Saskatchewan Slang
This Canadian province is said to be the easiest to draw, but the hardest to spell
Saskatchewan
Saskatoon is famously known by this nickname because of the many structures crossing the South Saskatchewan River.
The Bridge City / Paris of the Prairies
This Saskatoon-based company is one of the world’s largest publicly traded uranium producers and operates the Cigar Lake mine.
Cameco
Saskatchewan's biggest crop is known for its bright yellow flowers.
Answer: Canola
Often called the "Castle on the River," this historic CPR hotel in Saskatoon was completed in 1932 and is famous for its Château-style architecture.
Answer: Bessborough Hotel
What do you call a person from Saskatchewan?
Saskatchewanian (Demonym)
This is the official fruit of Saskatchewan, often used in jams, pies, and dainties.
Answer: The Saskatoon Berry
This northern Saskatchewan "ghost town," now famous for its abandoned open-pit mines, was established specifically to house workers during the post-war uranium boom.
Answer: Uranium City
While its name originates from the Gaelic word for "morsel," this pan-fried or baked bread became a vital staple for Métis and Indigenous peoples across the Prairies.
Answer: Bannock
The HBC issued its own form of "prairie currency" known by this name, which represented the value of one prime, adult male beaver skin. Acronym "MB"
Answer: Made Beaver (or MB)
If a Saskatchewan farmer tells you he's going to "the patch," he isn't looking for pumpkins; he's likely heading to work in this industry.
The Oil Patch / Oil Industry
This team currently holds the coveted Grey Cup.
Answer: Saskatchewan Roughriders
Most of Saskatchewan's uranium is found in this geological "Basin" located in the northern part of the province.
The Athabasca Basin
Many Saskatchewan residents can trace their roots back to this Eastern European country, and still like to eat borscht soup, pierogies and kielbasa sausage
Answer: Ukraine
Established in 1885, this Regina-based institution is the only location in Canada where all recruits for the national police force undergo their basic training.
Answer: RCMP Depot Division
What unique Saskatchewan slang term refers to a hooded sweatshirt?
Bunnyhug
This massive river system originates at the Columbia Icefield in the Rockies, flows across three provinces, and eventually empties into Hudson Bay.
What is the Saskatchewan River?
Only this Central Asian country exceeds Canada (specifically Saskatchewan) in total annual uranium exports.
Answer: Kazakhstan
This traditional Indigenous travel food—made of dried bison meat, melted fat, and sometimes berries—takes its name from the Cree word for "manufactured fat."
Answer: Pemmican
Saskatoon is the only city in Canada that can claim it has more of these iconic coffee-and-donut shops per capita than any other city in the country.
Answer: Tim Hortons
The best thing about Saskatchewan is its vast, open land that offers an unhindered view of the horizon. This is Saskatchewan's nickname.
Land of the Living Skies
How many bridges go across the river in Saskatoon?
Answer: Nine
During WWII, the Canadian government took this drastic step regarding the Eldorado Gold Mines company to ensure the secret supply of uranium for the Manhattan Project.
Answer: They Nationalized it (turned it into a Crown Corporation).
Roughly 60% of these specific crops (including lentils, peas, and chickpeas) eaten in India are grown right here in Saskatchewan.
Answer: Pulses
In August and September of 1876 this treaty was signed for “as long as the sun shines, the grass grows and the rivers flow.” It was one of the “numbered treaties,” and covers Saskatoon and a large part of central Saskatchewan and Alberta.
A: Treaty Six