Canada, Eh?
Calming Strategies
Fond Meme-ories
Name That Song (Lyrics Edition)
The Brain
100
This is Canada's national animal.
What is the beaver?
100
This breathing strategy is commonly used by Navy Seals.
What is box breathing?
100
This dog breed rose to fame recently due to a series of videos paired with a sound clip by Minnie Mouse declaring, "Let me do it for you."
What is a borzoi?
100
You gave me nothing at all but still, you're in my way. I beg and borrow and steal at first sight and it's real.
What is "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepson?
100
You should always wear this on your head when participating in high-risk activities (ie. skateboarding, skiing, bike riding, etc.)
What is a helmet?
200
This celebrity, most well-known for his portrayal of Deadpool, was born and raised in Vancouver.
Who is Ryan Reynolds?
200
This strategy can be used to calm your thoughts. You may need pencil crayons or felt pens, though.
What is colour (or create art)?
200
This meme is used most often when one is screaming internally but outwardly behaving as expected.
What is the "this is fine" dog sitting in a room filled with flames?
200
I hopped off the plane at LAX with a dream and my cardigan. Welcome to the land of fame excess; am I gonna fit in?
What is "Party in the USA" by Miley Cyrus?
200
This part of the brain controls memory, sight, and smell. If injured, it will impact how things are seen and recognized.
What is the occipital lobe?
300
In Churchill, Manitoba, no one locks the doors to their house or car because of this specific threat, which they have more of in close proximity to their town than anywhere else in the world.
What is polar bears?
300
This strategy is important because by labeling our emotions, we can claim back some control.
What is naming feelings?
300
This actor from the 90s teen drama Dawson's Creek is most well-known for a photo of overly dramatic crying.
Who is James van der Beek?
300
Vintage tee, brand new phone; high heels on cobblestones. When you are young, they assume you know nothing.
What is "Cardigan" by Taylor Swift?
300
This is part of the frontal lobe of your brain, and is in charge of social behaviour, decision making, and expression of personality. It is not fully developed until around 25 years of age.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
400
This local landmark has a local legend about a grizzly bear who claimed he could jump from the mainland to Vancouver Island but failed.
What is the Big Rock?
400
There are a few ways to change your space to help calm your body and thoughts. Name one way to do this.
Walk away and take a break.
Change your audio.
Keep your space clean & pleasant.
400
This Canadian rapper, featured in a meme refusing and then approving a series of items, once starred in the TV show Degrassi: The Next Generation.
Who is Drake?
400
Clock strikes upon the hour and the sun begins to fade. Still enough time to figure out how to chase my blues away. I've done alright up 'till now; it's the light of day that shows me how. But when the night falls, loneliness calls.
What is "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" by Whitney Houston?
400
In the movie Inside Out, Riley's Core Memory Islands collapse when her external world begins to crumble. This island is the first to collapse.
What is Goofball Island?
500
In 1958, this was one of the first events to be broadcast live across Canada, and at the time was one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history.
What is the Ripple Rock explosion?
500
Sometimes, taking care of yourself helps stress and anxiety from getting out of hand. What's one way you take care of yourself?
Answers will vary!
500
This cartoon character will often tell people to "shut up and take my money" for a variety of things.
Who is Fry from Futurama?
500
I know this pain. Why do you lock yourself up in these chains? No one can change your life except for you. Don't ever let anyone step all over you. Just open your heart and your mind. Is it really fair to feel this way inside?
What is "Hold On" by Wilson Phillips?
500
This is your favourite part of the movie Inside Out.
Answers will vary.