Ontario, Canada

attractions

200

This provincial park is one of the most popular in the province due to its size, combined with its proximity to the major urban centres of Toronto and Ottawa. Highway 60 runs through the south end of the park, while the Trans-Canada Highway bypasses it to the north.

Algonquin Provincial Park

400

What is the name of the largest of the three waterfalls that collectively form Niagara Falls on the Niagara River along the Canada–United States border, which accounts for approximately 90% of the flow from Niagara River.

Horseshoe Falls, the remaining 10% flows over American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls.

600

BMO Field will host matches for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup, which is located in this district of Toronto?

Exhibition Place

800

This annual flower festival held in May originated in 1945 as a result of Canadians sheltering the royal family of the Netherlands during the Second World War.

The Canadian Tulip Festival is held in May each year in Ottawa, as a result of a gift of 100,000 tulips sent by the Dutch royal family in gratitude to Canadians.

1000

This museum dedicated to Islamic art and objects once hosted an exhibit with a giant five-metre sculpture of the moon.

The Aga Khan Museum in Toronto

culture & sports

200

Where does the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) usually perform?

Roy Thomson Hall on Simcoe Street

400

The Paramount Fine Foods Centre (formerly Hershey Centre) in Mississauga Ontario is currently home to which basketball team?

Raptors 905 of the NBA G League

600

How many Canadian Football League (CFL) teams are there in Ontario?

Three: Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Ottawa Redblacks, Toronto Argonauts

800

What is the slogan on automobile license plates in Ontario?

"Yours to Discover"

1000

When did the Toronto Maple Leafs last win the Stanley Cup championship?

1967, the team's 13th championship

quick facts

200

What is the population of Ontario (2022)?

a) 15,109,416 

b) 16,109,416

c) 17,109,416

d) 18,109,416

a) 15,109,416

400

What % of total Canadian population does Ontario represent (2022)?

a) 28.8%

b) 38.8%

c) 48.8%

d) 58.8%

b) 38.8%

600

Ontario lakes contain roughly how much of the world's fresh water?

a) 10%

b) 20%

c) 30%

d) 40%

b) 20%

800

What % of Ontario GDP comes from services/service sector (2021)?

a) 88.8%

b) 77.7%

c) 66.6%

d) 55.5%

b) 77.7%

1000

What is Ontario's top international export (% share) in 2021?

a) motor vehicles & parts

b) precious metals & stones

c) mechanical equipment

d) plastic products

a) motor vehicles & parts (23.9%)

history

200

In 1791, the British enacted the Constitutional Act, which split what is now Ontario and Quebec into two parts. Ontario was upstream of the St. Lawrence River so it became ______ and Quebec became ______.

Ontario became Upper Canada; Quebec became Lower Canada.

400

While experts aren’t sure about the exact translation of “Ontario”.  They know “Ontario” comes from an Iroquois word for beautiful _______.

a) earth

b) sky

c) water

d) snow

c) beautiful water, beautiful lake or big body of water

600

Beginning in the ______, French and British settlers arrived in Canada and began to work the land in Ontario.

a) 1400s 

b) 1500s

c) 1600s

d) 1700s

c) 1600s

800

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is a Crown corporation that retails and distributes alcoholic beverages throughout the Canadian province of Ontario. It was established in 1927 by the government to sell liquor, wine, and beer which were banned in 1916 as part of prohibition in Canada. It is accountable to the Legislative Assembly through the minister of _______. 

a) finance

b) education

c) agriculture, food and rural affairs

d) health

a) finance

1000

Guess the location from this 1950 photograph depicting an excavation for a subway line in Toronto:

Union Station on Front Street

demographics

200

How much did Ontario's population change from 2016 to 2021?

a) 5.8%

b) 8.8%

c) 11.8%

d) 14.8%

a) 5.8%

400

Out of census responses for 'time leaving for work' - the most common time period:

a) between 5-5:59am

b) between 6-6:59am

c) between 7-7:59am

d) between 8-8:59am

c) between 7-7:59am (23%)

600

Out of 14 million people, how many spoke French as their mother tongue?

a) 463,120

b) 1,463,120

c) 3,463,120

d) 5,463,120

a) 463,120 (3.2%)

800

What is the average age in Ontario?

a) 28.8

b) 38.8

c) 41.8

d) 51.8

c) 41.8

1000

According to the 2021 Census, Ontario had 3,705 people who were 100 years of age or older. Out of this, how many are women?

a) 965

b) 1,365

c) 2,965

d) 3,365

c) 2,965 (80%) were women, 745 were men