FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

Check out Toronto Trivia Quiz

In this quiz I ask questions about the Royal Ontario Museum, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and the CN Tower. All to be found in Toronto.

A multiple-choice quiz by stageball. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
stageball

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
241,034

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
888

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Toronto can be found on the banks of one of the five Great Lakes. From the top of the CN Tower in Toronto you can see a fine view of the city of Toronto to the North and of the lake to the South. On which lake is Toronto found?
Hint

Lake Superior

Lake Ontario

Lake Inferior

Veronica Lake

NEXT>

Question 2 of 10

2. The top of the CN Tower is 1815 feet, 5 inches tall. What does the 'CN' stand for in CN Tower?
Hint

Cadbury Newfoundland

King's Knight

Corporate Nepotism

Canadian National

NEXT>

Question 3 of 10

3. The ROM (Royal Ontario Museum) in Toronto has a fine collection of Native American art and artifacts, ancient and modern. A remarkable collection of totem poles includes an 80 foot (24.5 meters) tall pole of the Nisga'a tribe. What is the pole made of?

Hint

Larch

Plastic

A single giant western red cedar

Ivory

NEXT>

Question 4 of 10

4. The Royal Ontario Museum has a remarkable collection of Native American clothing and costume. Some of the northern most tribes needed to dress against extreme cold. What were their clothes made of?
Hint

Fig leaves

Silk in the spring, Rayon in the rain

Seal Skin in the summer, Caribou and Polar Bear in the winter

Polyester

NEXT>

Question 5 of 10

5. The Native Americans of Canada frequented the many lakes and rivers with canoes in the lower latitudes and kayaks in the northern latitudes. In the ROM museum one can see many examples of Indian canoes and kayaks. What is a difference between a canoe and a kayak?

Hint

A canoe can go in any direction. A kayak can only go forwards and back.

A canoe was used as soon as it was built. A kayak was first left in the forest until an animal climbed in it.

A canoe floated on water but sank in other liquids. A kayak was usually equipped with sails.

A canoe is made of wood inside and out and could hold several passengers. A kayak is made of a wooden frame covered with airtight sealskins, and usually held only one passenger.

NEXT>

Question 6 of 10

6. The Royal Ontario Museum also has a fine collection of European art, furniture, and armor, as well as Asian art. There is also section dedicated to natural history and fossils. The collection of stuffed birds is excellent including one of a Kiwi. Which statement about the Kiwi, a bird native to New Zealand, is true?

Hint

They are the fastest of the flightless birds. The alpha male maintained a harem.

They have the largest egg to body ratio of any bird. They mate for life

They have the slowest metabolism of any bird. They have two girls for every boy.

They have the smallest brains of any bird.

NEXT>

Question 7 of 10

7. The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in Toronto houses the city's finest collection of art, including works by Picasso, Pissaro, Van Gogh, Monet, and the Pre-Raphaelite master John William Waterhouse. Which statement best describes the museum's Waterhouse painting titled, '"I Am Half Sick of Shadows' Said the Lady of Shalott"? Hint

A pound of fried beets on a shelf. Some wood chips playing chess.

A book of matches being eaten by a frog.

A steel foundry on an onion roll.

A lady at her loom. A walled city is reflected in a mirror.

NEXT>

Question 8 of 10

8. The Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto houses a number of works by the Canadian artist Paul Peel (1860-1892). Which statement best describes his painting, "After the Bath"? Hint

Two children, warming by a fire

An adolescent shepherdess, dipping her toe in a stream

Two fires, cooling by a child

A set of cousins playing in the mud.

NEXT>

Question 9 of 10

9. In the Art Gallery of Ontario there is a painting by Flemish artist, Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564-1638) called, "The Peasants' Wedding". Which statement best describes the painting?

Hint

A marriage ceremony between a black bat and a white owl

Two birds with long feathers

A celebration in Medieval Netherlands.

Cartoon-like pirates capturing a ship

NEXT>

Question 10 of 10

10. Canadian artist Mary Pratt painted, "Two Pomegranates in a Glass Bowl" in 1984. Which statement best describes this painting, found in the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto?

Hint

Abstract- looks like a bunch of little insects

Massive mobile- looks like a military vehicle

Multi-media- looks like a pile of trash, lit up and noisy

Ultra-realistic- looks like a photograph

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Lake Ontario

The word 'Toronto' means 'meeting place' in the native American dialect of the Huron tribe.

2. The top of the CN Tower is 1815 feet, 5 inches tall. What does the 'CN' stand for in CN Tower?

Answer: Canadian National

Part of the observation deck of the Tower is made of see-through glass. Standing on top of the glass and looking down gives one the impression of floating in space. The high-speed elevator takes 58 seconds to bring visitors to the observation deck. It was the tallest building in the world when it was built in 1976 and has remained so until today (2006).

Answer: A single giant western red cedar

The Nisga'a and Haida tribes of the North West created many totem poles, many of which are carved with figures that tell stories or legends. The 80 foot Nisga'a pole was build in 1870 in the village of Gitiks on the Nass River in British Columbia. The pole belonged to the Nisga'a Eagle chief, Sagawen. It is carved with numerous animals including an eagle at the very top.

Answer: Seal Skin in the summer, Caribou and Polar Bear in the winter

The Natives also used wool from the indigenous mountain goats. The wool had to be hand-spun by the women in a long process consisting of rolling it on one's leg.

Answer: A canoe is made of wood inside and out and could hold several passengers. A kayak is made of a wooden frame covered with airtight sealskins, and usually held only one passenger.

A typical canoe was made of birch bark on the outside, and cedar wood inside, and then sealed with spruce gum and pine gum mixed with fat.
A kayak was made water proof but if it was over used, say for four straight days in a row, it was in danger of becoming soggy and splitting. It would then be removed and dried out before being used again. There are other differences, including paddling methods.

Answer: They have the largest egg to body ratio of any bird. They mate for life

Kiwis are considered 'primitive' in terms of there biological development. They do have an excellent sense of smell. They are flightless birds. Another flightless bird in the museum's collection is the excellent swimmer, the penguin. A penguin can remain underwater for 18 minutes.

Answer: A lady at her loom. A walled city is reflected in a mirror.

British artist John William Waterhouse (1849- 1917) painted several variations of the Lady Of Shalott, inspired by a poem by Alfred lord Tennyson. This painted finished in 1915, was one of the last of the Pre-Raphaelites.

8. The Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto houses a number of works by the Canadian artist Paul Peel (1860-1892). Which statement best describes his painting, "After the Bath"?

Answer: Two children, warming by a fire

Peel's great distinction was his uncanny ability to capture a subject's sense of chill, or warmth and impart that to the viewer. In his other masterpiece in the AGO museum, "The Shepherdess" one can feel the icy stream and shiver as the young girl dips her foot into the water. It is a pity this artist died at the tender age of 32.

9. In the Art Gallery of Ontario there is a painting by Flemish artist, Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564-1638) called, "The Peasants' Wedding". Which statement best describes the painting?

Answer: A celebration in Medieval Netherlands.

The many characters in the painting give one a window into life among the common people in sixteenth century Europe.

10. Canadian artist Mary Pratt painted, "Two Pomegranates in a Glass Bowl" in 1984. Which statement best describes this painting, found in the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto?

Answer: Ultra-realistic- looks like a photograph

Mary Pratt is known for her ability to take ordinary household items, take them out of context of the home and place them in the context of interesting composition and color.
There are many colorful and interesting things to do in Toronto. See you there.

Source: Author stageball

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor minch before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.