This Police Academy movie featured the crew racing on Jetskis to the Toronto Island

Police Academy 3: Back in Training

Why is Toronto called the 6?

It came from Toronto rapper, Drake’s album name “views from the Six”

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1
The initial one-way , cash ticket price between Union and Pearson in 2015 was
$21.50
$25.50
$27.50
$18.50
2
This Police Academy movie featured the crew racing on Jetskis to the Toronto Island
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
Police Academy
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
3
In what year did the Raptors win their first NBA Championship?
2019
2018
2005
1999
4
Zit Remedy's 'Everybody Wants Something' first appeared in what locally shot TV show?
Ready or Not
Degrassi Jr High
The Beachcombers
King of Kensington
5
What was the mascot's name for those games?
Paunchy
Youppi
Mangy
Pachi
6
Pachi was what kind of animal?
Squirrel
Raccoon
Porcupine
Hedgehog
7
Between the 1850s and the 1920s we needed even more room. How far South did Fort York Shoreline get moved?
900m
250m
700m
126m
8
The Toronto Zoo currently has
Pandas
A working monorail
A decommissioned monorail
Elephants
9
What do the colours on the PATH signage represent?
The four seasons
Nothing at all
Toronto's artistic heritage
Directions
10
What were the Toronto Maple Leafs formerly known as?
St. Patrick's
Leprechauns
St. Peter's
St. Mike's
11
According to Glassdoor, what is the average annual salary for a Toronto firefighter?
$68K
$93K
$89K
$74K
12
What's the longest streetcar route on the TTC system?
510 Spadina
501 Queen
505 Dundas
506 Carlton
13
The Pan Am Games also gave us a train to the airport, UP Express. How much did it cost to build the train service?
$922 million
$128 million
$456 million
$332 million
14
Which legendary architect created Ontario Place?
Daniel Libeskind
Philip Johnson
Eberhard Zeidler
Mies Van der Rohe
15
Babe Ruth hit his first home run as a professional on the Toronto Islands
True
False
16
What year did the Island Airport AKA Billy Bishop get built?
1928
1950
1942
1939
17
Toronto's Woodbine racetrack opened in what year?
1934
1956
1957
1945
18
Maple Leaf Gardens was home to the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League from
1930-1999
1931-1997
1932-1998
1931-1999
19
How deep is the deepest point in Lake Ontario?
244m
823m
196m
313m
20
What flag is this?
City of Toronto flag
Provincial alternate flag
Toronto Rhino Party flag
Flag from The Boys TV show
21
In which Toronto venue have the Raptors not played games?
Ricoh Coliseum
Maple Leaf Gardens
Rogers Centre aka SkyDome
Air Canada Centre (formerly Scotiabank Arena)
22
Degrassi helped launch the career of which Canadian music star?
Snow
Paul Anka
Drake
Meryn Cadell
23
Toronto has a vast, pedestrian connected system known as the PATH. How long is the PATH?
20KM
30KM
45KM
40KM
24
Which notable Torontonian appears in this image?
Brad Lamb
Rob Ford
Doug Ford
Harold the Jeweler
25
In what year could people first take a train between Toronto and Hamilton?
1850
1901
1855
1843
26
Even the Toronto Islands has a fire station
False
True
27
Which lake is Toronto next to?
Crystal Lake
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Lake Superior
28
York, AKA Toronto, was once the provincial capital
False
True
29
In what year did Toronto formally adopt its name?
1840
1829
1851
1834
30
Along with Toronto, which of these cities in North America also have streetcars
Las Vegas
Winnepeg
Atlanta
Vancouver
31
Another famous Toronto rapper had a huge hit with which song from this music video?
Let Your Backbone Slide
Informer
I Rhyme the World
Rise Up
32
What is this thing?
Giant movie prop
Bata Shoe Museum
ROM
Collapsed building
33
What's the fastest officially recorded time to climb the 1776 steps?
8 mins 29secs
7 mins 34 secs
9 mins 55 secs
11 mins 2 secs
34
Approximately how many languages and dialects are spoken in Toronto
142
93
180
55
35
When were the Toronto Raptors founded?
1993
1996
1995
1994
36
Where was the largest concert ever held in Toronto?
Toronto Islands
Exhibition/CNE
Downsview Park
Rogers Centre aka SkyDome
37
What year did Toronto host the Pan-Am Games?
2016
2013
2015
2014
38
Drake's OVO clothing line stands for?
One Very Original
October's Very Own
Our Very Own
Oops Voice Over
39
What is the adult cash fare for TTC in 2021?
$3.10
$3.25
$2.50
$3.00
40
What is the Population of the City of Toronto (Census May 2016)?
2,700,000
3,100,000
2,400,000
2,100,000
41
When was Chuvalo’s epic 15-round bout with Ali at Maple Leaf Gardens?
March 29, 1966
February 30, 1966
April 1, 1965
July 4, 1967
42
GO Transit is free to ride
On Christmas Eve
On your birthday
On New Year's Eve
Never
43
It is safe to eat fish from the Don River
True
False
44
When did it finally become legal to shop on Sundays in Toronto?
1992
1975
1988
2000
45
Which of the following 80s movies was not filmed in Toronto?
Adventures in Babysitting
Above The Law
Police Academy
Cocktail
46
Why is Toronto called the 6?
It came from Toronto rapper, Drake’s album name “views from the Six”
Actor Ryan Reynolds jokingly called Toronto the 6 once in a movie
Because Toronto has six letters
We have six subway lines in downtown Toronto
47
Roughly what percentage of Torontonians were born outside of Canada?
53%
78%
49%
62%
48
How many steps to climb the CN Tower?
1776
1900
1886
2004
49
In what year did a GO train get stuck, flooded, and gain a snake rider?
2018
2015
2013
2012
50
According to plans, when will the Eglinton Line finally be completed?
2022
2021
It's gonna open?
2023
51
What year did Toronto suffer a great fire?
1899
1904
1908
1879
52
The Toronto Police have a mascot car named?
Beatdown
Constable Carburator
Blinky
Friendly
53
Who said, "Toronto is a kind of New York operated by the Swiss."
Peter Ustinov
Peter O'Toole
Peter Fonda
Peter Sellers
54
When did the Presto card system full implementation first begin?
2009
2006
2017
2015
55
What was the nickname of Toronto in 1836?
Mudder York
Muddish York
Muddy York
The 6ix
56
In what year did a storm wash away the peninsula thus leading to formation of the Toronto Islands?
1865
1902
1858
1911
57
What's Pizza Nova's phone number?
416-535-4444
416-967-1111
647-345-4777
416-439-0000
58
What locally filmed TV show is this from?
Pretty Hard Cases
Rookie Blue
The Boys
Flashpoint
59
This Toronto landmark was prominently featured in a Resident Evil movie
Yorkdale Mall
Rogers Centre AKA SkyDome
CN Tower
City Hall
60
During the G8, Police used this innocuously named tactic for mass arrests.
Kettling
Swarming
Corraling
Grouping
61
Cultural institutions started to emerge. When did The Art Gallery of Toronto (now Art Gallery of Ontario) open up?
1900
1902
1898
1899
62
In 1851 Toronto what per cent of the population claimed origins in the United Kingdom?
97
53
84
76
63
At one point even mammoths and mastodons lived in this part of Ontario
True
False
64
You can get to the Island Airport by ferry or by walking
True
False
65
Toronto hosted the G8 which also resulted in some clashes. What year was that?
2011
2009
2010
2012
66
The UP Express has how many stops?
3
2
4
5
67
In what year was TTC made free for children age 12 and under?
2005
1999
2018
2015
68
The GO train got stuck in the Don River valley. Why is it called the Don River?
Reminded someone of River Don in England
Named after Don Julio . Lengendary Toronto bootlegger and man of influence
Toronto's then mayor had a child name Don
Was supposed to be Dawn River but typo but left uncorrected
69
The most recent Toronto Police Budget was approximately?
$900 million
$500 million
$1 billion
$800 million
70
Speaking of trains, in what year did GO Transit start regular passenger service?
1969
1967
1970
1968
71
Preceding Budweiser Stage, Ontario Place had totally different concert venue called
Molson Ampitheatre
Lakeside Place
Kingswood Ampitheatre
The Forum
72
Smoke's fast food chain is most known for its signature
Hamburgers
Chicken Wings
Poutine
Dumplings
73
You can get all the way from Bay/Queens Quay to College/Yonge without ever leaving the PATH
False
True
74
'Sarstock' was a huge concert held in what year?
2002
2003
2004
2001
75
Toronto's first subway line had this many stops
11
12
9
10
76
Lake Ontario is one the Great Lakes. Which is the largest?
Erie
Huron
Superior
Michigan
77
When first conceived, the Eaton Centre would have meant demolition of old City Hall
False
True
78
Toronto once was home to a Planet Hollywood and a Hard Rock Cafe
False
True
79
This famous citizen helped stop the planned Spadina Expressway
Margaret Atwood
Jane Jacobs
Jennifer Keesmaat
Faith Goldy
80
In what year did New France (including Toronto) pass from French to British rule?
1763
1812
1801
1799
81
Which musicians performed at Sarstock?
Justin Timberlake, Paul Anka, Kish, Parachute Club
Rush, The Guess Who, Sam Roberts, Drake
AC/DC, Kathleen Edwards, Nelly Furtado, Sarah Mcclochlan
Rolling Stones, The Flaming Lips, La Chicane, Tea Party
82
What was the original adult cash fare to ride the TTC in 1928?
TTC did not exist in 1928
$0.05
$0.04
$0.07
83
The TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) once operated Toronto Island Ferries
True
False
84
Typically how many firefighters are sent to rescue someone stuck on the Scarborough bluffs?
24
9
12
38
85
Which famous comic was never part of Toronto's legendary Second City ensemble?
Mike Myers
Martin Short
John Candy
Jim Carrey
86
Paddle The Don is a yearly event that allows for paddling on the Don River. What year did the event start?
1979
2000
1993
1985
87
Complete this TV sitcom lyric: When he walks down the street he smiles at everyone. Everyone that he meets calls him
buddy
Al
king of Kensington
my friend
88
What is the only station on the subway to offer absolutely no transfers between the subway and any surface route?
Chester
High Park
Christie
Bessarion
89
In 1980 Toronto concert goers rioted when this musical act failed to show up and perform?
Tom Jones
Kiss
Alice Cooper
Frank Sinatra
90
The OVO mascot is what kind of animal?
Owl
Raccoon
Squirrel
Blue Jay
91
What 1980s movie featured someone tumbling from the CN Tower?
Highpoint
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
The Fly
Police Academy
92
Toronto's waterfront once was home to a floating seafood restaurant . What was it called?
The Frying Dutchman
Captain John's
Red Lobster
Captain's Boil
93
Toronto Police also have a mounted unit. Approximately how many horses belong to that group?
25
20
18
11
94
What Toronto landmark once looked like this?
Eaton Centre
Metro Hall
City Hall
Yorkdale Mall
95
When did voters finally agree to allow Sunday streetcar service?
1902
1897
1900
1899
96
Woodbine then added a casino. When did that happen?
2005
1998
2000
1999
97
The Ontario Science Centre is getting its own named stop on the new Eglinton Line
True
False
98
Ali won that fight with a knockout
True
False
99
How many fire stations does Toronto have?
83
62
76
94
100
Way back, when Lake Ontario was a large meltwater lake, what was it called?
Lake Iroquois
Lake Leamy
Lake Hudson
Lake Mohawk

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Answers

1
The initial one-way , cash ticket price between Union and Pearson in 2015 was
$21.50
$25.50
$27.50
$18.50
2
This Police Academy movie featured the crew racing on Jetskis to the Toronto Island
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
Police Academy
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
3
In what year did the Raptors win their first NBA Championship?
2019
2018
2005
1999
4
Zit Remedy's 'Everybody Wants Something' first appeared in what locally shot TV show?
Ready or Not
Degrassi Jr High
The Beachcombers
King of Kensington
5
What was the mascot's name for those games?
Paunchy
Youppi
Mangy
Pachi
6
Pachi was what kind of animal?
Squirrel
Raccoon
Porcupine
Hedgehog
7
Between the 1850s and the 1920s we needed even more room. How far South did Fort York Shoreline get moved?
900m
250m
700m
126m
8
The Toronto Zoo currently has
Pandas
A working monorail
A decommissioned monorail
Elephants
9
What do the colours on the PATH signage represent?
The four seasons
Nothing at all
Toronto's artistic heritage
Directions
10
What were the Toronto Maple Leafs formerly known as?
St. Patrick's
Leprechauns
St. Peter's
St. Mike's
11
According to Glassdoor, what is the average annual salary for a Toronto firefighter?
$68K
$93K
$89K
$74K
12
What's the longest streetcar route on the TTC system?
510 Spadina
501 Queen
505 Dundas
506 Carlton
13
The Pan Am Games also gave us a train to the airport, UP Express. How much did it cost to build the train service?
$922 million
$128 million
$456 million
$332 million
14
Which legendary architect created Ontario Place?
Daniel Libeskind
Philip Johnson
Eberhard Zeidler
Mies Van der Rohe
15
Babe Ruth hit his first home run as a professional on the Toronto Islands
True
False
16
What year did the Island Airport AKA Billy Bishop get built?
1928
1950
1942
1939
17
Toronto's Woodbine racetrack opened in what year?
1934
1956
1957
1945
18
Maple Leaf Gardens was home to the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League from
1930-1999
1931-1997
1932-1998
1931-1999
19
How deep is the deepest point in Lake Ontario?
244m
823m
196m
313m
20
What flag is this?
City of Toronto flag
Provincial alternate flag
Toronto Rhino Party flag
Flag from The Boys TV show
21
In which Toronto venue have the Raptors not played games?
Ricoh Coliseum
Maple Leaf Gardens
Rogers Centre aka SkyDome
Air Canada Centre (formerly Scotiabank Arena)
22
Degrassi helped launch the career of which Canadian music star?
Snow
Paul Anka
Drake
Meryn Cadell
23
Toronto has a vast, pedestrian connected system known as the PATH. How long is the PATH?
20KM
30KM
45KM
40KM
24
Which notable Torontonian appears in this image?
Brad Lamb
Rob Ford
Doug Ford
Harold the Jeweler
25
In what year could people first take a train between Toronto and Hamilton?
1850
1901
1855
1843
26
Even the Toronto Islands has a fire station
False
True
27
Which lake is Toronto next to?
Crystal Lake
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Lake Superior
28
York, AKA Toronto, was once the provincial capital
False
True
29
In what year did Toronto formally adopt its name?
1840
1829
1851
1834
30
Along with Toronto, which of these cities in North America also have streetcars
Las Vegas
Winnepeg
Atlanta
Vancouver
31
Another famous Toronto rapper had a huge hit with which song from this music video?
Let Your Backbone Slide
Informer
I Rhyme the World
Rise Up
32
What is this thing?
Giant movie prop
Bata Shoe Museum
ROM
Collapsed building
33
What's the fastest officially recorded time to climb the 1776 steps?
8 mins 29secs
7 mins 34 secs
9 mins 55 secs
11 mins 2 secs
34
Approximately how many languages and dialects are spoken in Toronto
142
93
180
55
35
When were the Toronto Raptors founded?
1993
1996
1995
1994
36
Where was the largest concert ever held in Toronto?
Toronto Islands
Exhibition/CNE
Downsview Park
Rogers Centre aka SkyDome
37
What year did Toronto host the Pan-Am Games?
2016
2013
2015
2014
38
Drake's OVO clothing line stands for?
One Very Original
October's Very Own
Our Very Own
Oops Voice Over
39
What is the adult cash fare for TTC in 2021?
$3.10
$3.25
$2.50
$3.00
40
What is the Population of the City of Toronto (Census May 2016)?
2,700,000
3,100,000
2,400,000
2,100,000
41
When was Chuvalo’s epic 15-round bout with Ali at Maple Leaf Gardens?
March 29, 1966
February 30, 1966
April 1, 1965
July 4, 1967
42
GO Transit is free to ride
On Christmas Eve
On your birthday
On New Year's Eve
Never
43
It is safe to eat fish from the Don River
True
False
44
When did it finally become legal to shop on Sundays in Toronto?
1992
1975
1988
2000
45
Which of the following 80s movies was not filmed in Toronto?
Adventures in Babysitting
Above The Law
Police Academy
Cocktail
46
Why is Toronto called the 6?
It came from Toronto rapper, Drake’s album name “views from the Six”
Actor Ryan Reynolds jokingly called Toronto the 6 once in a movie
Because Toronto has six letters
We have six subway lines in downtown Toronto
47
Roughly what percentage of Torontonians were born outside of Canada?
53%
78%
49%
62%
48
How many steps to climb the CN Tower?
1776
1900
1886
2004
49
In what year did a GO train get stuck, flooded, and gain a snake rider?
2018
2015
2013
2012
50
According to plans, when will the Eglinton Line finally be completed?
2022
2021
It's gonna open?
2023
51
What year did Toronto suffer a great fire?
1899
1904
1908
1879
52
The Toronto Police have a mascot car named?
Beatdown
Constable Carburator
Blinky
Friendly
53
Who said, "Toronto is a kind of New York operated by the Swiss."
Peter Ustinov
Peter O'Toole
Peter Fonda
Peter Sellers
54
When did the Presto card system full implementation first begin?
2009
2006
2017
2015
55
What was the nickname of Toronto in 1836?
Mudder York
Muddish York
Muddy York
The 6ix
56
In what year did a storm wash away the peninsula thus leading to formation of the Toronto Islands?
1865
1902
1858
1911
57
What's Pizza Nova's phone number?
416-535-4444
416-967-1111
647-345-4777
416-439-0000
58
What locally filmed TV show is this from?
Pretty Hard Cases
Rookie Blue
The Boys
Flashpoint
59
This Toronto landmark was prominently featured in a Resident Evil movie
Yorkdale Mall
Rogers Centre AKA SkyDome
CN Tower
City Hall
60
During the G8, Police used this innocuously named tactic for mass arrests.
Kettling
Swarming
Corraling
Grouping
61
Cultural institutions started to emerge. When did The Art Gallery of Toronto (now Art Gallery of Ontario) open up?
1900
1902
1898
1899
62
In 1851 Toronto what per cent of the population claimed origins in the United Kingdom?
97
53
84
76
63
At one point even mammoths and mastodons lived in this part of Ontario
True
False
64
You can get to the Island Airport by ferry or by walking
True
False
65
Toronto hosted the G8 which also resulted in some clashes. What year was that?
2011
2009
2010
2012
66
The UP Express has how many stops?
3
2
4
5
67
In what year was TTC made free for children age 12 and under?
2005
1999
2018
2015
68
The GO train got stuck in the Don River valley. Why is it called the Don River?
Reminded someone of River Don in England
Named after Don Julio . Lengendary Toronto bootlegger and man of influence
Toronto's then mayor had a child name Don
Was supposed to be Dawn River but typo but left uncorrected
69
The most recent Toronto Police Budget was approximately?
$900 million
$500 million
$1 billion
$800 million
70
Speaking of trains, in what year did GO Transit start regular passenger service?
1969
1967
1970
1968
71
Preceding Budweiser Stage, Ontario Place had totally different concert venue called
Molson Ampitheatre
Lakeside Place
Kingswood Ampitheatre
The Forum
72
Smoke's fast food chain is most known for its signature
Hamburgers
Chicken Wings
Poutine
Dumplings
73
You can get all the way from Bay/Queens Quay to College/Yonge without ever leaving the PATH
False
True
74
'Sarstock' was a huge concert held in what year?
2002
2003
2004
2001
75
Toronto's first subway line had this many stops
11
12
9
10
76
Lake Ontario is one the Great Lakes. Which is the largest?
Erie
Huron
Superior
Michigan
77
When first conceived, the Eaton Centre would have meant demolition of old City Hall
False
True
78
Toronto once was home to a Planet Hollywood and a Hard Rock Cafe
False
True
79
This famous citizen helped stop the planned Spadina Expressway
Margaret Atwood
Jane Jacobs
Jennifer Keesmaat
Faith Goldy
80
In what year did New France (including Toronto) pass from French to British rule?
1763
1812
1801
1799
81
Which musicians performed at Sarstock?
Justin Timberlake, Paul Anka, Kish, Parachute Club
Rush, The Guess Who, Sam Roberts, Drake
AC/DC, Kathleen Edwards, Nelly Furtado, Sarah Mcclochlan
Rolling Stones, The Flaming Lips, La Chicane, Tea Party
82
What was the original adult cash fare to ride the TTC in 1928?
TTC did not exist in 1928
$0.05
$0.04
$0.07
83
The TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) once operated Toronto Island Ferries
True
False
84
Typically how many firefighters are sent to rescue someone stuck on the Scarborough bluffs?
24
9
12
38
85
Which famous comic was never part of Toronto's legendary Second City ensemble?
Mike Myers
Martin Short
John Candy
Jim Carrey
86
Paddle The Don is a yearly event that allows for paddling on the Don River. What year did the event start?
1979
2000
1993
1985
87
Complete this TV sitcom lyric: When he walks down the street he smiles at everyone. Everyone that he meets calls him
buddy
Al
king of Kensington
my friend
88
What is the only station on the subway to offer absolutely no transfers between the subway and any surface route?
Chester
High Park
Christie
Bessarion
89
In 1980 Toronto concert goers rioted when this musical act failed to show up and perform?
Tom Jones
Kiss
Alice Cooper
Frank Sinatra
90
The OVO mascot is what kind of animal?
Owl
Raccoon
Squirrel
Blue Jay
91
What 1980s movie featured someone tumbling from the CN Tower?
Highpoint
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
The Fly
Police Academy
92
Toronto's waterfront once was home to a floating seafood restaurant . What was it called?
The Frying Dutchman
Captain John's
Red Lobster
Captain's Boil
93
Toronto Police also have a mounted unit. Approximately how many horses belong to that group?
25
20
18
11
94
What Toronto landmark once looked like this?
Eaton Centre
Metro Hall
City Hall
Yorkdale Mall
95
When did voters finally agree to allow Sunday streetcar service?
1902
1897
1900
1899
96
Woodbine then added a casino. When did that happen?
2005
1998
2000
1999
97
The Ontario Science Centre is getting its own named stop on the new Eglinton Line
True
False
98
Ali won that fight with a knockout
True
False
99
How many fire stations does Toronto have?
83
62
76
94
100
Way back, when Lake Ontario was a large meltwater lake, what was it called?
Lake Iroquois
Lake Leamy
Lake Hudson
Lake Mohawk