How is eh typically used?

To check agreement at the end of a sentence

Canadian Slang Quiz: Toques, Loonies and Double-Doubles

Canadian English mixes British and American habits with words found nowhere else, and this Canadian slang quiz checks how well you speak it. Play 10 interactive questions on toques, loonies and toonies, double-doubles at Timmies, the famous eh, chesterfields, hydro bills, two-fours, keeners, washrooms and parkades.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Toque
What is a toque in Canada?
Loonie
What is a loonie?
Toonie
What is a toonie?
Double
What does ordering a double-double at Tim Hortons get you?
Eh
How is eh typically used?
Sofa
What is a chesterfield in older Canadian slang?
Hydro
What does paying the hydro mean in Ontario?
Two-four
What is a two-four?
Keener
What is a keener?
Parkade
What is a parkade in western Canada?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: What is a toque in Canada?
Answer: A knitted winter hat
Canadians pronounce it tuke.
Q2: What is a loonie?
Answer: A one-dollar coin
The coin shows a common loon.
Q3: What is a toonie?
Answer: A two-dollar coin
It was introduced in 1996.
Q4: What does ordering a double-double at Tim Hortons get you?
Answer: Coffee with two creams and two sugars
Tim Hortons is often called Timmies.
Q5: How is eh typically used?
Answer: To check agreement at the end of a sentence
Nice day, eh? asks the listener to agree.
Q6: What is a chesterfield in older Canadian slang?
Answer: A sofa
Many younger Canadians now just say couch.
Q7: What does paying the hydro mean in Ontario?
Answer: Paying the electricity bill
Much of Canada's power comes from hydroelectric dams.
Q8: What is a two-four?
Answer: A case of 24 beers
The May long weekend is jokingly called May Two-Four.
Q9: What is a keener?
Answer: A very eager student
It can be affectionate or teasing.
Q10: What is a parkade in western Canada?
Answer: A multi-level parking garage
The word is common in Alberta and British Columbia.

Canadian Slang Quiz – Speaking Canadian

Canadian English blends British spellings, American vocabulary and words of its own. A toque is a knitted winter hat, a loonie is the one-dollar coin with a loon on it and a toonie is the two-dollar coin introduced in 1996.

At Tim Hortons, or Timmies, a double-double means coffee with two creams and two sugars. Canadians may add eh to check agreement, call a sofa a chesterfield and pay the hydro, meaning the electricity bill.

A two-four is a case of 24 beers, a keener is an eager student, a washroom is a public toilet and, in the west, a parkade is a parking garage.

What This Quiz Teaches

Language fans and visitors to Canada will enjoy these questions.

What common slang words mean
How Canadians name coins
What to order at Timmies
How eh is used
Which words are regional

Did You Know?

Canadians often use pop for soda.
Serviette is common for a paper napkin.
Mickey can mean a small bottle of liquor.
Many Canadians say zed, not zee.
Regional slang varies from coast to coast.