Would You Rather Questions for Teens

Phones, fame, school, and future plans: make the call and see where other players landed.

Would you rather have unlimited phone battery or have unlimited data?

Teens can smell a babyish question from a mile away, so this set skips the cartoon stuff. These 82 would you rather questions for teens deal with what actually comes up at that age: losing your phone for a month, going viral for the wrong reason, picking between a dream college and a best friend's school. They're clean enough for a youth group or classroom, but real enough to spark an actual conversation.

Play them at a sleepover, on a long bus ride, or in a group chat by reading one out and asking for votes. Youth leaders and advisory teachers can use party mode to put questions on a big screen and get a quiet room talking. The vote split after each pick adds a little extra drama when your answer turns out to be the unpopular one.

How to play

  1. Pick your answer before anyone else can influence you.
  2. Reveal your choice together, then compare with the player vote split.
  3. Whoever's in the minority has to defend their pick in one sentence.
  4. Keep going until someone finds a question the whole group agrees on.

All 82 Would You Rather Questions for Teens

  1. Would you rather have unlimited phone battery or have unlimited data?
  2. Would you rather work a summer job at a theme park or work a summer job at a beach snack shack?
  3. Would you rather have your prom date be picked by your friends or have your prom outfit be picked by your parents?
  4. Would you rather wear your pajamas to school every day or wear a tuxedo to school every day?
  5. Would you rather have your crush see your baby photos or have your crush hear you sing in the shower?
  6. Would you rather have a car that talks back or have a car that only plays polka music?
  7. Would you rather have a best friend who always tells the truth or have a best friend who always has your back?
  8. Would you rather start your own YouTube channel or start your own small business?
  9. Would you rather be the funniest person in the room or be the smartest person in the room?
  10. Would you rather be known for your style or be known for your sense of humor?
  11. Would you rather have a phone that only calls or have a phone that only texts?
  12. Would you rather live in a big city dorm or live in a small college town?
  13. Would you rather get paid to play video games or get paid to review movies?
  14. Would you rather be a celebrity for one year or be a millionaire with no fame?
  15. Would you rather be able to change your name or be able to change your hometown?
  16. Would you rather get your braces off before picture day or get a perfect haircut before picture day?
  17. Would you rather parallel park perfectly every time or never get lost while driving?
  18. Would you rather know every answer on the SAT or know exactly what career will make you happy?
  19. Would you rather have to FaceTime your grandma every day or have to write her a letter every week?
  20. Would you rather spend spring break at the beach or spend spring break at a ski lodge?
  21. Would you rather have to take the bus all through high school or have to walk two miles every day?
  22. Would you rather get your license at 15 with a minivan or get it at 18 with your dream car?
  23. Would you rather be stuck in an elevator with your ex or be stuck in an elevator with your principal?
  24. Would you rather have a party where nobody shows up or have a party where everybody shows up but it rains?
  25. Would you rather have your mom chaperone prom or have your dad drive you to every date?
  26. Would you rather have a pet that follows you to school or have a sibling who follows you to school?
  27. Would you rather be fluent in five languages or be able to play five instruments?
  28. Would you rather take every test orally or write every essay by hand?
  29. Would you rather have a senior trip to New York City or have a senior trip to Disney World?
  30. Would you rather have your phone autocorrect every word to "banana" or have it send every text twice?
  31. Would you rather be really good at dancing or be really good at singing?
  32. Would you rather only be able to listen to one song for a year or only be able to watch one movie for a year?
  33. Would you rather have a perfect GPA or have a perfect social life?
  34. Would you rather read minds during finals week or pause time during finals week?
  35. Would you rather learn to drive stick or learn to change a tire?
  36. Would you rather have a huge prom with strangers or have a tiny prom with only your best friends?
  37. Would you rather be a teenager in the 1980s or be a teenager 50 years from now?
  38. Would you rather have your graduation speech go perfectly or have the best senior prank of all time?
  39. Would you rather have your group chat accidentally sent to your teacher or have your notes app read aloud at an assembly?
  40. Would you rather get into your dream college with no scholarship or get a full ride to your second choice?
  41. Would you rather be able to skip one class forever or add a free period every day?
  42. Would you rather get the lead role in a movie or get drafted by a pro team?
  43. Would you rather never have to study but always get a B or study hard and always get an A?
  44. Would you rather be a teen detective or be a teen spy?
  45. Would you rather get a text from your favorite celebrity or get a follow from your favorite celebrity?
  46. Would you rather have your parents read your texts for a day or have your teacher read your search history out loud?
  47. Would you rather be friends with everyone or have three truly loyal friends?
  48. Would you rather only be able to post selfies or never be able to post selfies?
  49. Would you rather lose your phone for a month or lose your voice for a month?
  50. Would you rather have a group chat that never stops buzzing or have no group chats at all?
  51. Would you rather have a famous parent or be the famous one in your family?
  52. Would you rather have only group projects or have only solo projects?
  53. Would you rather have your locker be next to your crush or have your locker be next to the cafeteria?
  54. Would you rather have your yearbook quote be chosen by your parents or have your yearbook photo be taken mid-sneeze?
  55. Would you rather go to a school with no dress code but no phones or go to a school with uniforms but phones allowed?
  56. Would you rather have your first car be a rusty truck you love or have it be a boring sedan that never breaks?
  57. Would you rather pick every outfit for a year based on a coin flip or let your little brother pick every outfit for a month?
  58. Would you rather be able to text with your mind or be able to take photos with your eyes?
  59. Would you rather take a road trip with friends after graduation or take a trip abroad with your family?
  60. Would you rather go to homecoming as a group or go to homecoming with one date?
  61. Would you rather have a college roommate who snores or have a college roommate who never cleans?
  62. Would you rather have your phone screen crack every week or have your phone die at 50 percent every day?
  63. Would you rather be homeschooled or go to a boarding school?
  64. Would you rather have a secret talent that goes viral or have a secret talent only your friends know?
  65. Would you rather win a gold medal at the Olympics or win a Grammy for your first album?
  66. Would you rather be famous online or be famous in real life?
  67. Would you rather be stuck in a tiny car on a 12-hour road trip with your siblings or be stuck on a 12-hour flight next to your teacher?
  68. Would you rather win a spelling bee on national TV or win a talent show on national TV?
  69. Would you rather be the star quarterback or be the lead in the school musical?
  70. Would you rather have a 9 p.m. curfew all through high school or have no curfew but share a room with your sibling?
  71. Would you rather go viral for something embarrassing or never go viral at all?
  72. Would you rather be the youngest in your grade or be the oldest in your grade?
  73. Would you rather be class president or be captain of the varsity team?
  74. Would you rather drive a convertible to school or take a helicopter to school?
  75. Would you rather be known as the kid who never loses at trivia or be known as the kid who throws the best parties?
  76. Would you rather be the new kid every year or never meet anyone new at school?
  77. Would you rather eat cafeteria food for all four years or pack the same lunch every day for four years?
  78. Would you rather have a job as a lifeguard or have a job as a camp counselor?
  79. Would you rather be the class clown or be the class valedictorian?
  80. Would you rather have your parents join TikTok and follow you or have your parents start a podcast about you?
  81. Would you rather go to college across the country or go to college in your hometown?
  82. Would you rather spend a year without social media or spend a year without video games?

Questions people ask

Are these appropriate for a youth group or school?

Yes. The teen set is clean and avoids dating details, drinking, and anything crude. Topics include school, social media, friendships, money, and the future, which gives leaders plenty to discuss without worrying about an awkward moment in front of the group.

Can we play over text or a group chat?

Sure. Copy a question into your chat and have everyone reply with A or B. Then open the page to show how other Joke Plant players voted. It's an easy way to restart a quiet group chat on a slow evening.

How is the teen set different from the adult set?

The teen questions focus on school life, phones, friends, and first big decisions. The adult set leans toward careers, bills, relationships, and parenting. Both are clean, so older teens often enjoy mixing in the adult questions too.

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