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Canadian Terms Trivia Quiz

Some of the more commonly used Canadian terms.

A multiple-choice quiz by Robynnie. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Robynnie

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
290,739

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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1. If you were to go into Tim Horton's, what is the quickest and most common way to order a coffee with two sugar and two cream? Hint

two and two

double double

sandy blonde

coffee with two sugar and two cream

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2. What is the name for Canada's two dollar coin? Hint

Loonie

Double double

Two dollar coin

Toonie

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3. What feature of the Tails side of the Loonie gives it its name? Hint

hot-air balloon

loon

portrait of Sir John A. Macdonald who was known as a "loonie"

there is no one dollar coin, only pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters

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4. What winter festival is held in Ottawa officially during the first weekend of February although many activities continue after the last day? Hint

Winterfest

Winter Carnival

Ice Festival

Winterlude

5. While skating on the Rideau Canal, you realize how cold you are and stop at one of the many huts for hot chocolate. A little way away from the hot chocolate is another hut boasting a very Canadian and very delicious pastry. What are these pastries called? Hint

tim bits

moose antlers

bear claws

beaver tails

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6. Sold in the US as "doughnut holes" at other chains, these Tim Horton's treats are still considered uniquely Canadian. Hint

tim bits

rolie polies

doughnut holes, same as the US

doughnut bites

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7. What term for a Canadian started off as a derogatory remark but has now become a sort of term of endearment and also the name of a hockey team? Hint

Igloo dwellers

Hoser

Canuck

Puck Bunny

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8. What North American aboriginal group is widely believed to have over 100 words for snow? Hint

Inuit/ Eskimo

Mohawk

Algonquin

Chippewa

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9. What are you doing if you are tobogganing? Hint

running away from a bear at a campsite

going down a snowy hill on a sled

sitting in a traffic jam on your way into Toronto

racing a schooner in the maritimes

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10. "Pass me a serviette please, I spilled my poutine on the chesterfield." What did I just say? Hint

pass me a newspaper, there's a spider on the table

pass me a spoon, I dropped my ice cream on the carpet

pass me a napkin, I dropped my fries with cheese and gravy on the sofa

pass me a plate, I dropped my steak on the patio

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. If you were to go into Tim Horton's, what is the quickest and most common way to order a coffee with two sugar and two cream?

Answer: double double

The "double double" is so popular that it made it into the Canadian Oxford Dictionary. And when you do go to Tim Horton's, give your server a great big smile because they provide you with your caffeine fix and you don't want them to mess with it.

2. What is the name for Canada's two dollar coin?

Answer: Toonie

As with all Canadian coins, the Heads side features Queen Elizabeth II, our head of state; the Tails side features a polar bear. It was introduced roughly around the same time as Nunavut became a new territory, approximately three years before.

3. What feature of the Tails side of the Loonie gives it its name?

Answer: loon

Sir John A. Macdonald was not known as a "loonie", but he was rumoured to be an alcoholic which does not lessen most Canadians' opinion of him.

Loons are common features in Canadian lakes. Even if you don't always see them, you can hear their haunting calls from the opposite side of the lake.

4. What winter festival is held in Ottawa officially during the first weekend of February although many activities continue after the last day?

Answer: Winterlude

The main attraction of Winterlude is the Rideau Canal, the largest skating rink in the world, although in recent years the entire length has not been opened due to thin ice. There are snow and ice sculpting competitions from world-class sculptors and with the right light, the ice looks like Swarovski crystal.

Answer: beaver tails

Beaver tails come in many different flavours. They are a cross between doughnuts and pancakes and have a criss-cross pattern to look like the tails of our national animal

6. Sold in the US as "doughnut holes" at other chains, these Tim Horton's treats are still considered uniquely Canadian.

Answer: tim bits

Tim Horton's is named after the Canadian hockey player, Tim Horton. Kind of obvious, huh?

7. What term for a Canadian started off as a derogatory remark but has now become a sort of term of endearment and also the name of a hockey team?

Answer: Canuck

"Canuck" is a contraction of an unkind term, but we don't care, we're proud to be Canucks.

8. What North American aboriginal group is widely believed to have over 100 words for snow?

Answer: Inuit/ Eskimo

These include "aput" and "qana". It is not 100% true that there are so many words for "snow", the myth is due to a literal translation (similar to how "bon jour" is translated as "hello" when literally, it is "good day")

9. What are you doing if you are tobogganing?

Answer: going down a snowy hill on a sled

Just watch out for the trees.

10. "Pass me a serviette please, I spilled my poutine on the chesterfield." What did I just say?

Answer: pass me a napkin, I dropped my fries with cheese and gravy on the sofa

"Serviette" and "chesterfield" are words I have only heard used by my grandparents and their generation. Poutine was a cafeteria favourite when I was in high school; it's very difficult to mess up fries with cheese or cheese curd, and gravy.

Source: Author Robynnie

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