Provincial and Territorial Birds
Historically known as a sea hawk, river hawk or fish hawk this bird was declared the provincial bird of Nova Scotia in 1994.
Osprey
The Mona Lisa is housed in this French museum with a glass pyramid designed by the Chinese-American.
Louvre
On June 10, 1692, Bridget Bishop was the first woman executed for this crime in Salem, Massachusetts.
Witchcraft
Before leaving Romeo at dawn, she says, “Parting is such sweet sorrow.”
Juliet
This is a white crystalline sugar that is found in milk.
Lactose
Newfoundland and Labrador’s provincial bird is known for its striking appearance, with its black and white plumage, and distinctively penguin-like waddle.
Atlantic Puffin
Starry Night by this one eared artist can be found at The Museum of Modern Art in NYC.
Vincent van Gogh
August 79 C.E. saw this volcano erupt, burying Pompeii in ash.
Mt. Vesuvius
While Act I of this tragedy is set in Venice, the rest is set on the island of Cyprus.
Othello
This is a simple machine consisting of a bar that pivots on a fixed support that is used to transmit force.
Lever
Though Toronto doesn’t have an official bird, you would be correct in assuming Prince Edward Island’s bird might fit the bill.
Blue Jay
Found by French soldiers in 1799, this ancient stone tablet that helped experts learn to read Egyptian hieroglyphs and can be found in The British Museum.
Rosetta Stone
In July 1885, Louis Pasteur gave his vaccine for this disease to a boy who’d been bitten by a dog.
Rabies
Opening his play, the future King Richard III claims, “Now is the” this season “of our discontent.”
Winter
This constellation will not be seen at the Vatican but in the Northern Hemisphere near Cancer and Virgo.
Leo
Ontario’s provincial bird gets minted about 15 to 30 million times a year as per The Royal Canadian Mint.
Common Loon
Canada’s largest museum located in Toronto opened to the public on March 19, 1914 – their current feature exhibit is “BEES”
Royal Ontario Museum
The 8-Nation Alliance captured Beijing on August 14, 1900, crushing this sporty uprising.
THe boxer Rebellion
Angelo rules over Vienna in Duke Vincentio’s absence in this alliterative play.
Measure for Measure
This is any of a variety of plants that have pods that contain seeds – think lentils, chickpeas and… peanuts?
Legume
In Norse mythology, Yukon’s official bird may have been an informant for the Allfather.
Raven
Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum is host to over 8000 of these.
Terracotta Warriors
Both Mozambique and Cape Verde gained independence from this country in the summer of 1975.
Portugal
Theseus’ marriage to this Amazon queen is the focus of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
Hippolyta
This is the system of tubes and spaces that make up the inner ear of many vertebrate animals.
Labyrinth