React to These Gen Z Problems and We'll Guess Your Age

Emily Maggrett

6 Min Quiz

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About This Quiz

People say that being young is easy, but none of those people are actually from Gen Z! For real, though, being young is nice, but in a world where unpaid internships are the norm, global warming is heating up and social media companies invent new and bizarre ways to feel socially anxious every day, it can be hard for Gen Zers to feel blessed. So in this quiz, we're standing up for them!

We've come up with a bunch of common Gen Z problems, from accidentally sending a VERY unflattering Snap to being frustrated with your parents for not being more environmentally friendly. We're also covering job stress, phone etiquette, grandma drama and the dads of "Riverdale."

Whether you're a real Gen Zer or a millennial with a yearning to pass as one, this quiz will make you feel seen. If you're a Xennial, Gen Xer, boomer or member of the Silent Generation, you still could learn something from this quiz (or at least, hear about some new vocabulary words, such as the mysterious "yeet"). So, if you're curious about whether our quiz supercomputer will be able to detect your TRUE AGE, drop whatever boring stuff you're doing right now and get into this quiz!

Your mom was feeling some kind of way, so she took all the fidget spinners out of your room and donated them to charity. How will you reassert your boundaries???

... Wut?

I do not live with my mother, sir.
I'm going to call her out on social media.

I'm going to sit her down and make her listen to my feelings about this for roughly an hour.

Some random girls from you school are using TikTok's Duet feature to make fun of your videos. What do you do?

... I don't ... I mean ... Wut?

I'd stop posting videos.
I'd start dueting right back.

What is this TikTok you speak of? Is it the same as Musical.ly?

Instagram just caused you to miss your bus or subway stop. Now you're going to be late to work. What will you tell your boss?

"I'm sorry. Please accept my resignation. I'll never darken your door again."

"I'm so sorry and this will NEVER happen again."
"Oops! Traffic."

"Good morning."

Your crush has been leaving you on read lately. How are you finna get the upper hand back?

Siri, please translate this.

I'll just go find a new crush on Tinder.
I'd never DM them again.

I'd start dating one of their friends.

BREAKING: Snapchat is down. We repeat, Snapchat is down. What are you going to do?

The things I normally do? Gardening, reading the newspaper, etc.

Get mad for five minutes, then check IG.
Erm, check FB, probably.

Stage a massive multi-city protest.

Your grandma says "mood" whenever something terrible happens. What will you do about this?

My grandmother would never do that.

I'd keel over laughing.
I'd ask her if she was feeling okay.

I'd help her become the next Baddie Winkle.

Let's say you woke up feeling sort of bad. You start getting dressed when you realize that none of your soft pants are clean. HOW WILL YOU WEATHER THIS CRISIS?

Put on a dress

Call in sick
Soft pants? Meh. I love jeans!

I'd text my mom and demand that she deliver velvet pants ASAP.

You bleached your hair so it can take opal colors. Unfortunately, half of it fell out in the process. What do you do?

Wrap a dainty scarf around my head

Weep in agony
Wrap a DRIPPING headwrap around my head

Color in my part with eye shadow and get on with the day

Some weird Gen X people accuse you and your generation of "killing" Facebook, malls and football. Your response?

"What's Facebook?"

"Just get on Instagram, shriv."
"Are you a time traveler?"

"It's not my fault. I love Facebook and malls."

You find out one of your teachers is secretly an ASMR artist. Do you say anything or just enjoy the tingles?

Why do words have to be in caps all the time now?

I'd create a YouTube finsta so I could like her videos in peace.
I'd actually block them. There's too much potential for drama.

Ew, ASMR is weird.

Because of your crush on that one guy at work, your job-related anxiety is getting to be VERY extra. How do you calm down and up your game?

I'd just retire, to be honest.

I'd download a meditation app.
I'd go ahead and ask him out already.

I'd switch out of his department.

Imagine that your ex won't stop sending you expensive gift baskets full of dope Body Shop products. Do you give them back or keep them?

No. I need them.

I'd keep the really good stuff but return the rest.
I'd send them ALL back. I don't want my ex getting any ideas.

I'd tell my ex to start giving me Sephora gift baskets instead.

You're going on a camping trip that will leave you without Wi-Fi for (gulp) three days. What will you do with your hands?

Knit!

Read!
Fidget!!!!

Knit something dumb, like a bikini for a dog

Demi Lovato and the Jonas Brothers are playing your town soon, but at different venues on the same night! Who will you see?

Neither. I'll be napping, thank you.

Demi, bish!
Jonas Brothers, tbh.

I'll just stay home and live-stream them both.

Let's say you REALLY LIKE someone but their Instagram is set to private so you cannot stal — er, "find out about" them without their knowledge. How will you quench your thirst?

Perhaps I'd call them up on the telephone!

I'd check out their Twitter, TikTok, Goodreads ...
I'd check FB to see if we had mutual friends, then nag them for info.

I'd permanently give up on the relationship.

Your sister has been watching too many beauty vloggers and now her eyebrows look INSANE. Do you break it to her gently or nah?

Pretty is as pretty does, my dear.

I'd write her a very long email about it.
I'd straight-up tell her that her eyebrows looked insane.

I'd let her discover the truth for herself.

This week, your parents decreed that you are not allowed to listen to Lil Uzi Vert because "they do not like the look of that young man." Obviously you're going to listen to him anyway, but what's your clapback?

"Thank you for setting restrictions on my behavior. Parents are the ultimate moral guides."

"Whatever, you ancient racists."
"No."

"Wow."

You've been DM-ing lately with someone who's big cute. Now they want to meet up. Here's the thing: You're much more confident on social media than IRL. What do you do?

I don't know what this means, but I am not afraid of going on dates. In fact, I'm quite used to it!

Make sure your meeting is at a bar
Tell them the truth and hope for the best

Just ask them to live-chill with me

This summer, you have the choice of a prestigious unpaid internship or a paying but boring job. Which one will you pick?

The paid work, of course

IDK, probably the internship?
I'd demand that the company offering the internship pay me.

(Looks around) Um ... I AM the one offering that internship.

Imagine that you spend a night out with ONE AND ONLY ONE "Riverdale" actor. Who's it going to be?

I don't know that show.

Madelaine Petsch, obviously.
Cole Sprouse, bb.

Archie!!!!! Whatever his actual name is.

Let's say someone you know HATES Ariana. Which song will you use to change their mind?

Ariana Huffington? That Greek lady?

"Side to Side"
"Break Free"

"thank u, next"

Your parents and grandparents insist on flying all the time, even though it's terrible for the environment. What do you tell them?

"Try taking the train, dear."

"Why don't you Skype instead of flying for business?"
I don't say anything, but I email them an Atlantic article about it.

"Stop it. You'll be dead soon, but I will still have to deal with this."

It's been a while, but ... do you still miss Vine? What do you do when you want to Vine but cannot Vine?

I really miss my clematis. It died after a frost last spring.

I hit up the Vine Archive.
What's Vine? Isn't it the same as Twitter?

I send especially delicious Snaps.

Imagine that your aunt won't stop saying "yeet" in all the wrong contexts. It's embarrassing. Can you help her or does the mere idea of this kill you dead?

I'd say, "Aunt, please stop talking nonsense."

I'd take her aside and try to kindly explain.
I ... don't know what yeet means either?

I'd screenshot every last yeet so I could start a wildly popular Finsta about it.

You're in love with a Soundcloud rapper, but you are ALSO a Soundcloud rapper and only one of you is blowing up. (Hint: it's not you.) Can this relationship survive?

I don't know. In my day you just married the boy next door and it was fine.

NO. NOT UNLESS I GET EQUALLY FAMOUS.
I'm too old for this question.

I'd use my partner's fame to jump-start my own, of course.

Let's say you just accidentally sent a REALLY UNFLATTERING Snap to the wrong person. How can you come back from this?

Sounds like a minor incident?

I can't. Gonna have to move.
I don't have Snapchat, sorry.

I'd follow it up with "Felt cute, might delete later" so they'd think I was kidding.

Imagine that you caught feels for one of the "Riverdale" dads. WHICH ONE IS IT and also is this okay or not okay????

I like that muscular sheriff.

Hiram Lodge is a zaddy!
Don't sleep on Luke Perry (RIP).

I'm too young to crush on those old dudes!

It's not unusual for your BFF to have an annoying boyfriend or girlfriend, but your BFF's new partner is a NIGHTMARE. Do you say something?

No. It's none of my business.

Yes!!! We'd have a three-hour cry sesh over it.
I wouldn't say anything, but I might drop hints.

I'd just introduce them to someone cuter.

After watching "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" twenty times, you're ... bored of it. What are you gonna watch now???

Nothing. Instead I'll put on the radio and listen to my favorite serial dramas.

"A Christmas Prince"
"What/If"

"The Perfect Date"

Your dad wants to play Minecraft with you this Friday, but you are secretly tired of Minecraft! However, you love your dad. How can you salvage this situation?

Descend into a mine? With my father? Are you mad?

To avoid conflict, I'd play, but in a half-hearted way.
I'd ask him if we could go out for dinner instead.

I'd dig deep and rediscover my love of Minecraft. Without it, we have nothing!

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