Surviving in the 1800s was not easy. In fact, there is hardly anyone left alive who experienced that century at all. Yes, nobody got out of the 1800s alive but we can test your ability to survive in the century with this quiz. Maybe you would have been a successful blacksmith or dressmaker and lived a long and healthy life. Then again, maybe you would have been a gambler or bounty hunter and gotten killed almost immediately. Some people led long and great lives during the 19th century and others were dead and gone before they knew it.
There are numerous things that could have killed you in the 1800s. Basically, life was just a game where you tried to avoid death every single day. Do you think you could have survived this perilous century? Perhaps even thrived within it? If that's the case then go ahead and take this quiz, answer the questions contained within, and we will let you know just how well you would have done living in the 1800s.
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Could You Survive the 1800s? Take This Quiz to Find Out Questions
Where would you most want to live in the 1800s?
Asia
Europe
South America
Australia
Africa
North America
Would you rather live in a big city or a small rural area?
Big city
Mid-sized city
Rural area
Small town
Choose a typical job from the 1800s to work.
Bounty hunter
Blacksmith
Dressmaker
Miner
Select an activity from the 1800s you would most want to take part in.
Fishing at the fishin' hole
Playing baseball
Excessive drinking
Gambling
What luxury item would you purchase if you came into some money during the 1800s?
A pocket watch
Gold mining supplies
Have your portrait taken
A sewing machine
How many children would you have?
3 or more
None
2
Just 1
Choose a style of wardrobe to wear in the 1800s.
Fancy
Standard
Unique
Grubby
Someone in town is selling a type of snake oil that he claims can cure various ailments. Do you buy it?
Yes, take the snake oil
Accuse him of being a witch
Sell the snake oil to others instead
No
Have a meal at a local dining establishment.
Canned beans
Salmon
Corn on the cob
Bison meat
Order a drink too.
Wine
Whiskey
Water
Beer
The town's doctor claims that a shot with a needle will prevent you from developing a condition known as smallpox. Do you let him give you the shot?
Sell him some snake oil I purchased instead
No, do not take the shot
Accuse him of being a witch
Yes, take the shot
Choose a famous person from the 1800s to hang out with.
Queen Victoria
Harriet Tubman
Susan B. Anthony
Abraham Lincoln
What would be your preferred mode of travel?
Doc Sampson's DeLorean Time Machine from 1985
Horse and buggy
On foot
Donkey
How frequently (or infrequently) would you choose to bathe?
Never
Once per month
Less than once per month
Once per week
A group of women in town is rumored to have magical powers. How would you treat this group of people?
Join their group
Accuse them of being witches
Attempt to sell them some of my snake oil
Pay them no heed
6 Comments
I am a native American. Why not scue some of the answers and questions toward us.
I thrived.
I’m not American but I love Abraham Lincoln.
I survived. (yayyy)
You thrived!
Not only would you have survived the 1800s, you actually would have thrived during those times. Congrats!
BASEBALL DID NOT EXIST UNTIL 1839
1839 IS IN THE 1800S