WHICH GENERATION ARE YOU? 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 - Conciousness 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 SCORING: 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 >From the Gannett Suburban Newspaper Originally posted 6/28/95