Ways to use this list
- Pick-a-side warm-up: label one wall "this" and the other "that", read a card, and the class walks to their side before one person from each side explains.
- Video meetings: read the card, count down from three, and everyone types their answer in the chat at the same moment.
- New pen pals or classmates: answer ten pairs on paper, swap sheets, and circle every answer you have in common.
- Speed round at a party: set Winners to 10, read them out fast, and anyone who takes more than two seconds to answer sits down.
- English lessons: learners turn each card into a full sentence, such as "I prefer sunrise because the day feels new."
Press Draw a card, tap the game or press the Space bar. Change the list in the box as you
like: add your own, delete what doesn't suit you, or write *2 after an entry to give it double the
chance. The game buttons switch the same list to a wheel, duck race, hat and more.
The full list (62 entries)
- Sunrise or sunset?
- Pancakes or waffles?
- Beach or snowy cabin?
- Books or films?
- Sweet or salty?
- Text or call?
- Summer or winter?
- Pizza or pasta?
- Tidy desk or creative mess?
- Board games or video games?
- City or countryside?
- Rollercoaster or carousel?
- Breakfast for dinner or dinner for breakfast?
- Spicy or mild?
- Singing or dancing?
- Plan everything or go with the flow?
- Museum or theme park?
- Camping or hotel?
- Hot chocolate or lemonade?
- Lake or ocean?
- Stars or clouds?
- Puzzles or crafts?
- Cake or pie?
- Window seat or aisle seat?
- Hoodie or jacket?
- Sandals or wellies?
- Apples or oranges?
- Sing in the car or drive in silence?
- Dinosaurs or robots?
- Pirate or ninja?
- Spaceship or submarine?
- Unicorn or dragon?
- Slide or swing?
- Crayons or paint?
- Bubbles or balloons?
- Hide or seek?
- Sandcastle or snowman?
- Puppy or kitten?
- Treehouse or den?
- Jelly or ice cream?
- Email or quick call?
- Standing desk or comfy chair?
- Morning meetings or afternoon meetings?
- Headphones on or office chatter?
- Tea or coffee?
- Work from home or the office?
- Sticky notes or a to-do app?
- Lunch at your desk or lunch outside?
- Whiteboard or slides?
- Early start or late finish?
- Hiccups for a day or sneezing every hour?
- Giant hamster or tiny elephant?
- Pineapple on pizza: yes or no?
- Clown shoes or bunny ears for a week?
- Sing every word or rhyme every sentence?
- Socks with sandals or wellies at the beach?
- Talk like a pirate or walk like a crab?
- Cook together or order in?
- Plan the trip or be surprised?
- Matching jumpers or matching mugs?
- Slow dance or silly dance?
- Breakfast in bed or picnic in the park?
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Questions people ask
What are this or that questions?
Quick choices between two everyday things, such as sunrise or sunset, answered in a word on instinct. They are fast, low-pressure and show a lot about a person in a few seconds.
What are good this or that questions for work?
Ones about working habits that nobody can get wrong: email or quick call, morning or afternoon meetings, sticky notes or a to-do app. Press For work for the set; they make a five-minute meeting warm-up.
How do you play this or that as a game?
Read a card and everyone answers at once by pointing left for the first choice or right for the second. Keep score of who agrees with the host most, or play elimination where the smaller side sits down.
How is this or that different from would you rather?
This or that is about real things you already know and takes a second to answer. Would you rather questions imagine strange situations and usually start a debate.