Would You Rather Questions
90 questions · By Dima Tretyak, creator of DeepTalk · Updated
Would you rather is the easiest game there is: two options, no "it depends," and you have to defend your pick. The pick is rarely the interesting part. The reason behind it usually is.
The questions below are written for adults, couples and friends, not a classroom. They're grouped by mood, from silly to surprisingly deep, so you can keep a group chat going or turn a slow dinner into an actual conversation. Some come from the Would You Rather deck in the DeepTalk app, and the rest were written for this page.
Funny would you rather questions
Low stakes, big debates. Good for a group chat or the first ten minutes of a party.
- 1Would you rather have to narrate everything you do out loud or hear a laugh track after everything you say?
- 2Would you rather sneeze every time someone says your name or hiccup every time you tell a lie?
- 3Would you rather always have a song you hate stuck in your head or never be able to finish a song you love?
- 4Would you rather have your search history read aloud at your wedding or your group chat shown at a family dinner?
- 5Would you rather have a pet that talks but only complains or a pet that sings but only at 3 a.m.?
- 6Would you rather accidentally like your ex's photo from five years ago or accidentally send your boss a heart emoji?
- 7Would you rather have every door you open creak dramatically or every chair you sit on squeak?
- 8Would you rather be followed around by a hype man who announces everything you do or a narrator who describes it in a whisper?
- 9Would you rather always have slightly wet socks or a shirt that's always one size too small?
- 10Would you rather be famous for something embarrassing or unknown but respected?
Hard would you rather questions
No easy answers here. Expect someone to say "that's not fair" at least once.
- 11Would you rather save one person you love or five strangers?
- 12Would you rather relive the best year of your life on repeat or start fresh with no memory of it?
- 13Would you rather be forgotten by everyone the day you die or remembered only for your worst moment?
- 14Would you rather always hear what people really think of you or never find out at all?
- 15Would you rather give up your favorite hobby forever or only see your best friend once a year?
- 16Would you rather lose ten years of your life or ten years of your memories?
- 17Would you rather be able to undo one decision from your past or see the outcome of one decision before you make it?
- 18Would you rather live a short but happy life or a long but boring life?
- 19Would you rather have a perfect job and a boring life or an exciting life and a stressful job?
- 20Would you rather always know when someone is lying or always get away with lying?
Rather play than scroll? DeepTalk deals these out one card at a time.
Deep would you rather questions
These look silly on the surface, but the reasons people give are where the real conversation starts.
- 21Would you rather be loved by many or deeply loved by one?
- 22Would you rather have a rewind button or a pause button in your life?
- 23Would you rather be really good at one thing or pretty good at everything?
- 24Would you rather have a life that's interesting to read about or one that's peaceful to live?
- 25Would you rather always know the truth even when it hurts or be protected from things that would hurt you?
- 26Would you rather be respected or be liked?
- 27Would you rather make a difference nobody credits you for or get credit for something small?
- 28Would you rather understand yourself completely or understand everyone else?
- 29Would you rather have five minutes with your younger self or five minutes with your future self?
- 30Would you rather lose the ability to lie or believe everything you're told?
Would you rather questions for couples
Play these with your partner over dinner or on a drive. For more, see our questions for couples.
- 31Would you rather have a partner who always plans the dates or one who always surprises you?
- 32Would you rather relive our first kiss or our funniest fight?
- 33Would you rather spend a weekend with no phones or a weekend with our phones swapped?
- 34Would you rather have matching tattoos or matching Halloween costumes every year?
- 35Would you rather know everything I think about you or have me know everything you think about me?
- 36Would you rather live next door to one of our families or across the country from both?
- 37Would you rather have one big anniversary trip or a small date every single week?
- 38Would you rather get a love letter in the mail or a voice memo every morning?
- 39Would you rather fight over the thermostat or over the blanket for the rest of our lives?
- 40Would you rather have a calm, quiet partner or a wild, energetic partner?
Would you rather questions for friends
Perfect for group chats and game nights. If your crew likes these, try truth or dare next.
- 41Would you rather have a group chat that never goes quiet or a friend group that only talks in person?
- 42Would you rather be the friend who plans every trip or the one who just shows up?
- 43Would you rather go on vacation with your five closest friends or your whole extended family?
- 44Would you rather let your friends pick your next haircut or your next vacation?
- 45Would you rather know all of your friends' secrets or have them know all of yours?
- 46Would you rather be the funniest friend or the one everyone calls in a crisis?
- 47Would you rather live with your best friend or right next door to them?
- 48Would you rather relive your best night out with friends or your best trip with them?
- 49Would you rather get roasted at your birthday or get a heartfelt speech?
- 50Would you rather be the one who always remembers birthdays or the one who always has the best gift?
Food would you rather questions
Everyone has strong opinions about food, which makes these the easiest way to start an argument you'll both enjoy.
- 51Would you rather eat only breakfast food or only dinner food for the rest of your life?
- 52Would you rather give up pizza forever or give up tacos forever?
- 53Would you rather only eat food you cook yourself or only eat takeout?
- 54Would you rather have unlimited sushi or unlimited barbecue?
- 55Would you rather never eat dessert again or eat only dessert for a month?
- 56Would you rather eat the same lunch every day or never eat the same lunch twice?
- 57Would you rather have a chef cook for you every night or a fridge that never runs out of snacks?
- 58Would you rather eat a whole raw onion like an apple or a spoonful of the hottest hot sauce you can find?
- 59Would you rather give up cheese or give up bread?
- 60Would you rather cook dinner for twelve people or wash up after it?
Travel and lifestyle would you rather questions
Where would you go and how would you live? Good for figuring out whether you'd actually survive a trip together.
- 61Would you rather spend a month in Tokyo or a month in Paris?
- 62Would you rather go on a cruise or a backpacking trip?
- 63Would you rather live in a van for a year or in a cabin with no Wi-Fi?
- 64Would you rather visit every country once or go back to your favorite one every year?
- 65Would you rather travel with no phone or with no money?
- 66Would you rather wake up at 5 a.m. every day or go to bed at 3 a.m. every night?
- 67Would you rather never do laundry again or never wash dishes again?
- 68Would you rather live somewhere always sunny or somewhere with real seasons?
- 69Would you rather have free flights for life or a free house in any city you choose?
- 70Would you rather spend your vacation doing nothing on a beach or seeing everything in a new city?
Would you rather questions about superpowers
Skip flying and invisibility. These powers are small, oddly specific, and much harder to choose between.
- 71Would you rather be able to pause everyone else for ten minutes a day or rewind the last ten seconds as often as you want?
- 72Would you rather always find a parking spot or always get the shortest line?
- 73Would you rather be able to talk to plants or understand what babies are saying?
- 74Would you rather teleport only to places you've already been or anywhere at all, but only once a year?
- 75Would you rather have a perfect sense of direction or never forget a name?
- 76Would you rather instantly learn any skill but forget an old one, or keep your skills but never learn a new one?
- 77Would you rather always know the right thing to say or always know when to stay quiet?
- 78Would you rather have Wi-Fi wherever you go or a phone battery that never dies?
- 79Would you rather see ten minutes into the future anytime or ten years into the future exactly once?
- 80Would you rather be able to cook any dish perfectly after tasting it once or play any song after hearing it once?
Would you rather questions for adults
Grown-up dilemmas about jobs, money and the stuff nobody warned you about. Clean enough for any table.
- 81Would you rather have your dream salary with a two-hour commute or half the salary working from home?
- 82Would you rather never pay rent again or never pay for groceries again?
- 83Would you rather have a boss you love and a boring job or a job you love and a boss you can't stand?
- 84Would you rather retire at 40 on a small budget or at 65 with plenty?
- 85Would you rather have a spotless house with zero effort or a guaranteed eight hours of sleep every night?
- 86Would you rather do your taxes every month or go to the dentist every month?
- 87Would you rather never sit through another meeting or never answer another email?
- 88Would you rather be great at saving money or great at making it?
- 89Would you rather have a three-day weekend every week or six weeks of vacation a year?
- 90Would you rather live close to your family or close to your friends?
How to use these questions
- Make everyone pick before anyone explains. Hearing other answers first ruins it.
- Always ask "why?" A one-word pick is just a vote; the reason is the conversation.
- Mix the moods. Follow a deep one with something silly so it never feels like homework.
- Let people write their own. The best rounds often come from a question someone invents on the spot.
- Keep score if you like: whoever gives the most convincing defense picks the next question.
Play them as cards instead
The Would You Rather deck in DeepTalk has 89 questions like these, one card at a time, plus 19 other decks for couples and friends.
Frequently asked questions
What are good would you rather questions for adults?
The best ones for adults are about real trade-offs: money versus time, career versus location, comfort versus adventure. "Would you rather have your dream salary with a two-hour commute or half the salary working from home?" works because both answers are defensible.
What are some funny would you rather questions?
Funny ones pair two ridiculous but oddly specific situations, like "Would you rather sneeze every time someone says your name or hiccup every time you tell a lie?" The more everyday the setting, the harder people laugh.
How do you play would you rather with your partner?
Take turns asking, both answer before explaining, and use the couples section above for questions about the two of you. It works on a drive, over dinner or over text.
What's the hardest would you rather question?
The hardest ones have no clear winner, like "Would you rather lose ten years of your life or ten years of your memories?" Save those for when the group is ready for a longer discussion.