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Toronto Santa Claus Parade

The Toronto Santa Claus Parade is an annual event held in Toronto, Canada in November since 1905 and one of the largest Santa Claus parades in the world. In 2011, Nintendo sponsored the parade with a costume of Mario,[1][2] and since 2013 it has sponsored floats promoting its games and consoles, most of which are Super Mario-themed.

Super Mario-related floats

Nintendo 3DS (2013)

File:TSCP 2013 Nintendo 3DS.jpeg
The 2013 Nintendo 3DS float

In 2013, Nintendo sponsored a small, white float promoting the Nintendo 3DS and 2DS with Christmas decorations on its sides. It featured performers costumed as Mario, Luigi, and Donkey Kong and had a backdrop depicting the background of the ground levels in Super Mario Bros.

Super Mario Maker (2015)

The Super Mario Maker float at the 2015 Toronto Santa Claus Parade
The 2015 Super Mario Maker float

https://www.instagram.com/p/-HiHiOKnqr/

In 2015, a float promoting Super Mario Maker was present in the parade, preceded by a performer in a Mario costume. The float had a sculpture of Builder Mario in the front. It also featured three cylinders with sculptures of characters and objects from the game, being Paragoombas, coins, Brick Blocks, a ? Block, and Mario in the style of Super Mario Bros., a Bill Blaster in Lakitu's Cloud, a Blooper in a pipe, and Bowser Jr. on a Trampoline in the style of Super Mario World, and Koopa Troopas in the style of New Super Mario Bros. U.

Super Mario Odyssey (2017)

The Super Mario Odyssey float at the 2017 Toronto Santa Claus Parade
The 2017 Super Mario Odyssey float

https://twitter.com/NintendoCanada/status/932248679053971458

In 2017, Nintendo's float was themed around Super Mario Odyssey and co-branded with EB Games.

References

  1. ^ November 20, 2011. Toronto Santa Claus Parade 2011. Capt Mondo's Photo Blog. Retrieved September 14, 2024. (Archived July 8, 2017, 11:16:53 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  2. ^ November 20, 2011. Toronto Santa Claus Parade 2011. Toronto Grand Prix Tourist. Retrieved September 14, 2024. (Archived February 26, 2024, 14:09:52 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
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Special events
Anniversaries Happy! Mario 20th • Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary • Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary • Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary • The Year of Luigi
Concerts Mario & Zelda Big Band Live • Super Mario Orchestra Concert • Super Smash Bros. Melee: Smashing...Live!
Theme park–related events NO LIMIT! Parade • PLAY WILD! Challenge • Super Mario Power-Up Summer
Tours Mario's Cross-Canada Tour • Nintendo Fusion Tour • Nintendo Super Tour '92 • Nintendo Switch Tour
Other Mario & Luigi Quiz Rally • Mario Day • Marunouchi Bright Holiday 2024 • Meet & Greet Mario • Nintendo Builders Week 2015 • Nintendo Switch de Asoberu Mario no Game o Taiken Shiyō! • Super Mario Quiz Rally • Super Mario Weekend • Toronto Santa Claus Parade

Category:Special events

List of Mario Quiz Cards

The following is an incomplete list of Mario Quiz Cards ordered by category. The card's code, which indicated the deck and card number and is located on the back of each card, is also listed. Correct answers are marked in bold.

Arts, Sports & Leisure

Image Question Code
Front Back
A card from Mario Quiz Cards The back of a card from Mario Quiz Cards Who invented the game of basketball?
  1. Abner Doubleday
  2. Mavin Hoopster
  3. James Naismith
 D3 054 01-03
A card from Mario Quiz Cards The back of a card from Mario Quiz Cards What is Yoga?
  1. A method of healing mental illness
  2. A discipline for mastery of mind and body
  3. An African religion
 D3 054 03-16
A card from Mario Quiz Cards The back of a card from Mario Quiz Cards What are the martial arts?
  1. Ice dancing and ballet
  2. Sculpting and pottery making
  3. Games involving battle and self-defense
 D2 491 04-19
A card from Mario Quiz Cards The back of a card from Mario Quiz Cards To which musical-instrument family does the guitar belong?
  1. Woodwind
  2. Bass
  3. String
 D2 491 06-11
A card from Mario Quiz Cards The back of a card from Mario Quiz Cards What kinds of weapons are used in the sport of fencing?
  1. The saber, the dagger, and the sword
  2. The saber, the foil, and the sword
  3. The saber, the foil, and the épée
 D2 491 06-12
A card from Mario Quiz Cards The back of a card from Mario Quiz Cards What are the three kinds of weightlifting moves?
  1. The snatch, discus, and pommel
  2. The snatch, vault, and hammerlock
  3. The snatch, clean-and-jerk, and military press
 D3 491 07-03
A card from Mario Quiz Cards The back of a card from Mario Quiz Cards What was the first big accomplishment in mountain climbing?
  1. The conquest of Mount Everest
  2. The conquest of Mont Blanc
  3. The conquest of K2
 D3 054 08-11
A card from Mario Quiz Cards The back of a card from Mario Quiz Cards What's the highest you can score in one bowling game?
  1. 150
  2. 300
  3. 350
 D3 054 08-12
A card from Mario Quiz Cards The back of a card from Mario Quiz Cards What's the world's most important bicycle race?
  1. The Tour de France
  2. The Indianapolis 500
  3. The Soap Box Derby
 D3 054 09-13
A card from Mario Quiz Cards The back of a card from Mario Quiz Cards To which musical-instrument family does the gong belong?
  1. Percussion
  2. Bass
  3. Woodwind
 D3 054 10-06
A card from Mario Quiz Cards The back of a card from Mario Quiz Cards What is "show jumping" at a horse show?
  1. A contest of obstacle jumping
  2. A test of schooling
  3. A kind of riding called "cabriole"
 D3 054 10-17
A card from Mario Quiz Cards The back of a card from Mario Quiz Cards Which are pieces of mountain climbing equipment?
  1. Skivvies and fishers
  2. Fulcrums and vaporizers
  3. Crampons and karabiners
 D3 054 23-18
A card from Mario Quiz Cards The back of a card from Mario Quiz Cards Which is a characteristic of Gothic architecture?
  1. Pointed arches
  2. Flying buttresses
  3. Both
 D3 054 24-17
A card from Mario Quiz Cards The back of a card from Mario Quiz Cards Who wrote The Little Prince?
  1. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
  2. Niccolo Machiavelli
  3. Pat Conroy
 D3 054 25-17
File:MarioQuizCards D3 054 26-12.png File:MarioQuizCards D3 054 26-12 Back.png Who was Johann Sebastian Bach?
  1. A great musical composer
  2. A great jazz musician
  3. A great rap artist
 D3 054 26-12
File:MarioQuizCards D3 054 26-19.png File:MarioQuizCards D3 054 26-19 Back.png How many players are on a soccer team?
  1. 19 players
  2. 10 players
  3. 11 players
 D3 054 26-19
File:MarioQuizCards D3 054 27-07.png File:MarioQuizCards D3 054 27-07 Back.png Which swimming stroke was first used in competition?
  1. Backstroke
  2. Breaststroke
  3. Sidestroke
 D3 054 27-07
File:MarioQuizCards D3 054 27-08.png File:MarioQuizCards D3 054 27-08 Back.png How do you build a boat in a bottle?
  1. Build it inside by using very long tweezers to hold and place each part.
  2. Everything is assembled outside the bottle, then slipped in.
 D3 054 27-08
File:MarioQuizCards D3 054 27-12.png File:MarioQuizCards D3 054 27-12 Back.png Who wrote Little Red Riding Hood?
  1. Walt Disney
  2. Richard Scarry
  3. No one knows for sure
 D3 054 27-12
File:MarioQuizCards D3 054 28-16.png File:MarioQuizCards D3 054 28-16 Back.png Which is not part of a Christian church?
  1. Vestry or sacristy
  2. Nave
  3. Fortran
 D3 054 28-16
File:MarioQuizCards D3 054 28-19.png File:MarioQuizCards D3 054 28-19 Back.png Who was Velázquez?
  1. A Spanish painter
  2. A Spanish bull fighter
  3. A Spanish musician
 D3 054 28-19
File:MarioQuizCards D3 054 30-01.png File:MarioQuizCards D3 054 30-01 Back.png Who are Punch and Judy?
  1. X-Men cartoon characters
  2. Panda bears
  3. Puppet show characters
 D3 054 30-01
File:MarioQuizCards D3 054 30-02.png File:MarioQuizCards D3 054 30-02 Back.png Who was Cyrano de Bergerac?
  1. A musketeer
  2. A writer
  3. A rock star
 D3 054 30-02
A card from Mario Quiz Cards Used in case of images missing from a section gallery, table, bestiary box, or certain infoboxes. When did figure skating become part of the Olympic Games?
  1. 1908
  2. 1924
  3. 1968
 TBD
A card from Mario Quiz Cards Used in case of images missing from a section gallery, table, bestiary box, or certain infoboxes. Who wrote Don Quixote?
  1. Arthur Conan Doyle
  2. Hans Christian Andersen
  3. Miguel de Cervantes
 TBD
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