Would You Rather Questions for Kids
Here are 55 either-or questions for kids, organized by topic. Each comes with a follow-up so children explain a choice instead of just voting, and the guide ends with ways to play in class and in the car.
Where these questions come from
Every question below is from the Random Question Generator. Set Question type to Would You Rather and For to Kids, and you get exactly these 55. Most were written to work for adults too, so the whole family can answer the same one.
The topics are our own grouping, made for this page, and so are the follow-up questions. The follow-ups are where the conversation happens: the first answer is a choice, the second is a reason.
Food
| Question | Follow-up |
|---|---|
| Would you rather eat only sweet food or eat only salty food? | Which food would you miss most? |
| Would you rather have a lifetime supply of pizza or a lifetime supply of ice cream? | What topping would you add? |
| Would you rather eat broccoli ice cream or eat chocolate spaghetti? | Which one would you dare to try first? |
| Would you rather have spaghetti for every meal or have pancakes for every meal? | What would you drink with it? |
| Would you rather eat a bug or hold a snake? | What would you name the snake? |
Animals and pets
| Question | Follow-up |
|---|---|
| Would you rather be able to talk to animals or speak every language? | Which animal would you talk to first? |
| Would you rather have a robot friend or have a talking pet? | What would you do together on a rainy day? |
| Would you rather have a pet penguin or have a pet koala? | Where would it sleep? |
| Would you rather have a pet dinosaur or have a pet dolphin? | What would you feed it? |
| Would you rather ride a dragon or ride a whale? | Where would you ride to? |
| Would you rather turn into a cat or turn into a bird? | What is the first thing you would do? |
| Would you rather have a pet that glows or have a pet that talks? | What would it say first? |
| Would you rather have a pet phoenix or have a pet griffin? | What would you name it? |
School and everyday life
| Question | Follow-up |
|---|---|
| Would you rather be really funny or be really smart? | Who is the funniest person you know? |
| Would you rather have recess all day or have art class all day? | What would you make or play? |
| Would you rather have a teacher who is a robot or a teacher who is a wizard? | What would it teach best? |
| Would you rather be the tallest kid in class or the fastest kid in class? | What would you do with it? |
| Would you rather wear pajamas to school every day or wear a costume every day? | Which costume would you wear first? |
| Would you rather have a snow day every week or have a three-day weekend every week? | What would you do on the extra day? |
| Would you rather never have to brush your teeth or never have to take a bath? | How long could you last? |
| Would you rather have ten brothers and sisters or be an only child? | What would dinner be like? |
Superpowers and magic
| Question | Follow-up |
|---|---|
| Would you rather have super speed or have super strength? | What would you use it for first? |
| Would you rather be able to breathe underwater or be able to walk on walls? | Where would you go first? |
| Would you rather have a magic carpet or have a time machine? | Where would it take you? |
| Would you rather read minds or see the future? | Whose mind, or which day? |
| Would you rather be a wizard or be a superhero? | What would your costume look like? |
| Would you rather be able to teleport or be able to stop time? | What would you do with a stopped minute? |
| Would you rather be able to jump as high as a house or run as fast as a car? | Where would you go first? |
| Would you rather have a magic backpack or have magic shoes? | What would they do? |
| Would you rather be able to glide like a bird or be able to jump like a kangaroo? | Where would you go? |
| Would you rather be a giant or be as small as a mouse? | What would be the best part? |
| Would you rather visit the past or visit the future? | Which year would you pick? |
Places and adventures
| Question | Follow-up |
|---|---|
| Would you rather explore space or explore the deep ocean? | What would you hope to find? |
| Would you rather live in a castle or live in a spaceship? | What would your room look like? |
| Would you rather live on a farm or live in a big city? | What would your first job be? |
| Would you rather go to a theme park or go to the beach? | What would you do first? |
| Would you rather climb the tallest mountain or dive to the deepest sea? | What would you pack? |
| Would you rather live under the sea or live in the clouds? | Who would be your neighbors? |
| Would you rather visit the moon or visit a rainforest? | What would you bring back? |
| Would you rather live in a lighthouse or live in a windmill? | What color would you paint it? |
| Would you rather meet a dinosaur or meet an alien? | What would you ask it? |
| Would you rather be a pirate or be a knight? | What would your ship or castle be called? |
| Would you rather be a famous chef or be a famous astronaut? | What would you cook, or where would you fly? |
| Would you rather be a famous singer or be a famous athlete? | What song or sport? |
Home, holidays and weather
| Question | Follow-up |
|---|---|
| Would you rather have summer all year or have winter all year? | What would you miss about the other season? |
| Would you rather have a slide in your house or have a pool in your house? | Who would you invite first? |
| Would you rather always be too hot or always be too cold? | What would you wear every day? |
| Would you rather live in a candy house or live in a toy store? | Which room would you visit first? |
| Would you rather have a bedroom full of toys or a backyard full of trampolines? | Who would you share it with? |
| Would you rather build a snowman or build a sandcastle? | What would you build next to it? |
| Would you rather have a slide instead of stairs or have a trampoline instead of a floor? | Would your grown-ups agree? |
| Would you rather have a treehouse or have a secret fort? | What would the password be? |
| Would you rather be friends with a ghost or be friends with a monster? | What would you do together? |
| Would you rather have a birthday every month or have holidays every week? | What would you celebrate? |
| Would you rather talk like a pirate all day or sing everything you say? | What song would you sing first? |
That is 55 questions in all. Want one at random instead of reading down a list? Press Next question in the generator and play whatever comes up.
How to play in class
- Vote and graph. Read one question, count hands for each side and draw a quick bar chart on the board. After five questions, ask which question split the class most evenly.
- Partner interview. Pairs ask each other a question and the follow-up, then report their partner's answer to the class. Students practice listening, not just talking.
- Opinion paragraph. For older students, a would-you-rather question is a ready-made writing prompt: state the choice, give two reasons, and answer the strongest point for the other side.
- Morning check-in. One question on the board as students arrive. They write their choice on a sticky note and put it on the side of the board that matches.
How to play in the car
Would you rather needs no paper and works for every age in the car. The driver should listen and answer, never read. A passenger reads the questions from the generator, or from this page saved before the trip.
- Go around the car. Everyone answers, including the driver.
- No answering "both" or "neither". You have to pick.
- Each answer needs one reason, even a silly one.
- After every five questions, the youngest player makes one up for the others.
Writing your own
Kids love making their own, and the rules for a good one are simple. Both choices should be things a kid would actually want, or both a little bit yucky, so the choice is hard. Keep them short enough to say in one breath. For young kids, skip anything scary. When you run out, the Conversation Starter Generator has a Kids tab with open questions for when you want longer answers.
FAQ
Are these questions suitable for young kids?
Yes. They are written for kids, with no scary or grown-up topics. A few, like eating a bug, are meant to be a little gross, which most kids enjoy.
How many would-you-rather questions are there for kids?
55 in the RandoCue list. All of them are on this page. Adults get their own list, with questions about work, travel and home life.
What if a child says both?
Make the rule clear before you start: you have to pick one. If a child is really stuck, let them pass and come back to them.