Tag: Trivia

All fun has to end and this is the last post on Are You Part Canuck.  An interesting experiment, and an interesting diversion.  English (and most languages) tends to evolve with geography.  Even in England, the language has turned into regional dialects and accents.  Think of putting a French-Canadian, and English-Canadian, a Bostonian, someone from Texas, Australia, New Zealand, Scotland and Ireland in a room.  It would be very, very confusing.  At any rate, here are the answers.

1. Chinook – Indian for snow eater, it is a wind that comes out of the mountains, originating in the Pacific Ocean, that can warm up wherever it touches by as much as 40 degrees F in a matter of minutes.  This is a common occurrence here in Calgary.

2. Mickey – A mickey is a small bottle of hard liquor, ideal for holding in a belt on your waist. Couldn’t find a picture, but it is in the shape of a flask and hold about 13 oz. of booze.

3. Knapsack – A backpack

4. Kerfuffle – A small-scale disturbance, or argument

I’ll leave you with one most Canadians wouldn’t get, unless you are from or lived in Saskatchewan.  Bunny hug.  Hope you enjoyed.

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Thanks for participating in the quiz, and now some answers, the we’ll pop up a few more for sure eh!

1. Two-four – a case of 24 beer

2. Loonie (and, of course, toonie) – Loonie is a 1 dollar coin, and a toonie is a 2 dollar coin

3. Toque –  A kind of French hat, used to keep your head warm

4. Klick – A term for kilometer, as in 50 klicks to the next Timmy’s

Thanks for playing.  Looks like El G is moving forward in becoming bilingual. Nice job.   It seems the quiz managed to stump a Canuck as well.  Here is another batch for you to ponder.  For the rest of you, don’t feel bad, the spell checker on WordPress did worse.

1. Toboggan

2. Peameal

3. Washroom

4. Serviette

 

 

 

This is for all who land here, except Canadians. We already know what these mean, but I would like to know what you think they mean. I will post a few every few days and look forward to your answers.

 

1. Two-four

 

2. Loonie (and, of course, toonie)

 

3. Toque

 

4. Klick

 

Have fun eh!