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Can We Guess How Emo You Were in High School?

By: Teresa M.

4 min

Can We Guess How Emo You Were in High School?

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About This Quiz

Welcome to the Black Parade! If you're a fan of all things emo, you'd definitely recognize this song by one of the greatest emo bands ever, My Chemical Romance. From the music to the fashion, can we guess how emo you were in high school?

Emo wasn't just a trend. It was a lifestyle. The trend originally came from the music genre. While you might not even know where the term comes from, emo is a shortened version of emotive or emotional hardcore. Green Day, which formed in 1986, is often credited with being one of the first emo bands, but the genre wouldn't boom until the early 2000s. After Green Day, bands like My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy and Panic! at the Disco were joining the emo genre. Along with the music came the fashion.

When it comes to emo fashion, it is very distinctive! Black was a major part of the wardrobe and an outfit couldn't be completed without a pair of black Converse. Heavy eyeliner was all the rage and if you didn't have a choppy haircut filled with tons of layers, could you even claim to be emo?

How were you living out your high school life? Were you writing on your Chuck Taylors? Did you have to go to Hot Topic to find the perfect outfit for Warped Tour?

Answer these questions about your high school years, and we'll guess how emo you were!

Sugar, we're not going down with this quiz!

Which band did you like the most?

Fall Out Boy

Jimmy Eat World

Panic! At the Disco

Sunny Day Real Estate

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What kind of shoes did you wear most in high school?

Converse

Vans

Adidas

I mostly wore boots.

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What did you write about in your LiveJournal?

I wrote about my crush.

I wrote poetry.

I wrote about my family.

I did not have a LiveJournal.

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Have you ever squeezed yourself into some skinny jeans?

If they are the right size, you don' have to squeeze into them.

I have in the past.

I do every day.

I don't wear skinny jeans.

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Did you add any color to your hair in high school?

I dyed my hair black.

I put in a few red streaks.

I've never dyed my hair.

I had a blonde streak or two.

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What kind of belt did you wear in high school?

I wore a studded belt.

I didn't wear belts.

I wore a checkered belt.

It was a plain belt.

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What did you parents think of the music you listened to in high school?

They hated it.

They didn't like it, but they let me listen to it.

My parents liked it.

I can't remember ever playing my music for my parents.

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Did you have a subscription to Kerrang?

Yes, I did!

I bought a few copies.

I wish I would have had a subscription.

No, I didn't.

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What was your favorite thing to buy at Hot Topic?

Gauges

Band T-shirts

Music

Toys

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Where did you and your friends hang out after school?

We hung out in a cemetery.

We hung out in the center of town.

We hung out at a friend's house.

I didn't hang out much in high school.

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What class was your favorite?

Lunch

English

History

Science

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How many times did you attend the Warped Tour?

It was at least 4 times.

I went once.

I went a few times.

I never went to Warped.

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Where did you used to write lyrics in Sharpie?

I wrote lyrics on my arms.

I wrote them on walls.

I wrote them on my shoes.

I wrote them in my journal.

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How many star tattoos did you get?

I got at least five.

I had one.

I had a couple.

None! My parents would have killed me.

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Do you remember who took your MySpace profile picture?

I took it.

My best friend took the picture.

I don't remember.

My mom took my profile picture.

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What color Manic Panic was the best?

Pink

Red

Blue

Green

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Have you ever worn a tutu?

I loved tutus in high school!

I wore one for Halloween once.

I would never wear a tutu.

My mom made me wear one when I was a baby.

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Which character from "The Nightmare Before Christmas" are you most like?

Jack Skellington

Oogie Boogie

Dr. Finkelstein

Sally

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Which side did you sweep your bangs to in high school?

Left

Right

Middle

I didn't have bangs.

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How much did it annoy your to be called goth?

It was horrible!

It didn't bother me much.

I found it kind of irritating.

I like goths.

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Which popular Emo film did you like most?

"Ghost World"

"Cry-Baby"

"Garden State"

"American Beauty"

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How many posters did you have on your walls?

Hundreds!

I had a few.

I had at least 20.

I have 10 or so.

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What kind of weather do you like most?

Gloomy

Sunny

Rainy

Snowy

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How many band T-shirts did you own?

I had at least 35.

I had about 5.

I had a dozen or so.

I had one or two.

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Did you have any piercings in high school?

I had the snakebite.

I had my nose pierced.

I had a lip piercing.

I didn't have any piercings.

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How do you remember feeling most in high school?

Misunderstood

Content

Loved

Cool

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Which Fall Out Boy song do you like most?

"Dance, Dance"

"Uma Thurman"

"Centuries"

"Alone Together"

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If you were born in a different time, what high school stereotype would you have fallen under?

Goths

Nerds

Stoners

Rockers

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How long did you like your sleeves in high school?

I liked them long enough to cover my hands.

I liked them a little long.

I liked them long enough to touch my knuckles.

I liked the to fall right at my wrist.

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How did you feel about being called Emo?

I hate being labeled.

It is better than being called other things.

It made me angry.

No one ever called me Emo.

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