would you rather have a free holiday every year or a free house once?
4. Would you rather live in the year 1900 or the year 2200?
5. Would you rather travel with a friend who plans everything or one who plans nothing?
6. Would you rather see the Northern Lights or a total solar eclipse?
7. Would you rather live on a boat or in a treehouse?
8. Would you rather only travel by road trip or only by cruise?
9. Would you rather speak every language badly or one extra language perfectly?
10. Would you rather meet an alien or a time traveller?
11. Would you rather have self-driving cars or flying cars?
12. Would you rather live on the Moon or on the bottom of the sea?
13. Would you rather teleport anywhere once a day or never wait in a queue again?
14. Would you rather see the world 100 years from now or 100 years ago?
15. Would you rather explore a jungle or a desert?

Would you rather questions about food

1. Would you rather eat only sweet food or only savoury food?
2. Would you rather give up pizza or burgers?
3. Would you rather have breakfast for dinner or dinner for breakfast?
4. Would you rather eat the same meal every day or never eat the same meal twice?
5. Would you rather cook for 20 people or wash up after them?
6. Would you rather only drink water or never drink water again but have any other drink?
7. Would you rather eat food that is too spicy or too bland?
8. Would you rather have dessert first or skip dessert?
9. Would you rather try a new restaurant or go back to your favourite?
10. Would you rather give up cheese or chocolate?
11. Would you rather be a great baker or a great barbecue cook?
12. Would you rather eat street food around the world or fine dining in one city?
13. Would you rather only eat food from your country or never eat it again?
14. Would you rather have unlimited sushi or unlimited tacos?
15. Would you rather never eat fruit again or never eat vegetables again?

Keep the conversation going

A would you rather question is a door, not a destination. When someone picks an option, ask what made them choose it, share your own answer, and see where it goes. If you want more ways to keep a chat alive, read conversation topics for talking to strangers.

Try a few in your next random text chat or random video chat. RandomHey also gives you and your partner the same conversation starter when a chat begins, and Another topic gives you a new one. For another game, try never have I ever questions.