Baby Boomers: Can We Guess What You Wanted Most for Christmas as a Kid?

By: Mark Lichtenstein

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About This Quiz

The world has changed a lot since you were a child, and part of those changes are the changes to the toys kids pine for around the holidays. Do you think we can guess what you wanted for Christmas as a kid?

How dorky were you?

I wasn't very dorky.

I was very dorky.
I wasn't dorky at all.

I was a little bit dorky.

What weather suited you?

Snowy weather.

Sunny weather.
Dry weather.

Any weather will do.

Did you like going outside?

Only in the winter.

Only in the summer.
Any time of year!

No.

Did you like playing with other kids?

Sure!

Only one or two others.
No.

I prefer to sit with other kids and hang out.

Did you like science?

Not much.

Not at all.
Only when we studied machines.

Yes!

Did you like school?

I liked the holidays.

I liked recess.
I like learning a bit.

I like learning a lot.

Did you aim to communicate?

No, I just need danger

No, I don't
I need speed!

I love to communicate

Were you adventurous?

Very much so, yes.

Only a little.
A lot.

Not at all.

Did you care if other kids were jealous?

I want them to be jealous.

I want them to be a bit jealous.
I want them to be very, very jealous.

I want them to be extremely jealous.

How much of a show-off were you?

I love to show-off!

I'm not a show-off at all.
I'm a huge show-off.

On occasion, I like to show-off.

Did you dream big?

No.

I dreamed huge!
I had achievable dreams.

I dreamed about impossible things.

Were you allowed to play unsupervised?

Weren't we all?

Usually.
Always.

Never.

If you played outside, where did you like to play?

In the yard.

On the driveway
In the street.

I just wanted to go back inside.

If you played inside, where did you like to play?

I played in the family living room.

I played in the hallways.
I played in the garage.

I played in my bedroom.

Did you shun anything without an on switch?

No! It's about the simple things.

Most of the time, but not always.
No, I liked objects that did things.

Yes! I only cared about electronics.

How modern were you?

I was very old school.

I was pretty modern for my time.
I was cutting edge.

I was ahead of my time.

Did you like to share?

No, thank you.

Yes, I did.
No way!

Isn't that the point?

Were you the one to defy a stereotype?

If the time was right, I would.

No.
Yes, and I customized everything.

I liked to pick a stereotype that didn't seem to apply to me and embrace it.

Did you long to hurry up and grow up?

No, I wanted to be a teen.

I just wanted to be a kid forever.
I wanted to get out from under my parents' roof.

I was.

Were you the sort of kid who already knew what career you wanted?

Not really.

I wanted to be on an Apollo mission.
I wanted to be an F-1 racer.

Yes.

Were you ever likely to need to run away from anyone?

I would run away from people if they bored me.

No.
Yes, the bullies and the football team.

I needed to hide, not run.

Did you like to take responsibility for yourself?

Always.

No.
I took my life in my hands.

Most of the time.

Were you precocious?

No, I wasn't.

I was when I was very little.
I like to think so.

I was, very much so.

Were you sociable?

Not really.

Not at all.
I was a bit, yeah.

I was very sociable.

What was your favorite subject in school?

English.

Metal shop.
Math.

Science.

What was your least favorite subject in school?

Science.

Math.
Physical Education.

History.

Did you like to read on your own?

Sure, in the summer.

Sure, in the winter.
Not really.

All the time.

Did you like to mend things with your own hands?

Yeah, I enjoyed that.

If I could.
I loved it! It was my favorite thing.

I liked learning as I mended things.

Did you live in the city, suburbs, or countryside?

I live in the countryside

I live in a small town.
I live in a suburb.

I live in the city.

Did you have a dog?

We had a small dog.

We had a big dog.
We had a medium-sized dog.

No.

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