Pop Culture and Celebs
In 2010, this celebrity shocked the public when she accepted her MTV Music award wearing a dress made of meat.
Lady Gaga
This 2011 Adele song set records after its emotional opening line, “There’s a fire starting in my heart.”
Rolling in the Deep
This is the highest mountain in the world, located in the Himalayas.
Mount Everest
Known for its bright lights and tourist chaos, this intersection is sometimes called “Canada’s Times Square."
Yonge-Dundas Square
This Canadian-born player helped the Toronto Raptors win their first NBA championship in 2019.
Kawhi Leonard
In 2011, Kim Kardashian's marriage to Kris Humphries became headline news for lasting only __________.
72 Days.
This mid-2000s pop hit became an anthem for self-expression and new beginnings.
Wait for the audio clue!
Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield
The organelle responsible for producing energy in the cell.
Mitochondria.
This Toronto mayor became infamous worldwide for his crack cocaine scandal, hilarious press appearances, and “I’m not quitting” speeches.
Rob Ford
This Portuguese forward is widely regarded as one of the best footballers of all time, known for his free kicks and scoring records.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Celebrity stylist Law Roach is best known for his collaborations with the celebrity and actress _____.
Zendaya
In the song 'The Motto' Drake popularised the Acronym _ _ _ _ that became synonymous with living life to the fullest.
YOLO
The literary device that gives human traits to non-human things.
Personification.
He’s a comedian, actor, and late-night TV host originally from Scarborough who now jokes about Toronto in Hollywood.
Russell Peters
Known as “The Beard,” this NBA player is famous for his prolific three-point shooting and time with the Houston Rockets.
James Harden
Which deceased musician appeared as a hologram at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards?
Micheal Jackson
This song opens with a beat so iconic it inspired one of the most imitated music videos of the decade.
Wait for the audio clue!
Single Ladies
The treaty that ended World War I.
Treaty of Versailles
This Toronto rapper, known for hits like “Canada Goose” and “Novacane,” often raps about street life in the city’s west end.
Pressa
This Irish fighter is known as “The Notorious” and held titles in multiple weight classes.
Conor McGregor
What was the name of the 2019 YouTube video in which beauty YouTuber Tati Westbrook announced the end of her friendship with James Charles?
Bye sister
This 2012 Carly Rae Jepsen song became one of the most unavoidable pop hits of the decade after going viral.
Call Me Maybe
The solution to
3x−7=2x+5
12
This fashion‑forward animal, nicknamed after a Swedish furniture store, went viral in 2012 after escaping its crate and wandering around a North York furniture store parking lot wearing a shearling coat and diaper.
IKEA Monkey.
This legendary New York Yankees player is often called “The Sultan of Swat.”
Babe Ruth