73 Strange Would You Rather Questions
73 Strange Would You Rather Questions

Have you ever found yourself in a conversation, and someone throws out a question that makes you pause, tilt your head, and think, "Wait, what?" That's the magic of Strange Would You Rather Questions! These aren't your typical "Would you rather have a million dollars or be able to fly?" kind of questions. Instead, they dive into the weird, the wacky, and the wonderfully imaginative, forcing you to make choices that are anything but ordinary. These brain-ticklers are designed to spark hilarious debates and reveal surprising sides of your friends.

The Quirky World of Strange Would You Rather

So, what exactly are Strange Would You Rather Questions? Imagine being presented with two equally bizarre, inconvenient, or downright peculiar options, and you absolutely *have* to pick one. These questions are like little mental puzzles that stretch your imagination. They're popular because they break the ice in a fun way, get people talking, and often lead to a lot of laughter as you hear everyone else's reasoning. They can be used to:

  • Spark creative thinking
  • Test your decision-making skills under pressure (even if it's pretend pressure!)
  • Reveal your personality and what you value (or hilariously don't value!)
  • Make a party or a hangout much more interesting

The beauty of these questions lies in their absurdity. They're not meant to be stressful, but rather to be a fun way to explore different scenarios. Think of them as low-stakes thought experiments. They can be presented in a few different ways:

  1. As simple, direct choices.
  2. As scenarios that require a bit more explanation.
  3. As "would you rather fight one horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses?" type of questions that have become internet famous.

The importance of these questions is that they encourage us to think outside the box and engage with each other on a deeper, more playful level. They're a fantastic tool for getting to know people and for simply having a good time.

Food for Thought (or Not!)

  • Would you rather have to eat everything you touch or have everything you touch turn into a different, random food item?
  • Would you rather only be able to eat foods that are the color blue or only be able to drink liquids that are the color green?
  • Would you rather have your sneezes sound like a duck quacking or your laughter sound like a cow mooing?
  • Would you rather always smell faintly of pickles or always have a single, persistent crumb stuck to your shirt?
  • Would you rather have your sweat taste like lemon juice or your tears taste like maple syrup?
  • Would you rather have to eat a bowl of live ants every day for a week or drink a gallon of your own toenail clippings?
  • Would you rather your favorite food disappear forever or have to eat your least favorite food every single meal for a month?
  • Would you rather have ketchup and mustard permanently infused into your bloodstream or have every bite of food you take taste like burnt toast?
  • Would you rather have your taste buds permanently swapped with your earwax glands or have your sense of smell permanently replaced with the ability to detect lint?
  • Would you rather be able to talk to vegetables or be able to communicate with inanimate objects that are made of cheese?
  • Would you rather have your breath always smell like garlic or have your farts sound like a tiny opera singer?
  • Would you rather have to wear a sombrero made of broccoli or a scarf knitted from spaghetti?
  • Would you rather have every meal you eat be served on a shoe or have to eat every meal while standing on your head?
  • Would you rather your tongue turn purple every time you lie or have your nose glow red when you're happy?
  • Would you rather have to sing everything you say or have to whisper everything you say?
  • Would you rather have your hair grow backwards or have your fingernails grow into tiny, edible candy canes?
  • Would you rather have your poop smell like freshly baked cookies or have your urine glow in the dark?
  • Would you rather have to eat a live spider every time you get a paper cut or have to lick a public toilet seat every time you forget someone's name?
  • Would you rather have your own personal theme song play whenever you enter a room, whether you want it to or not, or have your inner thoughts broadcast out loud at random intervals?
  • Would you rather have your sense of taste be amplified by 1000% or have your sense of touch be completely dulled?

Body Oddities and Annoyances

  • Would you rather have your hair turn into spaghetti or have your skin turn into a giant, fuzzy peach?
  • Would you rather have to constantly shed glitter like a disco ball or have tiny, harmless spiders crawl out of your ears at random times?
  • Would you rather have a permanent unibrow that connects to your hairline or have your ears grow to the size of satellite dishes?
  • Would you rather have your nose whistle every time you breathe or have your ears flap like wings when you're excited?
  • Would you rather have your fingers permanently sticky like glue or have your feet perpetually itchy?
  • Would you rather have a tail that wags uncontrollably when you're happy or have a tail that thumps angrily when you're annoyed?
  • Would you rather have to hiccup every time you sneeze or sneeze every time you hiccup?
  • Would you rather have your fingernails constantly grow at an alarming rate, requiring daily trimming, or have your toenails constantly grow at an alarming rate, requiring daily trimming?
  • Would you rather have your eyelids replaced with tiny, blinking googly eyes or have your mouth replaced with a permanent, silent smile?
  • Would you rather have your voice randomly change to a squeaky helium voice or have your voice randomly change to a deep, booming baritone?
  • Would you rather have to wear socks made of sandpaper or wear shoes filled with popcorn kernels?
  • Would you rather have your belly button migrate to your forehead or have your ears grow out of your elbows?
  • Would you rather have your sweat smell like old gym socks or have your breath smell like a skunk?
  • Would you rather have your hair grow in vibrant, unnatural colors (e.g., neon pink, electric blue) or have your hair fall out and regrow constantly in different styles?
  • Would you rather have your skin change color based on your mood, making it impossible to hide your feelings, or have your skin perpetually feel slightly damp?
  • Would you rather have to wear a clown nose every day or have to wear oversized, floppy shoes everywhere you go?
  • Would you rather have your shadow start talking to you and offer unsolicited advice or have your reflection in mirrors constantly make faces at you?
  • Would you rather have a permanent case of uncontrollable giggling fits or a permanent case of uncontrollable crying fits?
  • Would you rather have your fingernails be made of sharp cheddar cheese or have your toenails be made of hard, brittle caramel?
  • Would you rather have to hop everywhere you go or have to waddle like a penguin everywhere you go?

Magical Mishaps and Fantastic Fiascos

  • Would you rather be able to talk to animals but they all only complain about their problems or be able to fly but only at the speed of a slow crawl?
  • Would you rather have the ability to teleport but you always arrive with your clothes on inside out or be able to turn invisible but only when no one is looking?
  • Would you rather be able to control the weather but every time you do, a small, random object appears in your pocket or be able to read minds but you can only hear people's thoughts about snacks?
  • Would you rather have the power to make plants grow instantly but they all grow into slightly unsettling shapes or be able to breathe underwater but you have to hum a sea shanty the whole time?
  • Would you rather be able to talk to ghosts but they can only tell you bad jokes or be able to summon helpful creatures but they are all very clumsy?
  • Would you rather have the ability to change your appearance at will, but you always end up looking like a historical figure or be able to control time, but only in reverse for 5-second increments?
  • Would you rather be able to conjure any food you want, but it always tastes slightly of dish soap, or be able to create illusions, but they are all slightly disappointing (e.g., a dragon that looks like a fuzzy caterpillar)?
  • Would you rather have the power to grant wishes, but each wish comes with an unexpected, minor inconvenience for the wisher, or be able to talk to inanimate objects, but they are all incredibly boring conversationalists?
  • Would you rather be able to walk through walls, but you always leave a trail of glitter behind you or be able to summon rain, but it only rains purple goo?
  • Would you rather have the ability to understand all languages, but you can only speak in rhyme or be able to manipulate electricity, but only by clapping your hands together?
  • Would you rather be able to control your dreams, but you can only have nightmares, or be able to communicate with robots, but they only speak in binary code?
  • Would you rather have the power to become incredibly strong, but you temporarily lose your sense of direction or have the power to become incredibly fast, but you start involuntarily singing show tunes?
  • Would you rather be able to talk to plants, but they constantly ask you for gossip or be able to communicate with clouds, but they only speak in weather forecasts?
  • Would you rather have the ability to shapeshift, but you always end up looking slightly absurd (e.g., a cat with human hands) or be able to levitate, but only a few inches off the ground?
  • Would you rather be able to predict the future, but only for minor inconveniences (e.g., stubbing your toe) or be able to communicate with all insects, but they all want to be your friends and follow you everywhere?
  • Would you rather have the power to make objects float, but you can only float them upwards into the sky or have the power to make objects disappear, but they always reappear in someone else's pocket?
  • Would you rather be able to teleport, but you always arrive wearing a full clown costume or be able to control fire, but only with your feet?
  • Would you rather have the ability to become a master chef, but all your food looks terrible or have the ability to become a renowned artist, but your art is always slightly off-putting?
  • Would you rather be able to communicate with your past self, but you can only give cryptic warnings or be able to communicate with your future self, but they can only send you unanswered questions?
  • Would you rather have the power to make people laugh uncontrollably, but you can't control when it happens or have the power to make people cry uncontrollably, but you can't control when it happens?

Everyday Absurdities

  • Would you rather have to wear a clown wig to work every day or have to wear a superhero cape on the bus every day?
  • Would you rather have every conversation you have be interrupted by a randomly chosen song playing from your phone or have every email you send automatically be written in a pirate accent?
  • Would you rather have to greet everyone you meet with a dramatic bow or have to end every sentence with a question mark?
  • Would you rather have to narrate your own life in a dramatic movie trailer voice or have to sing everything you do in opera style?
  • Would you rather have your alarm clock wake you up with a clown honk every morning or have your refrigerator loudly announce what you're taking out?
  • Would you rather have to wear a sign that says "I'm Thinking About Pizza" around your neck at all times or have to wear giant, novelty sunglasses indoors?
  • Would you rather have to respond to all text messages with a limerick or have to answer all phone calls with a philosophical debate?
  • Would you rather have your shoes constantly squeak like a mouse or have your footsteps echo like you're in a cathedral?
  • Would you rather have to compliment everyone you pass on the street, whether you mean it or not, or have to apologize to inanimate objects you bump into?
  • Would you rather have to use a rubber chicken as your only form of communication for a day or have to communicate solely through interpretive dance for a day?
  • Would you rather have your internet browser always open to a random website about competitive dog grooming or have your smart speaker only respond to questions about cheese?
  • Would you rather have to wear mismatched socks every day for the rest of your life or have to wear a hat that plays a jaunty tune whenever you move?
  • Would you rather have your GPS always give directions in a dramatic, suspenseful tone or have your smart fridge order you one random item of food every day?
  • Would you rather have to start every sentence with "As I was saying..." or end every sentence with "...and that's final"?
  • Would you rather have to wear a badge that says "Professional Hugger" and offer hugs to strangers or wear a badge that says "Official Complimenter" and give out compliments?
  • Would you rather have your mirror constantly show you as a slightly different version of yourself (e.g., with a mustache, different hair) or have your shadow start mimicking your actions slightly before you do them?
  • Would you rather have to speak in a whisper for an entire week or have to shout for an entire week?
  • Would you rather have your coffee mug secretly dispense tiny rubber ducks into your drink or have your pens occasionally squirt ink unexpectedly?
  • Would you rather have to address everyone as "Your Majesty" or "My Liege" or have to refer to yourself in the third person always?
  • Would you rather have your phone's autocorrect always change common words into obscure synonyms or have your phone's ringtone randomly change to a circus fanfare?

Existential Oddities

  • Would you rather know the exact date and time of your death or know the exact date and time of the next major global catastrophe?
  • Would you rather be able to relive your happiest memory perfectly, but only once, or have the ability to forget your saddest memory permanently?
  • Would you rather be able to understand the thoughts of every living creature on Earth but be unable to speak yourself, or be able to speak every language fluently but be unable to hear anything?
  • Would you rather live in a world where all colors are muted and gray, but everyone is genuinely happy, or live in a world of vibrant colors, but everyone is perpetually anxious?
  • Would you rather be forgotten by everyone you've ever known the moment you die, or have your greatest accomplishments erased from history?
  • Would you rather have the ability to travel back in time to fix one mistake, but you can never return to your original timeline, or have the ability to see five minutes into the future, but you can't change anything you see?
  • Would you rather be universally loved but feel no genuine emotion yourself, or be able to feel every emotion intensely but be universally disliked?
  • Would you rather know all the secrets of the universe but be unable to share them with anyone, or be able to share any information you want, but you can never learn anything new?
  • Would you rather live a life of extreme luxury and comfort, but have no real purpose, or live a life of hardship and struggle, but have a profound sense of meaning?
  • Would you rather have the ability to communicate with your future self, but they can only give you cryptic riddles, or have the ability to communicate with your past self, but they can only ask you for advice?
  • Would you rather have the power to end all suffering in the world, but in doing so, humanity loses all capacity for joy, or maintain the current state of the world with its mix of joy and suffering?
  • Would you rather be immortal, but watch everyone you ever love die, or live a normal lifespan, but be constantly surrounded by loved ones?
  • Would you rather be able to control your own dreams but never be able to experience reality vividly, or experience reality with extreme clarity but have no control over your dreams?
  • Would you rather have the ability to grant yourself any one wish, but it has to be something that benefits everyone on Earth equally, or have the ability to grant yourself any one wish, with no restrictions?
  • Would you rather live in a simulation where everything feels real but you know it's not, or live in the real world, but feel like you're constantly dreaming?
  • Would you rather have the knowledge of all the answers to life's biggest questions, but be unable to articulate them clearly, or be able to explain complex ideas perfectly, but only be able to answer simple questions?
  • Would you rather have the ability to experience a perfect day on repeat forever, with no new experiences, or live a life full of unpredictable ups and downs?
  • Would you rather have the power to ensure justice for all, but face constant personal danger, or live a life of absolute safety, but witness injustice without being able to intervene?
  • Would you rather be able to communicate with the dead, but they can only speak in metaphors, or be able to communicate with the future, but they can only send you warnings about trivial matters?
  • Would you rather have the ability to see the threads of fate connecting everyone, but be unable to influence them, or be able to subtly manipulate fate, but only for your own benefit?

The Wacky and the Wonderful

  • Would you rather have to wear a giant inflatable dinosaur costume everywhere you go or have to communicate solely through opera singing?
  • Would you rather have your car run on hopes and dreams, requiring constant positive thinking, or have your car run on enthusiastic applause?
  • Would you rather have your house transform into a giant, sentient mushroom every full moon or have your garden grow sentient vegetables that have strong opinions?
  • Would you rather have to juggle flaming chainsaws every time you get nervous or have to yodel every time you're asked a direct question?
  • Would you rather have your shadow start tap-dancing whenever you're happy or have your reflection in the mirror suddenly start giving you fashion advice?
  • Would you rather have a personal rain cloud follow you around, only raining when you're sad, or have a personal sunshine that follows you, but it's always slightly too hot?
  • Would you rather have to wear shoes that make you hop everywhere or wear gloves that make your fingers uncontrollably play air guitar?
  • Would you rather have your pet speak fluent French and only complain about the quality of their food or have your houseplants sing lullabies at random intervals?
  • Would you rather have a magical ability to make any object you point at turn into a rubber chicken, or have a magical ability to make any person you point at start speaking in a cartoon voice?
  • Would you rather have your dreams projected onto your bedroom ceiling every morning or have your thoughts broadcast on a small, personal radio frequency?
  • Would you rather have to wear a tiara made of broccoli or a crown made of sentient spaghetti?
  • Would you rather have your doorbell play a different silly sound effect every time, chosen at random, or have your toaster launch toast with extreme force?
  • Would you rather have to speak only in riddles for a week or have to communicate only through charades for a week?
  • Would you rather have your nose whistle a jaunty tune whenever you're concentrating or have your ears flap like wings when you laugh?
  • Would you rather have your furniture rearrange itself into bizarre sculptures at night or have your books whisper spoilers about their plots when you open them?
  • Would you rather have to walk backward everywhere you go or have to wear a sign that says "World's Okayest Person"?
  • Would you rather have your phone screen display only emoji reactions to your messages or have your keyboard type out nonsensical limericks instead of words?
  • Would you rather have a personal soundtrack that plays dramatically whenever you enter a room, or have your inner monologue narrated by a famous comedian?
  • Would you rather have to wear a t-shirt with a different, absurd drawing on it every day, chosen by a stranger, or have to wear a hat that constantly changes colors based on the ambient temperature?
  • Would you rather have the ability to summon a small, well-behaved dragon that can only fetch snacks, or have the ability to talk to squirrels, but they only have very specific, obscure advice?

Strange Would You Rather Questions are more than just silly word games; they're a fun way to explore the bizarre corners of our imagination and connect with others. They challenge us to think critically and humorously about hypothetical situations, often revealing more about our personalities and values than we might expect. So next time you're looking for a way to liven up a conversation or just want to have a good laugh, pull out some Strange Would You Rather Questions and get ready for some wonderfully weird answers!

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