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Thanksgiving table questions for family and Friendsgiving.

40 fun Thanksgiving questions for family dinners and Friendsgiving: the feast, the traditions and a few light thankful ones. Ask them around the table, or play them as a free game on the TV where everyone votes on their phone, then guesses how the rest of the table voted.

🎉Live game Everyone plays at the same time, on their own phones. Each game draws a fresh mix from this list. Host a live game → 🔗Poll Everyone answers in their own time. Pick up to 10 questions and share one link. No meeting needed. Create a poll →

The feast

  1. Best part of the Thanksgiving meal?The turkey · The sides · The dessert
  2. Pumpkin pie or apple pie?Pumpkin · Apple · Pecan
  3. Stuffing or mashed potatoes?Stuffing · Mashed potatoes
  4. Turkey: white meat or dark meat?White meat · Dark meat · Both, please
  5. Cranberry sauce: homemade or from the can?Homemade · From the can · Skip it
  6. Best Thanksgiving side?Mac and cheese · Green beans · Sweet potatoes
  7. Gravy on everything?Yes · Only where it belongs
  8. Dessert: pie or cake?Pie · Cake
  9. Leftovers: love them or done after one day?Love them · One day is enough
  10. Best way to eat the leftovers?A turkey sandwich · Cold pie · A bit of everything

Traditions

  1. Kids' table or grown-ups' table?Kids' table · Grown-ups' table
  2. After dinner: nap, walk or games?A nap · A walk · Games
  3. The game on TV: watch it or skip it?Watch it · Skip it · On in the background
  4. Dress up or stretchy pants?Dress up · Stretchy pants
  5. Ever been to a Friendsgiving?Yes, love it · Not yet
  6. Go around the table saying what you're thankful for?Love it · Keep it quick
  7. Best Thanksgiving tradition?The food · The people · The day off
  8. Leftover containers: bring your own or the host's job?Bring my own · The host's job
  9. Who carves the turkey?The host · The best cook · Whoever volunteers
  10. Arrive hungry or snack before?Arrive hungry · Snack before

Thankful

  1. Most thankful for this year?Family · Friends · Good health · Good food
  2. Best way to say thank you?A note · A hug · Doing the dishes
  3. Who deserves the biggest thank-you today?The cook · Whoever does the dishes · The host
  4. More thankful for little things or big moments?Little things · Big moments
  5. Most underrated thing to be thankful for?Good coffee · A comfy bed · Friends who text back
  6. Thank-you notes: still a must?Always · Sometimes · A text is fine
  7. Best feeling after the big meal?Full and happy · Ready for pie · Ready for a nap
  8. Favourite Thanksgiving smell?Turkey roasting · Pie baking · Coffee brewing
  9. Best part of the long weekend?Seeing everyone · Resting · The leftovers
  10. Thanksgiving is best…Big and busy · Small and cozy

Thanksgiving would you rather

  1. Would you rather host Thanksgiving or be the guest?Host · Be the guest
  2. Would you rather cook the turkey or wash every dish?Cook the turkey · Wash every dish
  3. Would you rather have only sides or only dessert?Only sides · Only dessert
  4. Would you rather eat leftovers for a week or never again?For a week · Never again
  5. Would you rather have a big family dinner or a Friendsgiving?Family dinner · Friendsgiving
  6. Would you rather carve the turkey or give the toast?Carve the turkey · Give the toast
  7. Would you rather skip the pie or skip the stuffing?Skip the pie · Skip the stuffing
  8. Would you rather go on a turkey trot or take a nap?Turkey trot · Nap
  9. Would you rather have a potluck or one person cook it all?Potluck · One person cooks
  10. Would you rather bring the dessert or the drinks?The dessert · The drinks

Thanksgiving questions work because everyone at the table has an opinion on the food and the traditions, from the youngest cousin to the grandparents. Keep them light and quick: pie, stuffing, the kids' table. Save the deeper thankful questions for when people are comfortably full.

Questions people ask

What are good questions to ask at Thanksgiving dinner?

Light questions everyone can answer in a second: pumpkin or apple pie, stuffing or mashed potatoes, kids' table or grown-ups' table, nap or walk after dinner. Two or three clear options work best. Skip politics and anything that restarts an old family debate.

Is there a fun game to play at Thanksgiving?

Yes. Start the free Thanksgiving pack on HTruths and put it on the TV. Everyone joins from their own phone, votes on each question, and guesses how the rest of the table voted. Six questions take about ten minutes, which fits nicely between dinner and dessert.

Does it work for Friendsgiving?

Yes. The questions are about food, traditions and fun what-ifs, so they work just as well with friends. You can also send them as a poll to the group chat before the dinner and reveal the results at the table.

Should I play these live or send a poll?

Play them live when your group is together at the same time, in a room or on a call: you show each question on a screen and everyone sees the reveal together. Send them as a poll when people are in different places or on different schedules: pick up to 10 questions, share one link, and people answer whenever suits them. The poll stays open from six hours to a week.

Ready to play?

Two ways to use this list, both free with no sign-up and no player limit.

🎉Live game Everyone plays at the same time, on their own phones. Each game draws a fresh mix from this list. Host a live game → 🔗Poll Everyone answers in their own time. Pick up to 10 questions and share one link. No meeting needed. Create a poll →

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