Hey Time Travelers: Which Era Should You Visit?

By: Mark Lichtenstein
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
Hey Time Travelers: Which Era Should You Visit?
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About This Quiz

It would be one thing to live in a time period other than your own. Visiting, however, doesn't seem like a huge imposition. Given that you've got a few weeks of unused sick days, which period should you visit for your vacation?
Which of these movies would you watch?
"Gattaca"
"Jurassic Park"
"Oktober"
"The Seven Samurai"
What's your favorite TV show?
"Star Trek"
"Dinosaurs"
"War and Peace"
"Takeshi's Castle"
What weapon would you want for the zombie apocalypse?
A ray gun
A war-beast
A canon
A katana

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Are you an animal lover?
I like animals.
Absolutely.
I'm uninterested in animals.
I like dogs.
Are you interested in politics?
I like to see what form things take over time.
I hate politics.
Very
I like avoiding politics.
What's your favorite sport?
Quiddich
I don't like sports.
Hockey
Baseball

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Do you like a good mystery?
I like diving into the complete unknown.
I like discovering new facts.
That's the best!
Mystery? Not so much.
Are you okay with violence?
Nope.
I'm okay with animal on animal violence.
I love a good gunfight.
I like duels.
How important is safety to you?
Pretty important.
Not that important.
Very unimportant.
I'll watch my own back.

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What languages do you speak other than English?
I speak emoji.
None
Russian
Japanese
Are you optimistic about the future?
Yes, I am!
I try to be.
No.
As long as history repeats, we're all in good shape.
Do you do any martial arts?
Venusian Aikido
No
Sambo
Shindo Muso Ryu Jodo

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What kind of art do you know how to make?
Photoshop
Cave painting
Nesting dolls
Flower arranging
What continent is the best continent?
The moon!
Pangea
Europe
Asia
Do you want to bring back useful information from your trip?
You bet!
Define useful.
Interesting, yes. Useful? No.
Personally useful, yes.

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Who is the best time traveler?
Captain Kirk
Ray Palmer
Doc Brown
Doctor Who
How disciplined are you?
Average.
I'm good in a tight spot.
I'm not very disciplined.
I'm all about discipline.
Do you need the comforts of the 21st century to be happy?
At least that, yeah.
Nope.
As long as I can have a little something to keep me sane, I'm good.
As long as people bathe, I'm happy.

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How's your etiquette?
I'm adaptable.
Terrible.
It's fine.
It's very good.
Do you mind roughing it?
Yes, very much.
Nope.
I'll rough it a bit.
I don't mind doing things differently, but I want a roof over my head.
Which potential unfortunate end bothers you the least?
Being vaporized
Suffocating in a hostile atmosphere
Being shot
Being crucified

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Do you plan on making friends where you are going?
Yes! Loads of them.
No way.
I don't think so.
I want to find mentors.
What do you hope to learn?
What the 21st century accomplishes.
What pre-human Earth was like.
I want to find lost treasures.
I want to meet historical figures whose work I've read.
Which souvenir do you want to bring back?
A blaftron transmitter
A dinosaur egg
The last Romanov
A Muramasa sword

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Do you want to monetize this trip?
Yep!
I'd like to sell things I find on the trip.
No, money is the root of all evil!
No, it's just for personal growth.
Who would you like to bring with you?
My best friend
My professor
My fellow history buffs
My sensei
Who don't you want to run into on your trip?
Normal people
Any human beings
Bourgeois people
Americans

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What would be the perfect vacation selfie?
Looking down from space
Riding a dinosaur
With Lenin
The middle of the Battle of Sekigahara
Would you want to visit the same place in the present?
Maybe
No
Hell, no
Yeah!
Will you need a vacation after your vacation?
No, I'll need to sit down and write about it.
Probably
It depends on how close I get to the action.
I'll want a little time off to take it all in.

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