Party Whammy

40 Questions

Family CleanBest for ages 10 and upAbsurd and playful

How to play

  1. Read both ridiculous choices without adding a third option.
  2. Count down from three and make everyone answer together.
  3. Ask one player from each side to defend the choice.
  4. Give the funnier explanation the next reading turn.
Random question

Draw one when the room is ready

Pancakes shaped like shoes or shoes that smell like pancakes?

Food confusion

  1. Pancakes shaped like shoes or shoes that smell like pancakes?
  2. Soup through a straw or cereal with a fork?
  3. A sandwich taller than your head or a pizza smaller than a coin?
  4. Ketchup-flavored ice cream or vanilla-flavored french fries?
  5. Popcorn that squeaks or crackers that whistle?
  6. One giant noodle or one hundred tiny tacos?
  7. A birthday cake with no frosting or frosting with no cake?
  8. Always peel grapes or always unwrap peas?
  9. A refrigerator that sings or a toaster that tells jokes?
  10. Eat only square food or only food served in cups?

Unhelpful superpowers

  1. Fly one foot above the ground or turn invisible only while sneezing?
  2. Read a pet's mind or let the pet read yours?
  3. Pause time for three seconds or rewind only your last sentence?
  4. Teleport across a room or run extremely fast in slow motion?
  5. Control the weather inside your bedroom or the music inside elevators?
  6. Know every answer after the quiz or every joke after the punchline?
  7. Shrink your backpack or make every pocket twice as deep?
  8. Talk to plants or receive text messages from furniture?
  9. Glow in the dark or sparkle whenever you tell the truth?
  10. Summon one sock or find every missing lid?

Animal problems

  1. Share a desk with a penguin or a bus seat with a llama?
  2. Have a squirrel pack your lunch or a raccoon organize your room?
  3. Walk a snail every morning or brush an alligator's teeth once?
  4. Own a parrot that repeats secrets or a cat that reviews your cooking?
  5. Race a turtle uphill or play hide-and-seek with a chameleon?
  6. Wear duck feet for shoes or bunny ears as headphones?
  7. Let geese plan your vacation or goats decorate your party?
  8. Have a hamster drive your car or a horse choose your clothes?
  9. Be followed by butterflies or announced by one loud rooster?
  10. Trade voices with a dolphin or trade laughs with a hyena?

Everyday nonsense

  1. Clap every time a door opens or bow every time one closes?
  2. Carry a tiny umbrella indoors or wear sunglasses at night?
  3. Speak only in questions or answer everything with a rhyme?
  4. Use a trampoline instead of stairs or a slide instead of chairs?
  5. Have a backpack that meows or a jacket that applauds?
  6. Brush your teeth with a paintbrush or comb your hair with a fork?
  7. Wear a cape to the grocery store or a crown to the dentist?
  8. Hear dramatic music while making toast or applause while folding laundry?
  9. Find confetti in every pocket or balloons in every cabinet?
  10. Have Tuesdays last twice as long or Saturdays begin at 4 a.m.?

Funny This or That Questions With Two Ridiculous Choices

Pick a side, then explain how that ridiculous option could possibly be better. This pack has 40 family-clean questions about strange food, unhelpful superpowers, animal problems and everyday nonsense. It is made for ages 10 and up; a round can start with two people and grow to the whole group. Read aloud, use the random picker, or print the questions for a party or road trip.

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How to play funny This or That

Allow about 5 minutes to open the pack or print it and agree which hand signal or side of the room means each option. Choose someone to read the first question; the reader can vote too.

  1. Read both choices. Keep the wording as written so everyone weighs the same two odd possibilities.
  2. Count down from three. Everyone points, raises a hand, or moves to the side that matches their answer.
  3. Hear one quick reason. Ask someone from each side to explain the choice if they want to. One sentence is plenty.
  4. Give the funnier explanation the next reading turn. Let the group agree which explanation made them laugh most. If there is a tie or nobody wants to explain, pass the reading turn to the next willing player.

There are no points to add up or an overall winner. Keep taking turns while the group wants to play, then finish after the current question.

For a road trip, passengers can read and answer aloud; the driver should keep attention on the road and need not handle the page or picker.

40 funny This or That questions

The question pack above includes all 40 choices, grouped by theme. Use Pick a ridiculous question for a random prompt or Print all 40 to keep a paper copy nearby.

Food confusion

The food questions turn familiar snacks and meals into strange trade-offs, from a coin-sized pizza to a toaster that tells jokes.

Unhelpful superpowers

These powers come with a catch: rewind one sentence, sparkle when telling the truth, or get a text from furniture.

Animal problems

Pick between impossible animal companions and inconveniences, from a llama on the bus to a rooster announcing your arrival.

Everyday nonsense

These choices give ordinary routines a silly twist, such as applause during laundry or a jacket that applauds.

Why these choices get laughs

A forced choice gives everyone the same odd problem to solve. The answers can be different, and the reason someone gives often becomes the fun part: would you rather hear a toaster’s jokes or live with a singing refrigerator? Nobody needs to tell a personal story to join in.

If the group wants longer imaginary dilemmas, try funny Would You Rather questions. For a quick vote about which friend might do something, funny Most Likely To questions use a different format while keeping the humor on the situation.

How long to defend an answer

Keep the explanation to a sentence or two, then read the next question. The game moves along when nobody has to give a speech or defend a choice they would not make in real life. If a player wants a third option, invite them to pick the less impossible of the two for this round—or pass and let the next player answer.

Players who would rather tell a harmless real-life story can switch to funny Never Have I Ever; the broader Never Have I Ever collection offers a different mix. For a short solo turn, try funny Hot Seat questions. A tiny performance can fit funny Truth or Dare if the group wants that format.

Funny This or That questions answered

What makes a This or That question funny?

A funny question gives players two clear, ridiculous options and lets them explain their choice without making anyone in the group the joke.

Are these funny questions clean for families?

The prompts are written as absurd, non-personal choices and the page is rated Family Clean for ages 10 and up. Adults can still choose which prompts fit their particular group.

How do you get players to answer at the same time?

Count down from three, then have everyone point, raise a hand, or move to one of two sides of the room. For a seated group, hand signals are enough.

Can these questions work on a road trip?

Passengers can take turns reading questions and answering aloud. The driver should keep attention on driving and should not operate the picker or read from the page while driving.

What if a player wants a third option?

Ask them to choose the less impossible answer for that round, or let them pass. Keeping two options makes the turn quick, but nobody needs to explain an answer they do not want to defend.

For a different party format, browse Funny Party Games. The This or That questions collection has more straightforward choices, and This or That for kids is a better fit when younger players need simpler options. Couples can try This or That questions for couples for choices about everyday life together.