75 Thanksgiving Would You Rather Questions + Free Printable
Thanksgiving Would You Rather is an easy conversation game that gets kids, teens, and adults laughing and talking—no complicated rules or supplies required. Below you’ll find 75 funny, family-friendly Thanksgiving Would You Rather questions, plus printable question cards you can use at dinner, in the classroom, or at a Friendsgiving celebration.
Choose a question, have everyone pick one of the two answers, and ask a few players to explain their choice. There are no wrong answers, which makes this a low-pressure Thanksgiving activity for mixed ages and groups that may not know one another well.
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Quick Thanksgiving Would You Rather Questions
Need a few questions right now? Start with these:
- Would you rather have pumpkin pie or apple pie for dessert?
- Would you rather cook the entire Thanksgiving meal or do all the dishes?
- Would you rather watch the Thanksgiving parade or a movie marathon?
- Would you rather wear pajamas to dinner or your fanciest outfit?
- Would you rather have a pet turkey or a pet squirrel?
- Would you rather eat Thanksgiving dinner at breakfast time or at midnight?
- Would you rather host dinner for twenty people or bring one dish to a small gathering?
- Would you rather invent a new Thanksgiving tradition or bring back an old family tradition?
These work well as dinner-table conversation starters, classroom brain breaks, writing prompts, or a quick activity while everyone waits for the meal.
How to Play Thanksgiving Would You Rather
You can play without keeping score, and you do not need to prepare anything in advance.
- Gather the players around the table, in a circle, or on opposite sides of the room.
- Read one Thanksgiving Would You Rather question aloud.
- Ask everyone to choose one answer. Players can raise a hand, point, move to one side of the room, or hold up one or two fingers.
- Invite a few people to explain why they chose their answer.
- Continue for as many rounds as your group enjoys.
For a sit-down game, print and cut out the cards, place them in a bowl, and let each person draw one. For younger children, read the two choices slowly and let them point or answer aloud.
75 Thanksgiving Would You Rather Questions
These questions include Thanksgiving food, family traditions, silly situations, holiday activities, and conversation starters. They are clean and family-friendly, so you can use the same list with children, teens, and adults.
- Would you rather have a meal without turkey or without dessert?
- Would you rather eat dinner with your family or with a group of celebrities?
- Would you rather go Black Friday shopping or watch football all day?
- Would you rather cook the entire meal or do all the dishes?
- Would you rather have pumpkin pie or apple pie for dessert?
- Would you rather have a meal with no mashed potatoes or no stuffing?
- Would you rather eat only cranberry sauce for a day or only gravy for a day?
- Would you rather run in a turkey trot or sleep in?
- Would you rather have dinner at home or at a restaurant?
- Would you rather have a meal made entirely of desserts or entirely of side dishes?
- Would you rather eat leftovers for a month or never have leftovers?
- Would you rather make cranberry sauce from scratch or grow the vegetables for dinner?
- Would you rather watch the Macy’s Parade or a movie marathon?
- Would you rather share something you are thankful for or hear a favorite family Thanksgiving story?
- Would you rather have a second helping of your least favorite dish or miss out on your favorite?
- Would you rather wear a turkey costume or your fanciest outfit to dinner?
- Would you rather eat only sweet potatoes for a week or only green beans for a week?
- Would you rather have dinner with your favorite fictional character or historical figure?
- Would you rather have dinner outside or in a banquet hall?
- Would you rather eat an entire turkey by yourself or never eat turkey again?
- Would you rather have a meal without gravy or without cranberry sauce?
- Would you rather watch football all day or help in the kitchen all day?
- Would you rather peel all the potatoes or bake a pie from scratch?
- Would you rather have a meal without bread or without vegetables?
- Would you rather have a pet turkey or a pet pig?
- Would you rather eat dinner with chopsticks or with your hands?
- Would you rather eat leftovers cold or reheated in a microwave?
- Would you rather go to a big gathering or have a small, intimate dinner?
- Would you rather have dinner with only your immediate family or with your extended family?
- Would you rather only eat holiday food for a year or never eat holiday food again?
- Would you rather have your meal in the morning or at night?
- Would you rather spend the holiday in a cozy cabin in the woods or at the beach?
- Would you rather have to sing the national anthem before dinner or do a dance?
- Would you rather eat stuffing that tastes like cranberry sauce or cranberry sauce that tastes like stuffing?
- Would you rather have your dinner interrupted by a phone call or a knock at the door?
- Would you rather have dinner with your best friend or your favorite teacher?
- Would you rather make a toast or a speech at dinner?
- Would you rather have a meal without pie or without cookies?
- Would you rather cook dinner in a fireplace or on a campfire?
- Would you rather have dinner with a large group of strangers or alone?
- Would you rather wear a turkey hat all day or a crown made of fall leaves?
- Would you rather have a meal that is super spicy or super sweet?
- Would you rather have dinner with your neighbors or your coworkers?
- Would you rather have to watch the same movie every year or never watch a holiday movie again?
- Would you rather only eat holiday food for a month or only drink holiday beverages for a month?
- Would you rather wear pajamas to dinner or your fanciest outfit?
- Would you rather have dinner with your favorite musician or your favorite actor?
- Would you rather play the What’s Your Turkey Name game or answer a Thanksgiving trivia question?
- Would you rather write a poem or a song?
- Would you rather have dinner without any decorations or without any music?
- Would you rather have dinner at a historical site or at a modern venue?
- Would you rather have your meal served buffet-style or plated?
- Would you rather make your own cranberry sauce from scratch or gravy from scratch?
- Would you rather eat a meal with only your favorite side dishes or only your favorite desserts?
- Would you rather have dinner with your favorite cartoon character or superhero?
- Would you rather do a talent show or a fashion show?
- Would you rather eat dinner with a fork or with a spoon?
- Would you rather have leftovers for breakfast or for dinner?
- Would you rather eat dinner outside in the cold or inside in a too-warm room?
- Would you rather share your meal with pets or with wild animals?
- Would you rather host Thanksgiving dinner for twenty people or bring one dish to a small gathering?
- Would you rather eat Thanksgiving dinner at breakfast time or at midnight?
- Would you rather give up dinner rolls or gravy for the whole meal?
- Would you rather cook Thanksgiving dinner without an oven or without a refrigerator?
- Would you rather wash every dish by yourself or set and clear the entire table?
- Would you rather travel eight hours for dinner or host overnight guests for the weekend?
- Would you rather watch the parade from the front row or watch football from the fifty-yard line?
- Would you rather find a pumpkin as big as your house or a turkey as small as your thumb?
- Would you rather get stuck in holiday traffic or accidentally burn the pie?
- Would you rather say one thing you are thankful for or write a thank-you note to everyone at the table?
- Would you rather try a brand-new side dish or a brand-new dessert?
- Would you rather turn the leftovers into sandwiches or make them into soup?
- Would you rather decorate the table with colorful leaves or tiny pumpkins?
- Would you rather take the family photo before dinner or after dessert?
- Would you rather invent a new Thanksgiving tradition or bring back an old family tradition?
Thanksgiving Would You Rather Questions for Kids
The main list is family-friendly, but younger children usually respond best to short questions with familiar choices. The printable therefore includes a separate 24-card Kids Edition with choices about pie, pets, hayrides, leaf piles, cartoons, crafts, parades, and other kid-friendly topics.
Try reading one question at a time and giving children a moment to picture both choices. If a child does not want to explain an answer, simply let them choose and move to the next question. The goal is conversation and fun—not finding a “correct” response.
Fun Ways to Use the Questions
At Thanksgiving dinner
Place the cut-apart cards in a bowl and draw one between courses. This keeps conversation moving without turning dinner into a structured party game.
In the classroom
Use one question for morning meeting, a brain break, a class vote, or a seasonal writing prompt. Students can move to different sides of the room to show their answers and then explain their reasoning.
At Friendsgiving
Choose questions about food, hosting, traditions, and funny holiday mishaps. They make easy icebreakers when guests do not all know one another.
As a family game
Try a fast round in which everyone has five seconds to choose, or predict which answer will receive the most votes. You can also pair the cards with Thanksgiving Bingo for a longer family activity.
As writing prompts
Ask children to choose one answer and write three sentences explaining their reasoning. Older students can invent a third option or write their own Thanksgiving Would You Rather question.
Free Thanksgiving Would You Rather Printable
The updated printable includes:
- 75 unique Thanksgiving Would You Rather cards in the Family Edition
- A separate 24-card Kids Edition for younger players
- Simple instructions and a printing guide
- Five additional ways to play
- Blank cards for writing your own questions
- A warm Thanksgiving-themed design that can be printed on regular paper or cardstock
Print only the section you need. The Family Edition cards are on pages 3–15, with blank family cards on page 16. The Kids Edition cards are on pages 20–23, with blank kids’ cards on page 24.
For sturdier cards, print on white cardstock and cut around the dashed borders. Regular printer paper also works well for a one-day gathering or classroom activity.
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Thanksgiving Would You Rather FAQ
What is Thanksgiving Would You Rather?
Thanksgiving Would You Rather is a conversation game in which players choose between two Thanksgiving-themed options. The choices can be funny, difficult, or thoughtful, and players may explain why they selected their answer.
What ages can play?
The Family Edition works best for school-age children, teens, and adults. The separate Kids Edition uses shorter, more concrete choices for younger children. Because the game has no score and no wrong answers, different ages can comfortably play together.
Can I use these questions in a classroom?
Yes. The questions work as morning-meeting prompts, class polls, movement breaks, speaking activities, and seasonal writing prompts. The printable may be used with your own classroom or homeschool group, but the digital file may not be redistributed.
Do I need the printable to play?
No. You can read the 75 questions directly from this page. The printable simply makes it easier to draw random questions, pass cards around the table, or prepare a classroom activity.
What supplies do I need?
You do not need any supplies to play aloud. To use the printable cards, you will need a printer, paper or cardstock, and scissors or a paper cutter. Laminating is optional if you want to reuse the cards each year.
How many questions are included in the printable?
The printable contains 75 unique cards in the Family Edition and 24 simpler cards in the Kids Edition. It also includes blank cards so your family or students can create their own questions.
Make Thanksgiving Conversation Easy
Thanksgiving activities do not need complicated rules or lots of supplies. A few good questions can fill the wait before dinner, bring several generations into the same conversation, or help a classroom enjoy a lighthearted seasonal break.
Save this list for the holiday, print the cards you want to use, and let the answers lead to plenty of laughter and stories.
About Julie
She’s a homeschool graduate, mother of five, designer, and educator. Inspired by classic books, art, music, and nature, she creates thoughtful, engaging resources to support parents and educators in teaching with intention and wonder.
