Brain Teasers
Canadian/Toronto Trivia
Science
Food
Video Games
100

What has hands but can’t clap?

A clock

100

What does “TTC” stand for?

Toronto Transit Commission

100

What three states can water exist in?

Solid, liquid, gas

100

What fruit has seeds on the outside instead of the inside?

Strawberry

100

What is the name of the famous plumber who wears a red hat?

Mario

200

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

Footsteps

200

What Toronto landmark was once the tallest free-standing structure in the world?

CN Tower

200

What part of the body carries messages between the brain and the rest of the body?

The spinal cord

200

Which vitamin is found in high amounts in citrus fruits like oranges?

Vitamin C

200

In Minecraft, what do you need to mine to get diamonds?

Iron pickaxe or better

300

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?

An echo

300

What famous castle in Toronto is now a museum?

Casa Loma

300

What is the chemical symbol for gold?

Au

300

Which Canadian dessert is made of layers of custard, chocolate, and a graham cracker base?

Nanaimo Bar

300

What is the best-selling video game of all time?

Minecraft

400

What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters?

Short > Shorter
400

What is the name of the largest zoo in Canada

Toronto Zoo

400

What is the name of the galaxy that Earth is in?

Milkyway

400

What is one food that never spoils?

Honey
400

In Pokémon, what type is Pikachu?

Electric

500

A cowboy rode into town on Friday, stayed for three days, and left on Friday. How?

The horses name is Friday
500

What does the name "Canada" come from?

Kanata, an Indigenous word meaning village

500

What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?

Diamond

500

What is the process called when yeast makes bread dough rise?

Fermentation 

500

What is the name of the villain in The Legend of Zelda series?

Ganon