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
North America
Africa
South America
Europe
Australia
Would you rather live in a big city or a small rural area?
Rural area
Mid-sized city
Small town
Big city
Choose a typical job from the 1800s to work.
Blacksmith
Bounty hunter
Dressmaker
Miner
Select an activity from the 1800s you would most want to take part in.
Excessive drinking
Fishing at the fishin' hole
Gambling
Playing baseball
What luxury item would you purchase if you came into some money during the 1800s?
Have your portrait taken
Gold mining supplies
A pocket watch
A sewing machine
How many children would you have?
None
3 or more
2
Just 1
Choose a style of wardrobe to wear in the 1800s.
Standard
Grubby
Unique
Fancy
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
No
Sell the snake oil to others instead
Have a meal at a local dining establishment.
Salmon
Corn on the cob
Canned beans
Bison meat
Order a drink too.
Wine
Beer
Whiskey
Water
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
Yes, take the shot
Accuse him of being a witch
No, do not take the shot
Choose a famous person from the 1800s to hang out with.
Susan B. Anthony
Abraham Lincoln
Queen Victoria
Harriet Tubman
What would be your preferred mode of travel?
Horse and buggy
Doc Sampson's DeLorean Time Machine from 1985
Donkey
On foot
How frequently (or infrequently) would you choose to bathe?
Once per month
Never
Once per week
Less than once per month
A group of women in town is rumored to have magical powers. How would you treat this group of people?
Accuse them of being witches
Join their group
Pay them no heed
Attempt to sell them some of my snake oil
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