In Canada you can pretty much yell "I smell burnt toast!" based on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSN86kphL68 and Canadians over the age of 25 or so will instantly understand you.
"Invention of the game
The game of basketball as we know it today was created by Dr. James Naismith in December 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts to condition young athletes during cold months."