Isn’t it hilarious!? There were so many expressions on those questions I had never heard. And things that have multiple expressions for the concept and we out here have NO WORD FOR IT.
“Freeway” nails the person as from out west, though. And though it isn’t on the quiz, saying THE before the highway number is a dead giveaway.
And because traffic is really actually ingrained in our lives, we do talk like The Californians on SNL. “How did you get here?” “Well, I took the 101 to the 110 and then got on the 91” etc
It’s a fun game. The first time we did it, there was someone from FL, someone from NY, and someone from SC at the table with me. We were laughing hysterically.
I’m in Washington State now (20+ years). The first time I ever heard a freeway called “The 5” was a few months ago. Then I recalled he was a transplant from California.