Team-building activities are everyday in workplaces. But do you know what’s another common thing? “Would You Rather” questions for icebreaker activities!
This article compiles 101 “Would You Rather” questions for work to keep your icebreaker activities going!
101 Would You Rather Questions for Work
“Would You Rather” questions allow you to introduce your team members to each other on a deeper level. It sparks conversations and trains their active listening skills, making it a fantastic way to build rapport.
Here are some “Would You Rather” icebreaker questions for work:
Work-Related “Would You Rather” Questions
1. Would you rather get your salaries and benefits all at once or get paid monthly for a year?
2. Would you rather work on something you love and get paid a little, or work on something you hate and get paid more than you could ever spend?
3. Would you rather have a good job but work with terrible colleagues or have a horrible job but with great colleagues?
4. Would you rather work on tasks or delegate them to others?
5. Would you rather clock in 10 minutes early or 20 minutes late?
6. Would you rather work on your own or with a team?
7. Would you rather receive a free cookie or coffee at work?
8. Would you rather work for a huge corporation or a small company?
9. Would you rather work for eight hours straight with no break time or nine hours but with an hour break?
10. Would you prefer to be recognized at work for your intelligence or for your teamwork skills?
11. Would you rather work on your own business and be stressed, or have a manageable workload while working for someone else?
12. Would you rather attend meetings twice a week or have a presentation once a week?
13. Would you rather work on different tasks every day or work on routine tasks?
14. Would you rather work with a huge team with various skills or a small team with a single expertise?
15. Would you rather have an unstable internet or a slow computer?
Fun “Would You Rather” Questions for Work
16. Would you rather see the future or change the past?
17. Would you rather win the lottery or go on a date with a celebrity?
18. Would you rather be poor and beautiful or rich and ugly?
19. Would you rather have a third arm or a second nose?
20. Would you rather trip and fall on mud or fall off the stairs?
21. Would you rather sing along to different songs all day or dance to every beat you hear?
22. Would you rather eat pizza without cheese or without toppings?
23. Would you rather have no ears or no nose?
24. Would you prefer to have an itch you can never scratch or a catchy song that’s stuck in your head nonstop?
25. Would you rather eat the oldest food that you like in your fridge, or eat freshly cooked food that you don’t like?
26. Would you rather have hair that reaches your feet or be bald?
27. Would you choose to eat only spicy food or only bland food for the rest of your life?
28. Would you rather be in a pandemic or a zombie apocalypse?
29. Would you rather distinguish lies from the truth or not get caught whenever you lie?
30. Would you rather be the top player on a losing team or the weakest player on a winning team?
LinkedIn also has a list of fun “Would You Rather” questions for work.
Personal “Would You Rather” Questions
31. Would you rather know when or how you’ll die?
32. Would you prefer to be remembered for your kindness or for your intelligence?
33. Would you rather have a million but be alone or be surrounded by people and be poor?
34. Would you rather be admired for your appearance or appreciated for your character?
35. Would you rather be pretty, smart, or rich?
36. Would you choose to go swimming or try bungee jumping?
37. Would you rather lose all your money or all your memories?
38. Would you prefer never to be able to express your emotions or never to be able to hide them?
39. Would you rather give up your sense of taste or your sense of smell?
40. Would you be more willing to share your photo gallery or your search history?
41. Would you rather have unlimited wealth or global fame?
42. Would you rather control time or the weather?
43. Would you rather be alone and reach your career goals or work on a regular job and live with the people you love?
44. Would you rather live a quiet life or a life packed with adventures?
45. Would you rather be young all your life or grow old?
Check out these icebreaker questions for work, plus other team-building questions and activities.
Entertainment-Related “Would You Rather” Questions
46. Would you rather meet Batman or Spider-Man?
47. Would you rather watch YouTube videos or Netflix series?
48. Would you rather meet Justin Bieber or Ariana Grande?
49. Would you rather live in the woods like Snow White or under the sea like the Little Mermaid?
50. Would you rather watch romance or horror movies for the rest of your life?
51. Would you rather turn into Shrek when angry or Barney when you’re happy?
52. Would you rather sing as well as Adele or Celine Dion?
53. Would you rather go camping with Harry Styles or grab coffee with Louis Tomlinson?
54. Would you rather write a song with Ed Sheeran or Taylor Swift?
55. Would you rather be a cast member of Frozen or Moana?
56. Would you rather listen to the Spice Girls or Destiny’s Child for the rest of your life?
57. Would you rather be the face of Kylie Jenner’s or Selena Gomez’s makeup brand?
58. Would you rather meet your favorite band or work with your favorite actor?
59. Would you rather guest on Jimmy Fallon’s or Ellen DeGeneres’s talk show?
60. Would you rather attend the Grammys or Oscars?
Weird “Would You Rather” Questions for Work
61. Would you rather be bald or have no eyebrows for the rest of your life?
62. Would you rather wake up in your underwear at a stranger’s place or wake up completely naked in a forest far from home?
63. Would you rather fight 10 cat-sized bears or 10 bear-sized cats?
64. Would you rather grow wings or horns?
65. Would you rather drink a gallon of vinegar or eat a gallon of hot sauce?
66. Would you rather lose all your teeth or have no nose?
67. Would you rather have your head be the size of a golf ball or a watermelon?
68. Would you rather have green skin like Shrek or blue skin like the Smurfs?
69. Would you rather be kidnapped by aliens or get chased by zombies?
70. Would you rather wear a dirty white shirt or wet socks for the rest of your life?
71. Would you rather yawn or sneeze 100 times a day?
72. Would you rather get a tattoo on your forehead or have overgrown teeth?
73. Would you rather eat soggy noodles or cucumbers dipped in Nutella?
74. Would you rather eat a red onion or an entire lemon?
76. Would you rather switch bodies with an ex that you hate or your grandmother?
77. Would you rather have your taste buds on your hands or not taste food ever again?
75. Would you rather wake up as a unicorn or not be able to sleep for the rest of your life?
Adventure-Themed “Would You Rather Questions” for Work
76. Would you rather successfully climb the top of Mt. Everest or go swimming in the Maldives?
77. Would you rather travel around the world alone or stay with your loved ones but not be able to travel at all?
78. Would you prefer to instantly understand the language of every country you visit or have the ability to time travel to any point in history?
79. Would you rather stay in a country of your choice but never travel again, or travel anywhere except your favorite tourist destination?
80. Would you rather travel by land with unlimited baggage or by air, but you can only bring one carry-on luggage?
81. Would you rather visit wild animals with David Attenborough or travel around Italy with Leonardo DiCaprio?
82. Would you rather reach outer space or the bottom of the ocean?
83. Would you rather visit the Eiffel Tower or the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
84. Would you rather face an 8-hour flight delay or show up at the airport only to realize your flight is actually scheduled for the next day?
85. Would you rather spend your vacation in a cabin in the woods or in a tent near the ocean?
86. Would you choose to explore the world but never return to your home country, or stay in your home country without ever being able to travel?
87. Would you rather be stuck in traffic with a screaming child or have a continuous travel beside a snoring man?
88. Would you rather travel anywhere but your home country for the rest of your life or stay in your home country but never be able to travel?
89. Would you rather go jet skiing or try skydiving?
90. Would you prefer to visit the freezing North Pole or the scorching Sahara Desert?
“Would You Rather” Questions for Work: Difficult Edition
91. Would you rather say goodbye to your loved ones before you die or pass away peacefully while sleeping?
92. Would you rather five people by accident or one person on purpose?
93. Would you rather no one show up at your birthday party or your funeral?
94. Would you rather let the world burn for someone you love or save the world but not your loved one?
95. Would you rather accidentally pour coffee on your clothes publicly every day or pee in your pants privately once a week?
96. Would you rather run out of toilet paper or have no water to flush the toilet?
97. Would you rather have someone pull out your hair one by one or pull all your teeth with pliers?
98. Would you rather forget to brush your teeth or forget to wear underwear for the day?
99. Would you rather have photographic memory or forget things whenever you want?
100. Would you rather avoid getting stuck in traffic or avoid having to rejoin a long line?
101. Would you rather meet your soulmate or get your dream career?
