Can you connect two different pairs of AirPods to one iPad?

Say youre watching something on an iPad with a friend/SO/whatever in a public place and dont want the speaker on, can you each connect your own AirPods to the same iPad?

Yeah, you'd have to connect it but it seems like you can share audio through AirPlay? Assuming you have a device that supports it.

https://www.pocket-lint.com/headphones/news/apple/155791-how-to-connect-two-airpods-beats-to-one-iphone-and-share-audio