If I were to create a quiz that could pinpoint where you live based on yes/no questions, what would that question be for your region(s) of choice?
Do you call interstates/freeways “The ***”?"
Yes = Southern California
When asking about a highway exit, we say “What Exit?” not “Which Exit?”
Yes=New Jersey
Do you have traffic circles.
Yes=New Jersey
Do you have jughandles?
Yes=New Jersey
Can you pump your own gas?
No=New Jersey
Do you have a left turn named after you?
Yes=Michigan
Do you have the most, the cleanest and the worst fresh water in the country?
Yes=Michigan
Does your biggest state college have a mascot that doesn’t presently exist in the wild in the state?
Yes=Michigan
Is it OK to attempt to kidnap your governor?
Yes=Michigan
Can you carry guns openly in your state capitol?
Yes=Michigan
Does the quality of your roads reflect that you are the largest automobile producer in the country?
No=Michigan
Are the people in your state WAY overly proud of their state?
Yes=Texas.
Are people in your area capable of hours-long debates over the relative merits of different pizza/hot dog/Italian beef restaurants?
Yes = Chicago
Do you have the largest kangaroo population outside of Australia? No, not since 2010 = Georgia
Is there a type of white sauce served in Mexican restaurants in your area that’s indigenous only to your area? Yes= Hampton Roads, Virginia.
And it’s delicious.
Have you ever played the children’s game “Duck, duck, grey duck?”
Yes= Minnesota
Have you ever drank from a bubbler?
Yes= Milwaukee
Is LinkedIn headquartered in your city?
Yes = Sunnyvale CA
Does your state flag have an animal that doesn’t presently exist in the wild in the state?
Yes = California (grizzly bear)
Do you regularly hear people say, “Ope! Lemme just squeeze past ya real quick”?
Yes = Wisconsin
That’s true in Boston, too, but we’d say “bubblah”.
Do you have chili peppers on your current license plate?
Do you have a UFO museum?
Was the nuclear bomb developed and first tested there?
Is your trip through the state not complete unless you’ve stopped and bought a walnut bowl?
Yes=Missouri
Do you think you’re part of the South when you’re actually Midwest?
Do you count Dallas Cowboys as your home team?
Do you go outside to look when you hear tornado sirens?
all Oklahoma
Have you ever surfed in the morning and (snow) skied in the afternoon?
A: Yes. Southern California
Does “Rocky Road” make you think of the stairs leading up to the art museum?
Yes = Philadelphia
Is “hella” a commonly used intensifier in your region?
Yes = Northern California
I was once riding BART (San Francisco Bay Area transit system) and the young woman sitting in the seat behind me managed to use “hella” in literally every sentence as she was chatting with her friend.
You get Lake Effect Snow?
Yes = Cleveland
Is Pizza cut square?
Yes = St. Louis