Can We Guess Your Age Based on Your Taste in Music?

Zoe Samuel

5 Min Quiz

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About This Quiz

While many people develop new musical tastes as they age, or fall in love with the songs of another era, most of us retain an affinity for the sounds of our youth. Let us guess what those sounds were for you!

How long is a good song?

4 minutes

2 minutes 30
5 minutes with a 20 minute music video

3 minutes

Does real music use auto-tune?

Sometimes

I don't know.
Of course

Absolutely not

How many albums do you own?

1,000

300
How would you "own" an album?

500

Do you go to live gigs?

All the time

Sometimes
I can't afford to.

Often

How authentic do you like your feminist music?

Not very

I don't hold with that.
Very

Not much

How do you find a new song to listen to?

I ask friends.

I go to the record store and talk to human beings.
I let the algorithm decide.

I let Amazon recommend things.

Do you miss the golden oldies?

A little, sometimes

So much that I bought them all.
I have the best of them on my playlist, so no.

I do when I am traveling and they are never on the radio.

How do you store music?

On various drives

On shelves in my living room
In the cloud

In booklets in my car and house

Would you consider it cheating to lip-synch a performance?

I can't tell when they are.

Obviously
No

Usually, yes

What instrument does the best music include?

Synth

Sax
Guitar

Piano

How weird should music be?

Fairly

Not at all
Extremely

Middling amounts

How do you feel about synth?

I love it.

It ruined the world.
I can't tell it apart from real instruments.

It's OK in moderation.

Do you listen to a lot of music on your own?

Yes, in the bath

Yes, or with my boo
Yes, or with a friend on the other ear bud

Yes, driving

Which genre of music is spoiling kids these days?

Probably metal

Definitely rock n roll
No genre is spoiling it.

Definitely rap

Which is the greatest band of all time?

Led Zeppelin

Bill Haley and the Comets
One Direction

Beatles, duh.

Is rap actually music as far as you are concerned?

Yes

No
Obviously it is.

I thought not but then I saw "Hamilton" on Broadway.

Who is Beyonce to you?

God

Who?
Super God

That nice young lady who was in that band

How do you dance to music you love?

I twerk - I know it's not for me but I love it so.

I lindy hop.
I don't dance.

I rock out.

What's up with hip-hop?

It has come a long way.

God knows.
It's awesome and getting better.

It's white noise to me.

How do you feel about Motown?

It's OK.

It's the only modern music I can bear!
It's a little old-fashioned.

I love it.

What sort of shoes are your dancing shoes?

3.5" heels

Suede soles
I don't dance when I'm being watched, so no shoes.

2" heels

How do you feel about disco?

It's OK.

It's corruption.
It's hilarious.

It's the best.

What's top of your Spotify playlist?

Queen

I do not know what that is.
Adele

Diana Ross

What musical radio station is your default setting in your car (if you have a car)?

Rock

Country
Pop

Classic rock

How many backup singers is enough?

6

3
15

4

What kind of headphones do you use to listen to music?

Over ear wireless

I use a grammophone.
Ear buds

Over ear plugged in

How do you pay for music?

iTunes

I buy records.
I have a Spotify subscription.

I buy it on Amazon and it ships to me.

How new does jazz feel to you?

It depends if it is old or new, obviously.

Very
Jazz is old, dude!

It feels a little old timey.

How do you listen to music?

iTunes

Vinyl
Spotify

CD

What song structure suits you?

Intro, verse, pre-chorus, chorus, verse, pre-chorus, chorus, bridge, chorus

AABA, borrowed from musical theater
Intro, verse, pre-chorus, chorus, verse, pre-chorus, chorus, bridge, chorus, chorus, chorus

Intro, verse, chorus, verse chorus, bridge, chorus

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