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Public transportation in Toronto - Quiz
Contributed by: Coles
  • 1. When was GO Transit established?
A) 1955
B) 1968
C) 1980
D) 1972
  • 2. What kind of trains does the GO network employ?
A) Double-decker diesel trains
B) High-speed magnetic trains
C) Single-level electric trains
D) Underground subway trains
  • 3. Which airport rail link runs between Union Station and Pearson Airport?
A) TTC Express
B) Terminal Link
C) GO Kitchener Line
D) UP Express
  • 4. What type of system is the Terminal Link at Pearson Airport?
A) People mover monorail hybrid
B) Electric streetcar
C) Subway train
D) Double-decker bus
  • 5. How many bus routes roughly comprise the TTC network?
A) 200
B) 50
C) 100
D) 150
  • 6. Which route branch does not connect to a subway station?
A) 501 Queen
B) 506 Carlton
C) 504 King
D) 80B Queensway
  • 7. Which city in the Americas has the largest streetcar system?
A) Chicago
B) New York
C) Montreal
D) Toronto
  • 8. What is the name of the TTC night bus service?
A) Moonlight Express
B) Night Owl Transit
C) Midnight Commuter
D) Blue Night Network
  • 9. Which organization provides interregional commuter rail and bus service?
A) GO Transit
B) Via Rail
C) Ontario Northland
D) TTC
  • 10. What service does Wheel-Trans provide for persons with physical disabilities?
A) Door-to-door accessible transit
B) Public subway access
C) Streetcar priority boarding
D) Airport shuttle service
  • 11. Where does Ontario Northland Motor Coach Services provide bus destinations?
A) Hamilton
B) Northern Ontario
C) Southern Ontario
D) Downtown Toronto
  • 12. How many streetcar routes are currently operated by the TTC?
A) Twenty
B) Five
C) Eleven
D) Fifteen
  • 13. Besides Union Station and Pearson Airport, where does the UP Express stop?
A) Hamilton and Kitchener
B) Weston and Bloor GO stations
C) Union and Mimico
D) Scarborough and Etobicoke
  • 14. Which of these is a community bus route operated by the TTC?
A) 80B Queensway
B) 501 Queen
C) 200 Toronto Zoo
D) 405 Etobicoke
  • 15. What is a distinctive feature of the Toronto streetcar system?
A) Substantial in-street operation
B) It is fully underground
C) It is powered by diesel
D) It uses double-decker cars
  • 16. In what year were the TRC and TCR merged into the Toronto Transportation Commission?
A) 1954
B) 1921
C) 1920
D) 1912
  • 17. How many fare systems were amalgamated by the TTC in 1921?
A) Four
B) Thirty-five
C) Nine
D) Twenty
  • 18. Which radial railway line did the TTC abandon?
A) East Toronto line
B) North Yonge Railways
C) Dovercourt line
D) West Toronto line
  • 19. What type of streetcars did the TTC begin purchasing in 1936?
A) Presidents' Conference Committee (PCC) streetcars
B) Horse-drawn carriages
C) Articulated buses
D) Steam-powered cars
  • 20. During the war years, why did employers have to stagger work hours?
A) To manage rural-to-urban migration
B) To avoid overcrowding streetcars
C) To increase industrial production
D) To comply with Depression-era welfare costs
  • 21. How many new routes did the TTC add between 1921 and 1953?
A) 23
B) 20
C) 35
D) 9
  • 22. What were the TTC's suburban routes operated on?
A) A service-for-cost basis
B) A volunteer-run basis
C) A government subsidy basis
D) A profit-only basis
  • 23. Which years saw significant annexations of areas like Earlscourt and West Toronto?
A) 1921–1953
B) 1953–1954
C) 1936–1939
D) 1908–1912
  • 24. What happened to the streetcars the TRC was forced to build?
A) They were abandoned immediately
B) They were purchased from U.S. cities
C) They were modern PCC models
D) They were of old design
  • 25. What happened to public transit assets in 1954 regarding suburban bus lines?
A) The bus lines remained independent
B) The TTC acquired four independent bus lines
C) The bus lines merged with GO Transit
D) The bus lines were shut down
  • 26. What status did the TTC hold in Metro Toronto starting in 1954?
A) Provider for rail only
B) Regulator of private taxi services
C) Sole provider of public transportation
D) Provider for downtown areas only
  • 27. What is unique about the fleet of PCC cars used by Toronto?
A) It was the only fleet to use second-hand parts
B) It was the world's largest fleet
C) It was the first electric fleet
D) It was the oldest fleet in North America
  • 28. In what year did public transportation in Toronto originate?
A) 1861
B) 1891
C) 1849
D) 1921
  • 29. Who founded the Williams Omnibus Bus Line in 1849?
A) Alexander Easton
B) James Ross
C) Burt Williams
D) William Mackenzie
  • 30. What was the initial passenger capacity of the Williams Omnibus buses?
A) Four passengers
B) Twelve passengers
C) Ten passengers
D) Six passengers
  • 31. The Williams Omnibus Bus Line operated between St. Lawrence Market and which location?
A) The City Hall
B) Queen Street
C) Red Lion Hotel
D) Yorkville Town Hall
  • 32. When did the Williams Omnibus Bus Line cease operations?
A) 1849
B) 1861
C) 1891
D) 1862
  • 33. Who won the transit franchise to operate the Toronto Street Railway in 1861?
A) Burt Williams
B) Alexander Easton
C) William Mackenzie
D) James Ross
  • 34. When did the first electric streetcar run in Toronto?
A) March 26, 1891
B) August 15, 1892
C) August 31, 1894
D) September 1, 1891
  • 35. When did the last horse car run in Toronto?
A) September 1, 1891
B) August 31, 1894
C) March 26, 1891
D) August 15, 1892
  • 36. For how long did the city operate the railway after the Toronto Street Railway franchise expired?
A) Eight months
B) Six months
C) One year
D) Thirty years
  • 37. Approximately how many kilometers of routes does Toronto's mass transit system cover?
A) 1,000 km
B) 1,500 km
C) 1,200 km
D) 750 km
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