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Do You Yooper?

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Introduction:
"The dialect of the Yooper is one of mystery and wonder. This quiz shall dive into the wonderful world of the Yooper."


1. What exactly is the definition of a Yooper?
    Someone born and raised in Alaska
    Someone born and raised in Michigan's Lower Peninsula
    Someone born and raised in Minnesota
    Someone born and raised in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula


2. What is the nickname that Yoopers commonly call the residents who were born and raised in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan?
    looper
    bumpkin
    city slicker
    troll


3. What term is used for someone who grew up in the Lower Peninsula, but moved to the Upper Peninsula?
    trooper
    schmuck
    turncoat
    wannabe


4. The dialect of the Yooper has been influenced by the many different backgrounds of the people who settled there. Which of the following groups did not have a major influence on the region?
    Scandinavians
    Finnish
    Flemings
    Irish


5. What is the name of the common U.P. pastry filled with sliced meat and onions?
    pasty
    crusteem
    turnabop
    hunderk


6. What is the slogan for the Upper Peninsula?
    Yooper today, gone tomoraw, eh
    Say ya to da UP, eh
    Welcome to da UP, eh
    Where da fishin' is da best, eh


7. What word, used commonly in Canadian English, is found at the end of sentences when a response is expected?
    huh
    da
    oui
    eh


8. What language origin does the word "ja", commonly used to replace yes, come from?
    Chinese
    Scandinavian
    Spanish
    Slavic


9. Froder from the U.P. asks "Eh, how do ya take ur bodaydas?". What would be a common response for this question?
    banana hammock
    swimming
    baked
    iceberg


10. If a Yooper asked the question "Do ya wana' go to da boat on da Gitche Gummee eh?" what would be a common response?
    lemmegoeh
    fo shizzle
    lesdueh
    fo sho


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