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Are You a TRUE Newfoundlander?
Do you consider yourself a true Newfoundlander, or, at the very least, an honorary one?
Find out just how genuine your patriotism is by taking our special Newfoundlander quiz!
1. What is a “store”?
a) a shed
b) a place where you buy yer smokes
c) a pen for keeping livestock
d) a winter’s supply of dried goods
2. What do you call the back of a pick-up truck in rural Newfoundland?
a) box
b) bed
c) pan
d) all of the above
3. What’s a deck off a house called?
a) patio
b) bridge
c) wallop
d) stoop
4. It’s your first time visiting a friend’s house around the bay. When you approach the front door, you:
a) knock
b) wave to Nan in the window
c) open the door and walk on in
d) none of the above
5. In the song “I’se the B’y” what is Lizer up to her knees in?
a) youngsters
b) water
c) gravel
d) none of the above
6. What do you do with a wedgie?
a) eat it
b) hammer it
c) remove it with a painful grimace
d) row it
7. If you ask a Newfoundlander why those blueberries are red, you will be told
a) because they’re partridgeberries
b) because they’re green
c) because they’re cold
d) because it’s been a dry season
8. An ugly stick is
a) a walking cane
b) a musical instrument
c) another name for a gaff
d) your mother-in-law
See page 54 of the Explore Travel Guide for the answers!
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