Are you a Bozemanite?

Whether this is your first year at MSU or your fifth, the question inevitably arises: are you a true Bozemanite? Take our quiz to find out if Bozeman is really the place for you.

1. Do you plan your class schedule so that you can make it up to the ski hill at least three days a week?

2. In the fall and spring, do you wear shorts underneath snow pants, to be prepared for any kind of weather?

3. Do you know at least three dogs names Bridger or Madison, and maybe one or two people?

4. Do you understand what the Barmuda triangle means?

5. Do you wait until July to remove your snow tires?

6. Do you start ski training in August?

7. Do you eat ramen all year so that you can afford outdoor gear?

8. Are cuts, bruises, and abrasions a source of endless story-telling rather than intolerable pain?

9. Have you worn Birkenstocks or Chacos with socks?

10. Does a “study day” involve throwing a couple books into your pack and heading up to the hill, whether it be to hike or ski?

11. Have you gone skiing every month of the year?

12. Have you danced the night away at Music on Main?

13. Have you guided your car through a cattle drive on a state highway?

14. Do you drive a Subaru?

15. Have you gotten up before dawn to go fishing?

16. Have you entered in at least one of Outside Bozeman’s contests in an attempt to score awesome gear?

17. Do you float the Madison or Jefferson every summer?

18. Have you watched live music at Norris Hot Springs while your hair forms icicles?

19. Have you gone extreme sledding down Peets Hill, sans helmet and knee pads?

20. Do you chuckle good-naturedly at the antics of obvious out-of-staters, calling them “tourons”?

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0 points: What the heck are you doing here? If all you do is study and sleep, might as well be in Kansas or Nebraska.

1-6 points: You’re not a total loser, but you are pretty pathetic. Throw away the Valium, wipe the slobber off your chin, and explore this awesome town we call home.

7-13 points: Not a bad start, but you’ve got plenty of work to do. Keep doing what you’re doing; if you need some guidance, check out the MSU Pocket Guide and Outside Bozeman magazine.

14-20 points: Congratulations, you’re a Bozemanite! Now, the bad news: you’ll never be able to leave this awesome place, and for the rest of your life, envious house guests will take over your living room every summer and winter.