Which word would you use to describe a small red crustacean that looks like a tiny lobster?
Crawdad
Crawfish
Crayfish
Question 2/12
If you go online and search for people selling stuff out of their homes, what would you search for?
Yard sale
Garage sale
Rummage sale
I use yard sale and garage sale interchangeably
Question 3/12
It's Friday night. You're out with a group of your friends and you have to ask them all if they would like to go somewhere else. How would you address the group?
You guys
Y'all
Youse
Question 4/12
If you are thirsty and wanted to order a carbonated beverage, what word would you use to ask for it?
Pop
Coke
Soda
Cocola
Question 5/12
How would you describe one of those large vehicles used to haul freight across the country?
Tractor-trailer
Eighteen-wheeler
Semi-truck
I use tractor-trailer and 18-wheeler interchangeably
Question 6/12
Remember when you could use public drinking fountains that supplied us with free water? What did you call it?
Water fountain
Drinking fountain
Bubbler
Question 7/12
When buying athletic footwear, what would you say to describe them to a sales associate at Foot Locker?
Sneakers
Tennis shoes
Gym shoes
Question 8/12
How many syllables do you need in order to say the word mayonnaise?
Three
Two
I used both pronunciations interchangeably.
Question 9/12
What about caramel? How many syllables do you need to use that word?
Two
Three
Question 10/12
What do you call that tiny insect, with a hard outer shell, that is harmless and always curls up into a ball when you pick one up?
Potato bug
Roly-poly
What the heck is that?
Question 11/12
How do you pronounce "pecan"?
Pee-kahn
Pick-ahn
Pee-can
Question 12/12
When you say "quarter" does it rhyme with "water"?
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About This Quiz
In the United States, English is the most commonly spoken language. However, depending on where you live, the dialect in which you speak can totally change. This includes the words you use to describe simple, everyday items like soda, water, and shoes. Even if you are using different words, it all means the same thing. Now it is time to find out what you really sound like and take our quiz.
Accent Test
Our accent test can determine where you might be from within the United States. You can learn a lot about people and where they're from just by listening to the way they pronounce words. You could probably go to sleep and then wake up in a random place in the country and figure out where you are by the way people talk. In some areas, the dialect is so thick, it has become a part of the culture. So people living in Minnesota use one word to say soda while someone in the deep South uses another word. From the west coast to the Northeast, do you know what your American accent is?