One Day In Toronto's Coolest Neighborhood

One Day In Toronto's Coolest Neighborhood
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Reprinted with permission from the Lonely Planet (lonelyplanet.com)

Multiple Choice Quiz: After You’ve Read the Article, Answer These Multiple Choice Questions!

Which of these does NOT precede the creation of a new “cool” area in a city?
1. Rising property prices
2. Artistic types begin living in the area
3. A host of new stores and clubs open in up-town areas
4. The area becomes gentrified
What is Toronto’s West Queen West area known for?
1. Cheap rents and old populace
2. Being an art-and-design district
3. Its active retirement community
4. Being the cheapest neighborhood in Canada
What food is it recommended you buy at the restaurant Clafouti?
1. Roast beef and emmental sandwich
2. A curried chicken salad sandwich
3. A clafoutis
4. All of the Above
What museum is it recommended you visit during the day?
1. Canada’s Contemporary Art Museum
2. The Contemporary Art Museum of Modern Canada
3. The Museum of Modern Canadian Art
4. Canada’s Museum of Modern Art
At what time does the Steven Bulger Photo Gallery show a free film screening?
1. 3 PM
2. 12 PM
3. 7 Pm
4. 10 AM
What is the theme of Bar One?
1. Greek
2. Italian
3. American Western
4. Retro
What is interesting about the Drake Hotel?
1. It is an art gallery in addition to a hotel.
2. It is not actually a hotel, just a general store.
3. It is the cheapest hotel in Canada.
4. There is nothing interesting about the Drake Hotel.
How many artists assisted in designing the rooms in the Gladstone Hotel?
1. 37
2. 1
3. 25
4. 42
Who is the local celebrity chef responsible for running the local tapas restaurant Nyood?
1. Stephen Bulger
2. Guy Fieri
3. Roger Mooking
4. Betty-Ann Jordan
On what day does the Art In Site touring company give free tours?
1. Every Sunday
2. The last day of every month
3. The first day of every month
4. The first Thursday of every month.
Vocabulary: Match the word with its appropriate definition!
Gentrification
1. The demolishing of old property to make way for new houses
2. The buying and renovating of houses in low income areas and selling them at higher prices to attract a middle-class clientele.
3. Giving money to the poor to help their status
4. Strategically building in an area of a city to make it appealing to buyers
Clafouti
1. a tart made of fruit, baked in a thick and sweet batter
2. a sort of sweet egg-yolk
3. a potato based treat.
4. a common Canadian breakfast food consisting of grilled meat and fried cheese.
Contemporary
1. belonging to or occurring at the same time
2. occurring before something
3. occurring after something
4. a friend
Retro
1. old
2. ugly
3. any sort of action that mdoernizes an older form
4. referring to or reminiscent of an earlier style
Hipster
1. young businessman
2. a stylish youth
3. a drug user
4. a thief
Tapas
1. a Spanish dish, often incorporating potatoes and cheeses
2. an early breakfast
3. a type of snack, popular in Spanish restaurants; roughly analogous to appetizers.
4. the Canadian term for “dinner”