City Namesakes
Cree or Ojibwe for "Muddy Waters"
Winnipeg
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO)
These two rivers meet at the Forks in Winnipeg.
Assiniboine & Red
This British general and leader of the Red River Expedition ironically became the namesake of Winnipeg's hippie neighbourhood.
Garnet Wolseley
Manitoba's favourite sauce, allegedly invented by accident by Mitzi's.
Honey Dill
"Place protected from fire" where the survivors of Ragnarok settle.
Gimli
Heart of Gold
(he grew up here)
Neil Young
How old is Manitoba?
156 Years
The Denim Devil, convicted of sexual assault in Montreal on Monday. (He's not actually from here, we don't claim him.)
Peter Nygard
For over 20 consecutive years, Winnipeg was the number one consumer of this sugary drink.
Slurpees
Not named after the WWII leader, but his ancestor.
Churchill
Life is a Highway
Tom Cochrane
Manitoba's southern border lies on which parallel?
49th
The 3 people Manitoba has public holidays named after (not including Jesus).
Louis Riel, Terry Fox, Queen Victoria
These budget calzones were invented in Winnipeg by Paul Faraci.
Pizza Pops
The British Earl, whose Scottish Highlanders settled the Red River Colony.
Selkirk
Superstitious Feeling
Harlequin
This Premier is notable for building the Red River Floodway, known as Duff's Ditch.
Dufferin Roblin
Gold Medalist and host of the Amazing Race Canada, from Russell Manitoba.
Jon Montogmery
The founder of Salisbury House disliked the word hamburger, so to this day they're called this.
Nips
A silly name based on the lead character of a 1905 science fiction novel.
Flin Flon (Josiah Flintabbatey Flonatin)
Mmmm mmm mmm mmm
Crash Test Dummies
Manitoba's only native lizard lives in this provincial desert.
Spirit Sands / Spruce Woods
Namesake of the statistical problem involving 3 doors and 2 goats.
Monty Hall (Let's Make a Deal)
This drink brand was named for the first time the King visited Winnipeg in 1939.
Crown Royal Whisky