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About This Quiz
Parties evolve. When you're a kid, it's all pool parties, unicorns and gift bags. In high school, it's going to someone's house when their parents aren't home or visiting your older sibling at college. As an adult, parties turn into fine wine, hors d'oeuvres and intelligent conversation. But that's not to say that an adult can't have a unicorn themed party. Actually, that sounds like the best kind of party. The type of party you throw, the decorations you have and pretty much every other aspect of your party will say a lot about how old you are.
What's the best thing about parties? To some, it's the food. To others, it's the cake. Honestly, the main reason to attend a party is to check out the cake situation. Maybe you have this one friend who goes all out with special drinks and the perfect matching serving platters. Where do you even get those? Well, now it's your turn to throw the party of the century. Well, maybe the party of the week. This quiz is the perfect place to start! Throw a party, tell us exactly how you would do it, and we'll guess how old you are!
What occasion are you throwing a party for?
A birthday
Graduation!
A just because dinner party
Getting the family and friends together
When will the party take place?
On a Sunday afternoon
A Friday night
Saturday night so there's all day Sunday to recover.
Around dinner time on the weekend
Who is invited to this party?
All of my friends
A few close friends
A mix of people, some from work, neighbors, family
Just the neighborhood families
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OK, let's get to the fun part. How are you decorating for the party?
Streamers galore
Not really decorating, just cleaning the place up
Candles, nice placemats, stocking the bar
Geometric stickers on the wall, retro party games, fun plates and cups for food and drinks, that sort of thing
Are people expected to dress up?
Nah, it's a casual party.
Yes, but not too much.
Cocktail attire would be nice.
They should dress like they did in the '90s.
What kind of food are you making?
A hoagie tray, salad, chips, typical party stuff
Pizzas and wings
There will be some appetizers, dinner and a dessert.
Just a bunch of snack food
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Are you making the food?
No way
I doubt it.
Yep, I'm making everything.
I'll make some stuff but not everything.
What's the drink situation?
There will be sodas, flavored water, energy drinks and regular water.
Sparkling water and lemonade mostly
I'll have plenty of iced tea, but people can bring whatever they want.
I'm jazzing up regular water with flavored drops.
Is this a gift giving party?
Yes, I expect gifts.
If they want to!
The gift is being able to see everyone.
Not unless they want to bring some food
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Where is the party being held?
At a little hall
My apartment
It will be at my house.
It can be sort of a traveling party, go from house to house.
Will there be kids allowed at your party?
Sure, why not!
I don't think they'd fit in.
Definitely not
Yeah, they're kind of part of the package now.
What appetizers are you passing around?
Chips and dip, salsa and pigs in a blanket will all be available.
Garlic knots, hot wings, nacho chips
I'll have bruschetta and little pancakes with caviar.
Mini corn dogs, chicken and waffles and bagel pizzas.
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Is the dinner a sit down thing or more of an eat as you go?
It will be buffet style.
The whole party is eat as you go.
It's a sit-down, but people can sit anywhere they want.
Dinner will be served at a certain time, but it will be out for a while.
How long do you expect people to stay?
For a couple of hours
People will probably stay for a long time.
Until the end of dessert
A few hours, but they can leave whenever.
Are you playing party games?
Probably cards or something
Definitely not, it's not that kind of party.
Maybe charades if we're feeling up for it
Vintage Nintendo games
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What were the invitations to your party like?
They were sent out in the mail.
It was just a word of mouth thing.
It was a closed Facebook event invite.
I put special invites in people's mailbox.
How much do you enjoy throwing parties?
I'd rather attend a party someone else threw.
I'm sure I'll like it more in the future.
It's one of my favorite things.
I enjoy it once in a while.
Do you spend most of the party in the kitchen or actually enjoying the party?
Definitely enjoying the party
A little bit of both
In the kitchen, but I don't mind.
I've arranged it so I can be present for most of the party.
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For dessert, what are you serving?
A cake
Ice cream sundae bar
Individual tarts and chocolate dipped fruits
Fried cookies, Twinkies, basically all the snack cakes
How long after dessert do you want the party to end?
There's still a few hours yet.
There's really no time limit.
About an hour
After dessert is when the fun starts.
Is there a specialty cocktail for this party?
Nope, but there is a fun fruit punch.
Mostly just beer
A spiked Arnold Palmer is always a crowd pleaser.
It's a cotton candy martini.
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At this party, are you showing your guests photos from you recent vacation?
Haha, is that a thing?
I don't go on vacations.
OMG, that's so tacky.
Only if they ask.
Are you breaking out the good china?
Paper plates for the win
I don't even have that.
Yes, that's half the fun of a special party.
Normally, I would. But not for this party.
Did you clean your entire place before having people over?
No, but my parents did.
My friends don't care about that.
My place is usually pretty clean.
From top to bottom
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When will you clean up from the party?
I'll have to help throughout the party.
It'll probably take a couple of days.
After all the guests leave
The next day for sure
What makes this party so special?
It's a time to celebrate me.
It's hard to coordinate schedules, so when you can it's really nice.
The conversations and story-telling
Nostalgia mostly
Will you do this again sometime soon?
Maybe for my next big birthday
For sure!
I'll let someone else take the next one.
Not this same theme, but I'll definitely throw another party.
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How much money did you spend on this party?
I spent nothing, but my family spent a lot, I'm sure.
About $50
Over $200. I like to spoil people.
I managed to get it done for under $150.
Are you giving your guests anything to go home with?
Polaroid photos they took during the party and little toys
They can take leftover food if they want.
Nope! I don't do that anymore.
A hangover
What do you want your guests to feel when they leave your party?
Full and happy
Relaxed
Energized and ready for another
Exhausted and full of fun
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