Toronto & U of Trivia
This tower is Toronto’s most recognizable landmark and was once the tallest freestanding structure in the world.
What is the CN Tower?
This rapper, born in Toronto, starred in Degrassi before becoming a global superstar.
What is Drake?
This is the now iconic name of Toronto's Major League Baseball team.
What is the Toronto Blue Jays?
The giant green smashing hero tore a hole in Knox College in this 2008 film.
What is the Incredible Hulk?
These places found on University campuses or throughout the city are a great spot to study by yourself or with friends.
What is a library?
This U of T library, located on St. George campus, is best known for its brutalist architecture and vast collection?
What is Robarts Library?
In 2016, this animal was found dead on a Toronto sidewalk and was memorialized with flowers, a candle, and a framed photo.
What is a Raccoon?
Originally named the Toronto Arenas, this hockey team was one of the founding NHL teams.
What is the Toronto Maple Leafs?
Based on the book written by this U of T alumna, The Handmaid’s Tale is an acclaimed drama TV series that featured The Kaneff Centre, CCT Building, and the Health Sciences Complex (HSC).
Who is Margaret Atwood?
This planning or scheduling tool helps you keep track of weekly events and important dates.
What is a Calendar?
This popular downtown park borders the eastern edge of U of T’s St. George campus.
What is Queen's Park?
This Toronto-born actor starred in Kim's Convenience and more recently Shang-Chi in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
What is Simu Liu?
The Toronto-based NBA team "The Raptors" won their first championship in this year.
What is 2019?
The classic high school comedy Mean Girls filmed the iconic debate scene at this large lecture venue.
What is Convocation Hall?
This kind of "active recall" deck uses prompts and self-testing, and is more effective than rereading notes.
What are Flashcards?
U of T was founded in this year.
What is 1827?
This Toronto-set movie, featuring a red panda and lots of boy band energy, was made by Pixar.
What is Turning Red?
U of T’s varsity teams are known by this name.
What are the Varsity Blues?
This spin-off of popular Amazon series "The Boys" filmed scenes at Victoria College.
What is Gen V?
This method of learning retention is said to help retain 90% of learned information.
What is teaching others?
Before being changed in 1849, the University of Toronto went by this name.
What is King's College?
This cult-classic movie, based on a graphic novel by Toronto’s Bryan Lee O’Malley, features fights, music, and lots of local landmarks.
What is Scott Pilgrim vs. the World?
This is how many Varsity Teams U of T has.
What is 44?
This 1997 film about a janitor with a genius-level intellect solving math problems at MIT filmed many scenes at St. George campus.
What is Good Will Hunting?
This productivity technique where an individual works on a task while another person is present, either physically or virtually, helps to enhance focus and motivation.
What is body doubling?