ROM History
ROM Fun Facts
ROM Exhibits
100

When did the ROM open?

1) 1914

2) 1854

3) 1991

4) 1738

1) 1914

100

How many artworks are in the ROM?

1) 500,000

2) 18 million

3) 8 million

4) 45,000

2) 18 million

100

The Dawn of Life gallery has about ____ fossils on display.

1) 1,000

2) 2,000

3) 60,000

4) 500

1) 1,000

200

The ROM used to just be called the Ontario Museum until King George V changed its name.

1) True

2) False

1) True

200

What subway station is named after the ROM?

Museum Station

200
The giant Barosaurus skeleton in the gallery called "Age of Dinosaurs" is named:

1) Timmy

2) Bruce

3) Gordo

4) Bilbo


3) Gordo

300

The CN Tower is older than the ROM.

1) True 

2) False

1) False

300

Which of these does the ROM NOT have?

1) Space rocks older than Earth

2) An original copy of the Canadian Constitution

3) Dinosaur fossils

4) A life-size model of a blue whale's heart you can step inside

2) An original copy of the Canadian Constitution

300

What can you touch at "Hands-On Biodiversity"?

1) An alligator's tooth

2) A bat's wing

3) A shark's jaw

4) A dinosaur's bone

3) A shark's jaw

400

The ROM used to be owned by which university?

1) York University

2) Toronto Metropolitan University

3) University of Toronto

4) George Brown College

3) University of Toronto

400
There is a pointy structure made of glass and metal attached to the ROM. This structure is called:

1) Robarts

2) The Chrysalis

3) Michael Lee-Chin Crystal



3) Michael Lee-Chin Crystal

400

The albatross in the "Birds" gallery has a ___ foot wingspan.

1) Ten

2) Three

4) Five

4) Nine

4) Nine

500

The ROM was created to rival museums in which city?

1) Chicago

2) Paris

3) Milan

4) New York City

4) New York City

500

Which of these are NOT events happening at the ROM?

1) Workshop on photographing birds in your backyard

2) 19+ Caribbean dance party

3) Weaving workshop

4) Football-themed scavenger hunt

3) Weaving workshop

500

In the exhibition "Bees: A Story of Survival," you can enter:

1) a giant honeycomb

2) a recreation of a bee's heart 

3) a giant flower sculpture

1) a giant honeycomb