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100

It's the bird that represents peace.

Dove

100

If you're OOO, your email auto-reply might say when you're returning.

Out of office 

100

Patented by this inventor in 1876, the telephone quickly became the fastest way to have a person-to-person conversation.

Alexander Graham Bell 

100

He played Jack in the 1997 film Titanic.

Leonardo DiCaprio

100

At 86km long, it was use to be recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest street.

Yonge Street

200

It can mean the very best. It also refers to a kid, or billy.

Goat

200

NASA explores air and space to discover the unknown, innovates for the benefit of humanity, and inspires the world through scientific and technological advancements.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

200

In 1454, this device with moveable type was put to commercial use for the church, introducing the era of mass communication.

The Gutenberg Press / The Printing Press

200

He's a rapper and he's married to singer Beyonce Knowles.

Jay Z

200

This annual carnival starts in mid-August and lasts 18 days.

The Canadian National Exhibition (aka CNE)

300

_ _ _ _ is the term for a female horse.

Mare

300

Originally established in 1994, the name OMAFRA remained constant until June 2024 when it was split into two new ministries. 

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

300

This is the global system of interconnected computer networks linked by electronic, wireless, and optical networking technologies.

The Internet

300

He painted the entirety of the Sistine Chapel ceiling between 1508 and 1512.

Michelangelo

300

An amalgamation of municipalities and an area code give the city this nickname.

The Six (6ix)

400

This vertebrate has no limbs.

Fish

400

The Hon. Stephen Crawford is the Minister of MPBSDP.

Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement

400
In 1906, a Canadian-born, American inventor named Reginald Fessenden became the first person to make a public broadcast using this wireless system.

Radio 

400

With 30 World Championship medals, she's the most decorated gymnast of all time.


Simone Biles

400

It's the name of the mostly underground pedestrian walkway network downtown that spans more than 30 kilometres.

The PATH

500

It's the German word for 'dog'.

!!! DAILY DOUBLE !!!

Hund

500

Anyone can request information under FIPPA.

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

500

Invented in 1824, this tactile writing system uses six dots, arranged in two columns of three, to represent letters and numbers.

Braille

500

This musician holds the record for the most weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Taylor Swift

500

Old Toronto, Scarborough, Etobicoke, North York, York and East York amalgamated in this year to form the modern city.

1998