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