Yankee or Dixie? Check
on your dialect and see if you might have crossed over to the "other
side"! Simply click on the correct answer. As you go, the quiz will
automatically interpret each answer to show you what your answer implies
about you. When you are done, press Compute My Score. Your score will be
calculated as a percentage: 0% is pure Yankee and 100% is pure Dixie.
Do not change your answer during the test as it will ruin the
score. You may do this after scoring is calculated to see the
other answers.
If you make a mistake, hit Clear below to restart the
test!
Be aware that television entertainment has a lot of northern
dialect in it. This will have more of an influence on you than
you expect.
This test is based on results from the Harvard
Computer Society Dialect Survey of 30788 respondents.
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:
2. How do
you pronounce caramel? Two syllables ("car-ml") Three syllables ("car-a-mel") Either Don't
know RESULT:
3. How do
you pronounce creek? Rhymes with meek Rhymes with kick Either Don't
know RESULT:
4. How do
you pronounce the second syllable in pajamas? Rhymes with jam Rhymes with
father Either Don't know RESULT:
5. How do
you pronounce route? Rhymes with clout Rhymes with toot Either Don't
know RESULT:
6. Do you
pronounce "cot" and "caught" the same way? Yes No No answer Don't
know RESULT:
7. How do
you address a group of people? You all Youse You'uns, yins Y'all RESULT:
8. What
kind of sale is it on the front lawn? Rummage sale Tag sale Yard sale Garage
sale RESULT:
9. What's
that long sandwich with lots of cold cuts and toppings? Sub Hoagie Grinder Hero RESULT:
10.
What's the tiny lobster that crawls around in creek bottoms? Crawfish Crayfish Crawdad I don't know RESULT:
11. What
do you call gym shoes? Sneakers Tennis shoes Gymshoes Runnning shoes RESULT:
12. What
is spread onto the tops of cakes? Frosting Icing Don't know No answer RESULT:
13.
What's that road along an Interstate highway? Frontage road Service road Access road Feeder RESULT:
14. What
do you put groceries in? Bag Sack Poke No answer RESULT:
15. Where
might you get water in a public building? Water fountain Drinking
fountain Bubbler No answer RESULT:
16. What
is that bubbly carbonated drink called? Soda Coke Pop Soft
drink RESULT:
17.
What's it called when you throw toilet paper over a house? TP'ing Toilet
papering Rolling Papering RESULT:
18.
What's the night before Halloween called? I don't use any word for
this Devil's
night Mischief
night Cabbage
night RESULT:
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:
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:
How do you rate? Not surprisingly,
Brother Bell was 60% Dixie. What was surprising is that the other 40%
was Budweiser.---Editor
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