Advertisement

Answer These Questions About Your School Life and We'll Guess What Decade You Were Born In

By: Teresa M.

4 min

Answer These Questions About Your School Life and We'll Guess What Decade You Were Born In

Image: Shutterstock

About This Quiz

Rah, rah, ree! Kick 'em in the knee! Well, that might not have been your school's fight song, but we would like to know which one it was. Tell us all about your school years, and we'll be able to tell you the decade which you attended. Did your school still teach home economics, or was that a thing of the past before you got there?

Throughout this quiz, we'll pick your brain and your memory about the way things worked at your school. We'll cover everything from the first bell until you got home from school to watch the latest after-school special. All you need to do is look back through the good old days, and respond with the most accurate answer. We promised not to pass or fail you. In fact, there's no grading at all. We would just love jump in the nostalgia machine with you and go back to your days of reading, writing, and arithmetic.

Share all your favorite school memories with us, and we'll take an educated guess about the years you were in school. This time, it's your turn to be the educator! Ready to see if we're right? Let's quiz.

Which sport was biggest at your school?

Football

Baseball

Basketball

Lacrosse

SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION

Did you drive to school?

I took the bus.

A friend drove me.

My parents drove me.

I drove myself.

SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION

What was your favorite subject in school?

History

Choir

Science

English

SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION

Did your school have a Sadie Hawkins dance?

Yes

I think so.

What is that?

We did not.

SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION

Did you ever take a home economics class?

I had one every year in high school.

I took one once.

I don't think we had that class.

I've never heard of that class.

SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION

What high school stereotype did you fall under?

Nerds

Stoners

Jocks

Geeks

SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION

Did you go to your prom?

I went to several proms.

I skipped my prom for a party.

I totally went to prom.

I went, made an appearance, and went home.

SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION

How did your teacher write instructions?

They were written on the board.

I don't remember.

They were carbon copied and given to us.

They were on the tests.

SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION

Did you graduate towards the top or the bottom of your class?

I was at the top.

I was in the middle.

I was at the bottom.

I was towards the top, but not quite the valedictorian.

SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION

Which word sums up your favorite teacher?

Attentive

Strict

Cool

Smart

SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION

Did you ever take an arithmetic class?

I sure did!

I can remember that far back.

I took an algebra class.

Arithmetic sounds too old for my school.

SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION

How did you feel about you school lunches?

They were delicious.

My mom packed my lunch.

They were grody.

They were okay.

SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION

Did you enjoy physical education classes?

We didn't have them.

I hated them.

They were fun.

I always skipped them.

SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION

Did you go to a large school or a small school?

My school was very small.

My school was mid-sized.

My school wasn't huge, but it wasn't small.

My school was huge.

SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION

How did you keep all your stuff organized?

I had a satchel.

I had a backpack.

I had a Trapper Keeper.

I had a messenger bag.

SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION

What did you usually do when you got home from school?

I had chores.

I hung out with my friends.

I watched After School Specials.

I did my homework.

SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION

Did boys and girls have classes together at your school?

No, we were kept in separate classes.

Yes.

I went to an all boys/girls school.

We were together except for a few classes.

SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION

Where did you sit in the classroom?

I sat at the front.

I was always in the middle.

I sat in the back.

I sat where the teacher assigned our seats.

SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION

Did you take driver's ed in school?

We didn't have it.

My dad taught me to drive.

I went to a driving school.

I had driver's ed in school.

SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION

What did you have to dissect in biology class?

Frogs

Crickets

Earthworms

Eyeballs

SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION

Did you have study hall in school?

I've never heard of it.

I had detention more than study hall.

I had study hall one year.

I can't recall.

SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION

Did you sing in the school choir?

Everyone sang in the school choir.

No

I tried out, but didn't make it.

I prefer school band.

SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION

Did you school teach sex education?

No

I don't think so, but I'm not sure.

We did.

Yes, but I never took it.

SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION

Did your parents attend the same school?

Yes

One of them did.

No

I don't know where my parents went.

SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION

What was your least favorite class?

Gym

Science

English

Arithmetic

SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION

Did you go to college after high school?

No.

I went into the military.

I went to vocational school.

I went to college.

SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION

Was you school a private school or a public school?

Some of it was private, and some of it was public.

It was a public school.

It was a private school.

I was home schooled for some of my school years.

SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION

Were you allowed to date during high school?

As long as it was supervised.

I never asked permission.

I was, but only until 9 p.m.

I dated a lot during high school.

SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION

Did you go to your last high school reunion?

I go to all of them.

I don't think we've had one.

I didn't go to the last one, but I have been to a couple.

I attended the last one.

SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION

Did your school have a mascot?

All schools have a mascot.

I was the school mascot.

I don't remember.

We didn't have one.

You Got:

Advertisement

Advertisement