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Sunday
Jun192011

The Demonym Quiz

I've received good feedback on the Google Doodles Quizzes... just quick, fun diversions.  So here's something else.

A demonym is the name for a resident of of particular locality.  In other words, "what do you call someone from...?".  Example:  People from New York are called New Yorkers.  Note that a "locality" can be a country, region, city, or any other recognized area.  Seems simple, right?

You might be surprised... A resident of Dundee (Scotland) is called a Dundonian.  Connecticut = Connecticuter.  See?

Now try to name the demonym for the following locations (answers below):

Twelve not-so-difficult

  1)   San Diego
  2)   Florence
  3)   Moscow
  4)   New Orleans
  5)   Michigan
  6)   Los Angeles
  7)   Denmark
  8)   Waterloo
  9)   Cyprus
10)   Damascus
11)   Sioux City
12)   Utah

Twelve more challenging

  1)   Phoenix
  2)   Savoy
  3)   Glasgow
  4)   Congol
  5)   Exeter
  6)   Halifax
  7)   Quebec
  8)   Manchester
  9)   Naples
10)  Brittany
11)   Liverpool
12)   Isle of Man

And one bonus!

  1)  Jupiter (the planet, e.g., an alien from Mars would be a Martian)

 

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ANSWERS 

Twelve not-so-difficult

  1)   San Diegan
  2)   Florentine
  3)   Moscovite
  4)   New Orleanian
  5)   Michigander
  6)   Angeleno
  7)   Dane
  8)   Waterluvian
  9)   Cypriot
10)   Damascene
11)   Sioux Cityan
12)   Utahn

Twelve more challenging

  1)   Phonician
  2)   Savoyard
  3)   Glaswegian
  4)   Congolese
  5)   Exonian
  6)   Haligonian
  7)   Quebecois
  8)   Mancunian
  9)   Neapolitan
10)   Breton
11)   Liverpudlian
12)   Manx

And the bonus...

  1)  Jovian


So, how'd you do?