What kind of a grandparent are you? Quiz

By: Jody Mabry
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
What kind of a grandparent are you? Quiz
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About This Quiz

Being a grandparent is one of the best jobs in the world. You have the ability to spoil your grandchildren with the ability to go home when you're done, leaving behind the tantrums for their parents. Yet, do your finnicky babysitting skills make for a great grandparent? Let's see!
1. When you visit your grandkids, what presents do you bring?
Candy
A popcorn ball
A coloring book
A book to help your grandkids learn math
What time do you go to bed?
4:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
After Matlock
What drinks do you have at the house for the kids?
Soda
Milk
Ice tea
Water

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How do you kiss your grandkids?
Cheek
Peck on lips
Cheek peck on both sides
I only hug
When your grandkids begin playing in the mud, what do you do?
Grab towels to clean them up right away
Laugh
Ignore them
Pull out the hose and make them muddier
What would you choose to do over watching your grandkids?
Trip to Europe
Trip to Hawaii
Dinner and a movie
Watch someone else’s grandkids

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What do you do when the grandkids spend the night?
Make them watch a movie
Make them go to bed early
Force them to read a book
Play outside
What do you feed the grandkids for breakfast?
Cookies
You make them a delicious meal
Take them out to a restaurant
You give them popcorn from the previous night’s movie
Who is your favorite grandkid?
One of the boys
One of the girls
The one who is the quietest
Not particularly fond of any

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What age were you when you became a grandparent?
Younger than 40
45-50
55-60
Still waiting
How are your grandkids most useful?
Setting the clock on my devices
Deleting my browser history for me
Making me laugh
Choirs
What makes your grandkids most annoying?
They won’t stop talking
They cry all the time
They won’t go home
They always want to play

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After the grandkids go home, what one device is always missing?
TV remote
The book you’re reading now
$20
Your candy
When your grandkid does something you’re proud of, you...
Hug them and tell them you are proud
Smile and pat them on the head
Brag to everyone
Say, “Eh, you could have done better.”
On your grandkid’s birthday, you...
Help prep for the party
Take the grandkids out of the house so their parents can prepare
Show up to the party with a bunch of presents
Mail a card with some money

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When your grandkids turn 21, you...
Say, “well isn’t that nice.”
Buy them their first shot
Get wasted with your grandkid
Start telling stories about how their parents got in trouble at your grandkid’s age
What’s your favorite TV show?
Wheel of Fortune
Family Feud
Matlock
I can’t watch TV, the grandkids stole my remote
How do you handle your anger around the grandkids?
I snap and yell
I’m calm and collected
I’m overly nice, but everyone knows I could just snap at any minute—like a clown.
I break down crying

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What do you think of your younger years?
I’m often nostalgic
The best is still to come
I wasted them
I can’t remember them
Do you have grandkid photos with you all the time?
On my IPhone
Only in a scrap book
I have a couple in my wallet
Nope
Do you still work?
Part-time bagging groceries
Not if I can help it
Only to socialize
Nope

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How many hours of sleep per day do you get?
6
8
10
As many as possible
What’s your most recent pain problem
Arthritis
Knees
Back
I fell down
What’s your favorite activity?
Shopping
Cruises
Watching the grandkids
Card games

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What does your family tease you about the most?
Plastic slipcovers on the furniture
My costume jewelry
Bodily gasses
I don’t know what they are talking about
When was the last time your grandkids slept the night?
Yesterday
Last week
Within a couple months
Those hellions? Not a chance
What kind of candy do you keep at the house?
Hardy candies
Mints
Chocolates
Caramels

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Do you go to your grandkids extracurricular activities?
If I’m invited
If I’m not busy
Always
I live too far away
Where do you live?
In the same house my kids grew up in
A condo
On a cruise ship
A gated retirement community
How old do you think you’ll live?
65
75
85
100

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