The Weird City Name Quiz
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Which devilish city is NOT real?
Hell, Michigan
Purgatory, Maine
Devil's Trumpet, Wisconsin
ANSWER: There is a Spread Eagle, Wisconsin. There is a Spread Eagle, Wisconsin.
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Which of these food-related town names is NOT found in Alabama?
Burnt Corn
Sugar City
Coffeeville
ANSWER: There is a Sugar City in both Colorado and Idaho, however. There is a Sugar City in both Colorado and Idaho, however.
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Which of these numbers is actually the name of a town?
Fifty-Six, Arkansas
Twenty-Nine, New Jersey
One, Delaware
ANSWER: Fifty-Six has a population of 163. Fifty-Six has a population of 163.
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Which of these towns was once a real place in Massachusetts?
Hardon
Gay Head
Seckschange
ANSWER: In 1998, the town was renamed Aquinnah, but most locals still call it Gay Head. In 1998, the town was renamed Aquinnah, but most locals still call it Gay Head.
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Some names really make you wonder about the history of a town. Which of these is a real location?
Excrement, New Hampshire
Coward, South Carolina
Murder, Texas
ANSWER: This yellow-bellied town covers 3.4 square miles. This yellow-bellied town covers 3.4 square miles.
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Which of these places doesn’t really exist?
Why, Arizona
Bumpass, Virginia
Laughingstock, Ohio
ANSWER: But if you are in the Buckeye State, you may consider stopping by the small town of Ballville. But if you are in the Buckeye State, you may consider stopping by the small town of Ballville.
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Sometimes city names only work to increase stereotypes about the state they are located in. Which of the following is a real city?
Tornado Zone, Oklahoma
Horseheads, New York
Aftershock, California
ANSWER: The town was named for a number of bleached horse heads in the area that were arranged by the Iroquois Indian Tribe. The town was named for a number of bleached horse heads in the area that were arranged by the Iroquois Indian Tribe.
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Which city name is NOT real?
Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey
Bonzailand, West Virginia
Humptulips, Washington
ANSWER: But oddly enough, there is an Odd, West Virginia. But oddly enough, there is an Odd, West Virginia.
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Which city is NOT located in Arkansas?
Bald Knob
Weiner
Intercourse
ANSWER: Intercourse, Pennsylvania is located in Amish Country. How raunchy. Intercourse, Pennsylvania is located in Amish Country. How raunchy.
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Which of these cities is a real place in Texas?
Cut and Shoot
Run and Kill
Cannibal Alley
ANSWER: Cut and Shoot is roughly 40 miles north of Houston. It only takes up 2.5 square miles of land and has less than 325 families in residence Cut and Shoot is roughly 40 miles north of Houston. It only takes up 2.5 square miles of land and has less than 325 families in residence
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Which town is NOT located in North Carolina?
Hookerton
French Lick
Horneytown