Holiday Activities
Local Tourist Attractions
GTA Geography
YAY
100

This Popular Holiday activity involves making miniature houses out of what?

Gingerbread

100

This famous tower in Toronto stands at 556M, and is where you can complete the "Edge Walk".

CN Tower

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100

This city is the 6th largest in Canada, and was originally built as a suburb next to Toronto's downtown core.

100

Youth Assisting Youth provides mentorship services to youth in what two regions?

GTA and York Region

200

Ice Skating was invented in Scandinavia over 200 years ago, for what purpose?

As a method of transportation.

200

This attraction in Toronto has over 2000 aquatic animals.

200

This chain of 15 islands south of Toronto's mainland, formerly called "Aiionwatha" and "Hiawatha's Island", are now called what?

Toronto Islands.
200

Approximately, how many years ago was Youth Assisting Youth founded?

40 years.

500

This winter sport originated in the slopes of Mount Royal, Montreal. It involves sliding downhill, over snow. What is it called?

500

Anna Taylor, a 63-year-old school teacher, was the first person to go over this natural Ontario attraction in a barrel.

500

This city, also know as "Steel Town", is one of Canada's largest hubs for iron and steel output.

Hamilton.

500

YAY provides mentorship services to youth in the GTA and York Region.

According to the Cambridge dictionary, a mentor is, "a person who gives a younger or less experienced person ___ and ___ overtime, especially at work or school."

a) Training & Friendship

b) Tutoring and Friendship

c) Help and advice

d) All of the above

Help and advice.


Although the answer is "help and advice", all of the mentioned answers could also be considered responsibilities of mentors.

1000

Jamaica is a tropical island, with no snow. However, in 1988 a team of 4 Jamaican men made their Olympic debut in what winter sport?

Bobsledding.

Bobsledding is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, ice tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm4DjRcmoPY 

1000

This popular attraction is where government representatives from across Canada gather to make laws.

1000

The City of Toronto has 6 boroughs, also known as towns, including Toronto. Name all 6.

Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough, York, East York, and Toronto.

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1000

YAY mentors must make this minimum commitment when they join our program, and for how long?

3 hours a week for 1 year.

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