If there's something on your mind that just doesn't seem to fall into any of the other categories, well, it quite likely belongs inside Joe Finneman's marketplace. Think of it as a general store for general discussions!
1. How do you pronounce Aunt?
Like the word want Like the word ant
Like the word caught
I pronounce them all the same
RESULT: Common throughout entire U.S., spoken by 75% of the population
2. How do you pronounce caramel? Two syllables ("car-ml")
Three syllables ("car-a-mel")
Either
Don't know
RESULT: Most common around the Great Lakes and into the northeast U.S.
3. How do you pronounce creek? Rhymes with meek
Rhymes with kick
Either
Don't know
RESULT: Common throughout the entire United States
4. How do you pronounce the second syllable in pajamas? Rhymes with jam
Rhymes with father
Either
Don't know
RESULT: Northeast United States and Great Lakes, and west Coast
5. How do you pronounce route? Rhymes with clout
Rhymes with toot
Either
Don't know
RESULT: Most common to the Northeast United States
6. Do you pronounce "cot" and "caught" the same way?
Yes No
No answer
Don't know
RESULT: Favored from Pennsylvania to Ohio and Indiana
7. How do you address a group of people?
You all
Youse
You'uns, yins Y'all
RESULT: All of the southeast United States and Texas
8. What kind of sale is it on the front lawn? Rummage sale
Tag sale
Yard sale
Garage sale
RESULT: Western Great Lakes including Chicago and Milwaukee
9. What's that long sandwich with lots of cold cuts and toppings? Sub
Hoagie
Grinder
Hero
RESULT: Common throughout entire U.S.
10. What's the tiny lobster that crawls around in creek bottoms?
Crawfish Crayfish
Crawdad
I don't know
RESULT: Northeast U.S. and Great Lakes region
11. What do you call gym shoes? Sneakers
Tennis shoes
Gymshoes
Runnning shoes
RESULT: Very strongly biased toward the Northeast United States
12. What is spread onto the tops of cakes? Frosting
Icing
Don't know
No answer
RESULT: New England and western Great Lakes
13. What's that road along an Interstate highway? Frontage road
Service road
Access road
Feeder
RESULT: Favored in western Great Lakes region
14. What do you put groceries in? Bag
Sack
Poke
No answer
RESULT: Used nationwide and in southern urban areas
15. Where might you get water in a public building?
Water fountain
Drinking fountain Bubbler
No answer
RESULT: Heavy bias in southern Wisconsin and Massachusetts
16. What is that bubbly carbonated drink called? Soda
Coke
Pop
Soft drink
RESULT: Used heavily in northeast US and California
17. What's it called when you throw toilet paper over a house? TP'ing
Toilet papering
Rolling
Papering
RESULT: Used heavily in Great Lakes and Midwest region
18. What's the night before Halloween called? I don't use any word for this
Devil's night
Mischief night
Cabbage night
RESULT: This is common throughout most of the U.S.
19. What's a drive through liquor store called? I haven't heard of any such thing, or none of the below
Brew thru
Beverage barn
Party barn
RESULT: Dont worry, this is a common response.
20. What's that bug that rolls into a ball when you touch it? (NOTE: This is not a doodle bug (ant lion), which is the larvae of Myrmeleontidae spp.)
Roly poly Pillbug
Potato bug
Sow bug
RESULT: Great Lakes region and northeast U.S.
Odd. I've lived in Southern California my whole life. And so have my parents.
Mandy
Music is my life. God's given me gifts, and I like to use them. Spirit now lead me, take me where You will
I long to adore You, reveal Yourself to me
My cry is to please You, so have Your way in me
Completely to bring glory to Your Name
2. How do you pronounce caramel?
Three syllables ("car-a-mel")
3. How do you pronounce creek?
Rhymes with kick
4. How do you pronounce the second syllable in pajamas?
Rhymes with jam
5. How do you pronounce route?
Rhymes with toot
6. Do you pronounce "cot" and "caught" the same way?
No
7. How do you address a group of people?
You'uns, yins
8. What kind of sale is it on the front lawn?
Rummage sale
9. What's that long sandwich with lots of cold cuts and toppings?
Hoagie
10. What's the tiny lobster that crawls around in creek bottoms?
Crayfish
11. What do you call gym shoes?
Gymshoes
12. What is spread onto the tops of cakes?
Icing
13. What's that road along an Interstate highway?
Frontage road
14. What do you put groceries in?
Sack
15. Where might you get water in a public building?
Bubbler
16. What is that bubbly carbonated drink called?
Pop
17. What's it called when you throw toilet paper over a house?
TP'ing
18. What's the night before Halloween called?
Cabbage night
19. What's a drive through liquor store called?
Beverage barn
20. What's that bug that rolls into a ball when you touch it? (NOTE: This is not a doodle bug (ant lion), which is the larvae of Myrmeleontidae spp.)
Sow bug
Edit - don't forget to quote non-original material, as per the ToO Rules. Thanks! - Catspaw
71% (Dixie). That is a pretty strong Southern score!
Pretty accurate, I suppose. Fun quiz!
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