Truth or dare?

is a mostly verbal party game requiring two or more players.

Players are given the choice between answering a question truthfully, or performing a "dare".

The game is particularly popular among adolescents and children, and is sometimes used as a forfeit when gambling.

[citation needed] The game has existed for hundreds of years, with at least one variant, "questions and commands", being attested as early as 1712: A Christmas game, in which the commander bids their subjects to answer a question which is asked.

This game is described by Julius Pollux: "in which we are told a king, elected by lot, commanded his comrades what they should perform".