Which generation are you?

I was working through old archives, and found this fun test. It is NOT a psychometric test, nor even is it one you should take seriously. It is fairly focused on the US market. But, with all of those caveats, it’s still a bit of fun, and makes a good point about different generations.

Have fun. Which generation are you?

Which generation are you?

If you answer mostly A, you’re Silent generation.

If you answer mostly B, you’re a Baby-Boomer.

If you answer mostly C, you’re in Generation X.

If you answer mostly D, you’re in Generation Y.

1. Who is the ideal figure of motherhood?
   A – Eleanor Roosevelt
   B – Donna Reed
   C – Mrs. Brady
   D – Roseanne

2. What did you want to be when you grew up?
   A – Part of a nuclear family
   B – Someone who makes lots of money
   C – Living with your parents
   D – Living with your parents

3. Music should be:
   A – Melodic and romantic
   B – Annoying to your parents
   C – Annoying to your parents
   D – Annoying to your parents

4. Sex is for:
   A – Married couples who want to start families
   B – Anybody who wants to start a party
   C – Latex-clad partners in a laboratory setting
   D – Watching on TV

5. The scariest moment in film history was:
   A – When the mummy rose from his tomb
   B – When the Blob chased Steve McQueen
   C – When the alien burst from the man’s chest
   D – When Freddy still would not die

6. The most inspiring American is:
   A – John Wayne
   B – John F. Kennedy
   C – John F. Kennedy Jr
   D – Beavis or Butthead

7. I expect my retirement to be:
   A – The golden years when I can look back on a happy, fulfilling life
   B – An opportunity to finally write my novel
   C – An agonizing slide into abject poverty
   D – A daily struggle to survive in a horribly polluted world

8. America is becoming:
   A – More impersonal
   B – More frightening
   C – More expensive
   D – More bogus

9. The American Dream is:
   A – A house with a two-car garage
   B – A healthy family
   C – Winning the lottery
   D – Touring with Metallica

10. My college major was:
    A – Business
    B – Liberal arts
    C – Secondary to my bartending job
    D – Something far, far away

11. A good meal would be:
    A – Meat and potatoes
    B – Vegetarian macrobiotic
    C – From a drive-up window
    D – Microwaveable

12. My favorite footwear is:
    A – Sensible shoes
    B – Earth shoes
    C – Converse high-tops
    D – Doc Martens

13. I learned to drive behind the wheel of a:
    A – ‘53 Packard
    B – ‘61 VW
    C – ‘78 Pinto
    D – Sega

14. The “woman”:
    A – Marilyn Monroe
    B – Raquel Welch
    C – Julia Roberts
    D – Sheryl Crow

15. The “man”:
    A – Cary Grant
    B – Paul McCartney
    C – Eddie Vedder
    D – Bart Simpson

16. Sports Hero (American):
    A – Mickey Mantle
    B – Joe Namath
    C – Michael Jordan
    D – Lara Croft

17. Lost idol:
    A – James Dean
    B – Jim Morrison
    C – Kurt Cobain
    D – Mario Brothers

18. My generation’s most unhealthy habit:
    A – Smoking
    B – Smoking pot
    C – Smoking crack
    D – Moshing

19. Fashion accessory best forgotten:
    A – Double knit
    B – Bell bottoms
    C – Skinny ties
    D – Ridiculiously baggy pants

20. The best way to spend a weekend is:
    A – Playing golf
    B – Conciousness raising
    C – Mountain biking
    D – Internet surfing

21. I remember where I was when:
    A – The Japanese surrendered
    B – John F. Kennedy was shot
    C – John Lennon was shot
    D – O.J. took a drive

22. Life changing movie:
    A – East of Eden
    B – Easy Rider
    C – Heathers
    D – Home Alone

23. Life-changing novel:
    A – Catcher in the Rye
    B – Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
    C – Bright Lights Big City
    D – TV Guide

24. Sports hero:
    A – Mickey Mantle
    B – O.J. Simpson
    C – Michael Jordan
    D – O.J. Simpson

25. Celebrity my generation would rather not claim:
    A – Joe McCarthy
    B – Barry Manilow
    C – Vanilla Ice
    D – Barney

26. Computers are:
    A – Frightening and disconcerting
    B – Complicated
    C – Part of life
    D – My only link to the outside world

27. The father is the one who:
    A – Brings home the bacon
    B – Is attuned to his sensitive side
    C – Left years ago
    D – Holds the remote control

28. My after-college plans:
    A – Work hard to help build a strong America
    B – Take my pick of many job opportunities
    C – Take my pick of many low-paying temp services
    D – Would you like fries with that?

29. My generation’s most annoying fad is:
    A – Nuclear testing
    B – Hula hoops
    C – Body piercing
    D – Unemployment

30. The voice of my generation:
    A – Walter Cronkite
    B – Bob Dylan
    C – Madonna
    D – MTV’s VJ Kennedy

31. My generation’s biggest fear is:
    A – Heart disease
    B – Getting older
    C – Collection agencies
    D – Things that suck

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