Would you rather questions to use as conversation starters

Here's a list of 'Would you rather' questions to break the ice and get the conversation going. Scroll down and start asking these!

Deep Questions

Ask these to learn to start discussing deep topics. These will make you think.

Would you rather get rid of all the bad people or wipe out all the bad living things?
Bad people would include criminals and viruses bad living things include disasters and pollution.
Would you rather have all your choices be made by others or using a randomized method?
Would you rather no cell phone or no washing machine?
Would you rather be able to make anything become reality by drawing it or be able to make any real thing disappear by drawing it and erasing it?
Imagine you are a perfect painter, so nothing will be limited by your artistic skills.
Would you rather have a partner who has contrasting religious views or political views?

Would you rather go back in time and meet your ancestors or meet your great-grandchildren in the future?
Would you rather live in a world with no problems or where you are the ruler?
Would you rather live in Harry Potter's world or live a life of wealth and fame in this world?
Would you rather be famous or the best friend of someone famous?
Would you rather win the lottery or live twice as long?
Would you rather have a pause button in your life or have a rewind button?
Would you rather be able to always know when someone is lying or be able to always get away with lying?
Would you rather change to the opposite gender for a day or be a kid again for a day?
Would you rather go to heaven right now or live on Earth eternally?
Would you rather know all the truths or let some stuff stay secret?
Would you rather change into someone else or stay yourself?
Would you rather go left where nothing is right or right where nothing is left?
Imagine you're at a fork in your life, and you must choose either direction.
Would you rather lose $200 or see your arch-enemy gain $100,000?
Would you rather be a weird person or completely average?
Would you rather stop the war or world hunger?
Would you rather live on a beautiful plentiful island alone or a horrible and polluted city with everyone you love?

Quick and easy questions, for a fire-round.

Would you rather spend the day surfing the ocean or surfing the web?
Would you rather go on a sight-seeing vacation or a relaxing Caribbean vacation?
Would you rather be able to fly or read minds?
Would you rather get a dream vacation for a week or meet anyone in the world, while staying in your hometown?
Would you rather be smart or be beautiful?
Would you rather piercings or tattoos?
Would you rather free Starbucks for life or free Netflix for life?
Would you rather have the power to Bluetooth music to your brain or be able to replay your dreams on the TV?
Would you rather be a ninja or be a wizard?
Would you rather only be able to listen to music before the year 2000 or only listen to music from the year 2020 onwards?

Would you rather be fluent in all languages or master all musical instruments?
Would you rather get stuck in an elevator or get stuck on a broken ski lift?
Would you rather live where it's cold and snowy or where it's hot and rainy?
Would you rather have a small house in a great location or have a big house far from anything?
Would you rather have a personal 5-star chef or 24/7 chauffeur service?
Would you rather your birthday or Christmas?
Would you rather receive cash or receive a present?
Would you rather watch a movie or read a book?
Would you rather go to the cinema alone to watch a movie or eat by yourself in a restaurant?
Would you rather go on a trip with your significant other or with all your friends?
Would you rather be a celebrity that everyone hates or a nobody that everyone loves?
Would you rather be a nobody in a perfect world or be an important person in a bad world?
Would you rather a nice teacher that's bad at teaching or an authoritarian teacher that's great at teaching?

These are sure to induce a visceral reaction. Some are just awful, be warned.

Would you rather have no one show up at your wedding or your funeral?
Would you rather feed starving children in Africa or have a real working lightsaber?
Would you rather receive $1 million or have $10,000 go to 1,000 families in need?
Would you rather a zombie apocalypse or World War 3?
Would you rather go deaf in one ear or on be able to use the internet for 1 hour per week?
Would you rather be a thief or be a beggar?
Would you rather be stuck on a desert island with 4 people you hate or by yourself?
Would you rather your crush dates your best friend or your worst enemy?
Would you rather $50,000 free and clear or $250,000 illegally?
Would you rather get a breakup announced by text message or in front of all your friends?
Would you rather catch a cold or have a computer virus?
Would you rather lose an arm or lose a leg?
Would you rather get kidnapped by terrorists or abducted by aliens?

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