Challenges
Eight categories, one city
The full challenge board stays sealed until race day. Here is what teams will be taking on, and how a single challenge looks from the inside.
Explore
Toronto landmarks and locations, from City Hall to the waterfront.
Connect
Respectful interaction with people and community along the route.
Culture
Toronto's multicultural identity, food, music, and neighbourhoods.
Noor
Education, opportunity, and the Project Noor mission itself.
Puzzle
Logic, riddles, and clue-solving that unlock the next checkpoint.
Photo
Creative photo missions with your whole team in frame.
Video
Short video challenges, usually under sixty seconds.
Secret
Hidden missions pushed live during the race with a countdown.
Example
What a challenge looks like
The School Photo
Location: Nathan Phillips Square
Category: Photo
Verification: Checkpoint scan plus automatic review
Find the Toronto sign and recreate your Grade 1 school photo.
Proof required
- ✦One photo
- ✦All team members visible
Progression
Locked, available, completed
Locked
Not yet available. Unlocks by time, checkpoint scan, or a prerequisite challenge.
Available
Ready to attempt. Read the clue and get moving.
In progress
Your team has started it, with a timer running on timed missions.
Completed
Review passed and points added to your score.
Some challenges only open after another is complete, and every team plays a different route order, so the board looks different for everyone.