Can you name the U.S. cities based on the nicknames for their metropolitan areas? by Jordan117

Metro Nickname	Primary City
Tri-State Area
The Southland
The Metroplex
Delaware Valley
Gold Coast
The Beltway
Valley of the Sun
Bay Area
Inland Empire
Puget Sound
Twin Cities
Front Range
Three Rivers Region
The Tristate
The North Coast

Metro Nickname	Primary City
Central Florida
Clark County
Silicon Valley
Central Ohio
Nine-County Region
Metrolina
Hampton Roads
Central Texas
First Coast
The Mid-South
Kentuckiana
OKC Metro
Niagara Frontier
Wasatch Front
Research Triangle

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U.S. Metro Nicknames Quiz

by Jordan117

Created Sep 23, 2009 in Geography
Game Plays 1,267

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	jobo:	Sep 25th, 2009 at 04:19 GMT	5 points
	I'm happy to see the Triangle up there!

	RyanUR:	Sep 26th, 2009 at 02:22 GMT	3 points
	Great game! My hometown (Hampton Roads) and former home (Kentuckiana) both made it!

	enough:	Sep 26th, 2009 at 20:46 GMT	5 points
	really good game

	Secret_Asian_Man:	Sep 28th, 2009 at 02:31 GMT	2 points
	jobo - me too, usually not much national recognition for RDU!

	johnlk:	Sep 28th, 2009 at 04:48 GMT	3 points
	"The District" is not a nickname for the DC metro area, but for the city proper. Nobody would use "the District" to refer to Maryland or Virginia suburbs - the whole purpose of "the District" is to distinguish DC from the suburbs.

	Jordan117:	Sep 28th, 2009 at 05:11 GMT	3 points
	Good point, johnlk. I had originally gone with "National Capital Region," but that sounded a bit dry compared to the other, more colloquial answers. But a little research shows that "The District" indeed refers to the city only. I'll change it to "D.C." instead -- hopefully it's not too much of a giveaway...

	weizenugb:	Sep 28th, 2009 at 21:50 GMT	0 points
	No Boston? You could have put "The Hub" or "Beantown."

	Jordan117:	Sep 28th, 2009 at 22:10 GMT	5 points
	weizenugb, keep in mind that this is a quiz about metropolitan area nicknames, not cities. Both of your suggestions refer to the city of Boston, not the larger region around it. The only nickname for that I'm aware of is "Greater Boston," which is a gimme for a quiz. Similarly, the nickname for the Chicago area is usually Chicagoland, but the answer's right there in the name, so I left it out.

	Gordo:	Oct 25th, 2009 at 22:38 GMT	4 points
	For DC, I'd use "the Beltway" instead or something like that. When I lived in Bethesda, it was "DC" for the city only.

	minus_the_bear:	Oct 25th, 2009 at 22:49 GMT	3 points
	isn't san jose part of the bay area? i thought the bay area was san francisco, oakland and san jose...

	havlorech:	Oct 26th, 2009 at 01:26 GMT	1 point
	How lame is OKC that their metro area nickname is "OKC Metro?"

	fazzini:	Dec 4th, 2009 at 00:20 GMT	1 point
	I love that when I typed in Newark for the first one, it actually accepted it. That alone makes this a five star quiz!

	thamesx2:	Jan 25th, 2010 at 14:45 GMT	1 point
	I have never heard anybody refer to the Miami area as the Gold Coast and I have tons of family there and visit often. People either simply say the name of the largest city they live by (ex: Miami, West Palm, Ft. Lauderdale) or just call it South Florida. I think that nickname was given to the region by the state tourism board when they were splititng the state up to promote regions in tourist info books; however, this region's particular nickname is rarely used in conversation or by the media.

	DonnyB:	Jan 25th, 2010 at 16:31 GMT	3 points
	Capital City: the Windy Apple

	mgrand29:	Jan 25th, 2010 at 16:32 GMT	4 points
	I'd really recommend you use the "beltway" for D.C.

	nymous:	Jan 25th, 2010 at 20:08 GMT	3 points
	Hey Jordan117, great quiz. Well done!

	raiders:	Jan 25th, 2010 at 21:19 GMT	2 points
	The Bay Area refers to the 7 million people who live anywhere near the San Francisco and San Pablo Bay. That includes Oakland and San Jose. At the vary least you should list those cities as you did with Hampton Roads.