Which ABBA Song Is the Theme Song of Your Life?

Jennifer Weber

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About This Quiz

Do you remember the Swedish pop group ABBA? Were you a fan? Are you still a fan who jams to some ABBA tunage as you drive home from work every day? Were you front and center at the theater when Mama Mia came out in theaters? If these sentences describe you, then this is the quiz you thought you'd never find. Let's get started to find out which ABBA song is the theme song of your life?

If you remember correctly, ABBA is a Swedish vocal group comprised of Agnetha, Bjorn, Benni, and Anni-Frid. The group first hit the airwaves in 1974 in Sweden, and soon after that, they made it across the pond to the United States. The group is one of the best selling recording groups of all time, and estimates indicate that that they have sold as many as 500 million records. With tunes such as Waterloo, Dancing Queen, and Super Trouper, ABBA remains a very popular group. And, even though they disbanded in the 1980s, ABBA remained in the minds of their fans on the stage and the big screen with numerous adaptations of Mama Mia, the musical based on their songs.

So, if you remember ABBA, and you can't wait for their, rumored, upcoming new album (yay!), then take this quiz to find out which ABBA song describes your life.

It's Friday night. Where would you most likely be?

At the office, working overtime to get a head start on Monday.

At home, watching "Labyrinth" in my pajamas.

At home, alone, reading my favorite German philosopher.
At the house of a friend who's just broken up with his/her significant other.

At the club, cutting the rug like there's no tomorrow.

How would your best friend describe you?

Fun loving.

Trusting.

Driven.
Adventurous.

Define "best friend."

You're starving. How do you solve the problem?

A dry martini will kill it.

Pistachios. I love the color.

I'd suck on a lollipop.
That's a pretty complex problem.

I'd fix a hearty pot of chicken soup and share it.

What are you most likely to buy at a convenience store?

Tissue.

Ice cream.

Coffee.
Cigarettes.

Bread.

What age would you like to be for a day?

17.

9.

40.
12.

65.

Where would you like to go on a holiday?

Japan.

Monaco.

Spain.
Berlin.

Ethiopia.

What would make you lose your cool?

Rejection, but I'd get over it easily.

Things and people rudely getting in my way.

Being forced to do something I don't want to do.
I am practicing stoicism at this time.

Seeing someone being bullied.

What makes you cry?

Cry? And ruin my face?

Sunsets.

Crying is for the weak.
Feeling powerless.

Seeing someone crying, or knowing they are crying inside.

What genre of music makes you feel your best?

House.

New Age.

Rock.
Classical.

Pop.

A good friend loses his job. What do you do?

Take him to a party. He might meet people who can help.

Light a candle for him and send positive energy.

Call and give him my headhunter's number.
Tell him it's the perfect time for us to go backpacking!

Bring him dinner and let him cry it out.

There's a fire in your building. What's the first thing you grab?

My pet crystal.

My wallet and mobile phone.

Pants to put on.
Nothing. I calmly walk out with the possibility of no exit.

The fire extinguisher.

What's your favorite article of clothing?

My Armani suit.

My black jacket.

A comfy sweater.
Anything vintage.

Jeans/other.

What's your favorite Disney movie of all time?

"Fantasia."

"Peter Pan."

"Pocahontas."
"Beauty and the Beast."

I like another Disney film.

Of the following, which is your favorite game?

ABBA: You Can Dance.

Monopoly.

Exploding Kittens.
Chess.

The Sims.

Which decade do you like the best?

The '70s.

The '60s.

The '20s.
The '90s.

The '50s.

What view would you like outside your window?

A street party.

A castle shrouded by clouds.

Bright lights, big city.
The sun and the sea.

Darkened skies, snow, and leafless trees.

What's your kind of weather?

Warm and sunny.

Cool with some cloud cover.

Anywhere with air conditioning.
Stormy, with lightning streaking across the angry skies.

Cold and dreary.

Of these choices, which is your favorite kind of footwear?

Jimmy Choos.

I'd rather go barefoot or float on a cloud.

Bally leather shoes.
Sneakers.

Kick ass black boots.

Which is the most scary scenario for you?

A terrible car accident where I lose a limb or two.

World War III.

Ending up being a homeless vagrant.
Becoming paralyzed but with consciousness intact.

Losing my family and friends.

How do you deal with annoyance?

I play upbeat music and turn up the volume.

I play ethereal music and meditate.

I take off and do something crazy.
I put things into perspective and see them as inconsequential.

I put myself in the other person's shoes.

If you had to relocate to a different country, where would you go?

Spain.

Wales.

China.
Morocco.

India.

Of the following, who would be your ideal date?

A witch or wizard.

A Hollywood star.

A rock star.
Someone with an IQ of at least 130.

Someone authentic and nice.

Of the following, which is your dream home?

An apartment in an area with the best nightlife.

A Fifth Avenue apartment with a view of Central Park.

A beachfront house.
An apartment near Columbia University in New York City.

A bungalow in the suburbs.

Of these choices, which book is your favorite?

"A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin.

"How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie.

"Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov.
"Thus Spoke Zarathustra" by Friedrich Nietzsche.

Anything by Mitch Albom.

What's your ideal job or career?

Public relations or event planner.

Novelist.

None. I like my freedom.
University professor.

Psychologist.

Which of these musicals do you like the most?

"Billy Elliot."

"Evita."

"Jesus Christ Superstar."
I'd rather go to the opera.

"The Sound of Music."

Of the following, which Ivy League school would you love to attend?

Columbia.

Brown.

Penn.
Dartmouth.

Harvard.

If an asteroid were to hit Earth tomorrow, what would you do today?

Party like there's no tomorrow.

Join in raising energy to deflect it.

Think that it was impossible that an asteroid would hit the Earth.
Explore the chaos on the streets.

Visit my friends and then stay at home with my family.

What has been your greatest accomplishment in life?

I've appeared on MTV.

I've almost paid off my mortgage.

Surviving 4 days of being lost on a mountain.
I have yet to create a footprint in the world, but when it happens, it will be BIG!

I once saved the life of a drowning child.

What are words you live by?

"You just do what you can and have as much fun as possible." -- Frank Ocean.

"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one." -- John Lennon.

"Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine." -- Elvis Presley.
None. I just do my own thing.

"I think quotes are very dangerous things."-- Kate Bush

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