Are you a lifelong resident who knows everything there is to know about Mississippi? Well, here’s your chance to test your knowledge. Check out the silly trivia questions below and see just how well you know your state.
- What kind of Coke do you want?
Steve Tatum/Flickr In other places this question wouldn’t make sense, but here in Mississippi it makes perfect sense.
- Are the eggs golden?
Roger Smith/Flickr Just one very important one.
- Is the water red?
cityprofile.com Only if you visit the well in Shubuta, which has become quite the tourist attraction due to the fact that it pumps out potable red water.
- Do witches really exist?
Jimmy Emerson DVM/Flickr Well, the state is home to Witch Dance and the Witch of Yazoo City.
- Are you ready?
lukeamotion/Flickr This may seem like an easy question, but residents know the answer is not a simple yes or no.
- There aren’t too many things that go with mayonnaise, right?
Stacy Spensley/Flickr Wrong! Here in Mississippi, mayonnaise goes perfectly with bananas, tomatoes, butterbeans, and just about anything else you can think of.
- Do people in Mississippi really eat slugs?
White Trolley Café/TripAdvisor Only if they come in the form of a slugburger, which, by the way, doesn’t include the slimy creature.
- Is it true that beer has roots in Mississippi?
Ryan Schreiber/Flickr Well, if you’re talking about root beer, then yes. The delicious drink was actually created in Biloxi in 1898.
- If dinner is eaten in the afternoon, then what do you eat at the end of the day?
Jimmy Smith/Flickr Supper, of course.
- Isn’t “Fried Green Tomatoes” a movie?
Social_Stratification/Flickr Yes, but it’s also a local favorite here in Mississippi.
- Aside from cookies, what else tastes good dunked in milk?
Betsssssy/Flickr If you have to ask this question, you’ve clearly never tried corn bread in milk.
- Are the mosquitoes really that bad?
JLS Photography – Alaska/Flickr Yes.
- Why do you serve dinner on the ground?
Paul Hart/Flickr “Dinner on the Ground” is just a name for a potluck meal held after Sunday church service. And no, it’s not really ate on the ground.
- Do you have champagne and caviar in Mississippi?
ROBERT HUFFSTUTTER/Flickr Yes, it’s called RC Cola and a Moon Pie.
- So, Mississippi is the only state in the country to be the home of royalty?
Visit Mississippi/Flickr Well, the King was born here.
- Does everyone in the state have the blues?
Visit Mississippi/Flickr Nah, we just invented them.
- Gravy is just for dinner, right?
thebittenword.com/Flickr Maybe if you don’t live in Mississippi! Whether you prefer sausage, tomato, or chocolate gravy, you’ll definitely be able to satisfy your taste buds in the Magnolia State.
- How many seasons does Mississippi have?
Jimmy Smith/Flickr In addition to the usual seasons, we also have football, hurricane, and hunting season in Mississippi.
- Is it true that some Mississippians experience a ringing in their ears?
Hector Alejandro/Flickr Just if they’re at a Mississippi State University game.
- Why would you eat food from a gas station?
Fuzzy Gerdes/Flickr Don’t judge until you’ve tried some delicious barbecue or homemade pie from a Mississippi gas station.
So, how’d you do? What other questions can only be answered by a Mississippian? Tell us in the comments section below!
Steve Tatum/Flickr
In other places this question wouldn’t make sense, but here in Mississippi it makes perfect sense.
Roger Smith/Flickr
Just one very important one.
cityprofile.com
Only if you visit the well in Shubuta, which has become quite the tourist attraction due to the fact that it pumps out potable red water.
Jimmy Emerson DVM/Flickr
Well, the state is home to Witch Dance and the Witch of Yazoo City.
lukeamotion/Flickr
This may seem like an easy question, but residents know the answer is not a simple yes or no.
Stacy Spensley/Flickr
Wrong! Here in Mississippi, mayonnaise goes perfectly with bananas, tomatoes, butterbeans, and just about anything else you can think of.
White Trolley Café/TripAdvisor
Only if they come in the form of a slugburger, which, by the way, doesn’t include the slimy creature.
Ryan Schreiber/Flickr
Well, if you’re talking about root beer, then yes. The delicious drink was actually created in Biloxi in 1898.
Jimmy Smith/Flickr
Supper, of course.
Social_Stratification/Flickr
Yes, but it’s also a local favorite here in Mississippi.
Betsssssy/Flickr
If you have to ask this question, you’ve clearly never tried corn bread in milk.
JLS Photography – Alaska/Flickr
Yes.
Paul Hart/Flickr
“Dinner on the Ground” is just a name for a potluck meal held after Sunday church service. And no, it’s not really ate on the ground.
ROBERT HUFFSTUTTER/Flickr
Yes, it’s called RC Cola and a Moon Pie.
Visit Mississippi/Flickr
Well, the King was born here.
Nah, we just invented them.
thebittenword.com/Flickr
Maybe if you don’t live in Mississippi! Whether you prefer sausage, tomato, or chocolate gravy, you’ll definitely be able to satisfy your taste buds in the Magnolia State.
In addition to the usual seasons, we also have football, hurricane, and hunting season in Mississippi.
Hector Alejandro/Flickr
Just if they’re at a Mississippi State University game.
Fuzzy Gerdes/Flickr
Don’t judge until you’ve tried some delicious barbecue or homemade pie from a Mississippi gas station.
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