Are you a "Baby Boomer"?
(30 questions)
If you answer mostly A, you're a pre-boomer.
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 Butt-head
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) Lost idol...
- A - James Dean.
- B - Jim Morrison.
- C - Kurt Cobain.
- D - Mario Bros.
17) My generation's most unhealthy habit...
- A - Smoking.
- B - Smoking pot.
- C - Smoking crack.
- D - Moshing.
18) Fashion accessory best forgotten...
- A - Double knit.
- B - Bell bottoms.
- C - Skinny ties.
- D - Ridiculously baggy pants.
19) The best way to spend a weekend is...
- A - Playing golf.
- B - Consciousness raising.
- C - Mountain biking.
- D - Internet surfing.
20) 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.
21) Life changing movie...
- A - East of Eden.
- B - Easy Rider.
- C - Heathers.
- D - Home Alone.
22) Life-changing novel...
- A - Catcher in the Rye.
- B - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
- C - Bright Lights Big City.
- D - TV Guide.
23) Sports hero...
- A - Mickey Mantle.
- B - O.J. Simpson.
- C - Michael Jordan.
- D - O.J. Simpson.
24) Celebrity my generation would rather not claim...
- A - Joe McCarthy.
- B - Barry Manilow.
- C - Vanilla Ice.
- D - Barney.
25) Computers are...
- A - Frightening and disconcerting.
- B - Complicated.
- C - Part of life.
- D - My only link to the outside world.
26) 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.
27) 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?.
28) My generation's most annoying fad is...
- A - Nuclear testing.
- B - Hula hoops.
- C - Body piercing.
- D - Unemployment.
29) The voice of my generation...
- A - Walter Cronkite.
- B - Bob Dylan.
- C - Madonna.
- D - MTV VJ Kennedy.
30) My generation's biggest fear is...
- A - Heart disease.
- B - Getting older.
- C - Collection agencies.
- D - Things that suck