Vocabulary
'Tis the season
Celebrities
At 7-11
Vancouver
100

It's a circular visual used to illustrate data proportions, and it's named after a dessert.

Pie chart

100

Santa's sleigh is pulled by these deer-like animals.

Reindeer

100

Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy star as voice actors in this 2001 movie about an ogre.

Shrek

100

This cheesy tortilla brand makes their chips in the shape of "play" buttons, maybe to appeal to gamers?

Doritos

100

This type of precipitation is an almost-daily occurrence in Vancouver during the fall and spring... and winter :(

Rain

200

This term refers to a person's ability to healthily manage their working hours and their socializing hours.

Work-life balance

200

Children might have this kind of "fight" on the playground after a fresh snowfall.

Snowball fight

200

Jungkook is one of seven members of this Korean pop group.

BTS

200

It's not a "slushy," but one of these sweet, frozen drinks. Get it right.

Slurpee

200

This refers to an entire region of southwestern BC, which includes Vancouver, New Westminster, Burnaby, and Surrey, among other cities.

The Lower Mainland

300

It's a synonym of the adjectives "reputable," "trustworthy," and "believable" and can be used to describe data.

Reliable

300

In this 1990 movie, Kevin McCallister is left in Chicago to defend his parents' house from burglars while they're away on vacation in France.

Home Alone

300

This Swedish YouTuber has 111 million subscribers.

PewDiePie

300

This hot, liquid cheese product has a Spanish name in Canada and the US, and some 7-11s have machines that dispense it directly onto your nachos or hotdog.

Queso

300

This large time-keeping fixture can be found playing songs every hour in Vancouver's Gastown neighbourhood.

Steam Clock

400

We might use this kind of chart to show the linear steps in a process, such as ordering food for delivery.

Flow chart

400

Bing Crosby is dreaming of this kind of Christmas.

A white Christmas

400

Hannah Montana isn't this actor and singer's real name.

Miley Cyrus

400

Near busy roads and highways, 7-11s usually have these connected to them.

Gas stations

400

Vancouver International Airport is not actually located in Vancouver, but in this city.

Richmond

500

This method of collecting data involves surveying an entire population to gather demographic information, such as age, gender, and marital status.

Census

500

This kind of "bite" happens when human skin is exposed to extreme cold, resulting in the death of the tissue.

Frostbite

500

Nacho Libre is a 2006 comedy film shot in Oaxaca, Mexico, and stars Jack Black as one of these masked wrestlers.

Luchador

500

You'll find these lucky tickets displayed near the front counter, usually protected from theft by a piece of glass.

Lottery/scratch tickets

500

Vancouver gets the nickname "Hollywood North" due to this booming industry.

Film / movie industry