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Scarborough Trivia

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the kind and fierce teacher in Catherine Hernandez's novel Scarborough that everyone deserves in their life?

a)

Ms. Hana

b)

Ms. Hina

c)

Ms. Hiba

d)

Ms. Hira

2.

What does FEEL WAYS as a literary concept mean?

a)

Evoking emotion

b)

Creating solidarity

c)

Moving towards community care

d)

Dismantling the author as authoritative

3.

True or False: Diriye Hassan is Twitter famous.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

True or False: Scarborough was amalgamated into Toronto in 1997.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which library is lowkey featured in David Chariandy’s novel Brother even though it’s never explicitly stated?

a)

Scarborough Civic Centre

b)

Malvern

c)

Cedarbrae

d)

Burrows Hall

6.

There's a rumour that there's hidden treasure across Scarborough because of the shipwrecks. When The Alexandria sank in 1915 at Gates Gully, what treasure was it carrying?

a)

Beans and tomatoes

b)

Sugar

c)

Cheese

d)

Friendship

7.

Which award did award-winning author Téa Mutonji win?

a)

The Writer's Trust Award

b)

The Edmund White Award

c)

The Trillium Book Award

d)

The Giller

8.

How many years has Scarborough Town Centre been open?

a)

52

b)

35

c)

47

d)

111

9.

What does Ganatsekwyagon - Scarborough's original name from the Seneca Peoples - mean?

a)

Where there are reeds

b)

Among the birches

c)

Where the trees are standing

d)

The strait of the spirit

10.

True or False: Oubah Osman will one day be Toronto’s finest poet laureate.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What did Dr. Robert Jackson, the original owner of the Valley Halla mansion, make his fortune off?

a)

Patties

b)

Bread

c)

Oatmeal

d)

Cereal

12.

What is a word that you can NOT add the suffix -azz to based on the linguistic guidelines from Adrian De Leon & Diriye Hassan?

a)

Mans

b)

Two

c)

Ting

d)

Step

13.

Who is Natasha’s favourite character in Carrianne Leung’s collection That Time I Loved You?

a)

Darren

b)

Nav

c)

Josie

d)

June