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This boring city that most Canadians have never been to is the capital of Canada.
Ottawa
The expression, "Have a good one!" is said when,
a) someone is giving birth
b) someone is going to the washroom
c) someone says goodbye
C) someone says goodbye
This is when you tell someone "Way to go!".
a) When you congratulate someone informally.
b) When you give someone directions.
c)When you impolitely tell someone to leave.
a) When you congratulate someone informally.
"No pain, no gain!" is used by
a) people who are working out
b) business executives laying off workers
a) people who are working out
"Right off the bat" means:
a) something came off a bat
b) immediately
c) something went right
b) immediately
This is the number of provinces and territories in Canada.
13
The word "shall" is commonly spoken in Canadian Englsh.
True or False?
False.
"What are you up to?" means this.
If you get just a small amount of something, you might say:
"Better ______ ______ ."
"Better than nothing."
To "strike out" means:
a) to leave
b) to fail
c) to stop working
b) to fail
This animal is depicted on the quarter.
Caribou
The word "shall" is used in:
a) British English
b) academic and other formal reports
c) both
d) neither
c) both
This is when something is called a "no-brainer".
When the solution to a problem is obvious or doesn't require thought.
Complete the cliche:
"The grass is always _______ on the other side."
"The grass is always greener on the other side."
To "touch base" means:
a) to return home
b) to keep in touch with someone
c) to talk to someone briefly
c) to talk to someone briefly
This large island is located off the west coast of B.C.
Vancouver
This is the informal way to say "I have to go".
"Gotta go."
or
"I gotta go."
This is when you call something a "thingamajig" or a "whatchmacallit".
When you can't remember what it is called.
Complete the cliche:
"Love is _______ ."
"Love is blind."
To "play hardball" means:
a) to act aggressively and cruelly
b) to drink strong alcoholic beverages
c) to play an unfair game
a) to act aggressively and cruelly
The name of this animal is also the name for an older woman "on the hunt" for younger guys.
Cougar
This word is the formal equivalent of "you" (meaning people in general) in a sentence such as:
"You should take something if you have a headache."
One.
"One should take something if they have a headache."
"What do you figure?" means this.
"What do you think?"
Complete the cliche:
" _______ is bliss."
"Ignorance is bliss."
To "get to first base" means:
a) kissing someone new for the first time
b) getting a permanent job for the first time
c) arriving at your first destination during a trip
a) kissing someone new for the first time