Growing up quiz: what were you like as a kid?
Fifteen questions about school, first jobs, summer holidays, what got you grounded and what you watched after school. It is a warm, nostalgic quiz for family and for old friends who share some of the same history.
How to play this one
- Play with someone you grew up near. You will remember things differently.
- Share the memory behind an answer. The stories are the point.
- It is a good one for a long family evening.
All the questions
Answer about yourself. Your friend or partner guesses.
1. What were you like at school?
Teacher's pet · Class clown · The quiet one · Always in trouble
2. What was your first job?
A shop or café · Babysitting · A paper round · Helping family
3. Which subject did you love most?
Art · Sport · Science · Lunch
4. What did you want to be when you grew up?
Someone famous · A vet or doctor · An astronaut · No idea at all
5. What did you collect as a kid?
Stickers or cards · Toys · Rocks and shells · Nothing, ever
6. How did you spend the summer holidays?
Outside all day · At a grandparent's · Away on holiday · Indoors on a screen
7. What got you grounded most?
Being late home · Bad grades · Answering back · I was never caught
8. Who was your first celebrity crush?
A pop star · An actor · A cartoon · A sports star
9. What was your bedroom like?
Posters everywhere · Neat as a pin · A total mess · Shared with a sibling
10. What's your earliest memory about?
A holiday · A pet · A birthday · Something odd and random
11. What did you get away with most?
Staying up late · Skipping homework · Sweets before dinner · Blaming a sibling
12. What did you watch after school?
Superhero cartoons · Anything with animals · Something silly · I read books instead
13. How did you get to school?
Walked · The bus · A lift from a parent · Bike or scooter
14. What was your usual school lunch?
Sandwiches · Leftovers · School dinners · Crisps and hope
15. What would you as a kid think of you now?
Very impressed · Pretty confused · Mildly let down · Jealous of the snacks