Vaughan - Quiz
Vaughan
  • 1. What was the most reported religion in Vaughan as of 2021?
A) Judaism
B) Hinduism
C) Christianity
D) Islam
  • 2. What is the largest Christian denomination in Vaughan according to 2021 data?
A) Protestantism
B) Catholicism
C) Orthodox
D) Anglican
  • 3. What percentage of the population in Vaughan did not identify with a religion in 2021?
A) 7.4%
B) 17.0%
C) 4.8%
D) 13.2%
  • 4. What percentage of the population identified as Jewish in Vaughan in 2021?
A) 17.0%
B) 7.4%
C) 13.2%
D) 53.1%
  • 5. What percentage of the Vaughan population consists of visible minorities as of 2021?
A) 38.6%
B) 17.0%
C) 35.4%
D) 25.0%
  • 6. In 2017, how many crimes against persons were reported per 100,000 population?
A) 500
B) 1.49
C) 100
D) 619.43
  • 7. Which organized crime group was targeted in the Project Sindicato operation?
A) Cosa Nostra
B) 'Ndrangheta
C) Cartel
D) Camorra
  • 8. Who was the alleged head of the Siderno Group wing of the 'Ndrangheta in Vaughan?
A) Angelo Figliomeni
B) Maurizio Bevilacqua
C) Salvatore Calautti
D) Carmine Verduci
  • 9. How many arrests were made in Canada during the Project Sindicato operation?
A) 15
B) 48
C) 500
D) 3
  • 10. What was the total value of assets seized in the Project Sindicato probe?
A) $15 million
B) $35 million
C) $24 million
D) $2 million
  • 11. Which Mayor of Vaughan stated that people 'should not live in fear' following 2017 murders?
A) Maurizio Bevilacqua
B) Angelo Figliomeni
C) Carmine Verduci
D) Salvatore Calautti
  • 12. How many metres is the 'bubble zone' radius for demonstrations in Vaughan?
A) 100 metres
B) 500 metres
C) 50 metres
D) 200 metres
  • 13. In what year was the 'bubble zone' bylaw introduced in Vaughan?
A) 2017
B) 2024
C) 2021
D) 2019
  • 14. What was the result of the mob shooting at the Terrace Banquet Hall in 2013?
A) One death
B) Three deaths
C) Two deaths
D) No deaths
  • 15. Which Italian organization coordinated with York Regional Police on Project Sindicato?
A) Italian State Police
B) Interpol
C) Guardia di Finanza
D) Carabinieri
  • 16. What type of climate does Vaughan have?
A) Humid continental
B) Tropical rainforest
C) Arid desert
D) Mediterranean
  • 17. When did the Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital officially open?
A) Summer 2014
B) July 2011
C) 6 June 2021
D) 1 October 2016
  • 18. Where is the Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital located?
A) Major Mackenzie Drive
B) Near the airport
C) The city center
D) Downtown Toronto
  • 19. How many beds does Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital have?
A) 100
B) 350
C) 500
D) 1,200
  • 20. Who manages the Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital?
A) Mackenzie Health
B) Private contractors
C) Federal Government
D) City of Vaughan
  • 21. What is the population of Vaughan according to the 2021 Census?
A) 323,103
B) 103,914
C) 306,233
D) 272,440
  • 22. What was the median age of Vaughan residents in 2021?
A) 41.2
B) 41.6
C) 38.2
D) 45.0
  • 23. Which language is the mother tongue for 50.9% of Vaughan residents?
A) Mandarin
B) Italian
C) Russian
D) English
  • 24. When did the construction on the grounds of the hospital begin?
A) October 2016
B) Late 2020
C) Summer 2014
D) July 2011
  • 25. What is the total land area of Vaughan?
A) 323.10 km2
B) 306.23 km2
C) 105.19 km2
D) 272.44 km2
  • 26. What percentage of the population claims Russian as their mother tongue?
A) 4.2%
B) 11.2%
C) 50.9%
D) 6.5%
  • 27. What is unique about the Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital?
A) It is Canada's first smart hospital
B) It is the largest hospital in the world
C) It has no medical staff
D) It is entirely underground
  • 28. What was the population change percentage in Vaughan between 2016 and 2021?
A) 5.5%
B) 11.2%
C) 6.5%
D) 4.2%
  • 29. In what year did the planning for the hospital begin?
A) 2011
B) 2016
C) 2014
D) 2007
  • 30. Which city is located to the south of Vaughan?
A) Toronto
B) Brampton
C) King
D) Markham
  • 31. Which communities are located to the north of Vaughan?
A) Toronto and Etobicoke
B) King and Richmond Hill
C) Brampton and Caledon
D) Markham and North York
  • 32. What was the slogan of Vaughan until 2010?
A) The City Above Toronto
B) Above the Rest
C) The City of Communities
D) The Centre of Growth
  • 33. How many historic communities make up the city of Vaughan?
A) Twenty
B) Nearly a dozen
C) Three
D) Exactly five
  • 34. What is the size of the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre?
A) 250 hectares
B) 100 hectares
C) 500 hectares
D) 179 hectares
  • 35. At which intersection is the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre located?
A) Bathurst and Rutherford
B) Highway 400 and Steeles
C) Highway 7 and Jane Street
D) Yonge and Highway 7
  • 36. What was the site of the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre previously?
A) The former hamlet of Edgeley
B) A large forest
C) The original city hall
D) An industrial park
  • 37. In what year did the Township of Vaughan officially become a town?
A) 1950
B) 2010
C) 1971
D) 1998
  • 38. What is the name of the policy that established the Vaughan Corporate Centre in 1998?
A) The Metropolitan Expansion Act
B) The City Planning Act
C) Official Plan Amendment 500
D) Vaughan Development Charter
  • 39. Which subway line terminates at the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station?
A) Line 3 Scarborough
B) Line 2 Bloor–Danforth
C) Line 4 Sheppard
D) Line 1 Yonge–University
  • 40. Which bus services serve the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre?
A) YRT, Viva, and Züm
B) TTC and GO Transit only
C) Greyhound and Coach Canada
D) MiWay and Brampton Transit only
  • 41. What eastern/western boundary defines Kleinburg?
A) Hwy 400 and Hwy 50
B) Bathurst and Hwy 400
C) Dufferin and Hwy 400
D) Yonge and Dufferin
  • 42. Which community has boundaries defined by Rutherford and Steeles (North/South)?
A) Woodbridge
B) Thornhill
C) Concord
D) Maple
  • 43. Why does Bell Canada list original community rate centres separately in Vaughan?
A) Because the city has no central office
B) Due to a provincial law requirement
C) To increase local tax revenue
D) Because residents identify with historic communities rather than the city as a whole
  • 44. How many members make up the Vaughan council?
A) Nine
B) Ten
C) Five
D) Twelve
  • 45. Where is Vaughan City Hall located?
A) Kleinburg
B) Woodbridge
C) Thornhill
D) Maple
  • 46. When was the Vaughan City Hall opened?
A) June 18, 2008
B) September 25, 2011
C) December 4, 2006
D) October 24, 2010
  • 47. Who is the Vaughan City Hall named after?
A) Maurizio Bevilacqua
B) Steven Del Duca
C) Lorna Jackson
D) Michael Di Biase
  • 48. What environmental standard does the Vaughan Civic Centre conform to?
A) LEED Gold Standard
B) LEED Silver Standard
C) LEED Bronze Standard
D) LEED Platinum Standard
  • 49. Who won the 2003 municipal election for mayor?
A) Robert Craig
B) Lorna Jackson
C) Linda Jackson
D) Michael Di Biase
  • 50. Who was sworn in as mayor on December 4, 2006?
A) Michael Di Biase
B) Steven Del Duca
C) Linda Jackson
D) Maurizio Bevilacqua
  • 51. What was the legal spending limit for Linda Jackson's 2006 campaign?
A) $120,419
B) $155,000
C) $750
D) $100,000
  • 52. Who was hired by Vaughan Council to consider laying charges against Linda Jackson?
A) Robert Craig
B) Timothy Wilkin
C) Gino Rosati
D) Joyce Frustaglio
  • 53. In which Canadian province is Vaughan located?
A) British Columbia
B) Ontario
C) Alberta
D) Quebec
  • 54. Who was the first European to pass through Vaughan?
A) Étienne Brûlé
B) Samuel de Champlain
C) Benjamin Vaughan
D) Jacques Cartier
  • 55. What is the rank of Vaughan among the largest cities in the Greater Toronto Area?
A) Tenth-largest
B) Seventeenth-largest
C) Largest
D) Fifth-largest
  • 56. Which indigenous people populated the area of Vaughan in the late pre-contact period?
A) Algonquin
B) Ojibwe
C) Wendat (Huron)
D) Iroquois
  • 57. When did Vaughan change its status to a City?
A) 1971
B) 1960
C) 1991
D) 1850
  • 58. Which year did tornadoes strike Vaughan causing widespread damage?
A) 1991
B) 2009
C) 2021
D) 1971
  • 59. What was the oldest hamlet established in Vaughan?
A) Kleinburg
B) Thornhill
C) Woodbridge
D) Maple
  • 60. What was the primary ethnic background of the first settlers to arrive in Vaughan?
A) Italian
B) Pennsylvania Germans
C) French Royalists
D) British
  • 61. When was the township of Vaughan incorporated?
A) 1792
B) 1991
C) 1971
D) 1850
  • 62. How many rate centres does Bell Canada use for Vaughan, despite it being a single municipality?
A) Three
B) One
C) Five
D) Ten
  • 63. In which community is the McMichael Canadian Art Collection located?
A) Thornhill
B) Kleinburg
C) Woodbridge
D) Maple
  • 64. In what year did the Vaughan Mills shopping mall open?
A) 2010
B) 1998
C) 2000
D) 2004
  • 65. Which attraction is located at Bathurst Street and Highway 7?
A) Copper Creek Golf Club
B) Promenade Shopping Centre
C) Baker's Woods
D) City Playhouse Theatre
  • 66. What is located inside the Vaughan Mills shopping mall?
A) Legoland Discovery Centre
B) Reptilia Zoo
C) City Playhouse Theatre
D) Cineplex Cinemas
  • 67. Which golf club is near Dufferin Street and Major Mackenzie Drive West?
A) The National Golf Club of Canada
B) Copper Creek Golf Club
C) Maple Downs Golf & Country Club
D) Eagles Nest Golf Club
  • 68. What is the name of the youth organization exclusively for women's hockey in Vaughan?
A) Vaughan Flames
B) Vaughan Rangers
C) Vaughan Royals
D) Vaughan Vipers
  • 69. In what year did the CWHL Vaughan Flames team fold?
A) 2012
B) 2003
C) 2018
D) 2010
  • 70. Which baseball team represents the city of Vaughan?
A) Vaughan Rebels
B) Vaughan Panthers
C) Woodbridge Warriors
D) Vaughan Vikings
  • 71. What is the name of the semi-professional soccer team from the Canadian Soccer League based in Vaughan?
A) KNSC Lions
B) Vaughan Azzurri
C) York Region Shooters
D) Woodbridge Strikers
  • 72. Why did Toronto FC II move away from Vaughan in 2018?
A) The team was disbanded
B) Financial difficulties forced a merger
C) Stadium expansion plans fell through
D) They were promoted to a higher league
  • 73. When was the Vaughan Citizen newspaper first published?
A) 2001
B) 1878
C) 1984
D) 2003
  • 74. What is the name of the Italian-language newspaper published in Vaughan?
A) The Liberal
B) Lo Specchio
C) City Life
D) Vaughan Citizen
  • 75. How often is the City Life lifestyle magazine published?
A) Weekly
B) Monthly
C) Annually
D) Bi-monthly
  • 76. Which paper covered Vaughan's news from 1878 to 2000?
A) The Liberal
B) City Life
C) Vaughan Citizen
D) Lo Specchio
  • 77. What sport does the Vaughan Rebels team play?
A) Baseball
B) Hockey
C) Football
D) Soccer
  • 78. Which television show starring Gordon Pinsent was filmed in Kleinburg?
A) The Sentinel
B) The Handmaid's Tale
C) The Forest Rangers
D) Star Trek: Discovery
  • 79. In which years was The Forest Rangers filmed in Kleinburg?
A) 1965 to 1967
B) 1960 to 1963
C) 2006 to 2008
D) 1963 to 1965
  • 80. What movie was filmed at the McMichael Art Gallery in 2006?
A) The Forest Rangers
B) Star Trek: Discovery
C) The Handmaid's Tale
D) The Sentinel
  • 81. Vaughan City Hall served as the Red Center in which TV show?
A) The Forest Rangers
B) The Sentinel
C) The Handmaid's Tale
D) Star Trek: Discovery
  • 82. In what year is the York University School of Medicine expected to open in Vaughan?
A) 2025
B) 2028
C) 2026
D) 2030
  • 83. What type of school is the Toronto Waldorf School?
A) French-language university
B) Catholic high school
C) Public elementary school
D) Waldorf school
  • 84. What is the square footage of the Niagara University facility in Vaughan?
A) 15,000
B) 12,000
C) 20,000
D) 10,000
  • 85. What is the name of the French-language Catholic school board in Vaughan?
A) Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir
B) York Catholic District School Board
C) French Catholic School Board of Ontario
D) Conseil scolaire Viamonde
  • 86. Which of these is a Jewish school listed in the text?
A) Ohr HaEmet Sephardic School
B) Niagara University
C) York University
D) Toronto Waldorf School
  • 87. How many faculties does York University have?
A) 15
B) 20
C) 11
D) 5
  • 88. What rank does Vaughan hold as an employment center within the Greater Toronto Area?
A) Second-largest
B) Third-largest
C) Fourth-largest
D) Largest
  • 89. Which industry accounts for the highest percentage of total employment in Vaughan?
A) Construction
B) Wholesale Trade
C) Manufacturing
D) Retail Trade
  • 90. What percentage of businesses in Vaughan have fewer than 20 employees?
A) 10%
B) 81%
C) 22%
D) 13%
  • 91. In how many of the last ten years has the value of building permits exceeded $1 billion?
A) Ten
B) Three
C) Eight
D) Five
  • 92. Which of these is listed as a major tourism operator in Vaughan?
A) KPMG
B) Reptilia
C) Ganz
D) Adidas Canada
  • 93. How many Canadian or regional headquarters are located in Vaughan?
A) 184
B) 12,105
C) 1,845
D) 222,000
  • 94. Which company is listed as one of Vaughan's largest employers?
A) United Parcel Service (UPS) Canada
B) Adidas Canada
C) Yum! Brands
D) GFL Environmental
  • 95. What is the second-largest employment sector in Vaughan?
A) Construction
B) Wholesale Trade
C) Manufacturing
D) Retail Trade
  • 96. Which organization is headquartered in Vaughan?
A) Recipe Unlimited
B) Canada's Wonderland
C) Condrain Company Ltd.
D) Ozz Electric
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