How Old Are You Quiz

X ^ | December 9, 2025 | Anonymous

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Age quiz time! Give yourself one point for each thing you've NEVER done. Lowest score wins.

1. Used a rotary phone
   
2. Used a 3.5 inch floppy disc (the new upstarts)
   
3. Used an 8 inch floppy disc
   

4. Used a typewriter
   

5. Taken photos with a film camera
   

6. Listened to music on a CD
   

7. Listened to a cassette tape (and rewound one with a pencil).
   

8. Listened to a vinyl record
   

9. Listened to music on a Walkman
   

10. Listened to music on a boombox outside
    

11. Watched a video from a VHS tape
    

12. Accessed the internet by dial-up (Was 56 kpbs "fast" for you? It sure was for me!)
    

13. Used a phone book
    

14. Sent a postcard
    

15. Used a paper map to get somewhere (remember when you got them for free at gas stations?)
    

16. Owned a dictionary
    

17. Owned an encyclopaedia
    

18. Paid with a paper check
    

[MayflowerMadam]

Did it all.

[KC_for_Freedom]

Yes, had a short stint on a party line. It’s amazing how much we have seen in this life.Still remember when Dad brought home a game called Pong.
Years later playing Mario Bros with our son. Now he is developing SW for his HR company with AI. And I still don’t know what the four forces of physics are. And I don’t think I will find out in this lifetime.

[MayflowerMadam]

We had Groliers Encyclopedia. It was tough financially, but Dad made it happen.

[FrankRizzo890]

I got 1. I never dealt with an 8 inch floppy.

[woodbutcher1963]

My Aunt Rosemary had plastic covers on the furniture until the day she died.
Us cousins used to call her Crazy Aunt Rosemary(RIP).

I thought the wildest pictures of that house were the two bathrooms. They were kinda psychedelic.

[ridesthemiles]

EXACTLY THE SAME HERE

[ridesthemiles]

I STILL HAVE A ROYAL MANUAL PORTABLE TYPEWRITER—_TO PREPARE YEAR END W-2’S & 1099’s.

[LilFarmer]

I got zero

[ridesthemiles]

BOTH -—BUT I AM 86

[ridesthemiles]

MY 1979 BUICK STILL HAS TAPE PLAYER-—PROBABLY FOR CASSETTES.

I HAVE AN 8 TRACK PLAYER IN THE HOUSE-—

[ridesthemiles]

HOW ABOUT 2 LARGE BOXES OF 78’S???

[Tax-chick]

I’ll bet it was fun. I liked to read the encyclopedias at school or the library.

[ridesthemiles]

I GRADUATED HS IN 1957

[Tunehead54]

Four Fundamental Forces of Physics (Had to look it up)

Gravity
Electromagnetism
Strong Nuclear Force
Weak Nuclear Force

But now that you know you can take a nap. You’re welcome.

;-)

[ridesthemiles]

I DO ALL MY BILL PAYING WITH CHECKS...

MADE A DECENT LIVING DOING BOOKKEEPING FOR OVER 68 YEARS.

CAN KEEP DOING THE SAME FOR MYSELF

[4yearlurker]

everything pictured I used (except the floppy disc) and some items still use.

[Veto!]

I got 2 as well, the same ones you did. No Walkman or Boombox.

[ridesthemiles]

WHEN I WAS A KID-—THE ‘PHONE” WAS ATTACHED TO THE KITCHEN WALL-— AND IT HAD A CRANK.

OUR NUMBER WAS 2 LONGS & A SHORT

STILL USE LAND LINE-—BUT PHONE HAS A 50 FOOT CORD TO WANDER THE HOUSE.

[1FreeAmerican]

1 point for me - never used an 8” floppy.

Here’s another - watched What’s My Line - in black and white.

[ridesthemiles]

I HAVE ONLY LAND LINE SERVICE