Updated November 13, 2026

Thanksgiving This or That Questions

80 Thanksgiving this or that questions for the family table: stuffing or dressing, pumpkin pie or apple pie, the parade or the dog show. They are sorted by part of the day, from dinner and pie to leftovers on Friday, with a short set for the kids. For live voting on other pairs, open the this or that game.

Stuck for a pair? Let the phone choose one from the lists below.

How to play Thanksgiving this or that

Pick a reader. Whoever holds the phone reads one pair out loud.
Count to three. Everyone says their pick at the same time, or holds up one finger for the first option and two for the second.
Ask one person why. If the table splits, someone from the smaller side gets ten seconds to defend it.
Pass the phone to the left, and the next person reads.

Ten pairs take five minutes or so, which makes one round a good fit for the gap between dinner and dessert.

All 80 Thanksgiving this or that questions

Each group fits one part of the holiday. Start with the dinner plate while food is passed around, and keep the leftovers group for Friday.

Jump to Dinner plate Pie The day Hosting Leftovers Kids

The dinner plate

The big arguments of the day: crispy skin or none, rolls or cornbread, and whether the dish is called stuffing or dressing. Read these while the plates go around. 15 questions.

Brined turkey or butter-rubbed turkey?
Crispy skin or no skin?
The drumstick or the wing?
Roast turkey or deep-fried turkey?
Mashed potatoes or sweet potatoes?
Marshmallows on the sweet potatoes or sweet potatoes without them?
Calling it stuffing or calling it dressing?
Gravy over everything or gravy on the side?
Cranberry sauce or cranberry relish?
Dinner rolls or cornbread?
Green bean casserole or roasted Brussels sprouts?
Mac and cheese or scalloped potatoes?
Creamed corn or corn casserole?
Plain butter on the rolls or honey butter on the rolls?
One giant plate or two small plates and seconds?

Pie and dessert

For the gap between dinner and pie, when everyone has room for one more opinion. 13 questions.

Pumpkin pie or apple pie?
Pecan pie or sweet potato pie?
Pumpkin pie or pumpkin cheesecake?
Whipped cream on top or vanilla ice cream on the side?
Whipped cream from a can or whipped cream from a bowl?
Homemade pie or bakery pie?
Graham cracker crust or pastry crust?
Lattice top or crumb top?
Chocolate cream pie or banana cream pie?
One big slice of one pie or a thin slice of three pies?
Pie right after dinner or pie two hours later?
Coffee with dessert or hot apple cider with dessert?
Cherry pie or blueberry pie?

The day itself

Parades, naps, dishes and the after-dinner walk. These work any time from the morning to the last game on TV. 14 questions.

The parade on TV or the dog show on TV?
Football on TV or football in the backyard?
A game of cards or a game of catch?
A morning turkey trot or sleeping in?
Hang up the coats or pour the drinks?
Dinner at 2 p.m. or dinner at 6 p.m.?
Cook all morning or clean up all evening?
Wash the dishes or dry the dishes?
Help in the kitchen or set the table?
Stretchy pants or your nicest outfit?
Board games after dinner or a movie after dinner?
Say what you're thankful for out loud or write it on a card?
Phones away at the table or a photo of every dish?
A long table or a round table?

Hosting and traditions

Who hosts, who cooks and what goes on the table. Good for the drive there or the first hour when guests arrive. 13 questions.

Host Thanksgiving or be a guest?
A crowd of 25 or dinner for four?
A centerpiece of leaves or a centerpiece of candles?
A potluck or one cook makes everything?
The same menu every year or one new dish every year?
Dinner at home or dinner at a restaurant?
Place cards or sit anywhere?
Paper plates or the good china?
Make the turkey or make the sides?
Pull the wishbone or carve the turkey?
A family photo or no photos this year?
Drive there or fly there?
Stay the night or drive home after dessert?

Leftovers and the long weekend

Friday and the long weekend: sandwiches, shopping and the first Christmas lights. 12 questions.

A leftover sandwich or a leftover plate warmed up?
Cold turkey from the fridge or turkey heated up?
Cranberry sauce on the sandwich or gravy on the sandwich?
Turkey soup or turkey pot pie?
Leftovers for breakfast or pie for breakfast?
Take leftovers home or leave them all for the host?
Leftovers for three days or done after one day?
Black Friday at the stores or shopping online from the couch?
Shop small on Saturday or shop online on Monday?
Decorate for Christmas on Friday or wait until December?
A Friday movie marathon or a Friday hike?
Visit more family on Friday or stay home in pajamas on Friday?

For the kids' table

Short, silly picks the youngest reader can say out loud. Hand these to the kids’ table. 13 questions.

Be a turkey for a day or be a pumpkin for a day?
Gobble like a turkey or waddle like a turkey?
Draw a hand turkey or make a paper leaf crown?
Wear a turkey hat or wear a pie hat?
A pet turkey or a pet cow?
Jump in a leaf pile or build a leaf fort?
A corn maze or a hayride?
Pick apples or pick pumpkins?
Turkey cookies or pumpkin cookies?
Cranberry juice or apple cider?
Tag with your cousins or football with your cousins?
Stir the gravy or mash the potatoes?
Eat with a fork or eat with your fingers?

A plan for Thanksgiving Day

You don’t need all 80 at once. Use a few at each slow moment of the day:

When	Group	How many	Tip
The drive there	Hosting and traditions	5 to 10	The front-seat passenger reads.
Guests arriving	The day itself	5	Ask each new arrival one pair at the door.
Passing the food	The dinner plate	5	Read one each time a dish comes round.
Waiting for pie	Pie and dessert	All 13	Whoever loses a vote clears one plate.
The kids’ table	For the kids’ table	All 13	The youngest reader goes first.
Friday morning	Leftovers and the long weekend	As many as you like	Settle the sandwich question before anyone opens the fridge.

Three Thanksgiving twists

Leaf vote. Give everyone a paper leaf, colored on one side. Colored side up for the first option, plain side for the second.
Seconds tiebreak. When the table splits evenly, the person who went back for seconds first breaks the tie.
Guess the host. Before each vote, everyone guesses what the host will pick. A right guess scores a point.

Want something with right and wrong answers? Thanksgiving trivia plays on one phone too, with teams and a score.

Frequently asked questions

What is this or that at Thanksgiving?

Someone reads two options, like pumpkin pie or apple pie, and everyone picks one on the count of three. There are no right answers and no points. It fills the time while the turkey rests or the pie cools.

How many Thanksgiving this or that questions are there?

80, in 6 groups that follow the holiday from the dinner plate to the long weekend. None of them are in the 200-pair this or that game or on any other page of this site.

Are these questions family-friendly?

Yes. Every pair is about food, the day, traditions or the weekend after. Nothing in them is about politics, dating or anyone’s looks, so you can read them with grandparents and young kids at the table.

When is Thanksgiving in 2026?

Thursday, November 26, 2026. US Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday of November.

Do I need to print anything?

No. Keep this page open on one phone and pass it along, or press the random button and let it choose a pair.

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