Can We Guess Your Age Based on Your Taste in Fast Food?

Emily Maggrett

5 Min Quiz

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About This Quiz

What's your favorite burger joint? How about your favorite fast-casual place? Do you still love chalupas? How about Wendy's famous baked potato?

Your answers to these questions may reveal which generation you belong to. The Silent Generation, Baby Boomers, Generation Jones, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z were each raised on very different foods. Furthermore, once they reached adulthood, they were exposed to rather different food trends, cuisines and food scares.

Baby Boomers were told to steer away from high-fat foods, while Millennials are more likely to eschew carbs. Younger generations may be fans of Sonic's Green Apple Ice Cream Slush, while Gen X diners can't get past its artificial taste. The Silent Generation and Millennials see eye-to-eye on the charms of a simple order of Five Guys fries, while Gen Z and Generation Jones both prefer Chipotle (but for different reasons).

In this quiz, we'll ask you about all those fast foods and more! Then we'll use those answers to calculate your age. Think your taste is different from that of the rest of your generation? Prove it, by taking this quiz!

What's your favorite coffee place?

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

Peet's
Starbucks

Dunkin' Donuts

When you're in need of a morning doughnut, where do you go?

Krispy Kreme

I don't eat doughnuts!
Tim Horton's

Dunkin' Donuts

If you're hungry for breakfast food, which of these do you choose?

Whataburger's Honey Butter Chicken Biscuit

Taco Bell's Grilled Breakfast Burrito Fiesta Potato
Burger King Croissan’wich

McDonald's Sausage, Egg, and Cheese McGriddle

Which of these fast food restaurants serves the best snacks?

Menchie's

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
Sonic

Carl's Jr.

It's time for lunch. Where do you go?

Shake Shack

Chipotle
Five Guys

White Castle

Which fast food restaurant has the best vegetarian options?

Quiznos

Veggie Grill
Starbucks

Taco Bell

Which fast food restaurant has the best vegan options?

Panera

Del Mar
P.F. Chang's

Subway

When's the last time you ordered a mandarin chicken orange salad from a drive-through?

Never

Maybe 10 years ago?
A few months ago

Yesterday

Which of these places has the best milkshakes?

Burger King

Cold Stone Creamery
Shake Shack

Dairy Queen

Which fast food restaurant serves the best fries?

Wendy's

In-N-Out
Steak n' Shake

Burger King

You want a smoothie. Where do you go?

Smoothie King

Freshens
Jamba Juice

Baskin Robbins

Which fast food chain has the best hot dogs?

Burger King

Sonic
Five Guys

Checkers

Where do you go when you want avocado toast?

Just Salad

I make my own!
Starbucks

Avocado??? On toast???

Chicken nuggets: yes or no?

Heck yes!

No, they're not very good for you.
No, they're too childish for me.

I still like them.

When you crave pizza, where do you go?

Domino's

Little Caesar's
Pizza Hut

Godfather's Pizza

When you want a substantial meal, which of these burger places do you visit?

In-n-Out

Burgerville
Sonic

Wendy's

How do you feel about Orange Julius?

I'm not a fan.

I'd rather have fresh-squeezed orange juice.
It's not my first choice, but I enjoy Orange Julius.

I love a cold Orange Julius.

What's your favorite Subway sandwich?

Turkey and bacon with avocado on toasted bread

Rotisserie chicken, provolone and tomato on wheat bread
Spicy Italian on white bread

Tuna and lettuce on white bread

Which of these restaurants has the best fried chicken?

KFC

Bojangles
Chick-fil-A

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

What's your favorite snack place at the mall?

Cinnabon

Jamba Juice
Sbarro

Auntie Anne's

When you're desperate for ice cream, where do you go and what do you order?

Caramel with lots of toppings from Menchie's

Mango sorbet scoop from Coldstone Creamery
Chocolate soft serve from TCBY

Pralines and cream scoop from Baskin Robbins

Which fast food restaurant has the best low-carb options?

KFC

Panera
Chipotle

I would never go on a low-carb diet.

During your entire lifetime, how many times have you eaten Arby's?

Twice

3-4 times
15-30 times

50-100 times

Do you like McDonald's coffee?

It's okay if you add a lot of cream and sugar.

No, it's too weak.
Their espresso drinks aren't bad.

Yes, it's hot and delicious.

Which one of these restaurants offers the best Mexican fast food?

Taco Bell

Taco del Mar
Taco Time

Qdoba

What's your favorite Asian fast food restaurant?

WaBa Grill

Panda Express
P.F. Chang's

I'm not a fan of Asian fast food.

What's the grossest fast food menu item?

Cinnabon's Pizzabon

Jack in the Box's Bacon Shake
Taco Bell's Mtn Dew A.M., a mix of Mountain dew and orange juice

KFC's Famous Bowl

How do you feel about Dairy Queen overall?

It's not really on my radar?

I went there a lot in high school but prefer healthier food now that I'm older.
I've always got time for a flurry.

I love DQ!

When's the last time you ordered a salad from a fast food place?

Never

This month
Maybe once, when I was on a diet?

Last week

Are food trucks fun to eat at?

Yes!

They're my favorite kind of fast food.
In the summer, sure, but on a cold day, I'd rather hit the drive-through.

No, I'll stick with Burger King.

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