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What if...
Have you ever.
Would you ever.

LIFESPAN / DEATH / TIME
            If you had only 24 hours to live, what would you do? What would you do today?
            If you had only 6 months to live, what would you do? What three things would be most important for you to do?
            If I could tell you the exact time/date of your death would you like to know?
- What about if you weren't able to change the future?
- CASSANDRA - is ignorance bliss?
            If you could choose how you were going to die, what would you choose your death to be?
            Ever had a near death experience? Did it change you at all?
            SEE DEATH AND DYING HANDOUT
            If you had 25
-hour days (while everyone else continued to have 24
-hour days), what would you do with the extra time?
REINCARNATION
            If you were given an opportunity to be born again, in which country would you like to be born?
            If you were given the opportunity to be born again, how would you change how you lived?
TIME TRAVEL
            If you could travel back in time, when / where would you go?
            If you were asked to choose which time period you would like to live in (for the rest of your life) which century would you choose? Why?

MORAL DILEMAS
  Cheating / lying:
            If a classmate asked you for the answer to a question during an exam while the teacher was not looking, what would you do?
            Have you ever cheated on an exam? Would you? Could you be friends with someone who cheats?
            If you worked for a store and you saw another employee steal something, would you tell the manager?
            Would you ever lie to _____. Under what circumstances?
- To your children?
- To your husband/wife?
- To your boyfriend/girlfriend?
            Have you ever given a false excuse (i.e. lied) to get out of something you didn't want to do? If so, tell us about it.
            Would you ever spank your child?
            If someone's underwear was showing, would you tell them?
            If you saw someone in public with toilet paper stuck to their shoe, would you tell them?
            If you bumped your car into another car, but nobody saw you do it, would you leave your name and address?
            If you found a suitcase full of $1,000,000, what would you do?
            If you found a bag with 1,000,000 won in it, what would you do?
            If you received lottery tickets as a gift, and you won, would you share the winnings with the person that gave you the gift?
- If it was $1,000,000?
- If it was 1,000,000 won?
            If you could commit any crime and get away with it, what would you do?
            If your friend could not have a child, would you carry her child for her (surrogacy)?
            Have you ever pretend to be someone (like a policeman, or a teacher, or a survey taker) just to get something that you wanted? Would you?

            Would you ever drive at night with only one headlight?
            Would you / have you ever run a red light?
            Would you ever drive your car with a flat tire?
            Would you / have you ever slap someone for something they said?
            Would you / have you ever smoke in a no smoking area?
            Would you ever go skinny
-dipping? (swim naked)
            Have you ever received a present that you really hated?
- What was it?
- Why did you hate it?
- Who gave it to you?
- What do you do? Tell them?
            If the U.S. attacked North Korea, what would happen? What would you do?
TOUGH CHOICES
            If you were given a choice between being given great wisdom or great wealth, which would you choose?
            If you had to choose, would you give up your sight or your hearing? Which sense is the most / least important?
            Which is worse: Losing an arm or a leg?
            If you were American/Chinese/Mexican, how would your life be different?
            What if your cell phone fell in the toilet, what would you do?
            If you were abducted by aliens, would you tell anybody? Why or why not?
            Would you eat a live cockroach for $500? If not, how much would it take?

SPECIAL SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE
            If you had one wish, what would it be? What about three wishes?
            If you could know the answer to one question, what would it be? / If you could ask God any one question, what would it be?
            If you could say something to the whole world, what would you say?
            If you could be invisible for a day what would you do and why?
            Would you like to be super
- clever? / Have a 100 more IQ points? Why/why not?
- Are clever people all unhappy? Why?
            If you were the President, what problem or concern would you work on first? / If you were the leader of your country, what would you change?
            If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be?
            If you were God, how would you let people know your message?
            If you could live forever on earth as it is now, would you? Would you like to live forever? Why or why not?
            If you won the lottery, what would you buy first? What about after you have huge house/car/boat etc.
            If you could speak any other language (besides English) which language would you like to speak?
EMBARRASING THINGS YOU'VE DONE
            Have you ever done something silly that you wish you had not done?
  In Public:
            If you saw your zipper was down and people had noticed, what would you do?
            Have you ever cried in public and embarrassed yourself?
- Have you ever cried for no reason and felt good because of it?
            Have you ever fallen or stumbled in front of others. (The stupidity of your action is directly proportional to how many people are watching).
            Have you ever gone to greet a friend or family member then noticed it was someone else?
            Have you ever eaten in a restaurant and realized you have no money with you?
            Have you ever gotten badly sunburnt and looked funny?
            Have you ever thought of something funny and started laughing out loud in the presence of others?
            Have you ever walked into a lamppost / tree / etc?
            Have you ever called a women sir or a Man "ma'am?" What was the response?
            Have you ever asked a woman when she was "due" and she wasn't even pregnant?
 

Personal:
            Have you ever forgotten your mother's birthday? Father's / Girlfriend's / Boyfriend's / Husband's / Wife's / Child's
SELF SACRIFICE
            Would you ever donate a kidney or another vital organ?
- In what circumstances?
- What if your boss needed a kidney and you were the only match?
            Would you ever donate blood?
            Would you ever give money to a charity / blind person / beggar?
            Would you ever pull over and help someone on the side of the road?
- Do you think this could be dangerous to do?
            Would you ever pick up a hitchhiker?
            Would you ever "take a bullet" for someone else? Who? Whom not?
            Would you die for your country? What about if it was war with Iraq / random place?
RELATIONSHIP BASED
            If you had to choose between a wonderful romantic relationship that would end after only a year, or a so-so relationship that would last your entire life, which one would you choose? (Is it better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all?)
            If you had to choose between love and no money, or money and no love for the rest of your life, which would you choose?
            If you could change one thing about your spouse or significant other, what would it be?
            If you could date a celebrity, who would you choose?

            If you could be married with a foreign (man/woman), how do you think your life would change?
            Have you ever dated someone from another race, culture or religion?
            If you had a chance to choose a poor (man/woman) as a (husband/wife) from your own culture or a rich (man/woman) from another culture, which would you choose?
            Would you ever marry someone your parents didn't approve of?
            Would you ever adopt a child?
- Would you ever give your child up for adoption?
            Would you ever cheat on your husband/wife?
            Would you divorce your husband/wife if your favorite celebrity wanted to marry you?
            Have you ever called your boyfriend or girlfriend by the wrong name?
            Have you ever dated someone who didn't like you?
            Have you ever dated someone you didn't like?
            Have you ever dated a relative by accident?
- do you know anyone who has? Would it be bad / illegal?
            Have you ever regretted saying "I love you"?
CHANGE YOURSELF
            If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? / If you had the opportunity to be different, what would you change?
            Would you ever consider getting plastic surgery? What / why?
            Would you ever get hair implants?
            Have you ever changed your appearance a lot in a short time? (For example, hair style, hair color or weight)
            Have you ever wondered why some people want to be alone but never seem to be lonely? Why do you think this is so?
JOB
            Would you ever defy your boss if he/she asked you to do something you didn't agree with?
            Jamiroquai principle - Do you want to be the big boss / #1?

MEETING OTHER PEOPLE / CELEBRITIES
            If you could meet any famous person, dead or alive, who would it be and what questions would you ask that person?
            If you were invited to have tea with the Queen of England / President of US / ??? What would say?
            Have you ever met a celebrity?
- Who?
- Where?
- Did you talk? What about?
            Do you think famous people have the right to have a private life?
            Do you think it's moral to sell your private life to the media?
            What do you think of the papparazzi? - does Korea have them?
            Do you approve of people who become famous as a consequence of appearing again and again in the media and not because of having an artistic career?
            Why do you think there is such a high demand for gossip magazines and gossip TV programs? - do you watch / read them?
            What are the pros and cons of being a celebrity?
            What do you think of fans and fanclubs ?
            Did you have any heroes when you were a teenager?
            Why do you think adoslescents need to have heroes?
            If you could receive praise from a person, what person would it be?
- What kind of praise would you like to receive?
BEING JOHN MALCOVICH
            If you could be another person for a day, who would you be?
            If you could hear what someone is thinking for a day, who would you choose?

IF YOU WERE A . WHAT WOULD YOU BE?
            If you were a candy bar, what candy would you be?
            If you were a monster, what monster would you be?
            If you were a toy, what toy would you be?
            If you could be an animal, any animal, what animal would you be and why?
- If you could be a bird, what would you choose to be?
- If you could be a plant, what would you choose to be?
            If you could be a superhero, which one would you be? If you were a superhero:
- What special power would you have?
- What would you look like?
- Would you be a goodie or a baddie? Why?
            If you were a color, what color would you be and why?
            If you were a fruit, what fruit would you be and why?
TRAVEL
            If you could live anywhere, where would you live?
            If you could take a vacation anywhere in the world for any length of time, where would you go?
            If you were given a chance to go to space / the moon / mars, would you go? Why or why not?
            If you discovered a new island, what would you name it and why?
DESERT ISLAND
            Choose one from each of the categories to take with you:
- Book
- Movie
- CD
- Person
- "Thing"
            If you were going to a deserted island and could only take three things with you, what would you take? Why?
            If you could have only one food for the rest of your life (assuming that this strange situation would not affect your health), which food would you choose?

POSSESIONS
            If you woke up suddenly because your house was on fire, which three things would you save as you ran outside?
HAVE YOU EVER ...
            Have you ever been a guest at a surprise party?  
- Has anyone ever thrown a surprise party for you?
            Have you ever been in a fist fight?
            Have you ever been on TV?
            Have you ever fallen down the stairs?
            Have you ever broken a bone?
            Have you ever fallen asleep and forgotten where you were?
            Have you ever fallen asleep while taking a bath?
            Have you ever fallen asleep on public transport and been miles too far?
            Have you ever fallen in love at first sight?
            Have you ever played a joke on one of your friends?
- What's the best practical joke you know of?
            Have you ever eaten weird food?
- Frog legs?
- Horse meat?
- Dog meat
            Have you ever eaten something that you thought you wouldn't like, but found out that you actually liked it?
            Have you ever gone.
- Mountain climbing?
- Skiing
- Surfing?
- Slept in a tent
- Ridden a horse?

 


 

  
   

 

 

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