Have you ever been stuck at a party where the only thing drier than the martinis was the conversation? Or maybe you’ve been on a road trip where the only highlight was the fifth rerun of that same old pop song? Yeah, we’ve been there. And that is where "Would You Rather" questions enter the picture — specifically, the difficult dilemmas we put together for you!
As dedicated boredom fighters at Bored Panda, we searched for the best "Would You Rather" questions. And where better to look than Reddit, the internet’s epicenter of deep thoughts and hilarious chaos? We dove into the depths of its threads and emerged victorious with a treasure trove of questions that would make Socrates himself say, "Well, that’s a head-scratcher."
These aren't your average this-or-that questions, oh no. They're conversation ninjas, stealthily swooping in to save the day when chitchat turns into tumbleweed time. They’re as versatile as a Swiss army knife, acting as fun party games, brain teasers, and even stand-ins for the radio when the "Greatest Hits of the '80s" start feeling less "greatest" and more "grating."
Not all "Would You Rather" questions are created equal. Some are as easy as choosing between chocolate or vanilla. But these hard "Would You Rather" questions? The ones that, we promise, will turn your brain into a pretzel and have you questioning your entire existence? Those are the Kobe beef of conversation starters. The thought-provoking questions you'll find below can reveal much about you and your friends and question morals in ways you wouldn’t expect.
Feel free to answer them in the comment section — nothing can spark a conversation like hearing a new point of view from fellow Pandas. We'll try to read 'em all and perhaps secretly judge you when responses get weird. Because we know they will. Enjoy!
#1
Meherman09 said:
"I think this is a pretty popular one, but it's 'would you rather find a person or 1000 cockroaches in your attic?'"
"I think this is a pretty popular one, but it's 'would you rather find a person or 1000 cockroaches in your attic?'"
SplodyPants replied:
"That's easy for me. It depends on the person but either way it's a lot easier to be friends with and help a person or k**l one. It's hard to do either to 1000 cockroaches."
"That's easy for me. It depends on the person but either way it's a lot easier to be friends with and help a person or k**l one. It's hard to do either to 1000 cockroaches."
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#2
"Would you rather be the top student in the best program of your choice in the world or the worst student at Hogwarts?"
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13points
#3
"Would you rather be completely immortal or die right now? Immortality seems cool at first glance, but knowing you will eventually experience the heat death of the universe for trillions of years is terrifying."
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11points
#4
"From a dream. "Would you rather die right now and be remembered, or become powerful but be unremembered?" I took the 2nd option, no one even knew I existed, and yet I could remake anything by touching it and thinking about it. Visited my mom, not only did she not know me but every time she left the room she forgot me again. Her house's basement was starting to collapse, so I used my power to fix it (and do a bunch of other remodeling). She claimed it had always been that way. It was as if I had done nothing at all, and hadn't even been there. In the dream I visited many other people and used my power to fix things all over, but no one ever noticed, like I was a ghost."
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11points
#5
Exctmonk said:
"Verizon's call center hiring process included a questionnaire. Unlike most questionnaires where there is an obvious answer, Verizon had a list of "Would you rather" questions with no discernable upside.
"Verizon's call center hiring process included a questionnaire. Unlike most questionnaires where there is an obvious answer, Verizon had a list of "Would you rather" questions with no discernable upside.
"Would you rather work longer hours or deal with unruly customers," sort of choices.
Anyway, I passed every part of their hiring process except that, which they stated made me immediately ineligible for hire. Because of the questionnaire.
I feel like I dodged a bullet, though."
johnnyboomslang replied:
"Would you rather try and dodge a bullet or work in a Verizon call center?"
"Would you rather try and dodge a bullet or work in a Verizon call center?"
halloweenjon also replied:
"I didn't get a job because of a questionnaire like that. One question was like, "if you caught your grandmother shoplifting a loaf of bread, would you let it slide or turn her in?" I overthought it, thinking maybe they wanted the honest, non-soulless answer. They didn't. They want people who are ready to throw the book at their starving granny!"
"I didn't get a job because of a questionnaire like that. One question was like, "if you caught your grandmother shoplifting a loaf of bread, would you let it slide or turn her in?" I overthought it, thinking maybe they wanted the honest, non-soulless answer. They didn't. They want people who are ready to throw the book at their starving granny!"
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10points
#6
"Would you rather have denim skin, or live in a bag of milk?
This was asked at a party in college and I still think about it 10 years later.
** You can't leave, it's a Bubble Boy scenario, not a house. You're the only one living in the bag of milk, no one can enter. The milk is cleaned/changed out when it needs to be. There is no loophole where you drink the milk and you no longer live in a bag of milk, sorry."
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10points
#7
"Would you rather never enjoy music again, or never enjoy food again?"
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#8
"Would you rather know how you are going to die or when you are going to die?"
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#9
"Not a hard one but to good not to share, get home from work after a long day, sitting down having dinner and little sister (6) walks in and without any greeting she just strolls behind me and asks “would you rather have a unibrow, or 18 babies?” Safe to say the choking fit was unholy."
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#10
"Would you rather forget your mother exists or have your mother forget you exist?"
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#11
"Would you rather drastically increase your intelligence while equally decreasing your attractiveness? Or become significantly more attractive, while severely decreasing your intelligence?"
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#12
"When my friend's daughter was 8 or 9 she was obsessed with asking random 'Would you rather' type questions from a book she bought. It was a kids book, so it was nothing NSFW, just random stuff like would you rather eat only pizza or only ice cream, harmless things like that. So one night while I was out to dinner with her and her mother, she asked me, "Uncle Scry1Draw1, would you rather be a door or a window."
I thought it over for a moment, and for no particular reason said, "I guess I'd rather be a window."
Without missing a beat, she goes, "Hmm... you seem more like a door to me." Then flat refused to explain why. Haunts me to this day."
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9points
#13
"Would you rather have access to a room containing the next 50 years of New York Times editions or be able to watch six two-hour documentaries about other technologically advanced civilizations from different parts of the universe?"
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#14
"Would you rather fight 1 duck the size of a horse or 100 horse the size of ducks?"
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#15
"Would you rather have super speed but only backwards or… be able to teleport but it’s completely random and you have no say in where you go?"
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#16
"Would you rather live the life your parents wanted you to live or live the life you thought you wanted as a kid?"
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#17
"Would you rather die of heat in a desert or die of cold in a snowstorm?"
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#18
"Would you rather every time you talked you had to yell, or every time you walked you had to sprint?"
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#20
"Would you rather own a dog with human hands or a cat with a human face?"
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