Tokens facts & stats

Question 1

Toronto's transit system redesigned its single-ride subway token in 2006. What eventually replaced these tokens?

Accepted Answer

the Presto smart card. Like many transit systems, Toronto phased out physical tokens in favor of a rechargeable electronic fare card.

Question 2

A 2010-published study found that a token-reward program helped what share of long-term psychiatric patients successfully reintegrate into their communities?

Accepted Answer

about 78%. "Token economy" programs award tokens for positive behavior that can later be traded in, and have been used in treatment settings for decades.

Question 3

In late 2020, Chuck E. Cheese retired what long-standing item in favor of tracking everything on its Play Pass cards?

Accepted Answer

paper tickets. Guests' game tickets became purely electronic, stored and redeemed digitally through the same card that replaced tokens.

Question 4

In 2021, the U.S. Army & Air Force Exchange Service began phasing out cardboard/plastic coin-substitute tokens used on overseas military bases. What were they called?

Accepted Answer

pogs. These lightweight tokens, cheaper to ship than real coins, came in 5, 10, and 25-cent denominations featuring troops and aircraft.

Tokens facts & stats

Going deeper

Toronto's transit system redesigned its single-ride subway token in 2006. What eventually replaced these tokens?

In late 2020, Chuck E. Cheese retired what long-standing item in favor of tracking everything on its Play Pass cards?

Expert level

A 2010-published study found that a token-reward program helped what share of long-term psychiatric patients successfully reintegrate into their communities?

In 2021, the U.S. Army & Air Force Exchange Service began phasing out cardboard/plastic coin-substitute tokens used on overseas military bases. What were they called?