Are You a New Yorker?

Are you a New Yorker? You might think you know a lot about New York CITY, but are you a true-blue, genuine New Yorker? Take this little quiz and see what you know about The Empire State. No cheating, no wikipedia! Try your best by using what you know.

New York, like any state, has it own little idiosyncrasies and quirks. Some are well-known, others not. Try this quiz and see how much you know about the Empire State. No cheating, no wikipedia! Try your best by using what you know.

What is your age?
Under 18 Years Old
18 to 24 Years Old
25 to 30 Years Old
31 to 40 Years Old
41 to 50 Years Old
51 to 60 Years Old
Over 60 Years Old
What is your gender?
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Female
1. When you hear the latest weather report calling for 12 inches of snow or more, what is the first thing you think of?
Florida
Electric blanket
Snow tires
2. Name the missing NY season: winter, spring, ______, fall.
Construction
Summer
Vacation
Winter
3. Near what city is the small hamlet of Memphis?
Nashville
Plattsburgh
Syracuse
Grand Island
Cohoes
4. What Upstate city is also known as "Sin City"?
Kingston
New York City
Rochester
Utica
5. What village in New York has a name that means "town of friendship" but was depicted as the place of horror in a best-selling novel and movie?
Albany
Albion
Amsterdam
Amityville
6. Alexis de Toqueville wrote an essay about his expedition of searching for a man and his wife who had fled their native country for life on an idyllic island on Oneida Lake. What is the name of this island?
Sweden's Castle
Dutchman Island
Frenchman Island
Long Island
7. What is the smallest city in New York State?
Cato
Malone
Marathon
Sherrill
8. What do you call that stringy stuff that goes with meatballs and sauce?
Noodles
Pasta
Macaroni
Spaghettini
9. You are going on a trip, from Cheektowaga to Liverpool. What route do you take?
East on Penny Lane
East on the Thruway
West on Route 66
West on the Highway
10. People from what county are referred to by people from Rochacha as "315-ers"?
Wayne
Broome
Chenango
Hamilton
11. "Which of the following presidents was born in New York State?"
Millard Fillmore
Grover Cleveland
Dwight Eisenhower
Chester Arthur
12. What was known as "Clinton's Folly"?
Buying Alaska from the Russians
Building the Erie Canal
Marrying Hillary
Vying for the vice-presidency against Aaron Burr
13. What Upstate town was the model for Frank Capra's Bedford Falls in "It's a Wonderful Life"?
Glens Falls
Taughannock Falls
Highland Falls
Seneca Falls
14. Whose body lies a'mouldering in North Elba, NY?
Napoleon
Frederick Douglass
John Brown
Henry Ward Beecher
15. What are the 46ers?
The Buffalo Bills' original name
Gold miners of the Catskills
Hikers who have climbed the Adirondack Ranges
The derogatory name for people from Tug Hill
16. What's the highest point in New York?
Mt. Marcy
Montauk Point
Peekamoose Mountain
Algonquin Peak
17. What's a Nor'easter?
When the Bunny comes with candy and eggs
Loads of snow coming from Lake Ontario
A hurricane-like storm for the Northeast
Westward migration of transient New Yorkers
18. For Upstate NY drivers, what is the most common thing to watch for when driving in the fog at night?
Icy roads
Red traffic lights
Construction cones
Deer and moose

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