Happy bunny or grumpy cat?

Sind Sie eine unerschütterliche Frohnatur oder eher der geborene Miesepeter? VANESSA CLARKS Persönlichkeitsquiz verrät es Ihnen – und Sie lernen nebenbei noch, wie Sie Glücksgefühle am schönsten in Worte fassen. Mit Fotos von LORRAINE HELLWIG

Are you naturally happy, jolly and cheerful? Or is your personality more downbeat? Do you agree with Charlie Brown that “happiness is a warm puppy” or are you more in agreement with the Beatles that “happiness is a warm gun”?

Take our light-hearted personality quiz to find out what kind of person you are — and, as you go through the quiz, learn lots of phrases and expressions to help you to describe your emotions.

Happiness quiz

Read the 30 questions below, tick the answers you feel most comfortable with and add up the points given in brackets. Then turn to page 24 to find out how chipper you really are.

1. How are you?

A. I’m fine, thanks. How are you? (2)

B. Don’t ask! (1)

C. On top of the world! Don’t you think it’s a wonderful

day today? (3)

2. What’s your morning routine?

A. I jump out of bed and sing in the shower. (3)

B. I crawl out of bed and, before I do anything else,

I reach for coffee and cigarettes. (1)

C. It generally takes me a few minutes to wake up, but

then I’m OK. (2)

3. Which song would you like to be played at your funeral?

A. “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” by Monty

Python. (1)

B. “Time to Say Goodbye” by Andrea Bocelli and Sarah

Brightman. (2)

C. “Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong. (3)

4. Would your friends describe you as a “happy bunny”?

A. Oh, yes, the happy bunny is my spirit animal. (3) B. Only sarcastically! (1)

C. Maybe, if I was in a particularly good mood. (2)

5. What’s the best thing to spread?

A. Rumours and fake news. (1) B. Nutella. (2)

C. Joy. (3)

6. German has given English the loanword schadenfreude. How would you explain its meaning to an English speaker?

A. It’s an unkind feeling of happiness at the misfortune

of others. (3)

B. It’s that mixed feeling you get when a bad person gets

what they deserve. (2)

C. It’s the warm, sweet feeling you get when bad things

happen to other people. (1)

7. Which image would you choose as your screensaver or wallpaper on your phone?

A. A group selfie with my friends or my family. (3)

B. I didn’t know you could choose a different picture. (1) C. A peaceful landscape. (2)

8. What’s your favourite flower?

A. A cauliflower. (1)

B. A sunflower. (3)

C. I like most flowers. (2)

9. Do you like surprises?

A. Why? What are you planning? (1)

B. I love them! And I like organizing little surprises for

my friends. (3)

C. Sometimes. It depends. (2)

10. What do you think about the expression “Laughter is the best medicine”?

A. Definitely true! A bit of humour can help you

through life’s problems. (2)

B. No. Medicine is the best medicine. Ask a doctor! (1) C. I agree. Laughter with friends is good for the body

and soul. (3)

11. How often do you count your blessings?

A. Every morning. I have so much to be thankful for! (3) B. Not as often as I should. But I do know that I live a

fortunate life. (2)

C. Blessings? What blessings? (1)

12. Who’s your favourite character in A. A. Milne’s stories about Pooh Bear?

A. Pooh, probably. He means well, even if he sometimes

gets things wrong. (2)

B. Tigger, of course. I love his energy and bounce! (3) C. Definitely Eeyore, the miserable donkey. (1)

13. How often do you share your true feelings?

A. About as often as I share my bathwater. (1)

B. All the time. I think it’s better to express your feelings

than repress them. (3)

C. Quite often, but only with close friends. (2)

14. When did you last do a kind thing for someone else?

A. I do a good deed every day. (3)

B. Sometime in the last few days. (2)

C. What kind of “kind thing” do you mean? (1)

15. What do colleagues say to you when you arrive at work?

A. Cheer up! (1)

B. Morning! (2)

C. Someone’s in a good mood! (3)

16. What do you say when things go wrong?

A. It’s not the end of the world. (2) B. Every cloud has a silver lining. (3) C. Why do I bother? (1)

17. A colleague is talking about their holiday plans. What do you think?

A. I hope they have a great time. (3)

B. Why do they think I’m interested in this? (1) C. Wow! I wish I could have a great holiday like that. (2)

18. What puts a spring in your step?

A. New shoes. (2)

B. A smile from a stranger. (3) C. A caffeine drink. (1)

19. Which time period do you prefer?

A. The present. Live in the now! (3)

B. The future. Something great could be just around the

corner. (2)

C. The past. Everything was better in the old days. (1)

20. What’s your motto for life?

A. Life’s a bitch and then you die. (1) B. Do your best. (2)

C. Live, love, laugh. (3)

21. Which is the best day of the week?

A. Friday, looking forward to the weekend. (2) B. Any day as long as I’m with good people. (3) C. Sunday, with nothing to do. (1)

22. If someone gave you a book titled A Happy Thought for Every Day of the Year, what would you do with it?

A. Keep it open by my bedside. (3)

B. Throw it at the wall. (1)

C. Look at a few pages and then forget about it. (2)

23. How do you “let go” and live in the moment?

A. Meditation and yoga. (2) B. Dancing, music and laughter. (3) C. Sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll. (1)

24. How do you see life? Complete the expression: “My glass is…”

A. half empty. (2) B. empty and cracked. (1) C. half full. (3) 25. Can money buy happiness?

A. Not really, but if you use it wisely, you can make others

happy. (3)

B. No, but it can buy you power. (1)

C. No, but it certainly helps. (2)

26. Do you use emojis?

A. Yes, all the time! (3) B. Sometimes. (2)

C. No. What a waste of time!

27. Do you have a pet?

A. Yes, my dog is part of the family. (3)

B. No, pets just make extra work and a mess. (1) C. No, but I love animals. (2)

28. What makes the world go round?

A. Physics. (1) B. Love. (3) C. Money. (2)

29. Happiness is…

A. something you’re born with. (3)

B. something you make for yourself and others. (2) C. nice if you can find it. (1)

30. My life would be perfect if…

A. you would finally stop asking me these dumb quiz

questions! (1)

B. I had a bit more money and a more interesting job. (2) C. I never had to sleep. (3)