Pick one: 72 this-or-that choices with an American twist

Regional food fights

Best with someone from a different part of the country. Expect strong opinions.

• Whataburger or Culver's?
• Chicago deep dish or New Haven apizza?
• Texas brisket or Carolina pulled pork?
• Lobster roll: warm with butter or cold with mayo?
• Cincinnati chili or Texas chili with no beans?
• Philly cheesesteak or Chicago Italian beef?
• Grits or hash browns?
• Biscuits and gravy or a breakfast burrito?
• Key lime pie or pecan pie?
• Sweet tea or lemonade?
• Wings: dry rub or sauced?
• Ranch or blue cheese?

Around the house and on the commute

• Podcast or silence on the drive to work?
• Thermostat at 68 or 74?
• Load the dishwasher neatly or load it fast?
• Self-checkout or the cashier line?
• Leftovers cold or reheated?
• Robot vacuum or an old-school broom?
• Carry all the groceries in one trip or make several?
• Wake up to an alarm or to sunlight?
• Paper towels or dish towels?
• Front-yard garden or backyard grill?
• Doorbell camera or peephole?
• Fold laundry right away or live out of the basket?

Game day, streaming and playlists

• Watch the game at a sports bar or on your own couch?
• Halftime snacks: nachos or sliders?
• Live sports or a true-crime docuseries?
• Watch the trailers or show up right when the movie starts?
• Subtitles on or off?
• The Oscars or the Grammys?
• Vinyl or streaming?
• The red carpet or the memes the next morning?
• Fantasy league commissioner or casual player?
• Opening night in theaters or wait for streaming?
• Country radio or classic rock radio?
• Rewatch The Office or Parks and Recreation?

Road trips and getaways in the US

• Gas station snack: beef jerky or candy?
• A stop at Buc-ee's or a quiet rest area?
• Grand Canyon or Yellowstone?
• A weekend in Nashville or Austin?
• Motel with a pool or cabin with a fire pit?
• Drive through the night or stop and sleep?
• Pacific Northwest drizzle or Desert Southwest heat?
• Map app voice on or off?
• Aisle seat on a red-eye or window seat on a morning flight?
• Lake weekend or ski weekend?
• Spring break in Florida or fall leaves in Vermont?
• Roadside diner or fast-food drive-thru?

What your picks say about you

These quietly reveal how someone thinks. Good ones to ask 'why' about.

• Plan the group trip or show up and pay your share?
• Reply to texts right away or in batches?
• Thank-you note or thank-you text?
• Leave a voicemail or hang up and text?
• Ask for directions or figure it out yourself?
• Read the reviews first or just try it?
• Speak up in the meeting or follow up by email?
• Splurge on shoes or on dinners out?
• First to arrive at a party or show up when it's packed?
• Keep receipts or toss them?
• Tell the story or let someone else tell it?
• Big birthday or quiet birthday?

Lightning round: pure chaos

• Socks in bed or never?
• Cereal first or milk first?
• Is a hot dog a sandwich: yes or no?
• Toilet paper over or under?
• Puns or dad jokes?
• Ketchup on eggs or hot sauce on eggs?
• Holiday lights up before Thanksgiving or after?
• Squirrels: cute or menace?
• Mall food court or airport food court?
• Pickles: spears or chips?
• Snow shovel or snowblower?
• Crocs or slides?

Rapid-fire rules for a video call

• One person reads five pairs in a row. The other answers in under two seconds each.
• Swap who asks after every five.
• For a laugh, both answer on the count of three and see how often you match.
• When an answer surprises you, stop the clock and ask why.
• On momos, pick This or That from the in-call games menu so you both see the same choices on screen.