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100

Most Canadian transit systems began in the 1850s - an omnibus every 30 minutes with five people onboard, how were they powered?

Horse

100

Other than TTC's Line 3 and the Airport monorail, there was one other Monorail in Southern Ontario in the 1980s.

Toronto Zoo

100

The 2026 World Cup in Toronto may score a goal for commuters by ending their suffering from traffic congestion in the form of bus lanes on these two streets.

Dufferin and Bathurst

100

Speed is a 1994 movie about a handsome Canadian fella on a bus that will blow up if it slows down.  What was the sequel about?

A baddie programs a cruise ship to crash into an Oil Tanker.

100

The TTC Radial Railway route ended at the Toronto Municipal Farm for Men. This farm opened in 1912 to relieve the Toronto jail by providing agricultural employment. Today, this site is a major transit hub. Multiple answers accepted.

Richmond Hill Centre, Langstaff, Bridge, High Tech.

200

Phyllis is a newcomer to Canada.  She got a job with Bus Service Design, first at 20 Bay and then 130 Adelaide West.  She takes the TRAIN to work and has been walking to the offices, passing by some lounges, office buildings and an arena.  She learnt that there are 5 Big Banks in Canada and she has seen four of them along her walks.  Which bank has she not yet seen?

CIBC

200

According to Toronto.ca, this future line will be identified as Line 7

Eglinton East LRT

200

A 'friend' or 'enemy' of the Blue Jays, I'm not going to give any more hints about this station because that would give the answer away.

Oriole

200

JB. This band is named after the street where they lived and practiced.  They attended the same school where they met and discovered their identical music taste.

Arkells

200

Metrolinx acknowledges that it operates on lands that have been, and continue to be, home to many Indigenous Peoples including:

Anishnabeg, the Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat peoples.

300

Colleagues born in or after 2000.

GO Train began in 1967, running between these two places.

Oakville to Pickering

300

This vehicular bridge opened in 1918 and is a rare example of planning foresight, saving as much as $10 million - when xyz opened in 1966.

Prince Edward.  Bloor-Danforth Viaduct.

300

There are how many Metro lines in Paris?

14 (there is a 3bis and 6bis, so 16 is acceptable too)

300

Steeprock is located in the Duke Heights Business Improvement Area.  They have some 'pretty signs'.  What colour is the letter U in the DUKE sign?

Blue

300

Park Home and Science Centre [insert laughter here] are examples of pre-planned station names. But do you know what Crescent Station eventually opened as?

Rosedale

400

Justin lives at the western-most GO Bus Stop.  Pierre lives at the eastern-most GO Bus Stop.  They want to get together for a cup of Bubble Tea.  Where is the mid-point PLACE (on a map) between these two fellows?

RHC or Langstaff

400

The international standard rail gauge width is 1.435m, 4 feet 8 1/2 inches. What are TTC's subway and streetcar rail gauge width?

1.495m or 4 ft 10 7/8 inches.

400

The 2026 World Cup will be played in Toronto, Vancouver, LA, San Fran, NY/NJ and these 8 other US cities.

Seattle, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Atlanta, Boston, Miami, Philadelphia.

400

What does AM and PM mean?

Ante and Post Meridiem.

Before and After Midday.

400

The 76 Gas Station chain in the US also refers to the Octane level in 1932.  However, the name refers to?

1776 United States Declaration of Independence,

500

According to a 1993 CUTA Handbook, name two of five environmental benefits from Transit.

Reduced CO2 and ground ozone emissions.

Reduced auto congestion

Slow-down in urban sprawl and consumption of arable land

Energy conservation

Reduction in land servicing costs

500

99 Bloor Please Call Control. What does 99 refer to?

Subway Mechanic

500

Closest guess to # km of Bus/HOV lanes for the 2015 Pan Am Games

235km, according to Globe and Mail.

For the first month, it was 3+ HOV

The second month for Para-Pan Am games, the lanes became 2+ HOV.

500

What are two (of the top five) most common street names in the USA?

Canada: Second Street

USA: Park.  Washington, Maple, Oak, Lincoln

500

Who invented the three color Traffic Signals?

Garrett Morgan in 1923.  

He also invented the gas mask.