All About Toronto
Which Hall of Fame baseball legend hit his first professional home run into the waters of Lake Ontario from Hanlan's Point Stadium in 1914?
Babe Ruth
What vegetable was the first food planted in space?
Potatoes
“If you are going through hell, keep going.”
Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
The world’s most expensive spice is native to Southwest Asia. What is it?
Saffron
Which British prime minister was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Winston Churchill
Which street in Toronto holds the record for "the longest street in the world"?
Yonge St (56km)
What kind of nut is used to make the dessert, marzipan?
Almonds
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945)
What is traditionally served alongside haggis, Scotland’s national dish?
Mashed turnips, a.k.a bashed neeps
Which John Steinbeck novel revolves around the characters Lenny and George?
Of Mice and Men
Joining the team in 1979 until 1999, what was the name of the first mascot for the Toronto Blue Jays?
BJ Birdy (current mascots are Ace & Junior)
What is the difference of a broth and a stock?
Broth is made with meat, while stock is made with bones
"An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind."
Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
What is the name of India’s festival of lights celebrated in either October or November?
Diwali
Which action painter was nicknamed “Jack the Dripper”?
Jackson Pollock
What Western Conference team did the Toronto Raptors defeat in the 2019 NBA finals to become league champions?
Golden State Warriors
Which fast food chain uses the slogan “Eat Fresh”?
Subway
"I am not interested in money, I just want to be wonderful."
Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962)
Which language has the most native speakers in the world?
Mandarin Chinese (1.3 billion native speakers)
What is the best-selling novel of all time, selling approx. 500 million copies worldwide?
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
Which animal was used as a high diving act at the Hanlan's Point Amusement Park in the early 1900's?
Horse
Human taste can be distilled down to basic 5 taste qualities: sweet, sour, bitter, salty and ___________
Umami
"The best revenge is massive success"
Frank Sinatra (1915-1998)
Which continent is the most linguistically diverse in the world?
Africa (anywhere from 800 to 1,500 of the world’s languages
How many of the original members of the Group of Seven were born in Britain?
3 - Lismer, MacDonald, and Varley