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How To Speak Southern: People Trivia Quiz

Here's a "How To Speak Southern" quiz about people. I used my "How To Speak Southern" dictionary by Steve Mitchell & my own Grandmaw Gertie who raised me (RIP) as sources. *Note: Some southern states have their own dialects. Have Fun! :)

A multiple-choice quiz by joaniem. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
joaniem

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
269,854

Updated
Dec 06 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
3060

Last 3 plays: Guest 130 (6/10), Guest 174 (10/10), Barbarini (8/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. "Hey, I thought Newt was daid, but I saw 'em out the other night biting folks on the neck. I think he's a _______!"
How would a Southerner pronounce this sentence according to Mitchell's dictionary? Hint

Vampire

Vaaahmpaaahr

Vampar

Vimpeer

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Question 2 of 10

2. Willie is a Southern ________.
What a Southerner would call any Southern male between 16 and 60 with an amiable disposition? Hint

Rednecker

Good Dude

Yooper

Good Ole Boy

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Looky thar up ahead Earl, it's a ______roadblock".
How would a Southerner pronounce this law enforcement person according to Mitchell's dictionary? Hint

Police

PO-leece

Cop

Po-LEEse

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Question 4 of 10

4. Did _____
_____ come down your chimbly?
How would a Southerner pronounce this jolly guy in a red suit's name according to Mitchell's dictionary? Hint

Santa Claus

Saint Nick

Santy Claus

Sandy Claws

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Annie's blonde hair really ain't ____."
How would a Southerner say this word according to Mitchell's dictionary? Hint

Hern

Hers'in

Hers

Herin

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Good Moanin', ____."
How would a Southerner pronounce this term of courtesy according to Mitchell's dictionary? Hint

Sir

Suh

Sire

Sar

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Question 7 of 10

7. "The _____ put Billy Bob in the pokey."
What a Southerner would call this man with a badge according to Mitchell's dictionary? Hint

Sheriff

Sharf

Shuf

Shurf

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Sissy, respect your Ma and say, thank you ____."
How would a Southerner complete this term of courtesy? Hint

Madame

Madam

Ma'am

Mammy

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Barney Fife is a ______ in Mayberry."
How would a Southerner complete this sentence regarding this law enforcement person, according to Mitchell's dictionary? Hint

Deppity

Dipputy

Dupty

Depatty

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Question 10 of 10

10. Anyone who wasn't from one of the eleven Confederate
States was called a __________.
(According to Mitchell's dictionary) Hint

Damyankee

Yankeedandy

Carpetbagger

Damned-Yankee

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Hey, I thought Newt was daid, but I saw 'em out the other night biting folks on the neck. I think he's a _______!" How would a Southerner pronounce this sentence according to Mitchell's dictionary?

Answer: Vampar

A Northerner would say:
"Hey I thought Newt was dead, but I saw him out the other night biting folks on the neck. I think he's a Vampire!"

Vaaahmpaaahr is an attempt at a Harvard accent. LOL
Vimpeer is an attempt at Quebecquois.

2. Willie is a Southern ________. What a Southerner would call any Southern male between 16 and 60 with an amiable disposition?

Answer: Good Ole Boy

Willie is a Southern Good Ole Boy
And who could forget "The Duke of Hazzards" Theme song?
Just two good ole boys, Never meanin' no harm, Beats all you never saw, been in trouble with the law ...

A Yooper is from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
A Redneck(er) is a stereotype of people who may be found in many regions of the United States or Canada.

3. "Looky thar up ahead Earl, it's a ______roadblock". How would a Southerner pronounce this law enforcement person according to Mitchell's dictionary?

Answer: PO-leece

Northerners would pronounce it with the emphasis on the second syllable; Southerners pronounce it PO-leece, stressing the first syllable.

4. Did _____ _____ come down your chimbly? How would a Southerner pronounce this jolly guy in a red suit's name according to Mitchell's dictionary?

Answer: Sandy Claws

When I was little, I thought a chimney was a chimbly LOL. I got to go see Sandy Claws at the Union Hall. Northerners may think the name is pronounced funny, but it takes verbal skill to say it in southern speak.

5. "Annie's blonde hair really ain't ____." How would a Southerner say this word according to Mitchell's dictionary?

Answer: Hern

"Annie's hair really ain't hern." There's a lot of Northern ladies whose blonde hair comes from a bottle and isn't hers either.

6. "Good Moanin', ____." How would a Southerner pronounce this term of courtesy according to Mitchell's dictionary?

Answer: Suh

Regardless of how they pronounce "Good Morning, Sir", there's one thing about how Southerners are raised, they are taught to be courteous from little on.

7. "The _____ put Billy Bob in the pokey." What a Southerner would call this man with a badge according to Mitchell's dictionary?

Answer: Shurf

"The Shurf put Billy Bob in the pokey".
Up north the Sheriff would put him in jail.

8. "Sissy, respect your Ma and say, thank you ____." How would a Southerner complete this term of courtesy?

Answer: Ma'am

It's "Thank you, Ma'am."
Southern children are always taught to respect their elders.

9. "Barney Fife is a ______ in Mayberry." How would a Southerner complete this sentence regarding this law enforcement person, according to Mitchell's dictionary?

Answer: Deppity

Barney Fife was Sheriff Andy Taylor's Deputy on the TV series "The Andy Griffith Show" and on "Mayberry RFD".

10. Anyone who wasn't from one of the eleven Confederate States was called a __________. (According to Mitchell's dictionary)

Answer: Damyankee

They said Damned Yankee so fast, it sounded like one word instead of two....hence Damyankee.

Source: Author joaniem

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