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Need this or that questions for your next group hangout?
Here are 100 this or that questions, organized into five themes of 20 each: food, travel, everyday life, pop culture, and would-you-rather style picks. Read them aloud, drop them in a group chat, or run them as a live game where everyone votes and a champion faces off at the end.
What makes a good this-or-that game
A this-or-that game only needs two things: a fast pace and no wrong answers. Each round is one quick pick between two options, nothing to explain or defend, which is exactly why it works as an icebreaker, a classroom warm-up, or a few minutes of fun in a group chat while people wait for a slower decision to wrap up. The best lists mix easy, silly pairs with a few that genuinely make people think. Votably's this-or-that decision type runs the game live: it chains a fast series of either-or picks together, and whichever option keeps winning takes on the next challenger, so everyone's personal favorite eventually faces off against everyone else's.
How to run this list with a group
The simplest version needs nothing but this page: read a pair aloud and have everyone call out their pick, or drop a handful of pairs into a group chat and let people reply. For a version with an actual result, and a bit more suspense, add a batch of these pairs as options in Votably's this-or-that decision type and share the link. Everyone plays on their own phone, votes tally live, and the game ends with a clear favorite instead of everyone talking over each other. If you'd rather see the whole group's yes-or-no pattern across every pair at once, Votably's swipe-match decision type works well for the food and pop-culture pairs below, since it's built around exactly that kind of accept-or-reject choice.
Food
Twenty food pairs to start the game rolling.
Pizza or tacos · Sweet or salty · Coffee or tea · Chocolate or vanilla · Burgers or hot dogs
Pasta or rice · Spicy or mild · Breakfast for dinner or dinner for breakfast · Cake or pie · Chips or fries
Sushi or ramen · Pancakes or waffles · Ice cream or frozen yogurt · Soda or juice · Buffet or a sit-down restaurant
Homemade or takeout · Peanut butter or Nutella · Cereal or oatmeal · Grilling or baking · Snacking all day or three big meals
Travel
Twenty travel pairs for the trip planners in the group.
Beach or mountains · Road trip or flight · City break or countryside · Backpacking or an all-inclusive resort · Window seat or aisle seat
One favorite place forever or a passport full of stamps · Camping or a hotel · Solo trip or group trip · Summer trip or winter trip · Museums or hiking trails
Street food or fine dining while traveling · An early flight or a red-eye · A guided tour or wandering on your own · Carry-on only or checking a bag · A new country or a place you already love
Cruise or a land trip · Public transit or renting a car · Postcards or photo albums · Theme park or national park · Jet lag now or a long layover
Everyday life
Twenty everyday-life pairs that reveal more than people expect.
Morning person or night owl · Texting or calling · Shower in the morning or at night · Alarm clock or waking up naturally · Driving or being the passenger
Cooking or ordering in · Making the bed or leaving it · Reading the book or watching the show · Working from home or the office · Cash or card
Handwritten notes or typing · Big city or small town · A neat desk or organized chaos · Early to bed or up late · Dogs or cats
Rain or snow · Window open or air conditioning · A grocery list or winging it · Podcasts or music on your commute · A planner or your memory
Pop culture
Twenty pop-culture pairs, the ones that start real arguments.
Marvel or DC · Books or movies · Streaming or the movie theater · Comedy or drama · Binge it or one episode a week
Vinyl or streaming music · Concerts or festivals · Reality TV or scripted TV · Video games or board games · Spoilers or surprise
The sequel or the original · Documentaries or fiction · Celebrity gossip or you do not care · Karaoke or the dance floor · Horror movies or comedies
Fan theories or just watching the show · The original series or the remake · Musicals or action movies · A podcast or an audiobook · A new release or a rewatch
Would you rather
Twenty would-you-rather picks for when the group wants to think a little harder.
Read minds or fly · Time travel to the past or the future · Always be ten minutes late or twenty minutes early · Lose your phone or lose your wallet · Never eat your favorite food again or eat it every single day
Be famous or be rich and unknown · Live without music or live without television · Always be too hot or always be too cold · Unlimited money or unlimited time · Know when you will die or how you will die
Speak every language or play every instrument · Live in a treehouse or a houseboat · Give up your phone for a month or your car for a month · A rewind button or a pause button on life · Always say what you think or never speak again for a day
Be invisible or be able to fly · Relive your favorite day forever or never repeat a single day · Win the lottery or find your dream job · More time or more money · Start over at eighteen or stay exactly where you are
Questions people ask
- What are good this-or-that questions for students?
- Easy, low-stakes pairs work best to start, like food or everyday-life questions, since they warm up a classroom fast without putting anyone on the spot. Mix in pop-culture or would-you-rather pairs once the group is comfortable. Votably's this-or-that decision type can run the whole list as a live voted game.
- How many people can play a this-or-that game at once?
- Votably's this-or-that decision type works best for small groups up to around fifteen people, since it chains head-to-head picks until champions face off. For a much larger room, you can simply read the 100 questions on this page aloud without needing the app at all.
- Do players need to download an app to play?
- No. Votably's this-or-that and swipe-match decision types run entirely in the browser. Players open a shared link on their own phone and vote directly, with nothing to install and no account required for the person creating the game or anyone joining it.
- Can I add my own this-or-that questions instead of using this list?
- Yes. Add any pair of options you like to a Votably this-or-that or swipe-match decision, mixing your own questions with any from this list of 100. Share one link, and the whole group plays from their phones with no extra setup needed.
- Is this or that the same game as swipe match?
- They're related but different. Votably's this-or-that chains rapid head-to-head picks until personal champions face off at the end, while swipe match has everyone swipe yes or no on each option independently, then surfaces the options the whole group would actually accept.