Why were the islands partly closed in 2017 and 2019?

High lake levels caused flooding

Toronto Islands Quiz: Ferries, Beaches and Skyline Views

A short ferry ride from downtown leads to car-free paths, beaches and the best skyline views in the city, and this Toronto Islands quiz explores them. Play 10 interactive questions on Lake Ontario, the storm that created the Eastern Gap, ferries to Centre Island, Hanlan's Point and Ward's Island, Centreville, Gibraltar Point lighthouse, the island airport, Babe Ruth and flooding.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Lake
In which lake are the Toronto Islands?
Origin
What were the islands before the 1850s?
Ferry
How do most visitors reach the islands?
Docks
Which of these is a ferry stop?
Park
Which children's amusement park is on Centre Island?
Lighthouse
Which historic lighthouse stands on the islands?
Cars
What is unusual about getting around the islands?
Airport
Which airport sits on the western island?
Ruth
What did Babe Ruth do at Hanlan's Point in 1914?
Floods
Why were the islands partly closed in 2017 and 2019?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: In which lake are the Toronto Islands?
Answer: Lake Ontario
They shelter Toronto's harbor.
Q2: What were the islands before the 1850s?
Answer: A peninsula
Storms cut a channel in 1858.
Q3: How do most visitors reach the islands?
Answer: By ferry from downtown
Ferries leave from the Jack Layton terminal.
Q4: Which of these is a ferry stop?
Answer: Hanlan's Point
Centre Island and Ward's Island are others.
Q5: Which children's amusement park is on Centre Island?
Answer: Centreville
It has rides and a farm.
Q6: Which historic lighthouse stands on the islands?
Answer: Gibraltar Point
It dates from 1808.
Q7: What is unusual about getting around the islands?
Answer: They are mostly car-free
Bikes and walking are popular.
Q8: Which airport sits on the western island?
Answer: Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
A tunnel links it to the mainland.
Q9: What did Babe Ruth do at Hanlan's Point in 1914?
Answer: Hit his first professional home run
He played for Providence then.
Q10: Why were the islands partly closed in 2017 and 2019?
Answer: High lake levels caused flooding
Sandbags protected homes.

Toronto Islands Quiz – Ferries, Beaches and Skyline Views

The Toronto Islands lie in Lake Ontario just off downtown Toronto. They were once a peninsula, but storms in the 1850s broke through, creating the Eastern Gap and turning them into islands.

Ferries from the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal sail to Centre Island, Hanlan's Point and Ward's Island. The islands are mostly car-free, with beaches, bike paths, the Centreville amusement park and the Gibraltar Point lighthouse from 1808.

Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport occupies the western end. Babe Ruth hit his first professional home run at Hanlan's Point in 1914, and high lake levels flooded parts of the islands in 2017 and 2019.

What This Quiz Teaches

Travelers will enjoy these questions.

Where the islands are
How they formed
How to get there
What to see
Which history happened there

Did You Know?

A small residential community lives on Ward's and Algonquin islands.
Water taxis also cross the harbor.
Sunsets over the skyline draw photographers.
Hanlan's Point has a clothing-optional beach.
Toronto's skyline view includes the CN Tower.