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We love some fun icebreaker games here on Bored Panda. Previously, we've shared an ample amount of Never Have I Ever, Have You Ever, and Would You Rather questions to employ during a game night. However, there may never be enough question games to play among friends. Perhaps not as deep or intimate, but nonetheless entertaining and thought-provoking are This Or That questions.
Playing fun This Or That questions, also known as Either Or questions or A or B questions, players must choose between two options. The subjects of This Or That icebreaker questions can be thought-provoking as well as humorous, controversial, nasty, or whatever floats your gamer crew's boat. Such prompts typically work great as icebreaker games or as a quick game to play with chums anywhere and anytime.
Below, we've compiled a list of good This Or That questions to share with your friends, mess about and fritter time away whether stuck in traffic, a long car trip, or waiting in line. Do you know more funny This Or That questions? Let us know!
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#1
Be able to speak any language or be able to speak to animals?
Amused panda 3 years ago
I'd want some clarification on this, as it sounds like a trick question. Is it speak any human language OR speak to all animals? Is the animals option just speak with one/certain animal species? Is this in addition to your first language, or do lose the ability to speak human the moment we understand all those growls, purrs, chirps and clicks?
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#2
Lose sleep or skip a meal?
AffenpinscherMom 3 years ago
I miss meals on purpose so I can sleep so that isn't even a question for me
#3
Have a photographic memory or perfect pitch?
Dan Holden 3 years ago
Perfect pitch is a fairly rare ability to know exactly what note you're hearing, or being able to produce a specific note without a reference.
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Laura Ketteridge 3 years ago
Definitely photographic memory. Imagine having perfect pitch and being surrounded by people who never quite hit the notes. (shudder)
K W 3 years ago
I used to have a near perfect memory and I've always been a meh singer. I'd much rather have that memory back. It made reading books more than once not enjoyable but now I can't even remember watching a movie 2 years ago. I've been halfway through a movie and figured out I watched it already but still don't remember how it ends.
StrangeOne 3 years ago
I already have a pretty good photographic memory and it's a bloody curse. I'll go with perfect pitch.
#4
Time machine or magic wand?
Amused panda 3 years ago
Wand. Nothing here says you can't time travel/turn time back using magic. Plus, it would funny to use a real magic wand at a magic show and confuse the performing magician.
StrangeOne 3 years ago
magic wand. Although both you have to be careful with. Careful what you wish for. Don't mess with the past.
#5
Live ten minutes away from a mediocre job or commute two hours to your dream job?
StrangeOne 3 years ago
commute to dream job. I've already done the whole work from home thing with a crappy job. It never quite felt like there was an escape.
Frankthetank 3 years ago (edited)
I love my home, hate commute. Nah, I'd go for closer/mediocre. My dog and 3 cats agree! It's still just a job!
AffenpinscherMom 3 years ago
4 hours a day driving? That is going to get real old real fast. And the amount of money on gas and tolls? I would rather sleep in the extra 2 hours thank you
#6
Share food or don’t share food?
Pedantic Panda 3 years ago
Cook or buy food for anyone who wants some but please don't touch my plate.
Queen Julius Her Majesty 3rd 3 years ago
Don't share food. Please stay away from me. I chose this table in the cafeteria to stay away from yall
#7
Forget your pencil or forget a notebook?
StrangeOne 3 years ago
notebook. There's always something you can write on, like a paper napkin.
Amused panda 3 years ago
Pencil. If you need to make handwritten notes, often someone will have a spare pen or pencil you can borrow, or you can pick up promo ones. Let chance of being able to borrow a sufficient paper, and its much harder to locate a loose scrap of paper later to refer back to it.
#8
Start work late or leave work early?
StrangeOne 3 years ago
Leave early. What am I doing in the mornings other than trying to get a few morsel more minutes in of sleep then getting ready for work? After work is when the fun starts.
#9
Work from the office or work from home?
StrangeOne 3 years ago
Office. At least you can leave the work behind and have that transition from work and the rest of your life.
#10
Lose all of the money you earned this year or lose all of the memories you made this year?
StrangeOne 3 years ago
Memories. Knowing how muddy all my memories are of the '10's I'll live just fine.
#11
Play outside or create a blanket fort?
StrangeOne 3 years ago
Blanket fort. For some reason being outside makes me feel extra sleepy.
#12
Get lost alone or get lost with someone who annoys you?
Pedantic Panda 3 years ago
Someone who annoys me, at least I've got something to eat eventually...
lapis lazuli 3 years ago
Someone who annoys me, cause at least we could try to find something together...
Mark Jones 3 years ago
Lost with someone who annoys me.......because then I have something to cook for dinner.
StrangeOne 3 years ago
Someone who annoys me. Good time to tell them how I really feel. Work it out. Find our way together. I'd likely go crazy being stuck listening to my mind.
#13
Never be able to cry again or never be able to laugh again?
StrangeOne 3 years ago
That's a toughy. Neither. Sometimes I crave feeling sad. Not sure why. Don't know if that's normal. But I love to laugh. Humor is how I unwind.
AffenpinscherMom 3 years ago
My anti-depressants dried up my tear ducts years ago so I can't even cry even if I wanted to.
#14
Spend an entire day running in the desert without water or two hours swimming in the middle of the ocean after dark?
Amused panda 3 years ago
It depends. Are you swimming alone, have you landed in the water in an emergency situation with others or is this one of those Channel Swims which you will have been able to train for and have a support boat nearby.
#15
Have an incredible sense of direction, or have an incredible sense of smell?
Jan Feline 1 year ago
I actually have both. A great sense of smell is not always a positive thing
#16
Test the waters or dive in the deep end?
#17
Phone in the bathroom or no phone in the bathroom?
StrangeOne 3 years ago
Wtf???? No phone. What I do in a public washroom, whenever I hear someone is on their phone, especially in the next stall, I make it sound really nasty and really loud. Just exaggerating what's happening. "AWWWWWOOOOH I KNEW I SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD THAT DAIRY FILLED LATTE. IT'S BURNING. GOOD GOD. THIS MIGHT TAKE SOME EXTRA FLUSHES. HEY! DO YOU HAVE EXTRA TOILET PAPER?" And the whole time making juicy fart poops with my mouth LOL. People get pretty pissed off and weirded out. All I have to say is what do they expect?
#18
Sauce on the side or sauce on top?
#19
Funny story or one-liner?
StrangeOne 3 years ago
Depends. I like one-liners. I like funny stories if they're not drawn out too long.
#20
Comedian in a serious film or a serious actor in a comedy film?
Seonag Udell 3 years ago
Comedian in serious film, as most comedy actors are excellent in general, comedy is one of the hardest discipline 's to do well.
StrangeOne 3 years ago
A serious actor in a comedy film makes it funnier, imo. It takes a really good, diversified comedian to pull off a serious movie. I think Robin Williams did well in some. Jim Carey has tried but it's awkward.
lauralett50 3 years ago
Depends.on who Leslie Nelson is a great comedic actor, but was a classically trained Shakespearean actor .
#21
Silly hats or silly socks?
#22
Instagram famous or infomercial famous?
StrangeOne 3 years ago
Is there a difference? They're both spokespeople for products. I guess infomercial hosts are more entertaining. I used to watch infomercials just to laugh the terrible scenarios and bad acting.
#23
Be embarrassed or be afraid?
#24
Hot coffee or iced coffee?
#25
Call first thing in the morning or call in the middle of the night?
Doyle Alan 3 years ago
A call in the middle of the night is usually not a good thing. So definitely morning.
StrangeOne 3 years ago
Middle of the night. I'm likely still conscious and in a relatively good mood.
#26
Plans or surprises?
StrangeOne 3 years ago
Surprises. No one just surprises me much and it makes me sad. When people surprise you you know they were thinking of you and planning something with you in mind.
#27
Multiple choice or essay?
Amused panda 3 years ago
Multiple choice. If you get to a question where you aren't what to an answer, you can often come back to that one later if there is time. If you aren't sure what to write for an essay, you can get stuck.
#28
Smartest person in the world or richest person in the world?
StrangeOne 3 years ago
Either person leads a lonely life. I'd rather be smart. Being smart would allow me to understand how to make finances grow with investing and bonds and all that, so you can become rich. I don't think I could trust myself to make wise decisions with a lot of money. I'm not stupid but I'm not money-smart.
Amused panda 3 years ago
Yes, and I'm sure if you are that smart you can settle for second richest.
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See the future or change the past?
StrangeOne 3 years ago
I wonder what the world would be like if the Holocaust and Holodomor didn't happen. Wonder who would have been great people who would make great impacts in the world. I don't think I would want to see the future, and it would constantly be changing at a rapid pace because of free-will.
#30
Misunderstood after death or forgotten after death?
StrangeOne 3 years ago
Eh. Misunderstood. Leave them with something to talk about. Wouldn't be anything new, either.
#31
Be the “fix it” person or be everyone’s shoulder to cry on?
Doyle Alan 3 years ago
These two go hand in hand I think. I am both the fix it person and the shoulder to cry on when it's not fixable.
Amused panda 3 years ago
I'd rather fix things so people have reason to stop crying than have them cry on my shoulder because I can't fix it. But really, I'd say these are two sides of the same coin; sometimes the only 'fix' for what is wrong is to have the chance to cry it out on someone's shoulder.
#32
False hope or unnecessary anxiety?
kitten levels tokyo 3 years ago
I already have unnecessary anxiety. So I’ll take false hope! Try it out!
StrangeOne 3 years ago
False hope. I already get that. My daughter has unnecessary anxiety to the point it cripples her decision making and has a debilitating fear of going downtown on her own.
royal_antelope 3 years ago
anxiety. i know both and for me false hope it's the worse kind of torture.
#33
Be the one that everyone calls in an emergency or be the one everyone goes to for a laugh?
#34
Be known as an active person or be known as a communicator?
#35
Go out and meet new people or let them come to you first?
kitten levels tokyo 3 years ago
“Let them come to me”, but then actively avoid them so I don’t have to meet new people!
StrangeOne 3 years ago
Let them come to me. At least I know they're interested in talking to me. Had too many bad experiences initiating.
#36
Work four-day weeks with long work hours or six-day weeks with short work hours?
lauralett50 3 years ago
6 days a week, for 30+ years. I'm not sure I could adjust to anything else
#37
Be able to sense danger, or be able to sense safety?
StrangeOne 3 years ago
Danger. It's already a part of our survival instincts. But we also do sense safety because safety is absent of danger. You can't have one or the other.
Amused panda 3 years ago
Surely if you can sense danger, you by default also sense the absence of danger?
K W 3 years ago
I'd love to be able to sense safety. My stupid body is extremely over sensitive to possible dangers. Which is understandable considering what I've been through. My body is often right but over exaggerates the level. I'd love to feel like I'm moving toward something instead of avoiding things.
#38
Free travel for one year or free lodging for five years?
StrangeOne 3 years ago
Free travel for one year. I want to see.... wait. .... If I have 5 years of no rent to pay, I can save up for a lot more travelling than one year.
Amused panda 3 years ago
Depends. Is the lodging in my own home or somewhere else? If it is somewhere else, where does it fall in the scale of 5-star resort hotel to a crappy bedsit?
#39
Meet someone famous from the past or someone famous in the present?
Amused panda 3 years ago
Past. If they are from the past, this is your only opportunity to meet them in your lifetime. If they are from the present, you have a vague, fraction of a percentage or a percentage, but still real, chance of meeting them in your future.
lauralett50 3 years ago
Depends, I would not want to meet certain "celebrities. Aka any Kartrashians/ Jenner .
#40
Find out you’re actually a robot or find out you’ve been living your whole life in a dream?
#41
Wake up to the smell of autumn every day, or wake to the smell of spring every day?
StrangeOne 3 years ago (edited)
Spring. Love that petrichor. I can't stand that musky, dusty smell of dried leaves on the street. Unless they're raked and I'm close to them. But what I smell in the air in autumn is usually dust and gravel.
#42
Know the truth about all the mysteries of the universe or be able to teleport?
#43
Live in the world of Harry Potter but have to battle Voldemort once a year, or live in the world of the Hunger Games and have to fight kids from other districts?
#44
See the other side of a black hole or walk on the moon?
#45
Build the magical world of your dreams or find yourself inside of your favourite movie?
#46
Bad haircut or bad dye job?
StrangeOne 3 years ago
Bad hair cut. Getting hair dyed is so expensive. Having to dye it again could fry my hair. My scalp would have dermatitis from the chemicals. I've had a lot of bad hair cuts. They grow out quickly enough.
#47
Winning the lottery or finding your soulmate?
#48
Glass half-full or glass half-empty?
kitten levels tokyo 3 years ago
This is the first one where both choices seem to be the exact same. So, half full! So I get points for being an optimist!
#49
Sort by price or by rating?
StrangeOne 3 years ago
Price. And then rating. I may not have that much money but that means I cannot afford to buy c**p I'll have to replace.
#52
Air guitar or air drums?
#53
A store where every item is free or a restaurant where every dish is calorie-free?
#55
Loud neighbors or nosey neighbors?
StrangeOne 3 years ago
With how loud my neighbours are, they have turned us into the nosey neighbour.
lauralett50 3 years ago
Had both. Every time I went anywhere, nosey was always, well,nosey . So glad I moved, that guy was annoying.
#56
Rich and famous or rich and unknown?
StrangeOne 3 years ago
Rich and unknown. I don't see the hype about fame. Famous people are so paranoid and distrusting. For good reason, but still. I them constantly having to defend themselves, having to put on an act in public and worry about their every move being scrutinized and what they do with their money. No thanks.
#57
Cooking or being cooked for?
#58
Roommates or live alone?
StrangeOne 3 years ago
Alone. But I love my daughter as a roommate, now. She helps out and is there greeting me when I come home.
#59
Sweating or shivering?
StrangeOne 3 years ago
I could have my room freezing and wake up frozen drenched in sweat. I guess prolactinoma put me in menopause super early in life.
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Reality shows or documentaries?
#62
Take a friend on your family vacation or join a friend on their family vacation?
#63
Shopping online or shopping in-store?
StrangeOne 3 years ago
In-store. I like physically inspecting what I want to buy and knowing the condition of what I'm getting.
#64
Brand name or generic?
StrangeOne 3 years ago
Depends. Sometimes there's no difference. Sometimes generic is better than brand name.
#65
Protagonist or sidekick?
#66
Teacher reads your text message aloud or teacher tells the whole class your grade?
Federico Guerrero-Isaza 3 years ago
Probably the second one, but it would depend on which teacher.
#67
Angry client or angry coworker?
Amused panda 3 years ago
Client. Your time with them is usually more limited than with a co-worker.
#68
Private office or reserved parking spot?
#69
Team building after work or team building on the weekend?
#70
Poor and happy or rich and miserable?
StrangeOne 3 years ago
Poor and happy is already where I am. It's not bad at all. All the money in the world can't make you happy. That comes from within. Money can make you feel secure and content. But that doesn't equal happiness.
#71
Intense pain for ten minutes or dull pain for one day?
Lene 3 years ago
Well.... I gave birth to three kids. One was as natural as they come: no pain control besides my breathing technique. So 10min of intense pain would be no biggie, really. On the other hand I am in dull pain on a nearly daily basis anyway. So that would also be a no biggie. 🤷♀️
#72
Ability to travel without a passport or ability to read minds?
#73
Eat instant noodles for breakfast or eat cereal for dinner?
StrangeOne 3 years ago
I think I've done both before. These are what we do when food is getting light in the cupboards and money is a bit tight.
kitten levels tokyo 3 years ago
Cereal for dinner. It is already an accepted custom at my house.
#75
Be on a dating show or a survival show?
#76
Always sit by the printer or always sit by the water cooler at the office?
#77
Go a month without sleep or a year without any kind of sugar?
Pedantic Panda 3 years ago
Could live a year without sugar, pretty sure you couldn't go a month without sleep.
StrangeOne 3 years ago
Sleep would end up being inevitable. Sugar would be tough because it's in everything but I know people have done it, so it's not impossible and not unhealthy.
Amused panda 3 years ago
Sugar. Not going to be easy, if you cut sugar you can get withdrawal symptoms for a few days or even a couple of weeks, but you can get over that. Going without sleep, however, would only make your health worse the longer its for, and you can start hallucinating after a few days without sleep!
#78
Have your favourite food every day or have a million dollars – but never have your favourite food again?
#79
Visit every country in the world or go to space?
StrangeOne 3 years ago
That would include North Korea and some other brutally corrupt and dictatorship countries. I'll pick space.
#80
Plan your own trip or let the locals tell you the best things to do?
StrangeOne 3 years ago
Plan but I would listen to some locals. They know where the good, authentic things are, but I know they can be jaded, too, and not think of some great stuff for tourists because they have already been there done that and don't see what's so special about it.
#81
Be shrunk down to the size of a cricket or blown up the size of an elephant?
#82
Pineapple pizza or candy corn?
lauralett50 3 years ago
I love candy corn . It messes with my blood sugar , but I only eat it once a year.
#83
Working hard or hardly working?
#84
Speeding ticket or parking ticket?
Pedantic Panda 3 years ago
Parking tickets don't lead to points or endangering of life, usually.
#85
Babies dressed as animals or animals dressed as humans?
#86
Art museum or history museum?
K W 3 years ago
Depends. There are some really boring ones of either. Normally I'd pick history but I've been lucky enough to see several history museums in washington DC whereas all the art museums I've been to have been western art or paintings of Bison, bears and elk. I'd love to see artwork in any other category.
#87
Owe money or owe a favor?
#89
Attend a party or host a party?
#90
Social media message or text message?
Lene 3 years ago
Text message. I think I'm getting old but I don't understand the hype with SoMe. I have friends that always seem to forget that I don't go on fb very often and that I don't have messenger on my phone. So sometimes when I meet my friends they are disappointed that I didn't go to their event or I didn't reply to something they sent me on fb messenger. They do have my phone number and my phone can receive both sms and mms. Why is sms and mms not the standard text-y way of contact anymore? It is not broken so why not use it? It confuses me so darn much!
#91
French fries or onion rings?
#93
Roller coasters or water slides?
#97
Field trips or field days?
Federico Guerrero-Isaza 3 years ago
Usually, field days are a day at the end of the school year when many outdoor activities are held.
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Big class or small class?
Lene 3 years ago
My personal experience is that if you sit up front the teacher won't notice you. The noisy students draw attention to themselves and they usually sit in the back or far to the left or right. So if you are a quiet type you can go days without being asked anything by a teacher if you sit in the front and the middle.
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Video meetings or in-person meetings?
#100
Snack stash or stationary stash?
#101
Be an interviewer or interviewee?
#102
Speed or accuracy?
Amused panda 3 years ago
What is the point in speed if you've got to re-do your work a dozen times?
#104
Explore the deep sea or outer space?
#105
Live in a world with dinosaurs or a world with giants?
#106
Have to rhyme everything you say, or sing everything you say?
Lene 3 years ago
I have 3 kids.... and I'm that annoying sort of mom who will often sing about what is going on in the moment or what I am thinking about. So some days I do most communication via song. Lol. It's not pretty.... but *experts* say it's a great way to teach your kids better vocabulary, better pronouncation and better sense of rhythm.... so I am motivated to keep doing it. Also when my kids yell at me to please stop. 🤭
#108
Travel for 5 years in an RV or travel for 5 years in a sailboat?
#109
Spend a whole day reading the dictionary or a whole year studying a new language?
#111
Passenger or driver?
#113
Sneakers or dress shoes?
#114
Espresso or drip coffee?
#117
Driving fast or driving slow?
#118
Group work or solo work?
#119
Pen or pencil?
#121
Win the lottery or land your dream job?
#126
Happy endings or sad endings?
#127
Overly optimistic or overly pessimistic?
kitten levels tokyo 3 years ago
Overly pessimistic is working out pretty good for me, so I’ll stick with that.
#128
Be better at writing or better at speaking?
#129
Desks or tables?
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