Board Games
The original name for Monopoly.
What is Landlord's Game?
The first video game that made video games mainstream.
What is Pong?
This ancient civilization has the oldest discovered toys.
What is Sumer / Sumerians?
With no additional tools or materials, this was the first sport in existence.
What is wrestling?
This Toronto team brought the first championship back to the 6 Boroughs. (Not CFL - Sorry Argos)
Who are THE TORONTO RAPTORS?
An African Country that considers Scrabble an official sport.
What is Senegal, Nigeria and/or Mali?
The best-selling video game of all time.
What is Minecraft?
China is known for being the originator of the Yo-Yo, and this other toy, made with simple string and fabric/plastic, still used to this day by children across the globe.
What is a Kite?
This athlete made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15th, 1947, becoming the first black player in baseball history.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
After the Boston Bruins' win over the Vancouver Canucks in game seven of the Stanley Cup Finals, the Vancouver Stanley Cup Riots took place in this year.
When is 2011?
The oldest board game that we still play to this day.
What is Backgammon?
The full name of the italian plumber created by Nintendo.
Mario Mario
This American civilization invented toys with wheels, but neglected to use it in their other technology, stunting their scientific growth.
The first home video game console released to the public which shared part of its name with a word that means a long journey.
What is the Magnavox Odyssey ?
The amount of championship titles Toronto has across all major american sports (NBA, NHL, MLB).
What is 16?
The purpose of playing board games in Ancient Egypt.
What is a religious purpose?
The animal that the iconic Donkey Kong character is based off of.
What is a gorilla?
This worldwide event stopped the production of toys for about 5 years, as many Toy Factories were taken over and re-purposed.
What is Word War 2?
The first video game doubled as the first sports game, as it was a rudimentary version of this popular sport.
What is Tennis?
Canada has two national sports in Ice Hockey and Lacrosse, but this bat and ball sport was the original national sport as declared by our first prime minister Sir John A. McDonald.
What is Cricket?
The best-selling board game of all time.
What is Chess?
The United States Air force used this 21st century video game console to create a cluster supercomputer.
What is the PS3?
These toys, that came out in 1993, did not become commercially successful until they transitioned from 'children's toy' to 'collector's item' in 1996.
What are Beanie babies?
Known as the "Galveston Giant", Jack Johnson was one of the first ever to break the colour barrier in "European" international sports and become a champion in this sport.
What is Boxing?
The single No-Hitter, a game in which a pitcher, or pitchers, gives up no hits, in Blue Jays history was pitched by this man.
Who is Dave Stieb?