How Midwest Are You?

Jody Mabry

5 Min Quiz

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About This Quiz

The Midwest is known for a lot of things, but mostly great food and even better parties, but there's also more than just that. People who live in or are from the Midwest are said to be refreshing because they're incredibly well-mannered. Heck, folks from Minnesota even have a term for it: Minnesota Nice.

They're a fun group of people because they can make fun out of thin air. They're not constantly attached to their cellphones like people on the east and west coasts are known to be. They're very laid back and don't need much to be happy.

Today, we want to test just how Midwestern you are. If you think you meet all the criteria we listed, that's all well and good, but will the results of our test say that? Will you be as go with the flow as a Midwesterner? Or are you as uptight and stuffy and someone on the East Coast (no offense, guys)?

The only way for you to really find out the truth is by answering our questions. From there, we'll analyze your questions and let you know if you're 100% Midwestern or a measly 10%! Do you think you're ready to find out what you really are? Well, let's get started!

Packers versus Bears, who wins?

Who knows, my Bears never win.

Pack baby!
Not sure, but that'll be a good game.

What? Is that important?

What is your favorite frozen treat?

Ice cream.

Frozen custard.
Popsicle.

Italian ice.

What are you bringing to the Sunday picnic?

Potato salad.

A tater-tot hot-dish.
Cowboy beans.

A green salad.

It's snowing outside. What do you wear to the grocery store?

Sandals.

Bare feet. The mailbox is only 50 feet away.
Tennis shoes.

Snow boots.

What temperature is warm enough to play golf?

45 degrees.

35 degrees is hot enough to melt snow.
60 degrees.

I won't go out there unless it's at least 75 degrees out.

What is your favorite NCAA conference?

Big 12.

Big 10.
Mid-American

SEC

What do you call a soft-drink?

Soda.

Soda-Pop.
Coke.

Pop.

Where do you get your coffee?

Dunkin' Donuts.

Caribou Coffee.
Starbucks.

Peets.

Finish this popular kid's game: "Duck, duck _____."

goose

gray duck
pig

Ummm, I don't get it.

Who is your favorite baseball team?

Chicago Cubs.

Milwaukee Brewers.
St. Louis Cardinals.

Kansas City Royals.

What is your favorite hot-dish?

Pierogi.

Tater-tot.
Macaroni and cheese.

Sweet potato.

What do you think a cornhole is?

A place in Nebraska.

A game.
My mouth.

A garbage can.

Where do you talk to your neighbors?

Across the back fence.

On the front porch.
While walking on the sidewalk.

I don't know any of my neighbors.

What is your least favorite weather to drive in?

Hail and ice.

Thick snow.
Straight-line winds.

Weather?

You're a Vikings fan and your partner is a Packers fan. The Packers make it to the Superbowl. Will you support your partner and cheer for the Packers?

Probably not.

That's a dumb question. No way!
Sure, I can wear the other jersey.

Who are they playing?

What are you frying up on Friday?

Corndogs.

Walleye.
Fried chicken.

I don't eat fried foods.

What do you wear to the mall?

T-shirt and jeans.

I'd be lucky to get out of my pajama pants.
Boots and leggings.

The same thing I would wear on a nice date.

What is your favorite thing to do in October?

Octoberfest.

Corn maze!
Drive around to look at the leaves change color.

Halloween.

What is your favorite thing to do in the summer?

Go to the cabin.

We go to the state fair so we can complain about the crowds and eat fried candy bars.
Fish.

Hang out at the ocean.

What is your favorite condiment?

Ketchup.

Ranch dressing.
Mustard.

Sriracha.

Someone holds the door open for you while going into the store. What is your first thought?

That was nice.

Thanks, friend.
I wonder what that person wants.

The person just wants to look at my butt.

What do you do when you hear tornado sirens?

Call my parents to tell them to get in the basement before I run outside to look.

Grab my camera and run outside to take photos of the sky.
Bring the kids downstairs.

Cry, cry, and pray to not get hit.

Which is your favorite fried food?

Fish.

Cheese curds.
Snickers bars.

Yuck, nothing.

What do you think puppy chow is?

Cereal.

A delicious snack.
Something I feed my dogs.

I don't know. I am a cat person.

You go on a date, what is the expectation of the man?

A man will not shorten the woman's name unless she says it's okay. For example, Jennifer to Jenn or Jenny.

He will always open every door for the woman.
The man will always pay.

Nothing. It's just a date.

You have 30 seconds to figure out what someone is into. Where do you look?

In the medicine cabinet.

The backseat of their car.
The garbage can.

Why would I want to know that much about someone?

You have a new romance. How long until you introduce the person to your parents?

A couple weeks.

My parents probably introduced us.
A month or two.

Oh jeez. I have to introduce them?

What are your favorite type of boots?

Knee-high leather.

Uggs.
Cowboy boots.

Boots are kind of '90s.

What is the most important thing to you?

My family.

College football.
Cutting the grass.

Getting a burger at In and Out.

What was your college surrounded by?

Lakes.

Corn. Lots and lots of corn.
A city.

Palm trees.

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