Can We Guess How Many Times You've Been Sent to Detention?

By: Teresa McGlothlin
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
Can We Guess How Many Times You've Been Sent to Detention?
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About This Quiz

Let's take a trip back to your high school years! After you tell us about the way you lived back then, we think we'll be able to guess how many times you were sent to detention. While some of you might have had a permanent resident card, others may have never been given a pink slip. 

Receiving detention is considered a huge embarrassment by students with high ambitions, but other, more defiant, students considered it a badge of honor. No matter which "The Breakfast Club" character you see yourself most like, which one were you most like in the detention room? Whether it was summer school or a designated period of the day, your experience with the subject will be obvious to us.

You don't have to love or hate the time you spent in school to take this quiz. We think we have designed the questions in a way that will bring out your most truthful responses. Unless you are that mastermind who managed to ace every exam without studying, your detention record will be clear to us. Will we be right about the number of times you got detention, or will we need to go back to school? 

How would you describe your school's food?
Tasty
Vile
Adequate
Mysterious
Did you ever stick gum under the desk?
Gross! No.
Where else does it go?
I had braces so I couldn't chew gum.
I usually swallowed it.
Would you like to go back and relive your school years?
I would love it!
No way!
I wouldn't mind reliving the happy times.
There are a couple of moments I would do again.

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Where did you and your best friend hang out most often?
My house
A local food establishment
A park
My best friend's house
What did you look like when you went to prom?
I looked like a movie star.
I skipped prom.
When I look back, I look dated.
I looked like a pineapple.
Did you ever throw a party when your parents were out of town?
I wouldn't do something like that.
Of course!
I did, but my parents knew about it.
I went to parties at other people's houses.

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Were your summers spent in summer school?
I attended a year-round school.
I lived in summer school.
I had summer classes.
My summers were spent with my friends.
Did you have an after school job?
I only worked during the summer.
My parents wished I had a job.
I did have an after school job.
My parents wouldn't let me work.
What grade did you get in Algebra class?
I was top of the class.
I would rather forget that part.
I passed, but it was tough.
I passed with a lot of extra credit.

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Are you still in touch with any of your high school friends?
We lost touch after graduation.
We regularly hang out.
I'm in touch with some of them.
Thanks to social media, I can't get away from them.
What did you do right after graduation?
I went to college.
I took a few years to discover myself.
I got a job.
I did some volunteer work.
Which social group did you hang with in high school?
Brains
Outliers
Athletes
Band kids

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Did you spend a lot of time under the bleachers?
Why would I have done that?
You bet I did!
I was always the lookout for my friends.
I spent a little time there.
Where did you sit on the school bus?
Front seat
I drove to school.
Back of the bus
Wherever I could
Were you a member of any clubs back then?
I was in the chess club.
I was too cool for that kind of stuff.
I was on the student council.
I was on the football team.

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Did you ever skip a class?
No way!
I skipped entire weeks.
I skipped a day once.
I skipped more than one class.
What was your sense of fashion like back then?
Drab
Dark
Colorful
Preppy
What was the most important thing you learned in school?
Academics
Relationships
Independence
Boundaries

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Did you have cool parents or strict parents?
They were really strict.
My parents never knew what I was doing.
My parents were really laid back.
They went back and forth.
Be honest—did you ever cheat on a test?
Nope!
That's why I was in detention.
I cheated once.
I faked a test but never cheated.
Which one of your teachers was most memorable?
History
Art
English
Math

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Did you have a high school sweetheart?
I had a college sweetheart.
I had a few of them.
I had more close friends.
I am still with my high school sweetheart.
Have you attended any of your school reunions?
I haven't been out of school long enough.
I would never go to a reunion.
I have been to one or two.
I'm waiting for the 20-year reunion.
What was your worst fear in high school?
Failing
Being dateless
Being made fun of
Never graduating

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Were you tutored in any of your subjects?
I was the tutor.
Many of them
One of them
I skipped tutoring to have fun with my friends.
What did you daydream about in class?
I always paid attention.
Food
Sleep
My sweetheart
Which of these things did you keep in your locker?
Calendar
Celebrity photos
Athletic gear
Band-aids

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Did you go to practice after school?
Every day
I hung out with my friends.
Sometimes
Rarely
How would your fellow students have summed you up?
Driven
Weirdo
Smart
Hilarious
How much have you changed since high school?
I'm the same person.
I have matured a lot.
I'm a completely different person.
I've changed a little.

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