Canadiana
Formal/Informal
Colloquialisms and Slang
Cliches
Baseball Idioms
100

This boring city that most Canadians have never been to is the capital of Canada.

Ottawa

100

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

100

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.


100

"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

100

"Right off the bat" means:

a) something came off a bat

b) immediately

c) something went right

b) immediately

200

This is the number of provinces and territories in Canada.

13

200

The word "shall" is commonly spoken in Canadian Englsh. 

True or False?

False.

200

"What are you up to?" means this.

"What are you doing?"
200

If you get just a small amount of something, you might say:

"Better ______   ______ ."

"Better than nothing."

200

To "strike out" means:

a) to leave

b) to fail

c) to stop working

b) to fail

300

This animal is depicted on the quarter.

Caribou

300

The word "shall" is used in:

a) British English

b) academic and other formal reports

c) both

d) neither

c) both

300

This is when something is called a "no-brainer".

When the solution to a problem is obvious or doesn't require thought.

300

Complete the cliche:

"The grass is always _______ on the other side."

"The grass is always greener on the other side."

300

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

400

This large island is located off the west coast of B.C.

Vancouver

400

This is the informal way to say "I have to go".

"Gotta go."

or

"I gotta go."

400

This is when you call something a "thingamajig" or a "whatchmacallit".

When you can't remember what it is called.

400

Complete the cliche:

"Love is  _______ ."


"Love is blind."

400

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

500

The name of this animal is also the name for an older woman "on the hunt" for younger guys.

Cougar

500

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."

500

"What do you figure?" means this.

"What do you think?"

500

Complete the cliche:


" _______  is bliss."

"Ignorance is bliss."

500

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