Pick Your Favorite Childhood Junk Foods and We’ll Guess If You’re Gen X, Millennial, or Baby Boomer

By: Haiden Steingass
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
Pick Your Favorite Childhood Junk Foods and We’ll Guess If You’re Gen X, Millennial, or Baby Boomer
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About This Quiz

Some things permeate throughout generations, like music, novels, and baseball cards. But something much more important than any old piece of art or collectible? Snacks! Whether you are considered a Baby Boomer, part of the Gen X clan, or one of those infamous Millennials, some of the fondest memories we all have as kids have to do with those late night snacks, early morning cereals, and cute little bags of cookies we ate for lunch. 

And while most of the foods we see at the grocery store today look a bit different than they did in the 50s (shoutout to you, Baby Boomers!), some of the same junk foods that were enjoyed while watching the moon landing are still fan favorites today. Ruffles potato chips and Cocoa Puffs made their debut in the 50s, while Starburst, Bugles, and Swedish Fish launched to the American public in the 60s. 

So, tell us everything ... what you ordered from McDonald's before you were old enough to sit in the front seat of the car, which sugary cereal you rotted your teeth with every Saturday morning, and which candy you hid from everyone around you. Take this quiz to tell us about your favorite childhood junk foods, and we'll guess if you're Gen X, Millennial, or Baby Boomer!

Every time you hit the doughnut shop, which type would you get?
Plain glazed
Chocolate glazed
Sprinkles
Raspberry-filled

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What Doritos flavor was your favorite?
Spicy Sweet Chili
Salsa Verde
Nacho Cheese
Cool Ranch

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Pick the snack you had to beg your parents to buy.
Cosmic brownies
Sour Punch Straws
Pixy Stix
Goldfish

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Where were the best chicken nuggets from?
Burger King
Jack In The Box
McDonald's
Dairy Queen

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Happy birthday! Which cake flavor did you always ask for on your special day?
Vanilla
Strawberry
Chocolate
Lemon

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What's the first thing you learned to microwave?
Campbell's soup
Easy Mac
Leftovers
Ramen noodles

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If crumbs were in your bed, what would they be from?
Oreos
Cheez-its
Potato chips
Animal crackers

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What about your favorite Lays chip flavor?
Original
BBQ
Sour Cream and Onion
Salt and Vinegar

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Tell us ... what kind of Cheetos would you lick your fingers clean for?
Flamin' Hot
Puffs
Original
None. Cheetos are gross!

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Once you were old enough to drink soda, which kind would you guzzle like there was no tomorrow?
Sprite
Coke
Fanta
Root beer

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What was your go-to DQ order?
Blizzard
Waffle Bowl Sundae
Vanilla cone
Dilly bar

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It's a Saturday morning, and Dad's cooking breakfast. What do you beg him for?
Bacon
Chocolate chip pancakes
Belgium waffles with lots of syrup
French toast with whipped cream and strawberries

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Cheese! Which cheese-flavored cracker did you always pack in your lunch?
Cheez-its
Cheese Nips
Whales
Goldfish

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The fridge was never without which type of juice?
Grape
Apple
Orange
Lemonade

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Add your ideal mac 'n cheese topping.
More cheese
Bacon bits
Ketchup
Bread crumbs

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Your PB & J was never complete without which jelly?
Apricot
Strawberry
Grape
Raspberry

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You couldn't live without which kind of cookie?
Rich 'n Chips
Chips Ahoy!
Yum Yums
Famous Amos

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No judgement here. Which kind of Oreos would you salivate over?
Original
Double Stuffed
My parents wouldn't let me eat them.
Golden Oreos

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Not that you would ... but if you were caught stealing candy at the store, what kind would it be?
Twix
Reese's Cups
Razzles
Cookies 'n' Creme Hershey's

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Please and thank you! Which fast food joint would you be on your best behavior for?
Burger King
Chick-Fil-A
McDonald's
Chipotle

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One of these could cure even the worst day in a child's life. What was it?
Cosmic brownies
Goldfish
Twinkies
Baked Lays chips

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You didn't care how sugary it was. You still don't. What kind of cereal would you stuff in your mouth by the handfuls?
Cocoa Puffs
Reese's Puffs
Apple Jacks
Cinnamon Toast Crunch

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Plain M&M's are so blah. Which ones would you prefer?
Peanut Butter
Pretzel
Peanut
Almond

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Cheese and peanut butter? Yes please. Describe how your crackers looked.
Square orange cracker and peanut butter
Round tan cracker and peanut butter
Round orange cracker and peanut butter
I didn't eat those!

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Every time you went to a cookout, which food did you reach for first?
Hot dog
Cupcake
Potato chips
Brownie

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Pizza days were the best days. Which toppings were your faves?
Pepperoni
Supreme, all the way
Just cheese, please
Ham and pineapple

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Remember those sugar comas? Which sour snack did you devour back in the day?
War Heads
Sour Patch Kids
Sour Punch Straws
Sour gummy worms

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Dip, crunch, repeat! Which potato chip dip would you inhale?
Nacho cheese dip
Pink chip dip
French onion dip
Ranch dip

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You could easily eat an entire bag in one sitting. Which snack comes to mind?
Goldfish
Ruffles potato chips
Popcorn
Rold Gold cheddar pretzals

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You'd refuse to eat pizza without which dipping sauce?
Garlic butter
Ranch
Marinara
Why would I dip my pizza into anything?

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