Test Your Knowledge With The New York Nickname Game

Play the New York Nickname Game! How many of these New York town nicknames did you know? Take a look at the dozen town names below to see how many of their nicknames you were aware of. Here's the official score card:

• 12 or more correct - Excelsior status
• 10 or more correct - Big Apple Award
• 8 or more correct - Upstate Official
• 6 or more correct - You must be from Downstate
• 5 or less correct - You aren't from around here, are you?

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Let's start with a BONUS ROUND of the New York Nickname Game. Do you know the official nickname for Florida, NY? You might think an Orange County town named Florida might be known as "sunshine town", but it's not.

Read more; These 12 New York Towns Share the Same Name

Florida, NY, New York's black dirt region, is known as the "onion capital of the world" due to the acres and acres of onion fields in town.

New York isn't the only state that has nicknames for its towns. There are cities and towns around the United States that have nicknames. Do you know the nicknames for the following places?

• New York City - The Big Apple
• Las Vegas - Sin City
• New Orleans - The Big Easy
• Detroit - Motor City
• Chicago - The Windy City
• Philadelphia - City of Brotherly Love
• Seattle - The Emerald City
• Los Angeles - City of Angels
• San Francisco - The Golden City
• Denver - Mile High City
• Atlanta, GA - The Big Peach
• Boston - Beantown
• Miami, FL - Magic City
• Phoenix, AZ - Valley of the Sun