60+ Hypothetical Questions to Ask Your Friends, Family, or Partner

The most hilarious "what if" questions to get to know your loved ones better

Want to liven up a dull situation? Ask a silly “what if” question to make everyone smile! Even if you think you know someone inside-out, “what if’s” build even deeper connections with your loved ones. If you need some inspiration, here are 60+ funny “what if” questions guaranteed to make your friends, family, and co-workers giggle via text or in person.

Things You Should Know

  • The funniest “what if” questions involve changing history or living in a fictional world, so have fun creating weird, wacky scenarios to make everyone laugh.
  • Remember not to take yourself too seriously; “what if’s” are a fun way to lighten the mood and keep people entertained.
  • After your initial “what if” question, ask the other person to elaborate their answer to get to know them better.
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For Adults

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    What if you could live in any fictional world? Which would you choose and why?
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    What if you could time travel to any period? What year would you travel to and why?
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    What if you could un-invent something? What item would you choose and why?
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    What if you could eliminate one word from existence? What would it be and why?
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    What if you could have an unlimited supply of one thing for the rest of your life? What would you choose and why?
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    What if you could only listen to one artist for the rest of your life? Who would you pick and why?
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    What if you could only watch one movie for the rest of your life? What movie would you watch and why?
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    What if you got to guest star on any TV show? What show would you pick and why?
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    What if you had to room with 5 fictional characters? Who would they be and why?
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    What if you could rename one inanimate object? What would you name it and why?
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    What if you could make a kid’s TV show? What would it be about?
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    What if you could make a band with any 5 solo artists, dead or alive? Who would they be and why?
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    What if you could eliminate one historical event? Which would you choose and why?
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    What if you were reborn 100 years ago? What would your occupation be?
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    What if you were president of the US for one day? What would you do?
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    What if social media didn’t exist? How would things be different?
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    What if you woke up one morning and your legs were hot dogs? How would you travel around?
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    What if you woke up tomorrow and your entire life was a dream? What would you do?
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    What if someone followed you around and narrated your life? Who would you want it to be?
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    What if you could only see one color? What color would you choose and why?
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    What if you could travel to Mars? Would you go?
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For Couples

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    What if we could move to any country? Which would you choose and why?
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    What if we had our own reality show? What would it be called?
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    What if we made up our own language? How would we greet each other?
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    What if you could build your dream home? What would it look like?
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    What if we replaced the lead characters in a movie? Who would we be and why?
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    What if you could relive any memory? Which memory would you choose and why?
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    What if you found out a loved one committed a terrible crime? What would you do?
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    What if you had the ability to change one thing about your life? What would you change and why?
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    What if we lived in the Stone Age? Do you think we could survive?
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    What if you could stop time for one year? What would you do and why?
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    What if we had met earlier? How would things be different?
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    What if we could throw a party with an unlimited budget? What would it look like?
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    What if we could only watch one streaming service for the rest of our lives? Which service would you choose and why?
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    What if I bought a pet without asking you? How would you react?
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    What if you could date any celebrity? Who would it be?
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    What if we had to switch jobs for a day? How would we manage?
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    What if we could only have 10 kids or no kids? Which would you choose and why?
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    What if we went on your dream date? What would it look like?
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    What if we hosted a comedy roast? What would you say about me?
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    What if your 10-year-old self wrote your dating profile? What would it say?
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For Kids

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    What if your parents said yes to everything for one day? What would you do?
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    What if your favorite video game didn’t exist? What would you do in your free time instead?
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    What if the floor was lava? How would you get from place to place?
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    What if homework didn’t exist? What would you do if you had more free time?
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    What if anything you drew came to life? What would you draw?
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    What if you were the only person in the world? What would you do?
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    What if you were a mad scientist? What would you invent and why?
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    What if you woke up as an animal? What animal would you be and why?
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    What if everything you touched turned to chocolate? What would you do and why?
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    What if you could get rid of one vegetable forever? What would you choose?
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    What if aliens invaded Earth? What would you do?
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    What if you could have any superpower? Which power would you want?
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    What if you won $1,000,000? What would you do with the money?
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    What if you could meet any famous person? Who would you meet and why?
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    What if it rained food? What food would you want it to be?
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    What if you found a genie in a bottle? What 3 wishes would you ask?
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    What if all of your toys could talk? What would you say to them?
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    What if you were an adult for a day? What would you do?
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    What if you could live in space or underwater? Which would you choose and why?
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    What if you could fly? Where would you go?
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