Thanksgiving This or That Questions (2026): 40 for All Ages

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Thanksgiving this or that questions (2026): Thanksgiving is full of waiting: for the turkey, for the guests, for the pie. This or that questions fill every gap. Read out two choices, everyone picks one, and the friendly arguments take care of themselves. Here are 40 Thanksgiving this or that questions for kids, families, adults and a silly round for after the meal.

How to play Thanksgiving this or that

1. Choose a reader, or let the host go first.
2. Read one question. Everyone answers at the same time by raising a fork for the first option and a spoon for the second.
3. Whoever is outnumbered gets one sentence to defend their choice.
4. Pass the list clockwise and keep going until the pie is cut.

Thanksgiving this or that questions for kids (12)

Quick, easy picks for the kids’ table.

1. Turkey leg or mashed potatoes?
2. Pumpkin pie or apple pie?
3. Watching the parade or watching football?
4. Making a hand turkey or a paper pilgrim hat?
5. Corn on the cob or green beans?
6. Whipped cream or ice cream on your pie?
7. Kids’ table or grown-ups’ table?
8. Leaf pile jumping or a backyard football game?
9. Cranberry sauce from a can or homemade?
10. Breaking the wishbone or setting the table?
11. Rolls or cornbread?
12. Being a turkey or being a pumpkin for a day?

Family Thanksgiving this or that questions (12)

Food debates and traditions that every generation has an opinion on.

1. Stuffing inside the bird or baked in a dish?
2. Thanksgiving at home or at a relative’s house?
3. Big feast at noon or dinner in the evening?
4. Sweet potato casserole with marshmallows or without?
5. Leftover sandwiches or leftover pie for breakfast?
6. Football on TV or a family board game?
7. Hosting or bringing a dish?
8. A walk after dinner or a nap after dinner?
9. Gravy on everything or gravy on the side?
10. Saying what you are thankful for out loud or writing it on a card?
11. Black Friday shopping or staying in pajamas?
12. Traditional menu or trying one new recipe?

Thanksgiving this or that questions for adults (10)

Hosting, travel and kitchen duties. All clean, just aimed at grown-ups.

1. Friendsgiving or family Thanksgiving?
2. Cooking the turkey or carving it?
3. Wine or cider with dinner?
4. Fly home for Thanksgiving or drive?
5. Store-bought pie or homemade pie?
6. Early start in the kitchen or last-minute rush?
7. Smoked turkey or roasted turkey?
8. Long weekend trip or staying home?
9. Doing the dishes or drying them?
10. Decorating for Christmas the day after or waiting until December?

Silly Thanksgiving this or that questions (6)

For the post-dinner slump, when everyone needs a laugh.

1. Gobble like a turkey every time you laugh or waddle like one all day?
2. Eat pie with your hands or mashed potatoes with a fork-sized spoon?
3. Wear a pilgrim hat to work or a turkey costume to the grocery store?
4. Only eat cranberry sauce for a week or only eat stuffing?
5. Have gravy for a drink or pie for a pillow?
6. Be chased by a giant turkey or a giant pumpkin?

Hosting tips for a this or that round

Print the list or keep it on your phone, and hand it to whoever is waiting for the oven timer. Start with the kids’ round while appetizers are out, save the adult round for coffee, and finish with the silly questions when the dishes are done. If two relatives tend to argue, seat them on the same side of the table so they end up agreeing more often than not.

Ways to play this or that at Thanksgiving

• Place card questions. Write one question on each guest’s place card. Go around the table before the meal.
• Thankful twist. After each answer, the person adds one thing they are thankful for that connects to it.
• Team tally. Split the table in two. Each team predicts the other’s majority answer for a point.
• Car-ride round. Use the kids’ list on the drive to grandma’s.

For more Thanksgiving fun, try our Thanksgiving would you rather questions, Thanksgiving jokes and riddles and Thanksgiving activities for family and friends. Setting up a separate table? See our Thanksgiving kids’ table games.

Thanksgiving this or that FAQ

What are good Thanksgiving this or that questions for kids?

Pumpkin pie or apple pie, and parade or football, are easy picks that every child has an opinion on.

How do you play this or that at the dinner table?

Read the two choices and have everyone answer at once, then let the smaller side defend their pick.

Is this or that good for big family gatherings?

Yes. It needs no setup, works with any number of people and lets quieter relatives join in easily.