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Fictional Characters from the Midwest by Picture

Can you name these fictional characters who hail from the Midwestern region of the United States?
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First submittedFebruary 15, 2014
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Muncie, Indiana
Riverside, Iowa
Kansas
Detroit
Chicago
Hannibal, Missouri
Milwaukee
Smallville, Kansas
Chicago
Joplin, Missouri
Chicago suburbs
Pawnee, Indiana
Frostbite Falls, MN
Detroit suburbs
Shermer, Illinois
Springwood, Ohio
Le Sueur, Minnesota
Lanford, Illinois
Point Place, Wisconsin
Minnesota, Michigan, or Wisconsin
32 Comments
kitshef
+4
Level 84
Apr 22, 2014
Should accept kalel for alien from krypton.
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Dec 4, 2019
That will work now
MrsNesbitt
+3
Level 43
Mar 3, 2020
Kal-El

El is the House name or family name. The hyphen denotes the separation between the first and last name.

His father Jor-El and mother Lara (Lor-Van). Where females take their fathers full name as a maiden name but are typically just referred to by their first name.

tom88
+3
Level 73
Feb 16, 2016
I had no idea that anybody knew where kirk was from on earth. I guess I shouldn't underestimate trekkies. but I definitely wasn't expecting that one.
DASquarePeg
+8
Level 74
Mar 3, 2020
Dr Gillian Taylor: "Let me guess; you're from Outer Space!"

Admiral James T. Kirk: "No, I'm from Iowa, I just work in Outer Space!"

Lines from Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.

joez
+10
Level 73
Mar 3, 2020
There's a monument in Riverside Iowa. "Future Birthplace of Captain _____ _ ____ March 22 2228"
sillie
+4
Level 77
Dec 4, 2019
I am starting to think that answering "Ferris" is a given answer in any quiz concerning movies, movie quotes, fiction and so on. Maybe not on the oscars, but ... a bit much?
TheodoreE45
+2
Level 93
Apr 22, 2024
I still don't understand how Kansas is considered "midwest."
loganite
+7
Level 89
Apr 22, 2024
What are you talking about? I've never seen any source that leaves Kansas off a list of the midwestern states. From Britannica: " The Midwest, as defined by the federal government, comprises the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin."
TheodoreE45
+1
Level 93
Apr 22, 2024
I suppose it's just weird to me that the Midwest is such a large region with so many states that often have little to do with one another. The other main regions of the USA seem way more alike. I also think I conflate Midwest and Rust Belt in my mind.
Djilas
+2
Level 83
Apr 22, 2024
Maybe you're thinking about Northwest territory before Louisiana purchase.
TyrHawk
+1
Level 63
May 22, 2024
It's worth noting that the regions of the U.S. depend heavily on what type of region you're talking about, and then how specific you want to be. Most people, when talking about regions, are using the "Interstate regions", as defined by the census bureau, but even that is 4 main regions and 9 subregions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_States

That being said, if you go looking, you'll find that people often don't even use the census-based regions. Many very official and trusted sources will mix regions and subregions, redefine regions and subregions, or even create their own regions and subregions. For example, National Geographic produced this map https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/united-states-regions/ which both mixes and redefines the South.

tl;dr You are very much not alone in your confusion, as people seem insistent on not making it easy.

BeesJohnson
+1
Level 67
May 25, 2024
Kansas, I've found, is considered Midwestern unless you're talking to someone from the Midwest, who will think you're joking, or someone from Kansas, who will also think you're joking. It's more of a thing you see East and West coasters put on maps without thinking. I once saw a map that included Arkansas as Midwestern and I just had to sit and stare at it for a minute.
Greenfox
+3
Level 68
Apr 22, 2024
Marshall Eriksen (Minnesota) and Ted Mosby (Ohio) from "How I Met Your Mother" would both by options to add
RobNobody
+4
Level 77
Apr 22, 2024
I must admit, I was unaware that there was any type of backstory for either the Jolly Green Giant or McGruff the Crime Dog.
Freestatebear
+2
Level 85
Apr 23, 2024
In the case of the Jolly Green Giant, Le Sueur, MN was just where the Minnesota Valley Canning Company (later the Green Giant Company) was originally founded. And of course, they would hire a local boy to be the brand ambassador!
louisss
+2
Level 67
Apr 22, 2024
Eric For*e*man is a character from House MD. The 'That 70s Show' character is called Eric Forman
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 22, 2024
Weird coincidence. Fixed.
Fergy586
+1
Level 76
Apr 23, 2024
Dang I got it wrong because of this correction
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 23, 2024
Whoops. Foreman will be accepted now as it was meant to be.
GalileoS
+2
Level 78
Apr 22, 2024
How about accepting Tim the Tool Man ?
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Apr 22, 2024
That will work now.
tschutzer
+1
Level 91
Apr 23, 2024
Blondie is a married woman with the last name Bumstead (nee Boopadoop). Last name should work.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 23, 2024
Bumstead will work now.
fuanacdc
+1
Level 84
Apr 24, 2024
I always thought that the crime dog's name was Scruff McGruff. After looking it up, it seems that was his nephew. Who knew?
giommaso
+1
Level 72
May 22, 2024
Half of them aren't really recognisable outside the U.S.A., so it seems they didn't really escape MidWest...
Neil
+1
Level 60
May 22, 2024
I have never heard of many of these even after seeing the answers. Very US.
englishsystem
+3
Level 68
May 22, 2024
Who would have guessed that a quiz titled "...from the Midwest", a region of the US, would be US-centric.
englishsystem
+1
Level 68
May 22, 2024
That 70s Show was surprisingly and consistently great throughout its run.
erikj
+1
Level 65
May 22, 2024
here's where my visit to Blue Earth, Minnesota finally pays off. I took a picture with the green giant!
Howdareyou
+1
Level 35
May 24, 2024
I got 0 right. I thought every single one of these was Bazooka Joe! hard quiz, zero stars.
Jules65
+1
Level 44
May 26, 2024
Was I the only person who didn't get Huckleberry Finn because I thought the holes in his hat were ribbons in his hair and therefore it was Calamity Jane?!
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