10/21/2009
Kat "in dire need of a printervention" F. says:
Trivia answers!!
1. What was the original name of Toronto?
- York
2. On the CBC television series, "The Raccoons", what kind of animal was Cyril Sneer, the Raccoons' nemesis?
- Aardvark
3. Which Canadian supergroup sang "Tears Are Not Enough", a charity recording to raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief?
- Northern Lights
4. T/F: Toronto's PATH system is the largest underground shopping complex.
- True
5. What is the highest grossing Canadian film of all-time internationally?
- Porky's
6. The F word was first uttered on television on which Canadian show? And who said it?
- Degrassi High: School's Out. Caitlin Ryan said it.
7. What do Bloor Street, Danforth Avenue, Danforth Road, and McCowan Road all have in common?
- They're all the same street.
8. What is the name of Ontario's first craft brewery?
- Brick Brewery in Waterloo
9. T/F: The concept of Happy Hour is illegal in Ontario.
- True. You can't change the price of alcohol more than 1x/day. So you'll see places with daily specials, but never hourly specials.
10. Who was the first mayor of Toronto?
- William Lyon Mackenzie
11. What percentage of Canada's domestic wines originate from Ontario?
- 85%
12. When was the last time "stubby" bottles (A Canadian invention) were regularly available and which company produced them?
- 1986. Labatt's.
13. What is the name of Toronto's largest park?
- High Park
14. When did the Toronto Maple Leafs last win the Stanley Cup?
- 1967
15. T/F: Ontario's apple farms yield 13.7 million bushels of apples per year
- True!
16. How many languages does TTC chair Adam Giambrone speak?
- 3. Arabic, French and English.
16. What's the name of the tallest office tower in Toronto?
- First Canadian Place
17. Which year did former mayor Mel Lastman call in the army after we received 118cm of snow?
- 1999
18. Which streetcar route serves the most passengers (45,000+ per day)?
- 510 Spadina
19. T/F: All of these inventions are Canadian - basketball, the electric light bulb, the electron microscope, the television, the telephone, the baseball glove and the zipper.
- True
20. T/F: It is illegal to keep any reptile that can grow more than 6 feet in length as a pet.
- True