Toronto Facts
Name the sport
Odd one out
Spell the word
Dates
100

Name 4/5 of the universities located in the GTA

OCAD University

University of Toronto

Toronto Metropolitan University

Tyndale University

York University

100

A bunch of people fight over a giant orange bouncy ball, taking turns trying to throw it through a circle attached to a square, which is nailed to a wall. Points only matter if they land from certain places, and sometimes the ball gets stolen mid-bounce.

Basketball

100

Dog, Cat, Elephant, Ape, Rose

Rose (category is animal)

100

A line or sequence of people or things awaiting their turn

Queue

100

October 9th, 2022

Friendsgiving

200

Kennedy is the furthest east station on line 2, what is the 20th most east station on line 2? 

Ossington

200

Twenty-two people chase a round object across a large patch of grass, but they’re not allowed to touch it with their hands. If they manage to kick it past someone standing in front of a net, everyone loses their mind for a minute

Football (Soccer)
200

Carrot, Potato, Lettuce, Tomato, Spinach

Tomato (category is vegetables)

200

Dividing thoughts or feelings into different sections or categories. 

Often used to organize ones life 

Compartmentalize

200

February 1st, 2019

Ice Skating at Nathan Phillip Square

300
Year the Eglinton Line was originally planned to be ready for

2020

300

Two or four people awkwardly whack a fuzzy yellow ball back and forth over a net, sometimes for hours. If they hit it too far, they lose; if they hit it too soft, it stops. There’s a lot of yelling random words like "love" that mean nothing related to the actual game

Tennis

300

Adenine, Guanine, Thymine, Cytosine, Uracil

Thymine or Uracil (Category can be nitrogenous bases found on DNA or RNA)

300

A Greek dip made of yogurt, cucumber, garlic, and herbs

Tzatziki

300

August 11th, 2020

Wasaga Trip

400

Name the six areas Toronto was originally made of (which is why we're called the 6ix)

Old Toronto, York, North York, East York, Etobicoke, Scarborough

400

You use a metal stick to smack a tiny ball. Most of the time, the ball ends up in not going far, but somehow this is still fun. The goal is to use fewer swings than your friend to avoid existential dread.

Golf

400

Sparks, Galaxy, Chargers, Sharks, Suns

Suns (Category: California Sports Teams)

400

Process of transplanting organs from one species to another

Xenotransplantation

400

July 27th, 2023

Barbie Movie

500

How many professional sports teams are located in Toronto (and name all of them)

5 (Raptors, Blue Jays, Argonauts, Leafs and Toronto FC)

500

So there’s a pitcher who throws the ball, and the batter tries to hit it as far as possible. The fielders are spread out in a giant circle, waiting to catch the ball or throw it back to stop the running. The score seems to go up randomly based on... running which can go on for days.

Cricket

500

Einstein, Schrödinger, Heisenberg, Bohr, Hawking

Hawking (Category: Contributors to Quantum Mechanics)

500

Fear or phobia of long words

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

500

November 30th, 2018

IB De-stress Night

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