Famous Traveler Quiz Says I Am Like Marco Polo

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I took the Famous Traveler Quiz on Yahoo and the result said that I am like Marco Polo. (You can scroll down to the bottom, right-click on the quiz link, then open it as a new tab while reading this.) Marco Polo was 17 in the year 1271 when he traveled with his father and uncle from Venice, Italy to Asia. They returned to Venice after 24 years, when he was already 41 years old. Per Wikipedia, "Christopher Columbus was inspired enough by Polo's description of the Far East to want to visit those lands for himself; a copy of the book (Book of the Marvels of the World, also known as The Travels of Marco Polo) was among his belongings, with handwritten annotations." Some of the questions in the quiz were easy to answer. For example, primary focus when traveling would be to experience local culture by living with common people. They will be my guide and protector as I experience everyday life with them. A cause I would support would be making sure disadvantaged children learn to read, write, do basic math, and proper hygiene. My first answer on what to do with some bills and coins left before leaving was to buy a unique souvenir, but now I think giving to a local charity or leaving something practical to my host would be much better. Something simple, cheap but useful like a T-shirt, accessory, blanket or bowl and keeping the small coins to collect in a jar are enough personal mementos for me. I would like to visit all the continents listed, except Antarctica, but the top 3 would be Asia, Central and South America, and Europe. None of the peaceful images resonated with me, so I just chose the sunrise or sunset at the beach scene. For me, it's not really possible or practical to choose one mode of transportation. I don't drive, I would take public transportation and accept rides, if offered, but I probably won't hike. The dream career was funny because I never imagined myself in any of those jobs at all, so I just chose King or Queen, which, to me, means I have plenty of people and resources and can make things happen. For example, instead of choosing between writing in a journal, taking pictures, blogging or status updates on social media, I would have travel companions to do all that for me. How I differ from Marco Polo based on the results is: I need companions to satisfy my curiosity of other places and people. I'm not business-minded who can spot ways to profit from any area or situation, but I'm wiling to share and learn skills. When I do travel, I aim to document them simply to show how other places look, how majority of the people live and their character, not as evidence of achievements. If you took the Famous Traveler quiz, do you agree or disagree with the result? If you haven't traveled yet, or no longer interested in traveling, would you still take the quiz out of curiosity? I have this silly habit of taking quizzes and voting in polls even when I barely know anything about the topic.