Thought-Provoking What Would You Do If Questions

These fun and thought-provoking what would you do if questions are great for getting a handle on just how you view the world, what’s really important to you, and what direction your moral compass points in. Have fun answering them then ask your family and friends too!

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40 What Would You Do If Questions

We’ve broken our questions down into different categories but feel free to answer them all even if you don’t really fit into a category. You may be surprised by what you discover about yourself!

What Would You Do If Questions To Make You Think

1. What would you do if you discovered you could become invisible?

How would you take advantage of your new ability? Would you use it to commit crime or other unethical acts? How could you use it to do good?

2. What would you do if the internet was banned?

Would you be able to cope if your access to the internet was suddenly cut off? How would you survive without social media, instant messaging, etc.? Would it be a good thing or would it be the end of the world for you?

3. What would you do if you discovered you could talk to animals?

Would you tell anyone? What would you ask the animals? What do you think they would say to you?

4. What would you do if you suddenly started being able to read people’s minds without them knowing?

Would you use this ability to take advantage of people? How would you react if someone thought bad things about you?

5. What would you do if you never had to sleep?

How would you use all that extra time you gained? Would you be productive or just spend it having fun? What if everyone else still had to sleep?

6. What would you do if you could go back to any time in history?

What time in history would you go back to and why? What famous people from the past would you like to go and see? What would you say to them? Would you try and change history?

7. What would you do if you could permanently change one thing in the world?

Would you use your ability to make the world a better place or would you be selfish and use it to make your own life better without thinking of others. What thing could you change that would have the biggest impact on the world?

8. What would you do if you found out your best friend was an alien?

Would you tell anyone else? How would it make you feel about your friend? Would you treat them any differently?

9. What would you do if you became President of the United States?

If you became the most powerful person in the world, what would you do? Would you work to change the world or would you look to enrich yourself? What laws would you pass?

10. What would you do if you woke up one morning and discovered you were fluent in every language in the world?

How do you think you could use this talent for your benefit?

What Would You Do If Questions For Couples

11. What would you do if you found out your partner was cheating on you?

Would you confront them? Would you forgive them if they said they were sorry and promised never to do it again?

12. What would you do if your partner asked you to marry them?

Would you say yes? Are you ready to settle down? If not, how would you let them down gently?

13. What would you do if you won $100,000 on the lottery?

Would you be sensible and pay off debts/invest it or would you blow it all on a wild time? Would you share it with your partner? Would you even tell them?

14. What would you do if your partner asked you to quit your job and travel the world with them?

Would you want to go? Are you willing to sacrifice your career for your partner? Would your relationship survive?

15. What would you do if your partner said they didn’t like the way you dressed?

How would you react? Would you be mad at them? Would you ask them how they preferred you to dress and would you change for them?

16. What would you do if you were offered your dream job but it meant being away from your partner for 12 months?

Would you take the job? Would you miss your partner too much? Would your relationship survive being apart for that long?

17. What would you do if your partner asked you to do a charity parachute jump with them but you were terrified of heights?

Would you just refuse point blank? Would you do it for the sake of your partner/the charity?

18. What would you do if your best friend told you they had seen your partner with someone else?

Would you believe them? Would you confront your partner or just keep quiet?

19. What would you do if your partner desperately wanted to move somewhere you didn’t want to move to?

Would you be prepared to live somewhere you didn’t like for the sake of your relationship? Would you ask your partner to compromise on location?

20. What would you do if you found out your kids weren’t yours?

Modern DNA tests can be both a blessing and a curse. What if a test revealed your kids weren’t actually yours? How would you react to this devastating news? How would you treat the kids in the future?

What Would You Do If Questions For Students

21. What would you do if you discovered the questions and answers to your next exam?

Would you cheat or would you not look at them? Would you sell them to other students?

22. What would you do if you found out a secret about your teacher?

Would you tell the rest of your class or would you respect your teacher’s privacy?

23. What would you do if you caught another student cheating?

Would you tell your teacher? Would you blackmail the student? Or would you just keep quiet because it’s none of your business?

24. What would you do if you knew someone was being bullied in school?

Would you inform the authorities? Would you step in and help the student? Would you ignore it out of fear of the bullies turning their attention to you?

25. What would you do if your teacher said they would give you top grades but you had to do something illegal for them?

Would you break the law so that you can achieve top grades? Would you report your teacher?

26. What would you do if there was a fire in your school?

Would you run to safety or would you try and help to rescue others?

27. What would you do if another student offered to pay you to do their assignments for them?

Would you take up their offer? Would you try and negotiate a better price? Or would you refuse and report them to your teacher?

28. What would you do if your crush asked you to bunk off school with them on the day of an important exam?

Would you miss the exam and potentially get into trouble for the sake of the chance of being alone with your crush?

29. What would you do if you saw a snake in your classroom?

Would you freak out, scream and run away? Would you calmly tell your teacher? Would you try and remove it yourself? If so, how would you go about it?

30. What would you do if your best friend set off the fire alarm, your teacher said the whole class would be punished if the culprit didn’t own up, and your friend wasn’t saying anything?

Would you snitch on your best friend or would you let everyone be punished instead?

Flirty What Would You Do If Questions For Your Crush

31. What would you do if I called you late at night? Would you answer?

32. What would you do if someone dedicated a song to you on your favorite radio station?

33. What would you do if we were the last two people alive on Earth?

34. What would you do if you received a letter or flowers from a secret admirer?

35. What would you do if someone asked you on a date and said you could choose where you went? What would you choose?

36. What would you do if someone asked you if you thought they were pretty/good-looking? Would you say they were even if you didn’t think so, just to avoid hurting their feelings?

37. What would you do if we had to spend the whole day together? Do you think we would have fun?

38. What would you do if you could trade lives with anyone in the world? Who would you choose? Or would you not swap with anyone?

39. What would you do if you had to choose between being in love but poor and being rich but lonely? Would you rather have money or guaranteed happiness?

40. What would you do if you could do anything you wanted to for a day?

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