Saskatchewan Slang

Bridge City Basics

Atomic Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Food

Saskatcha-WHAAT?

100

This Canadian province is said to be the easiest to draw, but the hardest to spell

Saskatchewan

100

Saskatoon is famously known by this nickname because of the many structures crossing the South Saskatchewan River.

The Bridge City / Paris of the Prairies

100

This Saskatoon-based company is one of the world’s largest publicly traded uranium producers and operates the Cigar Lake mine. 

Cameco

100

Saskatchewan's biggest crop is known for its bright yellow flowers. 

Answer: Canola

100

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

200

What do you call a person from Saskatchewan?

Saskatchewanian (Demonym)

200

 This is the official fruit of Saskatchewan, often used in jams, pies, and dainties.

Answer: The Saskatoon Berry

200

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

200

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

200

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)

300

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

300

This team currently holds the coveted Grey Cup.  

Answer: Saskatchewan Roughriders

300

Most of Saskatchewan's uranium is found in this geological "Basin" located in the northern part of the province.


The Athabasca Basin

300

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

300

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

400

What unique Saskatchewan slang term refers to a hooded sweatshirt?

Bunnyhug

400

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?

400

Only this Central Asian country exceeds Canada (specifically Saskatchewan) in total annual uranium exports.

Answer: Kazakhstan

400

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

400

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

500

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

500

How many bridges go across the river in Saskatoon?

Answer: Nine

500

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).

500

Roughly 60% of these specific crops (including lentils, peas, and chickpeas) eaten in India are grown right here in Saskatchewan. 


Answer: Pulses

500

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