100 Would You Rather Questions for Kids
The beginning of the school year doesn't have to mean awkward silences and uncomfortable ice breaker games. Instead, throw in a couple of these would you rather questions and watch the classroom discussion light up!
Preschool - Kids Under 5
- Would you rather be able to fly or be able to breathe underwater?
- Would you rather be constantly sneezing or constantly have the hiccups?
- Would you rather have to sing everything you say or yell everything you say?
- Would you rather have no hair at all or hair that goes down to your feet?
- Would you rather always have to wear your nicest clothes or always have to wear smelly clothes?
- Would you rather have two heads or four arms?
- Would you rather only be able to dance every time you move or not be able to dance ever again?
- Would you rather only see your favorite color everywhere or not see your favorite color ever again?
- Would you rather have giant adult feet or tiny baby feet on your regular sized body?
- Would you rather live in a treehouse or on a boat?
- Would you rather drink a gallon of milk in one sitting or a gallon of orange juice?
- Would you rather have to wear the same outfit every single day or never be able to repeat an outfit once you wore it?
- Would you rather have to do a backflip every time you leave a room or have to do a front flip every time you enter a room?
- Would you rather have a fluffy squirrel tail or have huge elephant ears?
- Would you rather be 10 feet tall or only one inch tall?
- Would you rather your house had a slide instead of stairs or trampolines instead of floors?
- Would you rather be able to change colors like a chameleon or be able to run as fast as a cheetah?
- Would you rather fly a plane or steer a submarine?
- Would you rather eat a peanut butter and pickles sandwich or a banana and ranch dressing sandwich?
- Would you rather have a pet tiger or a pet shark?
- Would you rather eat a worm or eat a grasshopper?
- Would you rather every holiday be Christmas or every holiday be Halloween?
- Would you rather wear a swimsuit in the snow or a big coat on the hottest day of summer?
- Would you rather spend the night at the zoo or spend the night at the library?
- Would you rather have 20 siblings or be an only child?
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Elementary School - Kids Ages 6-10
- Would you rather only be able to eat salty things or only be able to eat sugary things?
- Would you rather have teeth that glow in the dark or hair that glows in the dark?
- Would you rather only take baths or only take showers forever?
- Would you rather walk on your hands or have to cartwheel any time you needed to go somewhere?
- Would you rather it always be raining or always be super hot?
- Would you rather live in space or live in a submarine?
- Would you rather play outside or stay inside?
- Would you rather be able to fly or be able to teleport?
- Would you rather never be able to pick the place your family eats or never be able to pick the movie your family watches?
- Would you rather have prickly porcupine skin or have leaves growing out of your head instead of hair?
- Would you rather have a dog that could talk or a horse that could fly?
- Would you rather turn into a squirrel or turn into a cat?
- Would you rather have a pool made of Jell-O or a pool made of liquid chocolate?
- Would you rather have all sisters or all brothers?
- Would you rather have a house overrun with pigs or overrun with chickens?
- Would you rather fly a plane or ride a motorcycle?
- Would you rather be a superhero yourself or be best friends with your favorite superhero?
- Would you rather have a hamster-sized elephant or an elephant-sized hamster for a pet?
- Would you rather be a doctor or be a dentist?
- Would you rather lick the bottom of your shoe or eat your least favorite food?
- Would you rather lose every board game you play or burn everything you try to cook?
Middle School - Kids Ages 11-13
- Would you rather be able to read minds or have to say everything you think out loud?
- Would you rather give a speech in front of 1,000 people or three people?
- Would you rather never be able to listen to your favorite song again or only hear your favorite song whenever you hear music for the rest of your life?
- Would you rather win a Grammy or win an Oscar?
- Would you rather never eat junk food again or only eat junk food forever?
- Would you rather live in the middle of nowhere with no one else around or live in the middle of an overcrowded city?
- Would you rather eat a loaf of moldy bread or a block of moldy cheese?
- Would you rather have no kids when you grow up or have no dogs when you grow up?
- Would you rather have no eyebrows or have no fingernails?
- Would you rather be amazing at sports but never play professionally or be a professional athlete your whole life but be known for choking at the biggest moments?
- Would you rather go to the same great place for vacation every year or go to a new place every year, but risk going to a bad place?
- Would you rather always be hungry or always be tired?
- Would you rather never meet your favorite celebrity or meet them but get into a giant argument?
- Would you rather never be able to watch another movie again or only be able to watch your favorite movie (but you have to watch it every day)?
- Would you rather live on a desert island alone or on a desert island with your least favorite celebrity?
- Would you rather it be your birthday every single day or your favorite holiday every day?
- Would you rather go to school all year and have one week off per month or go to school every day and have summer off?
- Would you rather be the oldest sibling or the youngest sibling?
- Would you rather always smell rotten eggs everywhere you go or always hear nails scratching on a chalkboard?
- Would you rather never have a pet again or never have a TV again?
- Would you rather be a musician or an athlete — if you could be great at whichever career you chose?
- Would you rather get stung by a jellyfish or get pinched by a crab?
- Would you rather rhyme every time you spoke or not be able to speak without shouting?
- Would you rather be the smartest person in the world or the most beautiful person in the world?
- Would you rather live in Antarctica or in the Amazon?
- Would you rather get your least favorite song stuck in your head for a day or have your favorite song stuck in your head for a week?
- Would you rather go everywhere in roller blades or go everywhere in high heels?
- Would you rather have a pet porcupine or have a pet skunk?
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High School - Kids Ages 14-18
- Would you rather live alone in a giant house or live in a regular-sized house with 100 roommates?
- Would you rather always be super early or super late to everything?
- Would you rather always be sticky or always be soaking wet?
- Would you rather always have your phone in your hand for the rest of your life or never be able to use a phone again?
- Would you rather only be able to drive everywhere you want to go or only be able to fly everywhere you want to go?
- Would you rather meet your great-great-grandparent or your great-great-grandchild?
- Would you rather go to your dream vacation spot or meet your favorite celebrity?
- Would you rather only be able to watch the end of every movie or only be able to watch the beginning?
- Would you rather drop your phone in a full toilet or in a hole full of snakes?
- Would you rather work at a fast food place or at a daycare?
- Would you rather replace your toothpaste with hot sauce or replace your shampoo with salsa?
- Would you rather always have a mouth full of marshmallows or always have grapes in your shoes?
- Would you rather have a super boring job that pays you a million dollars a year or have your dream job but make almost no money?
- Would you rather be famous for an accomplishment that you didn't actually do or create something super important, but no one ever knew about it?
- Would you rather spend the whole school day on your favorite subject or only take your least favorite class for a few hours a day?
- Would you rather eat a whole lemon or put hand sanitizer on when you have a paper cut?
- Would you rather write a 10-page paper or give a 10-minute presentation?
- Would you rather only be able to wear shoes that are slightly too big or only be able to wear shoes that are slightly too small?
- Would you rather give up watching movies or give up watching TV shows?
- Would you rather always have to get up early or always have to go to bed late?
- Would you rather always get free food when you go out to eat or always get free plane tickets when you want to travel?
- Would you rather have a car that never runs out of gas or a phone that never runs out of battery?
- Would you rather know the future or know all of history off the top of your head?
- Would you rather be an amazing photographer but every picture taken of you is bad or be a terrible photographer but every picture taken of you is good?
- Would you rather be a celebrity constantly swarmed by paparazzi or be in the Witness Protection Program?
- Would you rather your food always be a little too cold or a little too hot?
These questions will have your class in stitches or deep debate in no time!
Kayla Rutledge is a college student who spends most of her time writing, singing for her church and eating quesadillas.
Additional Resources
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100 Would You Rather Questions for Teachers
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