50 Thanksgiving Would You Rather Questions

By Cedar & Ledger

Would You Rather is the easiest game at a Thanksgiving table: no supplies, any age, and every answer starts a story. Below are 50 questions in three groups: silly ones for kids, food fights for everyone, and deeper ones for grown-ups once the pie comes out.

How to play

1. Go around the table. Read a question to the next person.
2. They pick one and explain why in one sentence.
3. Optional: everyone who agrees raises a fork.
4. Each player may pass once per game.

Silly questions for kids

1. Would you rather be a turkey or a pumpkin for a day?
2. Would you rather have a turkey that talks or a pie that sings?
3. Would you rather eat cranberry sauce on pizza or gravy on ice cream?
4. Would you rather sit at the kids' table forever or the grown-up table forever?
5. Would you rather ride a giant parade balloon or march in the band?
6. Would you rather have Thanksgiving in summer or in a snowstorm?
7. Would you rather eat with only a spoon or only chopsticks?
8. Would you rather have a pet turkey or a pet squirrel?
9. Would you rather get the wishbone every year or the last slice of pie every year?
10. Would you rather jump in a giant leaf pile or a giant pile of mashed potatoes?
11. Would you rather gobble every time you laugh or quack every time you sneeze?
12. Would you rather wear a pilgrim hat or a turkey hat to school for a week?
13. Would you rather have rolls with every meal or never again?
14. Would you rather be the fastest in the turkey trot or the best pie baker?
15. Would you rather have a hand-turkey drawing on the fridge forever or a giant paper turkey on your door?

Food questions for everyone

1. Would you rather eat only pie or only stuffing for dinner?
2. Would you rather give up mashed potatoes or sweet potatoes forever?
3. Would you rather have pumpkin pie or apple pie for the rest of your life?
4. Would you rather eat the crispy edge pieces or the soft middle?
5. Would you rather have dark meat or white meat only?
6. Would you rather skip dessert or skip the sides?
7. Would you rather have leftovers for a week or no leftovers at all?
8. Would you rather eat a whole pie yourself or share one with 12 people?
9. Would you rather have canned cranberry sauce or homemade?
10. Would you rather make the pie or eat the pie?
11. Would you rather have a dinner of only appetizers or only desserts?
12. Would you rather cook dinner for 20 or wash the dishes for 20?
13. Would you rather have gravy on everything or nothing?
14. Would you rather eat turkey sandwiches for every lunch in December or never again?
15. Would you rather have Thanksgiving dinner at noon or at 8 PM?

Questions for grown-ups

1. Would you rather host Thanksgiving or travel 8 hours to it?
2. Would you rather have a quiet dinner for 4 or a loud dinner for 30?
3. Would you rather nap after dinner or take a walk?
4. Would you rather know every family recipe by heart or have a chef cook for you every year?
5. Would you rather relive your favorite Thanksgiving or skip ahead to next year's?
6. Would you rather go around the table saying thanks or write it down anonymously?
7. Would you rather have Friendsgiving or Thanksgiving with family?
8. Would you rather be in charge of the turkey or the seating chart?
9. Would you rather have a perfect meal and awkward talk, or a burnt meal and great talk?
10. Would you rather start a new family tradition or bring back an old one?
11. Would you rather spend Thanksgiving in a cabin or a big city?
12. Would you rather never shop on Black Friday again or never watch football again?
13. Would you rather cook one dish perfectly or five dishes just okay?
14. Would you rather get thanked by someone you helped or help someone in secret?
15. Would you rather eat with your childhood friends or your current friends?
16. Would you rather be able to talk to animals or pause time during the holidays?
17. Would you rather have unlimited pie or unlimited time off?
18. Would you rather write a thank-you letter to your 10-year-old self or your 80-year-old self?
19. Would you rather keep one tradition forever or try a new one every year?
20. Would you rather say three things you're thankful for or sing them?

More table games

For more no-prep ideas, see 15 Thanksgiving games for the whole family and our Thanksgiving conversation starters.

The printable Thanksgiving Family Games Pack includes a Pie or Pass Would You Rather sheet plus trivia with answer keys, 36 charades cards and a Left Right pass story.

Made with AI assistance and reviewed before publishing.

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