Can We Guess If You Prefer Vanilla or Chocolate?

By: Ian Fortey
Estimated Completion Time
5 min
Can We Guess If You Prefer Vanilla or Chocolate?
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About This Quiz

Choosing between vanilla and chocolate is like choosing between the sun and the moon. Or HBO and Netflix. Or maybe two of your own children. It's two great but different things that are equally awesome across the board, but maybe not so in your eyes. There has to be some kind of an edge somewhere, something that makes one stand out over the other in your mind.

Maybe you're a chocolate fan, enamored with the flavor's versatility. There are three main types of chocolate — milk, dark, and white. But then there is so much beyond that from pure cocoa nibs to ruby chocolate. If you're a true chocolate fan, you've probably indulged in everything from chocolate ice cream, which was actually invented before vanilla way back in 1692, to chocolate brownies, which appeared in a cookbook for the first time in 1896.

On the other hand, maybe you're a vanilla purist and enjoy the flavor that we owe to Cortes when he started shipping some back home to Spain in 1519. As the only edible member of the orchid family, there are actually about 150 kinds of vanilla even though most people have probably only tried two. 

Whichever flavor floats your boat, we're here to find out. Take the tastiest quiz we have and we'll see which flavor reigns supreme for you.

1 birthday
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What's your favorite way to celebrate your birthday?
I love a big party.
Just some close friends
Hey, I can do whatever.
Surprise me!

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2 dessert
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Would you ever throw caution to the wind and eat dessert before dinner?
Nope, I like to save the best for last.
Of course not!
If it was a tasty dessert.
You better believe it!

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3 sweet person
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Do people tell you that you have a sweet temperament?
All the time
Not often, but sometimes!
It's come up.
Not really

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4 sunrise
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Sometimes you need a sugar rush to get energized and sometimes it's all-natural. When do you feel the most energized in the day?
Late night
Dawn
All day long
High noon

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5 stressed at work
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Ice cream will help freeze out your stress. What in life overwhelms you?
My love life
Work
Politics
Nothing!

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6 relaxing bath
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Vanilla is considered pretty simple by some people. What simple pleasure do you enjoy most?
A relaxing bath
Reading a book
Playing with my pet
Taking a walk outside

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7 thinking with your heart
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Do you tend to lead with your heart or with your head?
My heart every time
Definitely my head
I can do both!
I'm all gut instinct.

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8 playing video games
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Chocolate can be very indulgent. What's something you overdo sometimes?
Junk food
Work
Video games
Working out

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9 leader
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When it comes time to getting work done with others, will you take the lead or just follow along?
I'll lead if no one else does.
I'm happy to let someone else lead.
I'll take the lead.
I'll go do my own thing.

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10 nightmares
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Generally speaking, do you have a lot of nightmares or not?
Not really
Sometimes
I can't remember my dreams.
I haven't had a nightmare in forever.

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11 guilt
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Dessert is often considered a guilty pleasure. What makes you feel guilty?
Missed opportunities
Wrong decisions I've made
People I've hurt in the past
Nothing!

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12 trying something new
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Chocolate and vanilla are always sure things, but some flavors are a risk. Are you willing to try a weird new flavor?
I'll stick my neck out a little bit.
I don't like weird stuff if I can avoid it.
I love new stuff!
Trying something new is never a risk.

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13 hands
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Do people in your life rely on you in times of stress and turmoil?
Sometimes
For serious stuff, yes
Always!
Not at all

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14 facts
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Some people say chocolate is healthy. Are you willing to take claims on faith or do you need hard science?
I go by faith.
I prefer science.
Depends on the subject
I'm all instinct.

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15 failure
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When you fail at something, does it take you long to get back in the saddle?
I'm always ready to try again.
It can take me a while sometimes.
Failure is just a learning opportunity.
I don't fail.

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16 variety
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Do you believe variety is the spice of life or do you like to stick with what you know?
Variety is only good if it's better than what I already like.
I like what I know.
I like a little variety now and then.
You should always try new things.

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17 motivation
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Aside from rewarding yourself with dessert, how do you stay motivated?
My friends and family keep me going.
It's a struggle some days.
The world around me is pretty amazing.
I don't really need much motivation.

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19 positive attitude
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Do you lean more toward the positive or the negative in life?
I try to go positive whenever I can.
I guess I can be a litle negative sometimes.
You have to take the good with the bad, day to day.
Keeping it neutral right here.

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19 shortcomings
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Are you honest with yourself about your own shortcomings?
Yeah, no.
I think might be overly critical of them.
I think so!
What shortcomings?

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20 laid back person
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If you're with a group who all want one thing, will you go along with the majority even if you don't agree?
I'll probaby get the group to go along with me, so yes.
It depends on what we're talking about.
Yeah, I like harmony.
Heck no!

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21 moving foward
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How likely are you to make the best of a bad situation?
I'm pretty good at that.
It's not easy.
I always do.
I try to avoid bad situations from the start.

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22 hope
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Are you more likely to go into a new situation with high hopes or low expectations?
Always high hopes
Keep 'em low and then you can be surprised if it turns out well.
That all depends on the situation.
I'm just open to whatever comes.

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23 laughing
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How would you describe your sense of humor?
Pretty good
Dry
Exceptional
Random

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24 adventurous
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Are you adventurous enough to try a new flavor you've never even heard of before?
Maybe!
I'd probably rather not.
Always
Unless it's clearly awful

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25 living best life
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All things being equal, are you living the best life you can right now?
I'm mostly satisfied, I think.
Things could be better.
110%
Well, it's the only life I have so I must be.

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26 eating
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Do you eat for pleasure or just because you need to?
I'm all about eating for pleasure.
Mostly just because I have to
Both
I eat for all kinds of reasons.

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27 gift of food
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How likely are you to give food to someone as a gift?
I always do that!
Terrible idea
I guess it depends on the food.
As a last resort, maybe

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28 retro
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Are you more into old-school and retro things or super-advanced futuristic stuff?
I like newish stuff.
I'm pretty old-school.
The future is now!
I like retro-futurism!

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29 eating your feelings
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Any chance you've ever eaten a pint of ice cream to get over feeling down about something?
More than one pint
Nah
Once or twice
I don't really feel down about things, so no.

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30 regrets
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Some people try to live life with no regrets. How about you?
I guess everyone has one or two regrets.
I have my share of regrets.
I'm mostly good.
Regret free right here!

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