How Well Do You Know Canadian Slang?

By: Becky
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How Well Do You Know Canadian Slang?
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About This Quiz

Do you consider yourself a fan of slang terms? We know they're a lot of fun, but it can be difficult to identify the different slang terms that people in various countries use to refer to everyday things. Take this How Stuff Works quiz to find out how well you really know Canadian slang! Do you know these Canadian slang terms as well as you think you do?

If you know anything about Canadian slang, you already know that Canadians are sometimes called Canucks. Although we're not quite sure where the term actually originated, it seems that the earliest recorded use of the word is actually American. The term Kanuck was used by Americans in the early 1800s to refer to someone who was a Dutch Canadian or French Canadian. Since then, the "K" has been changed to a "C," and the term has been adopted by Canadians themselves to refer, collectively and affectionately, to anyone from Canada. The term is so widely used in Canada that the Vancouver, British Columbia ice hockey team of the National Hockey League is called the Canucks.

So, do you think you know enough about Canadian slang to pass this quiz? Let's get started to find out.

What slang term is used to refer to someone from Canada?
Cheesehead
Canuck
Buckeye
Francophile
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

People from Canada are sometimes called Canucks. The term was originally "Kanuck," which was used to refer to French Canadians.

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What might a Canadian call Kraft Mac n Cheese?
boxers
KD
dinner
lunch
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Wrong Answer

Some Canadians call Kraft Mac n Cheese "KD." This is short for Kraft Dinner, which may be used to refer to any Kraft dinner product.

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If you were Canadian, what might you call a bottle of liquor?
browner
beerer
mickey
bottle
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Wrong Answer

If you were Canadian, you might call a bottle of liquor a mickey. The term specifically applies to a a 375 mL bottle.

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What do Canadians call coffee creamer?
putter
milker
whitener
darkener
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Wrong Answer

Canadians use the word "whitener" to refer to coffee creamer. Well, it certainly does whiten the beverage.

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What is Canadian bacon called in Canada?
backbacon
sliders
mcmuffins
fatter
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Wrong Answer

In Canada, Canadian bacon is called backbacon. Well, you didn't expect them to call it Canadian bacon, did you?

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Canadians don't "take" a test. What do they do instead?
talk
write
hear
sound
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Wrong Answer

Canadians write a test. So do people from many other countries.

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In Canada, cheese puffs are called what?
cheezies
puffies
powders
snacks
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

In Canada, cheese puffs are called cheezies. The term is used to refer to all brands of this snack.

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A coffee with two creams and two sugars might be called what in Canada?
22
cream sugar
big one
double double
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

A coffee with two creams and two sugars might be called a double double in Canada. The term is part of the Tim Horton's menu.

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French fries with cheese and gravy is called what in Canada?
mud
poutine
mixture
snackers
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Poutine is a dish made of french fries topped with cheese curd and gravy. The dish originated on Quebec.

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In Canada, what we call tennis shoes are called what?
rubbers
runners
lacers
lashers
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Wrong Answer

In Canada, tennis shoes are called runners. This term is used widely in Western Canada.

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While we here in the U.S. ask for the check after dinner in a restaurant, people in Canada would ask for the what?
paper
tally
total
bill
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Wrong Answer

Here in the U.S., we ask for the check after dinner in a restaurant. People in Canada would ask for the bill.

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In Canada, what would you call a substitute teacher?
midway teacher
mentor teacher
sometimes teacher
supply teacher
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

In Canada, a substitute teacher is a supply teacher. This term is also used in England.

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What do Canadians call whole wheat bread?
brown bread
bad bread
hard bread
healthy bread
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Canadians refer to whole wheat bread as brown bread. We guess that makes sense.

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What word describes someone who sucks up to authority?
keener
loser
Canuck
duck
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

A "keener" is someone who sucks up to authority. In the U.S., we would call such a person a brown noser.

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In Canada, a rubber band is called a what?
rubby
stretcher
elastic
rounder
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Wrong Answer

In Canada, a rubber band is called an elastic. This is also the case in other countries.

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What word do Canadians use to refer to kilometers?
miles
yards
clicks
inches
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Wrong Answer

The term "clicks" is used to refer to kilometers. The term may also be used to refer to speed, or kph.

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A colored pencil is called what in Canada?
pencil crayon
colorer
stick
drawer
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Wrong Answer

In Canada, a colored pencil is called a pencil crayon. Of course, they also spell "colored" "coloured."

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What is a bathrobe called in Canada?
overall
hoodie
coverall
housecoat
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

In Canada a bathrobe is called a housecoat. Well, it is a coat worn in the house.

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What might someone in Canada call a case of beer?
a two four
a case
a box
a carton
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

In Canada, a case of beer is called a two four. In Western Canada, it might be called a flat.

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In Canada, a faucet is called a what?
runner
tap
pipe
bucket
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

In Canada, a faucet is called a tap. This term is used in other countries as well.

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In Canada, a paper napkin is called a what?
wiper
wipon
nappy
serviette
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

In Canada, a paper napkin is called a serviette. It is also called a serviette in the U.K. and Ireland.

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In Canada, what do they call a can?
holder
tin
souper
minor
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

In Canada, a can is called a tin. This term is also used in the U.K.

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What do Canadians call fancy cookies?
rounders
dainties
cookies
chips
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Wrong Answer

Fancy cookies in Canada are called dainties. The term might also be used to refer to fancy pastries.

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What do Canadians call the letter Z?
zed
zoo
zee
zoy
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Wrong Answer

Canadians call the letter Z "zed." So does much of the rest of the world.

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What do they call a couch in Canada?
chesterfield
sitter
roomer
softie
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

In Canada, a couch might be called a chesterfield. However, more and more people are calling them couches or sofas.

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What word do Canadians use to refer to someone who is unsophisticated?
cheesehead
nerd
loser
hoser
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

A hoser in Canada is someone who is not sophisticated. The term "hosehead" may also be used.

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What do they call a rain gutter in Canada?
collector
eavestrough
rainy
rainer
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This makes total sense to us. After all, a rain gutter is a trough on the eaves of a house.

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Electricity is called what in Canada?
power
zapper
buzzer
hydro
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Wrong Answer

Electricity is called "hydro" in Canada. Some countries use the term hydro to refer to electricity because it is water-derived.

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What is a pot belly in Canada?
rounder
beerer
belly button
Molson muscle
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

A pot belly in Canada is called a Molson muscle. Molson refers to the brewery based in Canada.

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What do Canadians call a garbage disposal?
grinder
garburator
garbagerator
disposalator
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

In Canada, a garbage disposal is a garburator. It rhymes with carburetor.

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What is cereal called in Canada?
softies
floaties
shreddies
milkies
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

In Canada, cereal is called shreddies. In the U.S., these look like Chex.

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What might you call a sweatshirt in Canada?
bunnyhug
sweater
shirter
overall
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

A sweatshirt in Canada might be called a bunnyhug. This term is used widely in Saskatchewan.

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What do young people in Canada call a cigarette?
ciggie
rette
dart
cigar
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Wrong Answer

In Canada, young people might call a cigarette a "dart." By young people, we mean adolescents.

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Smarties, the candy, are sold as what in Canada?
Sweeties
Rockets
Crunchies
Corals
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

In Canada, Smarties are sold as Rockets. Smarties are something completely different in the U.K.

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What do Canadians call a remote control?
convertor
mote
changer
control
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Wrong Answer

In Canada, a remote control is called a convertor. This term is thought to stem from the early 1980s, when cable convertor boxes began using remote controls.

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