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For Yuletide, make this two-word roll cake while watching the same-named item burn on TV.
What is a Yule log?
It is traditionally made from a Swiss roll, which is thin sponge cake spread with cream or ganache, rolled up, and then covered in textured buttercream to mimic tree bark.
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Condition associated with London and pea soup.
What is fog?
Fog became famously associated with London because of the city's historic thick fogs and smog.
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Of the 12 months of the year, this month comes alphabetically first.
What is April?
Notable figures born in April include William Shakespeare, Leonardo da Vinci, and Queen Elizabeth II.
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Evidence suggests that these humped mammals no longer found here originated in North America.
What are camels?
Camels actually evolved in North America about 40 million years ago before migrating to Asia and Africa via land bridges.
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This country celebrates Buddha Purnima and Diwali, a Festival of Lights.
What is India?
Diwali is one of the country’s biggest celebrations, featuring lamps, fireworks, and family gatherings.
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Pineapple is the main attraction in this kind of cake, inverted before serving so the glazed fruit goes from bottom to top.
What is pineapple upside-down cake?
It became popular in the 1920s following the invention of canned pineapple rings. National Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Day is celebrated annually on April 20th to honour the dessert.
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It's a snowstorm with winds past 30 knots, below-normal temperatures, and low visibility, lasting at least a few hours.
What is a blizzard?
The historic March 4, 1966, Winnipeg blizzard paralyzed the city for two days with 35.6 cm of snow and 113 km/h winds, creating roof-high drifts.
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Of the 7 continents, this one comes alphabetically first.
What is Africa?
It is home to the world’s longest river, The Nile. It flows through many different African countries and is the main water source of Egypt, Sudan and South Sudan.
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Chipmunks and hamsters are both members of this order of animals.
What are rodents?
Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with more than 2,000 species. They are known for their continuously growing front incisors, which they keep worn down by gnawing.
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This country officially closes public schools on both St. Patrick's Day and St. Stephen's Day.
What is Ireland?
Ireland celebrates St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) as its national holiday and St. Stephen’s Day (December 26) as a public holiday.
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A trademarked tube pan with fluted sides is used to make this doughnut-like cake.
What is Bundt cake?
The tube in the center acts as a heating core, allowing heavy or dense batters to bake through to the center without burning the outside.
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Body part associated with the center of a hurricane.
What is the eye?
It is the relatively calm center of a hurricane, surrounded by the powerful eyewall, where the storm's strongest winds and heaviest rain occur.
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Of our solar system’s 8 planets, this one comes alphabetically first.
What is Earth?
Earth is the only planet in our solar system known to support life, featuring a unique, rocky surface with 71% water coverage and a protective atmosphere.
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Romans called this African mammal a "horse tiger."
What is a zebra?
No two zebras have the same stripe pattern. They are born with reddish-brown stripes that turn black as they grow.
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Bastille Day celebrates an event that started the French Revolution in this country.
What is France?
France celebrates Bastille Day on July 14 to commemorate the 1789 storming of the Bastille, a symbolic turning point in the French Revolution.
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A Charlotte cake is lined with these delicate sponge cake biscuits, whose name sounds perfect (for a cannibal!).
What are ladyfingers?
They are also a key ingredient in desserts like traditional tiramisu.
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With 400-kilometre-per-hour winds, one of the largest of these funnels occurred in Edmonton on July 31, 1987.
What is a tornado?
Often called "Black Friday," it was one of Canada's most destructive tornadoes, with estimated winds approaching 400 km/h.
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Of Canada’s provinces and territories, this one comes alphabetically first.
What is Alberta?
Alberta is known as the “Wild Rose Country” and is home to Banff National Park, Canada’s oldest national park, established in 1885.
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The only true night-flying mammal.
What is a bat?
Bats are the only mammals capable of true flight, featuring wings made of thin skin stretched over elongated hand bones.
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This holiday, widely celebrated in countries like China and Vietnam, marks the start of the new year based on traditional cycles of the moon.
What is the Lunar New Year?
Traditions often include family gatherings, special foods, red decorations, and giving gifts of money in red envelopes.
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This crumbly cake topping’s name comes from the German word for "sprinkle."
What is streusel?
Traditional streusel relies on a simple ratio of three main ingredients: flour, sugar, and cold butter.
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Produced by thunderstorm clouds, these lumps of ice bigger than 5 mm are classified as hydrometeors.
What is hail?
Canada’s heaviest recorded hailstone fell near Markerville, Alberta on August 1, 2022. It weighed 292.71 grams and measured 123 millimetres in diameter.
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Of the countries of mainland South America, this one comes alphabetically first.
What is Argentina?
Argentina is the second-largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil, and is famous for tango, Patagonia, and its beef-producing regions.
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The red kangaroo is among the largest of these pouched mammals.
What are marsupials?
While most have forward-facing pouches similar to the red kangaroo, wombats have backward-facing pouches to avoid filling them with dirt while digging.
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October 3 is a day of unity celebration in this reunified European country.
What is Germany?
German Unity Day is the national holiday that commemorates the 1990 reunification of East and West Germany.