50 Thanksgiving Would You Rather Questions for Adults

Prompts (50)

• 1. Would you rather host Thanksgiving for 20 people in a studio apartment or drive two hours with a fully cooked turkey on your lap?

  The feast
  host Thanksgiving for 20 people in a studio apartmentdrive two hours with a fully cooked turkey on your lap

• 2. Would you rather carve the turkey while the whole table critiques your technique or wash every dish alone while everyone else naps?

  The feast
  carve the turkey while the whole table critiques your techniquewash every dish alone while everyone else naps

• 3. Would you rather cook the entire feast on a single camping stove or cook it all in an oven stuck at one random temperature?

  The feast
  cook the entire feast on a single camping stovecook it all in an oven stuck at one random temperature

• 4. Would you rather eat dinner at exactly 2 p.m. or eat whenever the turkey is done, even if that is 9 p.m.?

  The feast
  eat dinner at exactly 2 p.m.eat whenever the turkey is done, even if that is 9 p.m.

• 5. Would you rather serve a dry turkey with perfect sides or serve a flawless turkey with sad store-bought sides?

  The feast
  serve a dry turkey with perfect sidesserve a flawless turkey with sad store-bought sides

• 6. Would you rather do the grocery run at 9 p.m. the night before or do it at 7 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning?

  The feast
  do the grocery run at 9 p.m. the night beforedo it at 7 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning

• 7. Would you rather have the dishwasher break mid-feast or have the power flicker out an hour before dinner?

  The feast
  have the dishwasher break mid-feasthave the power flicker out an hour before dinner

• 8. Would you rather be put in charge of the gravy for 25 people or be put in charge of seating 25 people?

  The feast
  be put in charge of the gravy for 25 peoplebe put in charge of seating 25 people

• 9. Would you rather skip dinner entirely and go straight to pie or skip pie and get a second full plate of dinner?

  Pie & leftovers
  skip dinner entirely and go straight to pieskip pie and get a second full plate of dinner

• 10. Would you rather have someone eat the slice of pie you hid for later or have someone eat the leftover sandwich you already built?

  Pie & leftovers
  have someone eat the slice of pie you hid for laterhave someone eat the leftover sandwich you already built

• 11. Would you rather bake a pie from scratch at 6 a.m. or wait 45 minutes in a bakery line the day before?

  Pie & leftovers
  bake a pie from scratch at 6 a.m.wait 45 minutes in a bakery line the day before

• 12. Would you rather live on Thanksgiving leftovers for a full week or never get a single leftover again?

  Pie & leftovers
  live on Thanksgiving leftovers for a full weeknever get a single leftover again

• 13. Would you rather take home unlimited leftovers but no containers or get perfect containers but only one scoop of each dish?

  Pie & leftovers
  take home unlimited leftovers but no containersget perfect containers but only one scoop of each dish

• 14. Would you rather have pumpkin pie with no whipped cream or have a bowl of whipped cream with no pie?

  Pie & leftovers
  have pumpkin pie with no whipped creamhave a bowl of whipped cream with no pie

• 15. Would you rather inherit the family's matching container set or inherit the family's secret stuffing recipe?

  Pie & leftovers
  inherit the family's matching container setinherit the family's secret stuffing recipe

• 16. Would you rather get a heartfelt handwritten thank-you note from your boss or get a surprise extra day off with no explanation?

  Gratitude
  get a heartfelt handwritten thank-you note from your bossget a surprise extra day off with no explanation

• 17. Would you rather give a gratitude toast to a table of 25 or have your aunt read your anonymous gratitude card aloud?

  Gratitude
  give a gratitude toast to a table of 25have your aunt read your anonymous gratitude card aloud

• 18. Would you rather thank your past self for one great decision or get a one-sentence tip from your future self?

  Gratitude
  thank your past self for one great decisionget a one-sentence tip from your future self

• 19. Would you rather have friends remember every kind thing you did this year or have them forget every awkward thing you said this year?

  Gratitude
  have friends remember every kind thing you did this yearhave them forget every awkward thing you said this year

• 20. Would you rather find a gratitude letter you wrote at age ten or find the list of goals you wrote at age ten?

  Gratitude
  find a gratitude letter you wrote at age tenfind the list of goals you wrote at age ten

• 21. Would you rather get a thank-you call from a teacher you inspired or get to tell a teacher who inspired you that they did?

  Gratitude
  get a thank-you call from a teacher you inspiredget to tell a teacher who inspired you that they did

• 22. Would you rather have someone else pay your heating bill for the winter or have someone else do your holiday errands for a month?

  Gratitude
  have someone else pay your heating bill for the winterhave someone else do your holiday errands for a month

• 23. Would you rather host the in-laws at your place for four days or stay at the in-laws' place for four days?

  Family table
  host the in-laws at your place for four daysstay at the in-laws' place for four days

• 24. Would you rather sit beside the relative who asks when you will buy a house or sit beside the relative who explains your own job to you wrong?

  Family table
  sit beside the relative who asks when you will buy a housesit beside the relative who explains your own job to you wrong

• 25. Would you rather sit at the kids' table again as a grown adult or sit beside the relative who reviews your life choices?

  Family table
  sit at the kids' table again as a grown adultsit beside the relative who reviews your life choices

• 26. Would you rather explain your job to your grandparents or set up the video call for your grandparents?

  Family table
  explain your job to your grandparentsset up the video call for your grandparents

• 27. Would you rather drive eight hours with zero traffic or fly one hour with two surprise delays?

  Family table
  drive eight hours with zero trafficfly one hour with two surprise delays

• 28. Would you rather run the family group chat that plans everything or run the seating chart that decides everything?

  Family table
  run the family group chat that plans everythingrun the seating chart that decides everything

• 29. Would you rather have your mom post 40 dinner photos tagging you or have your uncle narrate the whole meal on speakerphone?

  Family table
  have your mom post 40 dinner photos tagging youhave your uncle narrate the whole meal on speakerphone

• 30. Would you rather be the relative who brings the same dish every year or be the relative who always brings something experimental?

  Family table
  be the relative who brings the same dish every yearbe the relative who always brings something experimental

• 31. Would you rather rake a yard full of soggy leaves or clean out every gutter on the house?

  Fall & harvest
  rake a yard full of soggy leavesclean out every gutter on the house

• 32. Would you rather spend the long weekend in a cozy cabin with no signal or spend it at home with every chore finally done?

  Fall & harvest
  spend the long weekend in a cozy cabin with no signalspend it at home with every chore finally done

• 33. Would you rather go apple picking in a crowded orchard or go to a pumpkin patch in ankle-deep mud?

  Fall & harvest
  go apple picking in a crowded orchardgo to a pumpkin patch in ankle-deep mud

• 34. Would you rather wear your coziest sweater every day until spring or never feel a cold floor again?

  Fall & harvest
  wear your coziest sweater every day until springnever feel a cold floor again

• 35. Would you rather have autumn last six months or have summer last six months?

  Fall & harvest
  have autumn last six monthshave summer last six months

• 36. Would you rather have your home always smell like cinnamon rolls or have it always smell like a crackling fireplace?

  Fall & harvest
  have your home always smell like cinnamon rollshave it always smell like a crackling fireplace

• 37. Would you rather carve one giant pumpkin perfectly or decorate a dozen tiny pumpkins?

  Fall & harvest
  carve one giant pumpkin perfectlydecorate a dozen tiny pumpkins

• 38. Would you rather win your town's pie-baking contest or win your town's Thanksgiving morning fun run?

  Fall & harvest
  win your town's pie-baking contestwin your town's Thanksgiving morning fun run

• 39. Would you rather get career advice from a wise turkey or have a pumpkin do your taxes?

  Silly what-ifs
  get career advice from a wise turkeyhave a pumpkin do your taxes

• 40. Would you rather replace every meeting with a potluck or replace every email with a handwritten card?

  Silly what-ifs
  replace every meeting with a potluckreplace every email with a handwritten card

• 41. Would you rather skip the post-dinner food coma or fast-forward through the cleanup?

  Silly what-ifs
  skip the post-dinner food comafast-forward through the cleanup

• 42. Would you rather own a kitchen faucet that pours gravy or own a pie tin that refills itself?

  Silly what-ifs
  own a kitchen faucet that pours gravyown a pie tin that refills itself

• 43. Would you rather have your car smell like stuffing for a year or have your phone autocorrect every word to gobble?

  Silly what-ifs
  have your car smell like stuffing for a yearhave your phone autocorrect every word to gobble

• 44. Would you rather own a roasting pan that never needs scrubbing or own an oven that never burns anything?

  Silly what-ifs
  own a roasting pan that never needs scrubbingown an oven that never burns anything

• 45. Would you rather have Thanksgiving every single month or have it once every five years with a feast five times bigger?

  Silly what-ifs
  have Thanksgiving every single monthhave it once every five years with a feast five times bigger

• 46. Would you rather relive the Thanksgiving dinners of your childhood for a day or preview a Thanksgiving dinner 30 years from now?

  Silly what-ifs
  relive the Thanksgiving dinners of your childhood for a daypreview a Thanksgiving dinner 30 years from now

• 47. Would you rather camp out at dawn for a huge sale or pay full price and sleep in?

  Silly what-ifs
  camp out at dawn for a huge salepay full price and sleep in

• 48. Would you rather work the day after Thanksgiving in a silent office or take it off and run every family errand?

  Silly what-ifs
  work the day after Thanksgiving in a silent officetake it off and run every family errand

• 49. Would you rather deep-clean the whole house before guests arrive or let the guests see the real chaos?

  Silly what-ifs
  deep-clean the whole house before guests arrivelet the guests see the real chaos

• 50. Would you rather eat the exact menu you had at age eight or eat a fancy tasting menu designed by a top chef?

  Silly what-ifs
  eat the exact menu you had at age eighteat a fancy tasting menu designed by a top chef

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