QUIZ: What Do You Call People from Each of These States?

These common demonyms may seem entirely alien to those who don’t live in these states!

A demonym is a nickname for the inhabitants of a particular city, state, or country. Every state, country, and city has a demonym, and some have several, each one adopted for a different reason.

Some demonyms are easy to guess, of course. Someone from Texas would be called a Texan. You could say a person who lived in Tasmania was a Tasmanian. And of course a common demonym for Hawaii is Hawaiian.

Others aren’t nearly as simple to guess. For example, did you know people who were born in Florida sometimes call themselves Crackers? What about the inhabitants of Michigan, who could be called Wolverines, Michiganians, Michiganites, Michiganese, or Michiganders?

Do you know what people from Maine are called? What about the residents of Alaska? If you think you know these demonyms (or want to find out what they are), click “start” below! We’re sure you’ll get at least a laugh or two out of this quiz, if nothing else.

Then share your quiz with your friends to see how they stack up!

Good luck!

</p> <section> <h2>What Do You Call People from Each of These States?</h2> </section> <section> <h2>Which of these is NOT a name someone from Alaska might call himself?</h2> </section> <section> <h3>What might you call a person from Idaho?</h3> </section> <section> <h3>What’s another name for a North Carolinian?</h3> </section> <section> <h3>A person from Maine could be called all of these EXCEPT a…</h3> </section> <section> <h3>Someone from Wisconsin carries all of these nicknames EXCEPT what?</h3> </section> <section> <h3>People from North Dakota sometimes shorten their demonym to which of these?</h3> </section> <section> <h3>What’s the official demonym for someone who lives in Indiana?</h3> </section> <section> <h3>What could you call someone from Pennsylvania besides a Pennsylvanian?</h3> </section> <section> <h3>What’s another name for a Nebraskan?</h3> </section> <section> <h3>People from Tennessee are sometimes called all of these EXCEPT what?</h3> </section> <section> <h2>Missourian loves company.</h2> <div>Your score on this quiz was a bit…Missourable. You didn’t get very many right, but we applaud your effort all the same.</div> <div></div> <div>Luckily, you probably won’t be asked to name state demonyms anytime soon, so you’ve got plenty of time to practice them (or not). Try the quiz again, or share it with your Facebook friends to see how they stack up!</div> </section> <section> <h3>Well, that’s a ‘Bamer.</h3> <div>You didn’t get them all right, but we applaud your effort. ‘Bamer is a demonym for Alabama, by the way.</div> <div></div> <div>Luckily, you probably won’t be asked to name state demonyms anytime soon, so you’ve got plenty of time to practice them (or not). Try the quiz again, or share it with your Facebook friends to see how they stack up!</div> </section> <section> <h3>(W)Hoosier demonym teacher?</h3> <div>We’d really like to meet whoever taught you all these demonyms, because they did a pretty good job.</div> <div></div> <div>You know what you’re doing when it comes to what to call the inhabitants of these states, but you could still use a little practice. Try the quiz again to improve your score, and then share it with your Facebook friends to see how they stack up!</div> </section> <section> <h3>You’re a Demonym Demi-God (or Goddess)!</h3> <div>You sure know your stately nomenclature! No demonym in the country can trip you up! Share this quiz with your Facebook friends to see how they stack up!</div> </section> <p>