Scams
Travelling around Toronto
Toronto Slogans & Landmarks
Safety in the community
Toronto knowledge
100
A stranger calls you and says they are from Revenue Canada and the police are coming to arrest you. The stranger wants you to buy itunes gift cards to pay back taxes. What should you do?
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Do not give them any information. Revenue Canada would send you a letter in writing and they do not accept itunes gift cards as payment for back taxes. Hang up the phone.
100
What bus routes can one take to the office?
Double Bonus: How much does bus fare cost?
Dufferin 29 or Glencairn 14
$3.25
100
What city has the slogan "Diviersity is our Strength"?
Toronto
100
If you and your friend are on the city bus, should you talk about where you live or work?
No stranger can hear and use this information
100
What is the meaning of the name Toronto?
double bonus: if you can sing the first line of the song
Meeting place
200
You receive a text message from a stranger saying they met you at a restaurant. The stranger will then start texting you pictures or start a conversation trying to get information from you. What should you do?
Do not give out any information especially when you do not know whom is receiving the information. Do not answer the text message. Delete the message and block the number. Do not go to any website the stranger suggests.
200
What is a Presto Card?
Double bonus: How can one refill the money on a Presto Card?
Bus fare card that one taps and the fare (money) is removed from the card. Or Presto Card can be used as a full monthly pass with unlimited rides.
One can refilll a Presto online, at the subway station or at Shoppers Drug mart
200
What pizza company's ad sings 4 3 9 0000?
Pizza Nova
Double Bonus: Name another large Toronto owned Pizza company
200
If someone tells you they lost their puppy and would like for you to help them find the puppy, should you?
No
200
Toronto is the origin of the longest road in the world. What is the name of the road?
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Yonge Street
300
Would someone I have never met really declare their love for me after only a few letters or emails?
No. It is a romance scammer. Do not contact the stranger in any way. No phone calls no emails no texts.
300
How do you order a taxi?
Double Bonus: Name a taxi company
One can call the telephone number and speak to the dispatcher.
One can order the taxi online or on the app.
300
A tower which contains a revolving restaurant and is an icon of Toronto's Landscape
CN Tower
300
You just missed your bus and someone pulls up in a car and offers to give you a ride, what should you do?
Say no thank you
300
What are the boroughs of Toronto? Double bonus if you can name all 5.
York, North York, East York, Etobicoke, Scarborough
400
What about people offering duct cleaning, weeding and household work over the phone?
Do not book these strangers to come to your house. If you need these services, arrange them through a family member or trusted friend. Anytime you hire someone always check their references and look up the reviews online first.
400
What makes it easier to carry groceries home on the bus?
Double bonus: How much do they cost?
Personal grocery cart around $ 35 to 40
400
What is the name of the extensive underground passage system that links much of the business core of downtown Toronto?
The path
400
If you get lost on the tranist system, who should you ask for help?
Ask an uniformed TTC driver or fare collector, police office or call home or a staff for help.
400
A rapper well known to be an icon of Toronto and is a Raptors ambassador
Drake
500
Someone calls saying that your computer needs updating or that they owe you money back on a computer service contract. What should you do?
Hang up the phone. Microsoft does not make these calls. It is a scam. Do not give them any information.
500
There is a lot of snow on the ground, what should you wear on your feet: flip flops, tennis shoes, snow boots
Snow boots
500
A large indoor mall off of Dufferin street north of the office?
Yorkdale mall
500
Should you talk to strangers on the bus?
No you don't need to other then excuse me to get by. Always be polite but don't start a personal conversation.
500
The United Nations declared Toronto as this.
the most ethnically diverse place in the world! WHOOOHOOOOOO!