What was Toronto originally called?

York. The town was renamed Toronto in 1834 when it was incorporated as a city.

Did the Toronto Raptors ever win an NBA championship?

Yes, in 2019, becoming the first team based outside the United States to win the NBA title.

What is Toronto's population?

Roughly 2.9 million people live in the city of Toronto proper, based on 2025 estimates, making it Canada's largest city.

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Q: How tall is the CN Tower?

553.3 metres. It opened in 1976 and was the world's tallest freestanding structure for more than three decades.

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Landmarks & geography

1. How tall is the CN Tower?

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553.3 metres, roughly 1,815 feet.

2. In what year did the CN Tower open to the public?

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1976.

3. What was Toronto's original name before 1834?

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York.

4. Which Great Lake does Toronto sit on?

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Lake Ontario.

5. What is the name of Toronto's downtown baseball and football stadium, formerly SkyDome?

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Rogers Centre.

6. What underground network connects buildings across Toronto's Financial District?

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The PATH, one of the largest underground pedestrian networks in the world.

Sports

7. In what year did the Toronto Raptors win their first NBA championship?

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2019.

8. What NHL team plays out of Scotiabank Arena?

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The Toronto Maple Leafs.

9. In what year did the Toronto Maple Leafs last win the Stanley Cup?

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1967.

10. What is the Toronto Blue Jays' home stadium called?

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Rogers Centre, which they share with the CFL's Toronto Argonauts for some events.

11. The Blue Jays won back-to-back World Series titles in which two years?

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1992 and 1993.

Culture & history

12. Which Toronto-born rapper released the album 'Views'?

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Drake.

13. What is Toronto's tallest-building nickname for its financial district, home to Canada's major banks?

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Bay Street.

14. Toronto hosts one of the world's largest street festivals celebrating Caribbean culture. What is it called?

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Caribana (officially the Toronto Caribbean Carnival).

15. What is Toronto's approximate population, making it Canada's largest city?

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Roughly 2.9 million people (2025 estimate), for the city proper.

16. Which university, founded in 1827, is Toronto's oldest and largest?

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The University of Toronto.

17. What is the name of Toronto's main airport, named after a former prime minister?

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Toronto Pearson International Airport, named after Lester B. Pearson.

18. Toronto is the capital of which Canadian province?

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Ontario.

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