The Move - Get To Know Your Neighbourhood!
How well do you know the neighbourhood around our new office at 1 Yonge Street? Here are some questions to test your knowledge!
- 1.Where was Toronto's First City Hall located?
- A.
At the site of St. Lawrence Market
- B.
At the site of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre
- C.
At Yonge & Bloor
- D.
At Queen's Park
- 2.Formerly known as York, when was the City of Toronto officially founded?
- A.
March 6, 1834
- B.
March 6, 1825
- C.
March 6, 1934
- D.
March 6, 1858
- 3.Who was the first mayor of Toronto?
- A.
William Lyon Mackenzie
- B.
Mel Lastman
- C.
George Brown
- D.
William McDougall
- 4.When was Gooderham & Worts Distillery founded?
- A.
1832
- B.
1876
- C.
1899
- D.
1932
- 5.When was the Fairmont Royal York hotel first opened?
- A.
1929
- B.
1902
- C.
1975
- D.
1856
- 6.Redpath Sugar is still a fully functioning manufacturing plant on the waterfront. What year was the Toronto refinery on Queen's Quay built?
- A.
1959
- B.
1908
- C.
1932
- D.
1988
- 7.When was the TTC Union Station section opened to the public?
- A.
1954
- B.
1961
- C.
1948
- D.
1959
- 8.Scotiabank Centre was originally opened as the Air Canada Centre in what year?
- A.
1999
- B.
1996
- C.
1990
- D.
2002
- 9.What is the height of the doorframes in the Raptor's locker rooms?
- A.
8 feet
- B.
6 feet
- C.
7 feet
- D.
9 feet
- 10.What year did the SkyDome become the Rogers Centre?
- A.
2005
- B.
1994
- C.
2001
- D.
2007
- 11.How much does the retractable roof weigh? (approximately)
- A.
11,000 tons
- B.
8,000 tons
- C.
9,500 tons
- D.
12,500 tons
- 12.The Rogers Centre has hosted regular season games of all major professional sports leagues except one. Which one?
- A.
NHL / hockey
- B.
MLSE / soccer
- C.
NBA / basketball
- D.
NFL / football
- 13.How tall is the CN Tower?
- A.
553.3 m
- B.
457.2 m
- C.
478.8 m
- D.
522.6 m
- 14.What date was the CN Tower construction completed?
- A.
1976
- B.
1974
- C.
1977
- D.
1979
- 15.How many steps are there to climb the CN Tower?
- A.
1776
- B.
1681
- C.
1542
- D.
1824
- 16.Sherbourne Common is one of many nearby parks. Only 10 min walk from 1 Yonge St it has art sculptures and a skating rink in the winter (hint, hint social committee). What engineering feat is among the highlights of this greenspace?
- A.
UV Stormwater Treatment Plant
- B.
Landfill Cover and Cap
- C.
Geothermal Heat Pump
- D.
Waterfront Chemical Spill Clean up
- 17.Toronto Islands were actually a peninsula until a series of storms broke the connection to the mainland. What year did this occur?
- A.
1858
- B.
1905
- C.
1882
- D.
1837
- 18.What is the name of the body of water we look at in our south facing window at 1 Yonge St?
- A.
Toronto Bay
- B.
Lake Ontario
- C.
Don Valley River
- D.
Main Harbour Cannel
- 19.What is the Seneca legend of Gaasyendietha?
- A.
Myth of fire-breathing serpent living in Lake Ontario
- B.
Myth of she-wolf who created the world
- C.
Myth of the tree of truth and source of life
- D.
Myth of the thunderbird who rules the sky
- 20.Which of these is not a Toronto Island Ferry (current fleet)?
- A.
Royal
- B.
Trillium
- C.
Sam McBride
- D.
Ongiara
- 21.In 1914, who hit their first professional home run into Lake Ontario from the Hanlan's Point Stadium?
- A.
Babe Ruth
- B.
Benny Kauff
- C.
Frank LaPorte
- D.
Eddie Collins
- 22.As one of the world's oldest yacht clubs, when was the Toronto Islands-based Royal Canadian Yacht Club founded?
- A.
1852
- B.
1739
- C.
1752
- D.
1839
- 23.How long is the Martin Goodman Trail along Toronto's waterfront?
- A.
56 km
- B.
48 km
- C.
83 km
- D.
72 km
- 24.What was the original name of the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport when it opened in 1939?
- A.
Port George VI Island Airport
- B.
Port Hanlon Island Airport
- C.
Port Winfield Island Airport
- D.
Port Victoria Island Airport
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