100 Thanksgiving would you rather questions for work
Thanksgiving would you rather questions give your team two holiday choices and everyone picks a side. Here are 100 clean ones for a meeting, the potluck or a video call. Tap the picker to put one on a shared screen.
Thanksgiving foodWould you rather have unlimited mashed potatoes or unlimited stuffing at every holiday meal this year?
How to play Thanksgiving would you rather
Read one question, everyone votes at once, and one person from each side gets 15 seconds to defend their pick. Eight to ten questions fill a 10-minute icebreaker; a meeting opener takes three or four. Every question is work-safe, and the food, fall and work sets suit teammates who don't celebrate the holiday.
15 Thanksgiving food would you rather questions
The safest place to start: everyone has a side dish opinion, and nobody has to share anything personal.
1. Would you rather have unlimited mashed potatoes or unlimited stuffing at every holiday meal this year?
2. Would you rather start the morning after Thanksgiving with cold pie or a warm leftover sandwich?
3. Would you rather be in charge of the gravy or the dinner rolls, knowing everyone will judge?
4. Would you rather have every side dish be a casserole or every side dish be served on a stick?
5. Would you rather eat the whole holiday meal with only a spoon or only with chopsticks?
6. Would you rather have a perfect pie crust with a bland filling or a perfect filling with a soggy crust?
7. Would you rather taste every dish at a 40-dish potluck or eat a full plate of your one favorite?
8. Would you rather get the crispy corner of every casserole or the first slice of every pie?
9. Would you rather have a dessert table with ten kinds of pie or one pie the size of the table?
10. Would you rather bring the dish everyone asks for the recipe of or the dish that's gone in five minutes?
11. Would you rather eat leftovers for a full week or never have leftovers again?
12. Would you rather swap the main dish for a giant lasagna or swap the pie for a giant cake?
13. Would you rather have a mac and cheese bar or a mashed potato bar at the office potluck?
14. Would you rather cook the whole holiday meal in a slow cooker or the whole meal on a grill?
15. Would you rather top your sweet potatoes with toasted marshmallows or with pecans and brown sugar?
Want a host to run your team's Thanksgiving game?
A list fills ten minutes. A live host fills the hour: teams that shuffle every round, scoring, music and gratitude games that get quiet people talking, with no prep on your side. It works for 10 people or a whole department on one Zoom call. Hosted games book about 2 weeks ahead, and the same games make a good December thank-you if the holiday week is too close.
Reserve online with a 50% deposit, or send your date and headcount for a full plan within 24 hours. More options on our virtual Thanksgiving events page.
15 would you rather questions about Thanksgiving traditions
Big days, quiet days and everything in between. These work whether someone hosts 20 or spends the weekend on the couch.
16. Would you rather help steer a giant balloon in a parade or watch the whole parade from a warm couch?
17. Would you rather run a 5K turkey trot in the morning or nap for the same amount of time after lunch?
18. Would you rather host a Friendsgiving for 20 or be a guest at three different dinners in one day?
19. Would you rather be the one who carves or the one who says a few words before the meal?
20. Would you rather organize the after-dinner game or pick the after-dinner movie?
21. Would you rather spend the long weekend fully offline or catch up on every show you missed this year?
22. Would you rather start a brand new tradition this year or bring back one from when you were a kid?
23. Would you rather travel six hours to a big gathering or have a quiet dinner five minutes from home?
24. Would you rather spend the Friday after Thanksgiving on a quiet hike or exploring a busy downtown?
25. Would you rather be in charge of seating the guests or packing everyone's leftover boxes?
26. Would you rather sit at the kids' table one more time or give the toast at the grown-up table?
27. Would you rather volunteer at a community meal in the morning or spend the morning cooking with people you love?
28. Would you rather take a group photo where everyone matches or one where nobody is ready?
29. Would you rather keep a family recipe secret forever or share it and watch everyone make it better?
30. Would you rather spend the holiday somewhere warm and sunny or somewhere with the first snow of the year?
15 funny Thanksgiving would you rather questions
Both sides are silly on purpose. Ask one person from each side to defend their pick and the laughs take care of themselves.
31. Would you rather have gravy come out of every faucet for a day or cranberry sauce fall from the sky like snow?
32. Would you rather be followed by a turkey that gobbles whenever you speak or a pumpkin that rolls after you everywhere?
33. Would you rather rhyme every sentence at dinner or narrate the whole meal like a sports announcer?
34. Would you rather announce every dish like a game show prize or describe every bite like a food critic?
35. Would you rather use a giant pie as your video background for a month or join every call with leaves falling on screen?
36. Would you rather be a turkey who becomes a parade balloon or a pumpkin that wins a blue ribbon at the county fair?
37. Would you rather have the oven timer go off every ten minutes for no reason or a smoke alarm that sings lullabies?
38. Would you rather eat a pie made of mashed potatoes or mashed potatoes that taste like pie?
39. Would you rather have a dog who steals one roll per meal or a cat who claims the seat at the head of the table?
40. Would you rather have a wishbone that grants tiny wishes or a fortune baked into every dinner roll?
41. Would you rather carry a full pie across an icy parking lot or a gravy boat up three flights of stairs?
42. Would you rather have your leftovers labeled by a dramatic poet or by a very strict librarian?
43. Would you rather drive a turkey-shaped car for a day or live in a corn-cob-shaped house for a weekend?
44. Would you rather have a marching band walk you to the dinner table or a choir sing the menu?
45. Would you rather smell like pumpkin spice all year or have every room you enter smell like fresh rolls?
Want a whole page of this? Our funny would you rather questions have 150 more, none of them about the holiday.
15 Thanksgiving would you rather questions for work
For the team meeting, the potluck or the all-hands before the long weekend. About ten of these fill a 10-minute opener.
46. Would you rather have a four-day weekend with no email or a five-day weekend with one quick check-in?
47. Would you rather run the team potluck sign-up or be in charge of the potluck playlist?
48. Would you rather clear your whole inbox before the holiday or come back to zero meetings on Monday?
49. Would you rather bring a homemade dish to the office potluck or the paper plates nobody remembered?
50. Would you rather give a one-minute thank-you toast at the team lunch or write a short note to every teammate?
51. Would you rather have an out-of-office message written as a poem or as a recipe?
52. Would you rather have the team lunch catered by your favorite restaurant or cooked by the leadership team?
53. Would you rather win the office pie contest or the award for best side dish?
54. Would you rather plan the team's Friendsgiving or plan the team's December party?
55. Would you rather have the whole team share one gratitude slide or each person share one photo from the year?
56. Would you rather eat the team lunch in a conference room or at a long table outside under heaters?
57. Would you rather have a gratitude wall in the office kitchen or a gratitude channel in the team chat?
58. Would you rather present the team's wins of the year as a slide deck or as a two-minute video?
59. Would you rather have the office smell like cinnamon all November or like fresh coffee all November?
60. Would you rather send a thank-you to a coworker in another time zone or to the person who helped on your first day?
Running this for 40 or more people on one video call? Voting in the chat gets slow at that size, and a host-run game like Gratitude Games & Grins splits everyone into small teams so each person still gets a turn.
How to run it in the office, hybrid or on Zoom
Four steps turn a list into a game. They work the same in a room or on a call.
- Pick a set that fits the room. Food and funny for a big group, gratitude for a small one. Read the question once, out loud or on the shared screen.
- Everyone picks a side on three. A countdown means nobody waits to see what the boss picks: hands up in the room, one or two fingers to the camera on video.
- Two people make their case. One person from each side gets a 15-second argument. Re-vote and ask who switched; that is usually the biggest laugh.
- End after eight to ten. That fills 10 minutes. A meeting opener takes three or four, so save the rest for the next call.
- In the office or at the potluck: point to one side of the room for each option, then hand the defender a pie server as the talking stick.
- Hybrid: everyone votes in the chat or a quick poll, people in the room too, so remote votes count the same. Ask a remote teammate to defend first.
- On Zoom, Teams or Google Meet: share the picker above, vote with reactions, and unmute one defender per side.
- In a team chat channel: post one question a day the week before the holiday with two emoji to vote, and share the closest result on the last day.
Planning a hybrid all-hands for the week of the holiday? See our virtual Thanksgiving activities for hosted games, tastings and kit workshops that put the room and the remote people on one screen.
12 thoughtful would you rather questions about gratitude
Slower questions for a smaller group or the end of a meeting. Let people pass, and let the answers run a little longer.
61. Would you rather thank someone face to face or in a handwritten note they can keep?
62. Would you rather get a public shout-out at the all-hands or a private message from someone you admire?
63. Would you rather relive your favorite day of this year or skip ahead to a day you're looking forward to?
64. Would you rather learn a new skill from a teammate or teach one to a new hire?
65. Would you rather spend a day volunteering with your team or a day mentoring someone new?
66. Would you rather keep a gratitude journal for a month or send one thank-you text every day for a month?
67. Would you rather have a small win every week or one big win at the end of the year?
68. Would you rather thank your past self for a good decision or give one piece of advice to your future self?
69. Would you rather have a coworker remember your favorite snack or remember a story you told months ago?
70. Would you rather spend an afternoon with a mentor from early in your career or a friend from your first job?
71. Would you rather say thank you in a language you just learned or with a dish you cooked from scratch?
72. Would you rather be known for always saying thank you or for always remembering birthdays?
For more ways to say thanks as a team, try these gratitude activities for work.
12 fall would you rather questions for November
Crisp air, short days and long walks. A good set for anyone on the team who skips the holiday itself.
73. Would you rather jump into one giant leaf pile or watch the leaves turn from a quiet trail?
74. Would you rather have November weather all year or skip straight from October to spring?
75. Would you rather wear a flannel shirt every day or a cozy scarf every day?
76. Would you rather cook dinner over a campfire or in a fully stocked kitchen in a cabin?
77. Would you rather watch a football game from cold stands or a new movie from a warm theater seat?
78. Would you rather find the perfect walking trail or the perfect coffee shop with a fireplace?
79. Would you rather drive a scenic route at peak fall colors or see them from a hot air balloon?
80. Would you rather have a backyard fire pit or a covered porch with a swing?
81. Would you rather carve your first pumpkin or roll out your first pie crust?
82. Would you rather spend a rainy November Saturday reading or doing a 1,000-piece puzzle?
83. Would you rather live next to an apple orchard or next to a farm stand that sells fresh pie?
84. Would you rather see a flock of geese flying south or the first frost on every window?
Rather play than talk? Fall Fun & Games is a hosted hour of autumn challenges on Zoom, with no holiday required.
16 rapid fire Thanksgiving would you rather questions
Short enough to read in two seconds. Fire five in a row in the chat and skip the debate.
85. Would you rather have dinner rolls or cornbread?
86. Would you rather nap or take a walk after the meal?
87. Would you rather wash the dishes or dry them?
88. Would you rather drive to the gathering or fly?
89. Would you rather have your pie warm or cold?
90. Would you rather set the table or clear it?
91. Would you rather play cards or charades after dinner?
92. Would you rather make the gravy or the cranberry sauce?
93. Would you rather make the centerpiece or the place cards?
94. Would you rather have a leftover sandwich or a leftover bowl?
95. Would you rather sit near the kitchen or near the fireplace?
96. Would you rather pull the wishbone or win the last roll?
97. Would you rather have one long table or lots of small ones?
98. Would you rather cook with music on or with the game on?
99. Would you rather bring a dessert or a side?
100. Would you rather sit next to the funniest guest or the best cook?
Need a different format? Our Thanksgiving this or that list is the two-word version, the Thanksgiving icebreaker questions open up longer answers, and the Thanksgiving games for work turn the party into a competition. Next month, switch to Christmas would you rather or winter would you rather questions.
