United States of America
This holiday, celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, involves turkey and is followed by “Black Friday” sales.
What is Thanksgiving?
In Britain this word means what Americans call a “cookie”, and you might dunk one in your tea.
What is a biscuit?
This friendly Australian greeting is a shortened form of “good day”.
What is “G’day”?
This one-syllable tag at the end of a sentence is the stereotype of Canadian speech.
What is “eh”?
The All Blacks perform this traditional Māori war dance before rugby matches.
What is the haka?
Americans take this to go up to the fifth floor.
What is an elevator?
Brits put their shopping in this part of the car, which Americans call the “trunk”.
What is the boot?
Australians call these “thongs” and wear them to the beach. Americans call them something else.
What are flip-flops?
This sport, played on ice, is considered Canada’s most popular winter game.
What is (ice) hockey?
New Zealand consists of this many main islands and their names
What is two? What the North and the South islands?
In American English this word means “trousers”, but in British English it means “underwear”.
What are pants?
Besides being said when you raise a glass, this British word is often used to mean “thank you”.
What is "cheers"?
Australians use this word for the remote, dry and sparsely populated interior of the country.
What is the "outback"?
This dish from Quebec is made of fries topped with cheese curds and gravy.
What is "poutine"?
In New Zealand, a “chilly bin” is this.
What is a cooler / cool box (an insulated box for keeping food and drink cold)?
In the Midwest it’s “pop”, in the Northeast it’s “soda”, and in parts of the South this brand name is used for any fizzy drink.
What is “a Coke”?
In Britain, a “public school” is this type of school.
What is a private (fee-paying) school?
This is the Australian word for a baby kangaroo.
What is a "joey"?
Shouting “Give’r!” in Canada means this.
What is “Go for it!” / “Give it your all!”?
In New Zealand, “tramping” is this outdoor activity.
What is hiking?
Americans writing this date 4-7-2026 mean this month.
What is April?
This traditional British meal, eaten in the afternoon, includes tea, sandwiches and [what] with jam and cream.
What are scones?
When Australians “chuck a sickie”, they are doing this at work.
What is taking a day off pretending to be ill?
At Tim Hortons, ordering a “double-double” gets you this.
What is a coffee with two creams and two sugars?
This flightless bird is a national symbol and also a nickname for New Zealanders.
What is a kiwi?