1 – The airport on Toronto Island is named for what famous Canadian aviator and war hero?
2 – Council recently voted to create safety zones of reduced speeds within 150 metres of what four elementary schools? (Name two for one point)
3 – To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution, what now famous landmark was built in Paris in 1889?
4 – The late Wilma McNeill crusaded tirelessly to have what day be made into a statutory holiday?
5 – After water, what is the most consumed beverage worldwide?
6 – What is Ontario’s largest freshwater island?
7 – If you were to stretch out your digestive system, how long would it be? a) 3 metres b) 9 metres c) 15 metres
8 – What book is subtitled, The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up?
9 – What subatomic particle orbits the nucleus of an atom and has a negative charge?
10 – In honour of his death in 1931, all non-essential lights in the U.S. were turned off for one minute?
– Tom St. Amand (column # 286)
ANSWERS: 1 – Billy Bishop, 2 – Errol Road, Rosedale, P E. McGibbon, and St. Michael’s; 3 – Eiffel Tower; 4 – Remembrance Day; 5 – Tea; 6 – Manitoulin Island; 7 – b) 9 metres; 8 – Peter Pan’ 9 – Electron; 10 – Thomas Edison.
