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US States: What do you call the People who live There? [QUIZ]

This is a fun quiz about official, unofficial, or informal terms for people from different US states and territories. In each case, I give you the term, and you choose the correct state. Dead easy! Let’s hear how you do 🙂

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Data correct per Wikipedia. Cover image: Public domain.

  • Question of

    What US state is a Bammer from?

    • Alabama
    • New Hampshire
    • Guam
  • Question of

    Ice Chipper

    • Minnesota
    • Nebraska
    • Alaska
  • Question of

    Knickerbocker

    • New Hampshire
    • New York
    • North Carolina
  • Question of

    Boricua

    • New Mexico
    • Texas
    • Puerto Rico
  • Question of

    Cheesehead

    • Wisconsin
    • Michigan
    • Massachusetts
  • Question of

    Sandlapper

    • Florida
    • California
    • South Carolina
  • Question of

    Cajun

    • Louisiana
    • Maryland
    • Colorado
  • Question of

    Egyptian

    • Hawaii
    • Illinois
    • Idaho
  • Question of

    Alligator

    • Alabama
    • Mississippi
    • Florida
  • Question of

    Fortune Seeker

    • Idaho
    • California
    • Oregon
  • Question of

    Downeaster

    • Rhode Island
    • Maine
    • American Samoa
  • Question of

    Hawkeye

    • Iowa
    • Idaho
    • Indiana
  • Question of

    Gopher

    • Missouri
    • Minnesota
    • Montana
  • Question of

    Toner

    • Vermont
    • Virginia
    • Washington

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  1. I’m curious about people from Illinois being called Egyptians. I’ve lived there for more than 50 years and have never heard that. There is a town in southern Illinois called Cairo but it is not pronounced like the city in Egypt. It’s pronounced Cay’-row.

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    • Well, I’m relying entirely on Wikipedia here, as you can imagine! I just took another look, and it refers to http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/id_intro.htm where I read, “In the days of the gold rush, Idahoans were sometimes referred to as “Fortune Seekers” because of the number of people who went to Idaho to find wealth in gold and silver mining.” So I guess this one is historical. If I’d known that I wouldn’t have included it, or I’d have said something about using historical terms in the intro. I’ll be more careful next time 🙂

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    • You did really well then, Carol! And it seems ‘Fortune seeker’ for an Idahoan is historical – see Courtney’s comment and my reply above. Thanks for playing 🙂