Would you rather questions

A ready-to-play Would you rather game

This generator of would you rather questions shows one dilemma at a time, in large type, with two possible answers: A or B. It holds 160 family-friendly questions in 10 categories of 16: Kids, Family, Friends, Funny, Hard, Travel, Food, Superpowers, Work and school, Christmas. Everything runs in your browser, with no account and nothing to install.

A few examples from the list: “Would you rather live in a treehouse or live in an igloo that never melts?” (Kids), “Would you rather have a duck follow you everywhere or have a song play whenever you walk into a room?” (Funny), “Would you rather have a white Christmas or spend Christmas on a sunny beach?” (Christmas).

How to play

1. Pick a category at the top, or keep “All” to mix all 160 questions.
2. Click “New question” (or press the space bar): the two choices appear side by side.
3. Everyone says which one they would pick and why, then votes by clicking choice A or choice B. Each click adds one vote, so you can count a show of hands.
4. Move on when everybody has had their say.

Questions are drawn without repeats: a question never comes back until the category has run out. The “Questions left” line tells you where you are: after the first draw in Kids it reads “15 of 16”. After the sixteenth, the button changes to “Restart the category”. The “This game” line counts the questions played and the total A and B choices; “Reset the counters” starts again from zero.

Party mode, timer and printing

Under “Party mode” you can add the players’ first names. The game then shows whose turn it is, counts each player’s A and B answers and moves to the next player with every new question. Names are never sent or saved: they disappear when you close the page.

The “Thinking timer” gives 10, 20 or 30 seconds to decide, with a beep at the end if the box is ticked. “Print the list” prints every question of the chosen category as a numbered list, handy for a screen-free outing.

Your own questions

Under “Your own questions”, type choice A and choice B without “Would you rather”, for example “sleep in a tent” and “sleep in a treehouse”, then click “Add question”. It joins the “All” pile and a “My questions” category, and it stays on this device, even after a reload.

Ideas for using it

• Birthday party: the Kids or Funny category keeps a group of eight children busy between games. With eight players in party mode, the 16 questions of one category give exactly two rounds each.
• Icebreaker for a meeting: open with one question from Work and school and let each person answer in a sentence. It takes about two minutes for a team of six.
• Car journey: the passenger reads out Travel or Food questions on the long drive to the coast or to the grandparents’ house.

Frequently asked questions

Are the questions suitable for children?

Yes. Every question is clean and suitable for all ages, with nothing embarrassing, hurtful or risky. The Hard category is mainly there to make older players think.

Are the votes sent anywhere?

No. Votes stay in the page for the length of the game. There are no online statistics: the counter only shows the choices made around your screen.

How do I avoid getting the same question twice?

Stay in the same category: the game picks at random among the questions you have not seen yet, right up to the last one. Switching category does not reset the others.

Where are my own questions kept?

Only in the browser on this device. The cross next to each question deletes it.