Tell Us If You've Eaten These Foods and We'll Guess If You're a Baby Boomer

By: Allison Lips
Estimated Completion Time
6 min
Tell Us If You've Eaten These Foods and We'll Guess If You're a Baby Boomer
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About This Quiz

Were you born between 1946 and 1964? Then you're a Baby Boomer. This quiz is going to bring you back to your childhood. You'll remember foods you loved, food you forgot about and foods you wish you could forget about.

We're going to take a trip back to the 1960s and 1970s to visit the foods Boomers ate growing up. Some foods have had staying power. Baby Boomers grew up eating Pop Tarts and drinking Tang.  When they got older and had children, Boomers bought those products for their kids, who would have equally fond memories of them. Also, most of us would starve if we didn't keep the freezer stocked with frozen meals. Other foods were forgotten with time or became jokes. Baby boomers will have a hard time convincing their children tuna casserole was popular and that Jell-O 1-2-3 was an actual product, not just a recipe Kraft concocted to sell more Jell-O. Although, few people who are not Boomers are going to believe Jell-O salad was real and did not always sound disgusting.


With this quiz, we'll find out if you're a Boomer, too young to be a Boomer or even are a boomer at heart. Even though some of these foods may be hard to find, not all of them have disappeared, which gives new generations a peak into foods of the past. Now it's time to find out how many of the following foods you've tried!

Did you ever eat Jello 1-2-3?
All the time!
Grandma kept a box in the cupboard.
I think it was mentioned on an episode of the Nanny.
Is that a reference to how easy Jell-O is to make?

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Where were you the first time you ate fondue?
My parents were having a fondue party.
The trendy fondue restaurant
Does melted Velveeta count?
Vicariously through a chef on Food Network

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Do you remember the Marathon bar?
I loved the caramel and the ruler on the back!
Vaguely
No, but it was mentioned on an episode of Unwrapped. Wow, I miss that show!
Yes. That's an energy bar.

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How do you feel about SpaghettiOs?
I remember when they first came out.
Not the best, but they bring me back to my childhood.
Mom fed me them when she couldn't be bothered going to McDonald's.
Ew. Gross. Why do we feed them to kids?

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How did you drink your Kool-Aid?
From a pitcher that looked like the Kool-Aid man
By the pool in the summer
As Kool-Aid Bursts like all the cool kids
On occasion because it has too much sugar

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What are your memories of Howard Johnson's?
We ate at HoJo's every road trip!
It was a hotel chain.
My parents ate at them on road trips.
We stayed at one because my parents were feeling nostalgic.

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How do you feel about frozen Milky Ways?
They were the perfect treat in the summer!
Take 'em or leave 'em. I prefer Snickers.
I didn't once because my mom said it was delicious.
Why don't you just say Milky Way ice cream?

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Have you ever opened a can of the soda Tab?
All the time! We stocked it in my house.
Occasionally. It wasn't popular.
I've seen it at the supermarket.
I've opened soda tabs. Does that count?

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When you received a Mary Jane for Halloween, what was your reaction?
They're delicious.
Aren't they like caramels, but aren't caramels?
Why would you do that to a child?
I'm assuming that's a candy.

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Would you save a Now and Later for later?
Yes, but only because it's hard to eat an entire package in one sitting.
No, because my parents would eat the leftovers.
I prefer Starbursts.
I had them once.

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Do you know who Bazooka Joe is?
Absolutely! I always got Bazooka gum from the candy store and loved those comics.
Yes. Occasionally, Grandma would buy Bazooka for us.
Is he the guy in Bazooka gum comic strips?
No. I know what a bazooka is and I know a guy named Joe.

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What is your favorite Pop Tart flavor?
Brown sugar cinnamon without frosting
The old apple Pop Tarts. The new ones just aren't the same.
They're like Pokemon. You gotta love 'em all.
Strawberry with frosting

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Was Beef Wellington ever on the menu for dinner?
All the time. My father loved it.
A couple of times at grandma's house
No. Isn't it named after the Duke of Wellington?
No. My parents hated it.

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When you were growing up, what did McDonald's sell?
They kept it simple with burgers and fries.
The McRib for a few years
Supersized menu items
Happy Meals with apple slices

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Was shrimp cocktail ever a big deal in your lifetime?
Everyone ate it!
For a few years there
No. What's the big deal? It's shrimp, ketchup, and horseradish.
Is this a joke question?

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How would you describe Charleston Chews?
A delicious combination of nougat and chocolate
Like 3 Musketeers, but different
A candy I've seen in the supermarket
Never had one.

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Where would you eat Swedish meatballs?
Mom made them all the time. The recipe came from our Swedish neighbors.
Grandma's house. They were OK.
IKEA or grandma's house
IKEA only

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Have you ever eaten homemade Chex Mix?
As a kid. It was the only way.
Maybe when I was 5. I was young when the premade bags came out.
I thought only people in commercials do that.
Only when I'm being extra

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Once you popped, when did the Pringles fun stop?
When I hit the bottom of the can
When they changed the recipe
When I could no longer make a Pringles duckbill in public without getting weird looks. Lighten up, people!
When I accidentally grabbed a weird, gross flavor

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What kind of memories does quiche bring back?
Everyone made it in the 70s. Now, people look at me strangely.
Grandma's house again
All the times I wanted to go to McDonald's
My mom's recipe disasters

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How often did you eat Hamburger Helper as a child?
It was a godsend for my parents, so all the time.
Let's just say if I revealed that my parents wouldn't be proud.
Only when it was on sale. So twice a month?
When my parents go desperate and didn't want takeout. Once a month maybe?

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How were pigs in a blanket made during your childhood?
Frozen dough made this a staple at my house.
My family preferred corn dogs.
The frozen food section
Crescent rolls make them a staple in my house.

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Would you eat a cheese log?
Of course, it's just a dip rolled into a log shape.
Reluctantly probably. Only if it tasted good.
I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'd rather use Cheez Whiz.
Why can't you use a bowl like a normal person?

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Did carrot cake take on a special significance in your childhood?
Yes. It was one of the biggest food fads. You could get it everywhere!
That's an odd question. No, it wasn't anything special.
It's another flavor of cake that you serve to the person who doesn't like vanilla or chocolate.
Only the one time I tried to convince my parents it was healthy because it contained carrots.

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Were TV dinners a frequent meal at your house?
No. They were a special treat.
Unfortunately, yes
Yes, but for lunch
Yes. Between my sister's karate and my guitar lessons, my parents had no time to make dinner.

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Why did you drink Tang?
My parents told me I would grow up to be like John Glenn.
It was on sale and Kool-Aid wasn't.
We didn't. We drank SunnyD.
Grandma thought I'd enjoy it.

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Which Halloween-themed cereal did you beg your parents to buy?
Fruit Brute. I still get excited when it's temporarily produced.
Count Chocula. Chocolate for breakfast every day!
Boo Berry. It's only available once a year.
Franken Berry. It signals Halloween's coming.

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Did you ever combine pistachio pudding and pineapple to make Watergate salad?
It was at every potluck.
That sounds terrible.
No. Does it have to do with Richard Nixon?
Just why?

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Was it ever acceptable to serve a Jell-O salad?
Yes. I was relieved when the craze ended.
Only if you wanted everyone to hate you
No. I can't believe those were real.
Please tell me that's a dessert.

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Who taught you how to make beef bourguignon?
Julia Child
My mother, who learned it from Julia Child
Someone on the Food Network
No one. I looked up a recipe online.

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