Posted in Michigan December 03, 2015 by

15 Questions You Can Only Answer If You’re From Michigan

Sure, there are little bits of trivia that most Michiganders know at any given moment. But what about the types of questions that you might get from outsiders, questions that, if you’re not from Michigan, would make absolutely no sense? We had fun with this one and came up with some that would be sure to stump anyone outside the Mitten.

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15) How do you make a Michigan left?
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Or do you just call it a U-Turn?
14) How do you play Euchre?
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And while I'm at it, how do you pronounce it?
13) If the LP is shaped like a mitten, what's the UP shaped like?
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The UP is more like a fist, right?
12) Can all beer be Michigan craft beer?
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Really, all the other crap should be outlawed.
11) Does chili have beans?
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10) Does it always come slathered on hot dogs?
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9) Is it possible to hate another state?
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Were you born hating Ohio?
8) Can said hatred result in a yearly fight disguised as a football game?
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Who will win the battle once and for all?
7) Does Michigan have beaches?
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Don't you need, like, an ocean?
6) Is it pay-stee or paw-stee?
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Not to be confused with those teeny women's undergarments.
5) What's a troll?
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And why must all LP dwellers be them?
4) Who invented ginger ale?
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And why does it cure everything?
3) Who invented music?
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I mean, the original American R&B music.
2) Why does a friendly Midwesterner's face turn to rage whenever Detroit is referred to as an apocalyptic wasteland?
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Seriously, why so sensitive?
1) If your best friend abandons you to move to Chicago, is there any chance they’ll eventually come back to you?
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Most of us know the answer to that... Yes, a true Michigander will always come home sooner or later.

Maybe you’ve moved from Michigan and are living elsewhere among folks who ask you these types of questions all the time. Share this with them and have a laugh. We know we did. And tell us too, what are some of the questions that come to your mind that only a Michigander could answer?