Name that Country - Housewarming Traditions
Fill in the Blanks - Homebuying Edition
Real Estate Lingo
Funny Household Item Names - Select One
Lawn-gevity
100

Giving bread and salt - may you never go hungry and have flavour in your life

What is Italy, Germany, Russia and probably more?

100

The most expensive place to buy a home in the GTA is _____________. In this neighbourhood, there is a home owned by a Toronto "started from the bottom" rapper.

What is the Bridle Path?

100

This term describes when a home’s market value is higher than the amount still owed on the mortgage.

What is equity?

100

The side opposite the hammer’s striking side. 

a) what is a peen?

b) what is a wobble?

c) what is a nurdle?

a) what is a peen?

100

The name of the rule that you should not remove more than one-third of a grass blade's length when mowing.

What is the one-third rule?

200

A pomegranate symbolizing good luck, fertility, and abundance.

What is Greece?
200

The minimum down payment for a first time home buyer is ___% of the purchase price.

What is 5%?

200

This legal right gives you the ability to use another person’s land for a specific purpose, such as a shared driveway.

What is an easement?

200

The bottom of a wine bottle.

a) what is a ferrule?

b) what is a punt?

c) what is the apthongs?

b) What is a punt?

200

True or false: grass grows on every single continent.

What is true! Yes, even grass grows in Antarctica! One of the main grasses growing in the cool regions of the Antarctic Circle is Deschampsia antarctica, more commonly known as Antarctic Hair Grass. 

300

Toilet paper and soap given to represent cleanliness, purification, and good luck rolling in.

What is Korea?

300

________ is the cheapeast city to buy a home in the GTA.

What is Oshawa?

300

This type of mortgage interest rate stays the same over the entire term of the loan.

What is a fixed rate?

300

The prongs on a fork.

a) What are the wambles?

b) What are the purlicules?

c) What are the tines?

c) what are the tines?

300

This is the most popular lawn decoration to ever be sold.

What are pink flamingos?

400

Hanging a chimney hook. Dating from the medieval period, when a house was built, the last thing to be put in place was a hook in the chimney to hang cooking pots from. Once in place, a meal would be prepared to thank everyone who helped build the house. 

What is France?

400

Approximately _____% of Canadian homeowners have a mortgage in 2024.

What is 35.5%? I will accept anything within 30-40.

400

This is the process of determining a home’s value for the purpose of securing a mortgage.

What is an appraisal?

400

A mechanical fitting used to introduce lubricating grease into a machine or component. 

a) what is a scurryfunge?

b) what is a grease nipple?

c) what is a rump stumper?

b) what is a grease nipple?

400

A layer of dead organic material between the soil and the turf.

What is thatch?

500

Ringing a bell to rid your home of dying chi (aka bad energy). According to feng shui, ringing a bell will help clear a room of negative vibes. 

What is Tibet?

500

The closing costs on a mortgage average around $_______ or _% to_% of the price of the home.

What is $10,000 or 1.5%-4%?

500

This clause in a purchase agreement allows a buyer to back out if they can’t secure financing.

What is a financing contingency?

500

The strip separating windowpanes.

a) what is a muntin?

b) what is a suntin?

c) what is a blejuntin?

a) what is a muntin?

500

It is the best season to seed the lawn.

What is fall?