73 Terrible Would You Rather Questions

Ever found yourself in a conversation that suddenly takes a bizarre turn? That's often the magic, or perhaps the madness, of Terrible Would You Rather Questions. These aren't your average "pizza or tacos?" kind of dilemmas. Instead, they present you with two equally, and often hilariously, awful choices that force you to think outside the box and sometimes question your own sanity. Get ready to dive into the wonderfully weird world of Terrible Would You Rather Questions!

What Makes a Would You Rather Question "Terrible"?

Terrible Would You Rather Questions are designed to be thought-provoking, uncomfortable, and undeniably entertaining. They push you to make impossible decisions, often involving things you'd never want to experience in real life. The fun comes from the sheer absurdity and the unexpected ways your mind tries to rationalize the unthinkable. They’re popular because they’re a fantastic icebreaker, a way to test friendships, and a guaranteed laugh riot, especially when you see the agonizing looks on people's faces as they try to choose.

These questions thrive on creating vivid, often cringe-worthy, scenarios. They can be used to:

Spark hilarious debates among friends.
Understand how different people think under pressure.
Discover hidden preferences you never knew you had (or strongly disliked!).
Simply pass the time with a good dose of silliness.

The importance of these questions lies in their ability to take mundane situations and inject them with an extreme dose of the unexpected, forcing us to engage our imaginations and confront our fears and desires in a safe, playful way.

Here's a peek at the kinds of choices these questions often present:

One option that is mildly unpleasant.
Another option that is equally, if not more, unpleasant in a different way.

It’s the lack of a clear winner that makes them so compelling and, well, terrible!

Bodily Blunders

Would you rather have your sneezes sound like a duck quacking or your hiccups sound like a foghorn?
Would you rather have to wear socks made of sandpaper or gloves made of bubble wrap for the rest of your life?
Would you rather have uncontrollable nosebleeds every time you laugh or uncontrollable earwax production every time you cry?
Would you rather have your taste buds only detect the flavor of dirt or your sense of smell only detect the odor of wet dog?
Would you rather have to eat a spoonful of uncooked rice every morning or a live earthworm every night?
Would you rather have your fingernails grow an inch every day or your toenails grow an inch every hour?
Would you rather have your sweat smell like onions or your tears smell like vinegar?
Would you rather have to constantly hum the "Baby Shark" song or yodel every time you're nervous?
Would you rather have a permanent, tiny, high-pitched whistle whenever you breathe or a loud, embarrassing stomach rumble that can't be silenced?
Would you rather have to lick a public toilet seat once a week or drink a cup of someone else's earwax once a month?
Would you rather have your hair turn bright orange or your skin turn bright blue, permanently?
Would you rather have to speak only in rhymes or only in riddles for a year?
Would you rather have to wear shoes made of raw steak or a hat made of rotting cheese?
Would you rather have your dreams be incredibly vivid nightmares or have no dreams at all, ever?
Would you rather have to eat a whole raw onion every day or chew on a piece of aluminum foil for an hour each day?
Would you rather have your tongue permanently feel like it's covered in fuzz or have your teeth feel like they're made of chalk?
Would you rather have to greet everyone you meet with a dramatic bow or a loud, unexpected fart noise?
Would you rather have to swim in a pool filled with lukewarm gravy or a pool filled with lukewarm, lumpy oatmeal?
Would you rather have your skin itch uncontrollably for one hour every day at a random time or have your hair stand on end for one hour every day at a random time?
Would you rather have to bark like a dog every time you see a cat or meow like a cat every time you see a dog?

Socially Awkward Situations

Would you rather accidentally send a wildly inappropriate text to your boss or accidentally sing your embarrassing childhood song at the top of your lungs in a quiet library?
Would you rather have to wear a sign that says "I Smell Like Rotten Eggs" for a week or have to wear a clown nose and oversized shoes for a month?
Would you rather have your most embarrassing moment broadcast on national television or have your entire internet search history read aloud at your wedding?
Would you rather have to break up with your significant other every week or have to propose to a stranger every week?
Would you rather have to tell your parents you believe in Bigfoot or tell your friends you believe in aliens?
Would you rather trip and fall spectacularly in front of your crush or have to do a silly dance in the middle of a crowded store?
Would you rather have to confess your deepest, darkest secret to a group of strangers or have to reveal your most embarrassing childhood photo to everyone you know?
Would you rather have to wear a swimsuit made of duct tape to a formal event or wear a wedding dress to a casual barbecue?
Would you rather have to convince your entire family that you can talk to animals or convince your entire neighborhood that you're a secret agent?
Would you rather have to accidentally propose to your best friend's partner or accidentally admit to stealing a cookie from a baby?
Would you rather have to speak in a squeaky voice for the rest of your life or have to wear mismatched socks and shoes every day?
Would you rather have to randomly break into song and dance in public at least once a day or have to constantly narrate your own life in a dramatic voice?
Would you rather have to apologize to inanimate objects for bumping into them or have to give a thumbs-up to everyone you pass on the street?
Would you rather have to wear a t-shirt with "I Eat My Own Boogers" written on it or a t-shirt with "I Talk to My Toes" written on it?
Would you rather have to confess that you still sleep with a stuffed animal or confess that you have a secret crush on a cartoon character?
Would you rather have to wear a cape made of toilet paper to work or a tiara made of bottle caps to a job interview?
Would you rather have to pretend to be a mime for an entire day or have to be a living statue for an entire day?
Would you rather accidentally call your boss "Mom" or accidentally send a love note meant for your partner to your entire email contact list?
Would you rather have to tell your entire family that you want to become a professional kazoo player or tell your friends that you want to be a professional unicorn tamer?
Would you rather have to do a terrible impression of your favorite celebrity every time someone mentions them or have to wear a funny hat for the rest of the day?

Sensory Nightmares

Would you rather only be able to taste food that is extremely spicy or food that is extremely sour?
Would you rather have your hearing constantly filled with the sound of nails on a chalkboard or the sound of a thousand buzzing flies?
Would you rather have to wear gloves that make everything feel sticky or shoes that make everything feel slimy?
Would you rather have your entire body constantly smell like garlic or have your breath constantly smell like rotten eggs?
Would you rather only be able to see the world in black and white or only be able to hear sounds in a high-pitched squeal?
Would you rather have to eat a bowl of live ants or a bowl of incredibly bitter medicine every day?
Would you rather have your skin feel like it's covered in itching powder all the time or have your hair feel like it's made of steel wool?
Would you rather have to lick every surface you touch or have to sniff everything you pick up?
Would you rather have your sense of touch replaced with the feeling of sandpaper or have your sense of smell replaced with the smell of burning rubber?
Would you rather have to eat a spoonful of wasabi every time you get hungry or drink a shot of pickle juice every time you get thirsty?
Would you rather have your eyes constantly water as if you're crying or have your nose constantly run as if you have a terrible cold?
Would you rather have to wear headphones that only play polka music on repeat or earmuffs that constantly emit a loud, static noise?
Would you rather have your tongue feel like it's constantly dipped in lemon juice or have your taste buds permanently dulled?
Would you rather have to touch everything with your feet or have to smell everything with your ears?
Would you rather have your skin always feel clammy and damp or always feel dry and cracked?
Would you rather have to chew on cardboard for an hour every day or have to gargle with salt water for an hour every day?
Would you rather have your dreams be about being chased by a giant, talking vegetable or about being stuck in a room full of unfulfilled promises?
Would you rather have your primary sense be smell, but only be able to smell things that are unpleasant, or have your primary sense be taste, but only be able to taste things that are bland?
Would you rather have to wear a mask that smells like rotten fish or a mask that feels like it's made of sandpaper?
Would you rather have your whole life be a constant ringing in your ears or a constant feeling of pins and needles?

Life Choices Gone Wrong

Would you rather have a job where you have to clean up after a herd of elephants every day or a job where you have to taste test dog food every day?
Would you rather have to live in a house made entirely of cheese or a house made entirely of socks?
Would you rather have to choose between never eating your favorite food again or only being able to eat your least favorite food for the rest of your life?
Would you rather have to fight one horse-sized duck or one hundred duck-sized horses?
Would you rather have to travel back in time and invent something terrible or travel to the future and accidentally destroy something great?
Would you rather have to be best friends with your worst enemy or have to be enemies with your best friend?
Would you rather have the ability to fly, but only at the speed of a snail, or the ability to teleport, but only to places you've never heard of?
Would you rather have to communicate only through interpretive dance or only through dramatic opera singing?
Would you rather have to dedicate your life to collecting dust bunnies or to counting grains of sand?
Would you rather have to wear a diaper for the rest of your life or have to wear a pacifier for the rest of your life?
Would you rather have to witness a meteor strike the Earth and know you can't stop it or have to live through a zombie apocalypse and know you're the only one who can't be infected?
Would you rather have to be stuck on a desert island with a group of your least favorite people or be stuck in a tiny, windowless room with your favorite person?
Would you rather have to eat a shoe every day for a year or have to wear a shoe on your head for a year?
Would you rather have to apologize to every person you've ever wronged, with no way for them to believe you, or have to accept blame for every bad thing that happens in the world, whether it's your fault or not?
Would you rather have to fight a dragon with a toothpick or a kraken with a rubber chicken?
Would you rather have to live in a world where everyone speaks backwards or a world where everyone wears their clothes inside out?
Would you rather have to choose between living forever but being incredibly lonely or living a short, happy life surrounded by loved ones?
Would you rather have to be able to talk to animals, but they all have incredibly annoying voices, or be able to understand all languages, but you can only speak in gibberish?
Would you rather have to wear a permanent unibrow or a permanent mustache?
Would you rather have to decide whether to save one person you love or one hundred strangers?

Absurd Abilities

Would you rather have the power to control all the world's vending machines, but they only dispense rotten fruit, or the power to talk to plants, but they only complain about the weather?
Would you rather be able to breathe underwater, but only in a swimming pool, or be able to fly, but only while doing a handstand?
Would you rather have super strength, but every time you use it, you have to sing an opera, or super speed, but you can only move backwards?
Would you rather have the ability to turn invisible, but only when no one is looking, or the ability to read minds, but you can only hear people's thoughts about the weather?
Would you rather be able to communicate with inanimate objects, but they all have very dull personalities, or be able to control time, but only by shouting "Stop!" and "Go!"?
Would you rather have the power to summon any food, but it's always slightly burnt, or the power to control your dreams, but they all involve your embarrassing childhood memories?
Would you rather have the ability to teleport, but you always arrive naked, or the ability to shapeshift, but you can only turn into a very slow, grumpy slug?
Would you rather have x-ray vision, but you can only see through cardboard boxes, or the ability to shoot lasers from your eyes, but they only burn toast?
Would you rather have the power to control the tides, but they only go out during rush hour, or the power to control the wind, but it only blows dust in people's eyes?
Would you rather be able to instantly learn any instrument, but you can only play it while standing on one leg, or be able to master any sport, but you can only play it while blindfolded?
Would you rather have the ability to talk to squirrels, but they all have terrible advice, or the ability to talk to pigeons, but they only speak in riddles?
Would you rather have the power to make people spontaneously break into song, but they can only sing sad country songs, or the power to make people spontaneously dance, but they can only do the Macarena?
Would you rather have the ability to change the color of objects, but they all turn a shade of beige, or the ability to control your own dreams, but they always end with you waking up covered in jam?
Would you rather have super hearing, but you can only hear people's internal monologues about food, or super smell, but you can only smell things that are slightly damp?
Would you rather have the power to walk through walls, but you always get stuck halfway, or the power to heal any wound, but you have to lick it better?
Would you rather have the ability to levitate, but only a few inches off the ground, or the ability to communicate with ghosts, but they all want to gossip?
Would you rather have the power to control the weather, but it only rains confetti, or the power to control insects, but they only do synchronized swimming?
Would you rather have the ability to teleport, but you always arrive with a mild case of hiccups, or the ability to turn invisible, but you always leave a trail of glitter?
Would you rather have the power to make anyone fall in love with you, but they are all incredibly annoying, or the power to make anyone dislike you, but they all worship you from afar?
Would you rather have the ability to understand animal thoughts, but they are all incredibly mundane, or the ability to speak with aliens, but they only talk about how delicious dirt is?

Miscellaneous Mayhem

Would you rather have to wear shoes made of popcorn or a hat made of spaghetti?
Would you rather have your own personal rain cloud that follows you everywhere or your own personal swarm of butterflies that always tries to land on your face?
Would you rather have to eat a bowl of alphabet soup where all the letters are in random order every day or a bowl of cereal where the milk is always chunky?
Would you rather have to fight a giant rubber chicken or a swarm of angry, but tiny, squirrels?
Would you rather have to answer every question with "Perhaps" or "Maybe someday"?
Would you rather have to wear mittens on your feet or socks on your hands for the rest of your life?
Would you rather have to live in a world where the sky is always green or the grass is always purple?
Would you rather have to sing everything you say or have to whisper everything you say?
Would you rather have to eat a pickle for every meal or a raw onion for every snack?
Would you rather have to wear a helmet made of a watermelon or a suit made of toilet paper?
Would you rather have to have a pet rock that you have to take for walks or a pet cloud that you have to feed sunshine?
Would you rather have to dance every time you hear a song or have to do a silly walk every time you're in a hurry?
Would you rather have to wear clothes that are always slightly damp or clothes that are always slightly itchy?
Would you rather have to communicate only through charades or only through interpretive dance?
Would you rather have to eat with chopsticks that are too short or a fork that is too bent?
Would you rather have to wear a perpetual smile that you can't remove or a perpetual frown that you can't remove?
Would you rather have to fight a bear with a feather or a mosquito with a sledgehammer?
Would you rather have to constantly smell faint cheese or faint foot odor?
Would you rather have to wear a t-shirt that says "I'm a Unicorn" or a t-shirt that says "I'm Secretly a Robot"?
Would you rather have to solve a Rubik's Cube made of solid lead or a jigsaw puzzle with all the pieces blank?

So there you have it – a collection of Terrible Would You Rather Questions that are sure to get some laughs, some groans, and plenty of spirited debate. These questions, while seemingly silly, have a way of revealing our deepest, darkest, and often funniest preferences. They're a testament to the human capacity for imagination and our enjoyment of exploring the ridiculous. Now go forth and inflict these terrible choices on your friends and family, and may the most resilient win!