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So you wish to know if the zombies will get you when the time finally comes, if so look here to test your chances for survival.

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/425802

My Score:

Z+

Physical

A

Mental

A

Experience

A

Emotional

F (My safety before all else)

Yes, because I will be a zombie.


Also, Z+.

Also, I object to the questions about the nature of zombies. It depends what films you watch.

Yes, because I will be a zombie.Really.

*Prepares a heart beat based bomb to be inserted above Ifreann's heart.*

Really.

*Prepares a heart beat based bomb to be inserted above Ifreann's heart.*
*Prepares to eat your brains*
I survived the siege and fall of Caiger Mall, so I'll survive the next apocalypse too! :cool:

So did I!





As a zombie barricaded outside........

Survive it? My dear fellow, I intend to CAUSE it!

I survived the siege and fall of Caiger Mall, so I'll survive the next apocalypse too! :cool:

Here are some rules:

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u275/Gravlen/NSG/zombiepostersmall.png

My Score:
Z+
Physical
B
Mental
A
Experience
C
Emotional
F

Thing is, I would be in a perfect situation to hold off a zombie apocalypse: I'm not that close to a large population area, and given the chance could drive/travel for only a few minutes using rural roads and get to the local rifle range. Failing that, the school has an armoury...

Thing is, with a zombie apocalypse, where would you run and what would be your plan? I'd grab a few heavy tools from home, and take the 4x4 (see, these are useful even if they destroy the planet) to the local grocers, and stuff as much as I could into the back of the car. The I'd local range or the school. The range would be best since the only doors are steel. I'd hole up there, and use the radio there to call for help. If any zombies come aknocking, the two safes/school ammo dump have at least 5000 rounds between them, and the gun safe/armoury has a pretty limitless supply of guns.

If you're wondering "why does he have an armoury at school?", then I'd tell you that the school runs a military cadet programme, so would be able to explain the L95s, L98A1s and the target rifles. The only problem would be getting into there.

Physical - A
Mental - A
Experience - A
Emotional - F

I got a Z+ "Zombies don't stand a chance" rating.

best anti-zombie weapon as a good .22LR bolt action - quiet, can theoretically be silenced easily, simple mechanism, lightweight (and inexpensive) ammo, and a .22 headshot is just as effective as a .45-70 headshot. the only drawback is the limited range - It's not too effective past about 50 yards.

Physical - A
Mental - A
Experience - A
Emotional - F

I got a Z+ "Zombies don't stand a chance" rating.

best anti-zombie weapon as a good .22LR bolt action - quiet, can theoretically be silenced easily, simple mechanism, lightweight (and inexpensive) ammo, and a .22 headshot is just as effective as a .45-70 headshot. the only drawback is the limited range - It's not too effective past about 50 yards.

You have to be able to hit them in the head too...................

*Prepares to eat your brains*

So did I!

As a zombie barricaded outside........

I don't think counts as "surviving" - and I'm a big supporter of Undead rights.

You have to be able to hit them in the head too...................

Duh. And I could - I'm a decent marksman.

Zombies are slow, unless I'm stuck in a resident Evil - type film. then I'd make sure I have a Ruger 10/22 w/ the Butler creek 25 round mags and a bump trigger to mimic full auto fire. I already have a 12ga....

I don't think counts as "surviving" - and I'm a big supporter of Undead rights.

I continued to unlive through Caiger :)

I got an A for "Very likely to survive" - rated ABFC - but since I'm the only person so far to come out of this zombapocalypse without permanent emotional scarring, I'm quite happy with "likely".

Z+

I’ve seen too many zombie flicks and played too much Dead Rising to be succumb to those brain-fiending kooks.

And if I do, “choke on ‘em!!” ;)

Physical Rating - B
Mental Rating - C
Experience Rating - D
Emotional Rating - F
total survivability - Z+

Some issues with the quiz.

Most of it's resources seems to be from the Resident Evil genre of Zombies which are not technically zombies but virus infected.
Notice that no where in the game nor the movies are the infected ever referred to as "Zombies"

A grenade against a group of zombies is useful. even if all it does is blow them off of their feet, it does slow them down for you to escape.

My Score:

Z+

Physical

A

Mental

A

Experience

Z

Emotional

F (My safety before all else)

*Prepares to eat your brains*


So did I!





As a zombie barricaded outside........*Sets off heart bomb that has the explosive power to blow you into pieces.*

My answer can be summed up in one word. BARHAH!

.22 LR? You must be joking if you say that's ineffective past 50 yards. I've shot on a 200 yard range with FMJ Match rounds, and have found they work just as well.
Thing is, .22 LR is a precise hole in their head, with little in the way of gruesome damage. 7.62mm/.303 is what you want if you are not the best marksman, since I'd guess you would stop the zombie from clawing after you if you blew a football-sized hole in their back. And going up to .50 cal or using FMJ hollow-point...

When you say about different zombies, I have seen at least 4 different types:
- Classic: Shuffles about groaning, you get bitten you die and become one. Quite common.
- 28 days later Zombie: Don't groan, but run about rather quickly. Auto/Semi auto are preferred here as guns.
- Zombies a la Half Life: Your zombies with a headcrab attached to their head, controlling their brain. Shoot the head(crab) to kill it quickly, or just shoot it and bring it down, yet face the headcrab. Comes in fast and poison subtypes.
- Brain-eating zombies: Those that don't always want to bite you to spread the infection, but want to eat your brains...though I don't see how your zombie infection would spread if all the attacked had their brains removed.

Physical Rating: C
Mental Rating: D
Experience: D
Emotional: F

Total: A

Hey, I pass.

B -Nerd duh
B -Wut?
B -Pardon if I disagree with some of your ideas.
F -Pardon me for not being a selfish asshole.

Z+



Also, I object to the questions about the nature of zombies. It depends what films you watch. Or what games.

I like the Zombies from They Hunger,
+the virus only goes into effect if you actually die
+Zombies are easy to hear and see.

-1 out of 10 are intellegent, but 90% of those 1/10 became meglomaniacs, which are intellegent enough to use weapons and tactics.
-It can raise long dead corpses and dead animals.

I got a Z+

I think I will be part of the zombie apocalypse...

B
B
D (wtf?)
F (extra wtf, I helped people out all along the way)

Z+ overall, though.

When you say about different zombies, I have seen at least 4 different types:
- Classic: Shuffles about groaning, you get bitten you die and become one. Quite common.
- 28 days later Zombie: Don't groan, but run about rather quickly. Auto/Semi auto are preferred here as guns.
- Zombies a la Half Life: Your zombies with a headcrab attached to their head, controlling their brain. Shoot the head(crab) to kill it quickly, or just shoot it and bring it down, yet face the headcrab. Comes in fast and poison subtypes.
- Brain-eating zombies: Those that don't always want to bite you to spread the infection, but want to eat your brains...though I don't see how your zombie infection would spread if all the attacked had their brains removed.

technically, the 28 days/weeks later isn't zombies but humans infected with a 'rage' virus (guess it over stimulates the adrenaline gland or something) so they are still living humans.

B
B
D (wtf?)
F (extra wtf, I helped people out all along the way)

Z+ overall, though.

Same.

Helping people is what got you the F. "Numbness is the key to survival."

What about the "OMFG IT CAN RUN!" type of zombies?

What about the "OMFG IT CAN RUN!" type of zombies?That is what machine shotguns are for.

That is what machine shotguns are for.

:mp5: hard to come by, though. And they're LOUD! I'd prefer a Tommy Gun - can be fairly effectively silenced due to subsonic bullets.

.22 LR? You must be joking if you say that's ineffective past 50 yards. I've shot on a 200 yard range with FMJ Match rounds, and have found they work just as well.
Thing is, .22 LR is a precise hole in their head, with little in the way of gruesome damage. 7.62mm/.303 is what you want if you are not the best marksman, since I'd guess you would stop the zombie from clawing after you if you blew a football-sized hole in their back. And going up to .50 cal or using FMJ hollow-point...

When you say about different zombies, I have seen at least 4 different types:
- Classic: Shuffles about groaning, you get bitten you die and become one. Quite common.
- 28 days later Zombie: Don't groan, but run about rather quickly. Auto/Semi auto are preferred here as guns.
- Zombies a la Half Life: Your zombies with a headcrab attached to their head, controlling their brain. Shoot the head(crab) to kill it quickly, or just shoot it and bring it down, yet face the headcrab. Comes in fast and poison subtypes.
- Brain-eating zombies: Those that don't always want to bite you to spread the infection, but want to eat your brains...though I don't see how your zombie infection would spread if all the attacked had their brains removed.

The .22 was for classic zombies, and I was assuming the use of the cheap bulk ammo, which is considerably less consistent. All that is needed to kill the classic zombie is brain trauma. bullet go in, ricochets around in skull, destroys brain. My range concern is due to the fairly low penetration of the .22. I am sure it could be effective out to 75 or 100 yd. with practice and a good target gun.

The headcrab zombies are really alien invaders from another dimension, as best I can recall from Half-Life 1. They don't count in a strict zombie discussion. You're right, though, about the need for bigger stuff in case of fast zombies. An AR-10 or FN-FAL would be my choice, but an M-16 with a .300 Whisper upper would serve quite well also.

The books used in creating the quiz were based on a "scientific" explanation of zombification and effectively rule out fast zombies. Still, I wish I had a Tommy gun just in case.....

my favorite zombie show is here: http://rvb.roosterteeth.com/archive/episode.php?id=226

Physical B
Mental C
ExperienceC
Emotional F (Yay numbness!)
Overall Z+ I'm a survivor baby!

I was answering assuming the types of zombies were "we walk slowly but surround you" types.

Also, my home is nearly impossible to fortify, and I live next to an armory, so I contest that answer.

What about the "OMFG IT CAN RUN!" type of zombies?

Run faster.....

...than the people with you.

"Can you make explosives?"

"I'd say yes, but I might go to jail"

HAHA

What about the "OMFG IT CAN RUN!" type of zombies?

Totally fictional. See the Max Brooks survival guide.

Physical B
Mental C
Experience D
Emotional F (Yay numbness!)
Overall Z+

there's a reason I'm a loner, I *know* how to survive ;)

My Score: Z+

Physical - B

Mental - A

Experience - B

Emotional - F

Seems I'd live but I'd also be a cold, heartless, and unpleasent individual.

Will you survive a zombie apocalypse?

This is about Jesus, isn't it?

My Score: Z+
Physical: A
Mental: C
Experience: D
Mental: D

Does everyone get a Z+?

Does everyone get a Z+?

It seems that way...

Edit:
It is possible to get a different score though...
I went back and answered all the questions in what seemed to me to be the worst possible way and got
My Score: F
Physical: F
Mental: F
Experience: F
Emotional: B

I'm assuming this quiz gets most of its "sources" from that popular Zombie Survival Guide book. In light of which, I can only laugh at this quiz and its flawed logic. Silly people, trying to make concrete answers in response to a fictional monster.

But at any rate:

Physical B
Mental C
Experience D
Emotional F
Overall Z+

D, C, D, F. How does that add up to a total rank of A again?

D, C, D, F. How does that add up to a total rank of A again?

insurance.

why do you think those tech support guys are willing to let you screw up your computer first? the bigger the damage, the higher the bill! :D

insurance.

why do you think those tech support guys are willing to let you screw up your computer first? the bigger the damage, the higher the bill! :D

I don't get it. Are you saying that the makers of the test are giving me inaccurate results so that, in the event of a zombie plague, they can swoop in, save me from the zombies surrounding me due to my false sense of security and charge me a hefty fee? :confused:

I don't get it. Are you saying that the makers of the test are giving me inaccurate results so that, in the event of a zombie plague, they can swoop in, save me from the zombies surrounding me due to my false sense of security and charge me a hefty fee? :confused:Wise you is.

*Gives a glowing cookie as a reward.*

Physical: C
Mental: B
Experience: D
Emotional: F

Total score: Z+

Yay! I survive! See, I know my weaknesses, and attempt to compensate.

Also, I know how to make two types of bombs, given the parts:
Molotov cocktail
Atomic warhead

So if we need to blow up a city full of zombies, and we have sufficient weapons-grade uranium or plutonium and some explosives, I have the theoretical knowledge to carry out the "build the bomb" part.

the survey wont load but i know i will survive. i already have a plan.

first i borrow my friends shotgun. then i go to the school districts bus grage and take a couple bus's. my friends dad is the head mechanic so that will be easy.

then we take the bus's to all of the grocry stores on the way. i stop at school get people form their. after stopping at school i pick up my family then to the other grocry stores.

then to wal-mart for food and ammo and weapons. then to joes for the same.

then we cross the street and go to cost co. we back up the buses to the loading platforms. run in clear out the store of zombies. drop down those big doors. lock them. then let everyone else in. unload all the food. and stay there for this all to blow over.

feel free up do the same. unless u live in NW washington. then stay the hell out of my costco.

B
C
F
F: "Numbness is the key to survival"

My grade is an A, at the very least, which means I'll survive. Of course, I still think becoming a zombie after being bitten has to be better than exploding in a terribly painful fashion, so I'd rather deal with a zombie apocalypse.

Physical: A
Mental: A
Experience: Z
Emotional: F "Numbness is the path to survival."
Final Rating: Z+


Wait, how the hell did I get an F on the Emotional part, and what do they mean by numbness? I was helping people out the whole fucking time!

Edit: Ah, it appears that a negative Emotional rating of F is the best, as it increases your score. It simply means that your will to live is very, very strong.

Quite strange... Just two days ago I started building my zombie survival kit*, and now this thread starts up!

*OK so all I have so far is a crowbar, so it's not much of a "kit", but give it time, and it will be properly equipped. Also, do you know how mny funny looks you get walking down the street with a crowbar?

I got:
physical b
mental b
experience d
emotional d
total z+

...also I wonder why there weren't flamethrowers available, or at least tools and parts to build one.

Physical: B
Mental: C
Experience: D
Emotional: F

Total: Z+

...also I wonder why there weren't flamethrowers available, or at least tools and parts to build one.

The only thing worse than being assaulted by a mob of moaning, brain-eating zombies is being assaulted by a mob of moaning, brain-eating zombies that are on fire.

Also:

Physical: B
Mental: A
Experience: Z
Emotional: F

Total: Z+

Physical: A
Mental: B
Experiance: C
Emotional : F

Z+

Physical: B
Mental: C
Experiance: C
Emotional: F
Overall: Z+

Your knowlege, strength and will to survive are unstoppable. It would take a Nuclear Holocaust to remove you from the face of the Earth. Zombies don't stand a chance.

I fought at Blackmore, I'm not worried. :)

BBAF... Z+
Bonus.

I got,
B, C, D, F and the usual Z+ which just about everyone with a functioning brain on this thread has also got.
Fun quiz, but has poor ability to analyse survival tactics, and explain them, and fails to explain reasons for your score gained.
So good laugh, nothing serious (as if zombies were serious anyway:D).

Looks like NSG will survive the zombie apocalypse.

Looks like NSG will survive the zombie apocalypse.

NSG: We've got you're bahrah right here!

Z+. One, my town will live because everyone has atleast one gun and knows how to use them.(barring a few execptions of course. Two, We're in the middle of nowher, with maybe 30,000 people in a 40 mile radius. Three: We have a crap load of gun stores.

My area isn't so gun-heavy... but with the ROTC on campus, Patrick Air Force Base nearby, and Cape Canaveral an hour away, we have firepower.

There is a type of enclosure that I am shocked that no one has thought about before as a great refuge against zombies:

prisons

Probably the best type of building to take shelter in, for a number of reasons

-the walls are made out of extra-strong reinforced concrete, and all windows are made out of bullet proof safety glass. Wouldn't have to worry about them breaking any windows or tearing down any walls, they could only come in through the main doors, which are invariably security doors and can easily be locked and made secure without having to rely on barricades.

-not that they could get to the walls in the first place, as prisons are usually surrounded by several layers of barbed wire fences. The fences alone are enough reason that I wouldn't need to keep the entire facility powered all the time, thus conserving energy

-Some penitentiaries, such as the Western Virginia Regional Jail, are "green" buildings, complete with solar power panels to help provide electricity and rainwater harvesters and vacuum flush toilets to conserve and restock water. It is also designed to maximize the use of sunlight in illuminating the facility, thereby reducing my dependency on electricity.

-The entire prison is designed to keep movements of people contained, with numerous choke points and cut offs, meaning that even if the zombies do breech the doors, there's no way they could get through the sally-ports without me wanting them through. I could ferry them into choke points and then pick them off at my convienience.

-Prisons are police edifices. They have amories that are stocked with riot gear, rifles, pistols, shotguns, pretty much anything that police officers use, this includes radios and other useful materials. The riot gear in particular would help reduce my risk of getting infected, as they have very generous protection and leave almost no skin bare. They tend to have huge hubs dedicated to communications, which is also a plus.

-Prisons always keep a generous stock of non-perishable food items, in addition to the well endowed kitchen that always accompanies them.

-Prisons have libraries, basketball courts, and weight rooms to keep me occupied.

-In the event I needed to escape, or leave to forage for food or ammunition, I could easily grab one of the armored vehicles, which would minimize my risk of being overrun by zombies while out and about.

-it's very spacious, with lots of places to store supplies as well as admit other survivors. I could also cordone off sections of the prison that I am not using, thus iincreasing my energy conservation.

As you can see, a prison would be the prime real estate for any sort of zombie attack. If one did happen, I would make a bee-line for the nearest prison and establish that as my base. Of course, I may have to deal with the occupants, but I think if I opened their cells and told them to take a hike, they wouldn't complain... at least initially ;-)

My plan really depends on the scale and location of the outbreak. The most important question: Is my town affected before we have a chance to react?

Ultimately, I'd try to find a safe zone.

I've mentioned on previous threads that one candidate fortress is Masada. The main disadvantage is that Masada is in Israel. But it has many advantages:

Defensible. There are only two ways up Masada useable by zombies - the Snake Path or the Roman Ramp. Assuming there is time to prepare a defense, the Snake Path would be ludicrously easy to defend - it's rather narrow, and there are no handrails. Put a few barriers at key positions, and the zombies will push each other off the cliff. The Roman Ramp isn't so easily blocked, but there is cause for hope. One, if we can rebuild the old wall, it should be zombie-proof again. Second, the ramp is long and straight - ideal for defenders with automatic weapons.

Water. Masada has an ancient water supply that hasn't broken down. Assuming demand is low, it should hold out indefinitely.

Proven. Masada held out against the strongest army of the day for three years.

CCFF

Total grade is A :confused:

Apparently, I would survive. Good enough for me.

Physical - A (years of Tae Kwon Do)

Mental - A (Cop uncles)

Experience - Z+ (Got a free copy of the Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z from Mr. Max Brooks himself. Good reads, much more believable, and frightening, than Romero)

Emotional - F (no surprise there, I have very little empathy or sympathy)

Total - Z+

Again, this is cause I read the books of Max Brooks, and overall, I rate him as a better master of zombie lore than Romero. Sorry George.

I should add that I SURVIVED CAIGER MALL!!! Granted, now I'm at Blesley Mall since it's under attack and it's the closest gun supply to Crowbank and the 41st. They seriously need to re-balance the game for the humans again.

I doubt I will outlive the present one. :(

http://www.justreservations.com/counties/liffey-valley.jpg

Neo Randia
<lots of good reasons for surviving Zombie attack in a prison>

well thought out there, but with one problem usually prisons are full of prisoners, and you don't know before you go in if they're Zombies. If they are as secure as you say then it's likely the Prisoners will still be alive. With the added danger that the prison is overrun by the prisoners.
Could be even more dangerous to go to the prison than face the zombies outside.

I'm quite good at House of the Dead, does that count?

Rolling squid;13481336']BBBF
Z+

Yea, I'd be fine, not really that surprising to me, as I've got several friends obsessed with Zombies, and we've got comprehensive plans laid out for just about every possible type of zombie, degree of outbreak, reason, and location. It also helps that my house has a nuclear bunker in the basement that I keep fully stocked and in generally good upkeep.Will you be able to eat without a can opener / running water / a heat source?

BBBF
Z+

Yea, I'd be fine, not really that surprising to me, as I've got several friends obsessed with Zombies, and we've got comprehensive plans laid out for just about every possible type of zombie, degree of outbreak, reason, and location. It also helps that my house has a nuclear bunker in the basement that I keep fully stocked and in generally good upkeep.

What an idiotic test...

Physical:
B
Mental:
C
Experience:
D
Emotional:
F
Overall:
Z+

"Experience" is total crap. The test is a bunch of baloney when you're facing zombies that deviate from the image the test's creators have.

Will you be able to eat without a can opener / running water / a heat source?

Cans? Nah, screw cans. I've got smoked meats!
Water? I've got a nearby river and manually operated filtration equipment.
Heat? River runs through woods, and I have an axe, and one of Franklin's old fireplaces that I got from my granddad.

Cans? Nah, screw cans. I've got smoked meats!
Water? I've got a nearby river and manually operated filtration equipment.
Heat? River runs through woods, and I have an axe, and one of Franklin's old fireplaces that I got from my granddad.Damn good preparation, there. :)

What an idiotic test...

Physical:
B
Mental:
C
Experience:
D
Emotional:
F
Overall:
Z+

"Experience" is total crap. The test is a bunch of baloney when you're facing zombies that deviate from the image the test's creators have.

yeah I got C,C,D,F,Z+

Total bullshit, i not only own several guns, I am the president of the gun club at my school. Plus I am a chemistry major and I work at a pharmacy so I can not only treat small injuries/illnesses, I know how to make bombs out of almost anything. Also, I am a black belt in Taekwondo and a former cross country runner. take that zombies :mp5:

Well, the prisoners can be a good sacrifice. Just throw them out of the wall, when things get panicking (the Zombies nearly broke in). Granted, they'll broke their siege, and you can use Grenades first.

And zombie are weak to 'holy' (spiritual) power right? That means we'll survive;). All Hail the

My ratings are:
Physical: B
Mental: C
Experience: D
Emotional: F

Overall: A
Thank good I live in a small town and I have fired real firearms.

Yeah, did you see 28 weeks later? I swear, that whole outbreak could have been prevented if they gave handguns to the English citizens. But no, when the zombie gets out, everybody is helpless.

My ratings are:
Physical: B
Mental: C
Experience: D
Emotional: F

Overall: A
Thank good I live in a small town and I have fired real firearms.

Will you be able to eat without a can opener / running water / a heat source?

Why would I not have a can opener? I keep two in the bunker for, plus I've got about a dozen pocket knives, so I'd be set. Running water? Yes, six months bottled water assuming three people, and I've got the place rigged with solar panels and a manuel generator just in case.

Cans? Nah, screw cans. I've got smoked meats! which don't last as long as canned food
Water? I've got a nearby river and manually operated filtration equipment. which requires leaving the safety of your shelter and increases the risk of being caught by zombies.
Heat? River runs through woods, and I have an axe, and one of Franklin's old fireplaces that I got from my granddad.and the time it takes you to go out into the woods, chop a tree down, chop it into movable pieces, and haul it back to your shelter are all times you can be caught by a mob of zombies.

add to that the fact that your stove needs a chimmney, means a constant presence of zombies as they will know someone is there.

which don't last as long as canned food
which requires leaving the safety of your shelter and increases the risk of being caught by zombies.
and the time it takes you to go out into the woods, chop a tree down, chop it into movable pieces, and haul it back to your shelter are all times you can be caught by a mob of zombies.

add to that the fact that your stove needs a chimmney, means a constant presence of zombies as they will know someone is there.

JuNii, I could practically live as a lumberjack. I'm on the outskirts of a small, mountainous town (I won't go into specifics, it's my grandfather's place) with the closest neighbors all shooting their own Thanksgiving turkeys, and all in houses out of sight.

I don't run the risk of the zombie horde nearly as much as I run the risk of a few corpses, and hysterics of the emotionally ventilative. You speak as though zombies take to the woods after the cities are empty, but zombies are effectively mindless creature that just wander where the feeding groans take them or they mindlessly wander. Zombie groups are far more likely to roam within cities, going from district to district but mostly staying within the city.

I'm not sure i'd want to. Zombies look like they're having a ball. Besides i'd get to eat the face off some celebrities, that's got to be worth a go.

snips accurate defense strategy

Either you are Max Brooks, you've read the Zombie Survival Guide, or you helped Mr. Brooks write it.

My stats:

Physical Rating: A


Mental Rating: B


Experience Rating: A


Emotional Rating: F (cause i say fuck all to everyone, :P )


Total: Z+

So you wish to know if the zombies will get you when the time finally comes, if so look here to test your chances for survival.

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/425802

My Score:

Z+

Physical

A

Mental

A

Experience

A

Emotional

F (My safety before all else)

Physical C

Mental C

Experience F

Emotion F (I thought I was pretty emphatic)

Total survival rank A (by dumb luck I survive)

Z+, BCDF (how that is a Z+ ill never know) but the 12 guage shotgun and earthquake survival kit i keep under my bed with a millitary survival manual says its a legit score. no really, i do. i also plan escape routes from every building i enter (paranoia is useful sometimes) and know which school id take over as it has large firing lanes on every side, and ample land for farming.

I'm the same way, got a couple of bolt action rifles, probably thousands of rounds, and plenty of sharp+blunt weapons, and too much military surplus to even begin to count..

Z+, BCDF (how that is a Z+ ill never know) but the 12 guage shotgun and earthquake survival kit i keep under my bed with a millitary survival manual says its a legit score. no really, i do. i also plan escape routes from every building i enter (paranoia is useful sometimes) and know which school id take over as it has large firing lanes on every side, and ample land for farming.

Z+, BBBF...don't know how a grenade wouldn't blow a good chunk out of some zombies. Shrapnel or no.

Some of those answers didn't make sense. If we're going by crazy zombie cliches, most military forces I've seen in the movies blow the shit out of anyone who even has a bite on them.

I have shotgun in my closet, a large machete-type knife, a chainsaw, and doubly-reinforced doors that could withstand the most built of zombies. I have two schools near me--one within a five minute run, the other within fifteen. A grocery store within five minutes as well.

I know a shitload of first aid from being in the Boy Scouts for a while, can improvise for food easily as well. And if it's the OMFGTHEYCANRUN! Zombies...well...that's when I sacrifice the kiddies in the middle/elem school within five minutes. Cruel, but..>.>; What're the odds they'll all survive a zombie attack anyway?

y not just fight your way to the nearest reserve center? they all have a vault of weapons, food, and more ammo and grenades then you can dream of, plus enough easy to use weapon systems, HMMWV and commo gear?

y not just fight your way to the nearest reserve center? they all have a vault of weapons, food, and more ammo and grenades then you can dream of, plus enough easy to use weapon systems, HMMWV and commo gear?

Because the military wouldnt give stuff out to anyone, it's like a mother giving her son a shotgun on his way to school and a box of ammo, and saying "You have fun today now, dear!"

true it might not be that easy but if there was a garrison there they would be obligated to provide protection, just saying as a deployed soldier, sometimes you make exception whos fighting at your side. either way its win win that i see.

actually they wouldnt have ammo there unless you were lucky, but the humvees and survival equipment available would be a very valuable assest to take you to safety.

Physical rating: B

Mental rating: B

Experience: B

Emotional rating: F

Total Survival Rank: Z+

All of which I'm slightly surprised at given my admitted total unfamiliarity with firearms.

The medical skills, living in a small town, and willingness to leave behind the weak & infected (and shoot my loved ones when they're infected) must be compensating.


Edit: While this may not be as much of an issue in North America, another reason for choosing to avoid a church during a zombie outbreak here in the UK & Europe is the risk that the undead will rise from their graves. And home may not be the best option if - as our new house will be - it's right across the road from a cemetery...

If only it contains answer of the first choice of refuge 'Mosque'. I'll definitely go to there. As I said earlier, near mosque our spiritual weapons will prevail:)


ALL HAIL KERIS :mp5:

Physical Rating: B (I don't train every day, but lack of physical ability is not going to be what kills me.)

Mental Rating: C (Don't mean to brag, but they vastly underrate my mental capacity. Taking this test drunk might have hurt me.)

Experience Rating: C (I know enough to be extremely cautious.)

Emotional Rating: F (Cold. As. Ice.)

Overall: Z+ (Invincible.)

P.S.: On reading the answers...
- A crowbar is best? Bullshit. A crowbar will get caught in a skull or ribcage, rendering you helpless as you try to dig it out.
- For transportation, a car is in no way worse than walking. It will provide you with a safe enclosure as you drive through hordes of zombies, and when you are finally forced to walk, you'll be much farther along than if you had started out walking.
- Rifles and automatic weapons are inferior to shotguns for a zombie apocalypse because of the shotgun's superior stopping power and ability to shred a zombie's brain.
- An axe has greater potential to hang and leave you exposed than a katana does.
- Grenades are useful for knocking zombies off their feet, and the chance of crippling damage from shrapnel to a zombie's brain should not be understated.

I think I will be part of the zombie apocalypse...
Barhah!
technically, the 28 days/weeks later isn't zombies but humans infected with a 'rage' virus (guess it over stimulates the adrenaline gland or something) so they are still living humans.
I basicalyy took it to be super-rabies.
Totally fictional. See the Max Brooks survival guide.
Which, as we all know, is well grounded in fact :rolleyes:
Will you survive a zombie apocalypse?

This is about Jesus, isn't it?
Nah, God saved us from his zombie son a long time ago. :)
I don't get it. Are you saying that the makers of the test are giving me inaccurate results so that, in the event of a zombie plague, they can swoop in, save me from the zombies surrounding me due to my false sense of security and charge me a hefty fee? :confused:
That, or they'll use you for Operation: Human Shield.
There is a type of enclosure that I am shocked that no one has thought about before as a great refuge against zombies:

prisons.....

This is a very good idea. You've got the police there to help you, and probably some of the criminals. The crazy psycho ones will probably jump at the chance to kill some zombies. The less crazy ones will be just as happy to shoot something that wants to eat their brains. As long as they don't turn on the guards.

[QUOTE=UN Protectorates;13480245]The only thing worse than being assaulted by a mob of moaning, brain-eating zombies is being assaulted by a mob of moaning, brain-eating zombies that are on fire.

Zombies that have been charred to ash aren't that much of a problem. Also, you shouldn't fire a flamethrower at a target that is near to you, nor should you stop flaming it until it's totally wasted.

Btw, a flamethrower is likely to scare (or waste) the master vampire who's controlling the zombie platoon.

Zombies that have been charred to ash aren't that much of a problem. Also, you shouldn't fire a flamethrower at a target that is near to you, nor should you stop flaming it until it's totally wasted.

Btw, a flamethrower is likely to scare (or waste) the master vampire who's controlling the zombie platoon.

Depends on the style of zombies, but most are rather lacking in a sense of pain. Setting a zombie on fire wouldn't really deter them an awful lot. Might mess with their senses though, so it might not matter.

And zombies are weak to 'holy' (spiritual) power right?

Only if they're Haitian voodoo zombies, which -sadly enough- we don't seem to be talking about here.

This seems to be more of a 'alien/viral/misc. other plague of mindless secular zombies' sort of thread; easier to outrun and out-think than vampires, werewolves, and the like, but unfortunately less prone to being held at bay by religious symbols, etc.

Regrettably, I doubt our collection of Russian Orthodox icons are going to hold the zombie plague at bay.

Physical - B
Mental - B
Experience - D
Emotional -F

Z+? I think the quiz is screwy.

Physical - Fit
Mental - Telepathy
Experience - Heck yea
Emotional - Never

Final Score: It isn't a question of you surviving the zombie apocalypse, it is a question of whether or not the zombie apocalypse will survive you.

*crushes zombie's skull with bare feet*

P.S.: On reading the answers...
- A crowbar is best? Bullshit. A crowbar will get caught in a skull or ribcage, rendering you helpless as you try to dig it out.
- For transportation, a car is in no way worse than walking. It will provide you with a safe enclosure as you drive through hordes of zombies, and when you are finally forced to walk, you'll be much farther along than if you had started out walking.
- Rifles and automatic weapons are inferior to shotguns for a zombie apocalypse because of the shotgun's superior stopping power and ability to shred a zombie's brain.
- An axe has greater potential to hang and leave you exposed than a katana does.
- Grenades are useful for knocking zombies off their feet, and the chance of crippling damage from shrapnel to a zombie's brain should not be understated.


The "best" weapon is based on not only combat, but also out of combat use. True, a katana is great for combat, but when not in combat, you can't do anything with it, turning it into a three pound hunk of metal.

As for shotgun vs. rifle, the quiz does error. The best weapon would be any sort of 5.56 NATO chambered assault rifle, for the following reasons:

1: the 5.56 has little kickback but long range and accuracy, making it ideal for knocking out zombies from a few hundred yards and being able to fire rapidly.

2: Such weapons have a truck load of accessories such as laser sights, optical sights, grenade launchers, and other such stuff, all which will improve the chance of head-shot and therefore, efficiency.

3: The 30round standard mags are superior to civilian rifles that hold 10 rounds at best.

4: when fighting zombies, the best mode to fire is semi auto for accuracy and ammo conservation, but if you end up fighting other survivors, three-round burst/full auto would come in handy.


Grenades would be useful against zombies, but for the same weight you could get many more bullets, which would kill more zombies. Remember, when it comes to surviving, weight usefulness are the key.

short answer, yes.

Either you are Max Brooks, you've read the Zombie Survival Guide, or you helped Mr. Brooks write it.

Haha, thanks for the compliment. I admit that I am familiar with the Zombie survival guide, but I have only briefly skimmed it while at the Barnes and Noble thinking "Christ...why didn't I think of this!?"

In any event, I thought of a few more advantages and issues with my prison idea

-I admit that the prison guards would be a great asset, as they are well familiar with the systems and the mechanics of the prison. The prisoners themselves, well, I wouldn't want to place my trust in a bunch of social deviants with clear psychological problems, so I would have to kick them out. However, I can't imagine they would be too keen on staying, especially if they had no idea what was going on outside. Let 'em run free, God will find his own.

-Prisons also come equiped with a well stocked infirmary, giving me the benefits of bunking up in a hospital without the risks associated with them

-working showers. Nuff said.

-I consider myself a relatively humane person, so being in a prison gives me a unique option for dealing with incoming refugees. I could give anyone who is infected the option of a lethal injection, granting them a peaceful, quiet death in their sleep instead of a slow, agonizing transformation into a zombie. If they opted out of the lethal injection, I could place them in a locked cell, giving them a slight respite of peace before the end, as prisons are usually well stocked with bibles and other religious texts.

-Prisons are naturally located away from densely populated urban environments (as no one wants a prison in their backyard), which would grant me a terrific geological advantage of not having to deal with massive numbers of zombies

-This is perhaps the best benefit of a prison; surrounding the prison is almost invariably a large, flat field between the building itself and the fences. Several acres is the norm. You know what this means? Agriculture That's right, a prison offers a unique possibility for truly long term survival, as I could plant crops in the fields beyond the building while staying safely behind the security fences. The prison refrigerators, powered by the self-sustained prison, could assist me in keeping large amouns of food fresh for long periods of time. Heck, with this benefit, I could start my own self-sustained colony in the prison! The only other type of habitat that could offer this benefit are military bases, but military bases are going to be densely populated, and not nearly as dedicated to restricting human movement as prisons are.