So you think you're a vocabulary buff? Well, we're calling that bluff! See if you can answer these questions about Canadian words with First Nations and French roots.1. What does the town name "Inuvik" mean?portage over a pointed crestplace of manabundance2. The word "maskinonge" is of Algonquian origin. Which of the following is not a synonym for that particular freshwater fish?jackfishtiger muskymuskellunge3. Which of the following is an Alberta town that takes its name from the Blackfoot word for a nearby rock formation?OkayamaOkaraOkotoks4. The word "rabaska" came to English through a Canadian French interpretation of the word "Athabaska". What is a rabaska?large birchbark canoetype of turnipwooden chair5. What is the correct spelling of the word that refers to a long narrow sled that curves up at the front?tobogantobbogantoboggan6. If you went to the grocery store for some Oka, what would you be looking for?dried pulverized meatleafy green vegetable used in soupssemi-soft cured cheese7. Which geographical name comes from the Cree for "swift current"?SaskatchewanNunavutQuebec
