VOLCANOES
Mount Vesuvius and the ruins of Pompeii lie southeast of this major southern Italian city, known for its pizza and its ice cream
What is Naples?
This component of a typical Subway sub was considered “not real” by the government of Ireland because it was “too sugary”
What is bread?
Known as Heritage day in Alberta, Terry Fox day in Manitoba, and British Columbia Day in BC, this Canadian holiday is typically the first Monday of August
What is Civic Holiday?
This man was the voice for the iconic line, “No, I am your father” in The Empire Strikes Back
Who is James Earl Jones?
In Home Alone, Kevin McCallister strikes a pose that director Chris Columbus admitted was a direct reference to this Norwegian painting
What is The Scream?
London England: The second longest river in the United Kingdom
London Canada: Not on the list for impressive rivers in Canada. Also known as Antler River
What is the Thames River?
Mauna Loa and Kilauea in Hawai’i are this type of massive volcano, known for having broad, gentle slopes
What is a shield volcano?
This author of The Old Man and the Sea survived two plane crashes within 48 hours
Who is Ernest Hemingway?
This insect forms the order Coleoptera and is known for their hardened front pair of wings
What is a beetle?
Barbe à Papa is the French term for this confection, which translates to "Daddy’s Beard"
What is cotton candy?
In this French film, the title character befriends an elderly painter who has spent 20 years obsessively recreating Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating Party
What is Amélie?
London England: A district associated with a former fruit-and-vegetable market in the central square
London Canada: A downtown indoor market, currently with a skating rink out front
What is Covent Garden Market?
With over 400 active volcanoes, this moon of Jupiter is the most geologically active object in the Solar System
What is Io?
This autonomous vehicle tech company has ride-hailing services in 6 American cities
What is Waymo?
This is a classic music composition, typically for a solo instrument or a small ensemble, featuring 3-4 distinct movements
What is a sonata?
An important figure in multiple religions, this man was commanded by God to offer his son as a sacrifice, but at the last minute was given a ram to sacrifice instead
Who is Abraham?
In this Oscar Wilde novel, the title character remains eternally youthful while his portrait bears the scars of his sins and age
What is The Picture of Dorian Gray?
London England: Nothing much, just a college, a church and some primary schools
London Canada: The hospital where Ryan Gosling and Justin Bieber were born
What is Saint Joseph's?
Also known as pyroclasts, this is the term for all airborne rock fragments and particles ejected by an explosive volcanic eruption
What is tephra?
Owned by Sobeys, this supermarket chain is one of the biggest in Western Canada
What is Safeway?
This cold, treeless biome is classified as ET in the Köppen climate classification system
What is tundra?
This founder of the Republic of Turkey adopted a new surname in 1934, which translates to “Father of the Turks”
Who is Mustafa Kemal Ataturk?
This Delacroix painting is the album cover for Coldplay’s Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends
What is Liberty Leading the People?
London England: The mother church of the Diocese of London, one of the most recognizable sights in the city
London Canada: The seat of the Diocese of Huron of the Anglican church of Canada, the oldest church in London
What is St. Paul's Cathedral?
The eruption of this Indonesian volcano in 1815 resulted in “The Year Without a Summer” as a result of a subsequent global cooling
What is Mount Tambora?
This Canadian animated sitcom follows Todd, a transfer student at a bizarre 30-storey school
What is Wayside?
This common male given name is also the term for a maker or repairer of casks and barrels
What is a cooper?
After being cursed for his heinous acts, this infamous king received an oracle from Delphi urging him to not have a child, as his child would end up killing him and marrying his wife
Who is King Laius of Thebes?
In her 1927 novel To The Lighthouse, this author follows the artist Lily Briscoe as she struggles to paint the Ramsay family
Who is Virginia Woolf?
London England: An extremely busy shopping street, also the most dangerous street in central London due to crime rates
London Canada: One of London’s busiest West-East roads, passing just north of downtown and just south of Western University
What is Oxford St/Rd?