Canadian Provinces
This province is first alphabetically, with the postal abbreviation "AB"
What is Alberta?
This winning declaration in a chess game is from the Arabic for "the king is dead"
What is "checkmate?"
At age 18, she swept the board at the 2020 Grammys, winning five awards, including best new artist and song of the year
Who is Billie Eilish?
A book called "Semper Fidel" takes a look at the troubled relationship between the U.S. & this country
What is Cuba?
As an appetizer, let's get this fried squid dish, perhaps with lemon and cocktail sauce
What is calamari?
It's where you'll find the national capital of Ottawa
What is Ontario?
Motorcyclist Evel Knievel is called this on his tombstone & by the Smithsonian
What is "daredevil?"
She won Best Country Album and Album of the Year in 2010 with "Fearless" and Best Pop Vocal Album and Album of the Year in 2016 with "1989"
Who is Taylor Swift?
In 1992 his book "A Brief History of Time" became Britain's longest-running bestseller
Who is Stephen Hawking?
This double talk grain dish is a staple throughout North Africa
What is Couscous?
Nova Scotia & this province each have another nationality in their name
What is British Columbia?
Lunar term meaning mentally deranged or dreamily romantic
What is "moonstruck?"
In 2012, this group won Grammys for Best New Artist and Song of the Year for "We Are Young"
Who are "Fun.?"
In Chapter 1 of this memoir, Solomon Northup says he was happily rescued from bondage in January 1853
What is "12 Years a Slave?"
I'll unwind with a glass of this dry white table wine typically made from a single white grape variety originally grown in France
What is "chardonnay?"
Per the 2016 Census, this northernmost province of Canada has a population of just 35,944, and is mostly made up of Inuit people
What is "Nunavut?"
The British use this 9-letter word for what we call a vest
What is a "waistcoat?"
In 2012, Adele won Grammys for Song and Album of the Year with "Rolling in the Deep" from "21." She won the same awards in 2017 with this 1-word song from "25"
What is "Hello?"
"Promise Me Dad" is a 2017 memoir by this former vice president
Who is Joe Biden?
From the French for "cooked flesh," perhaps we could all share this plate of cold and cooked meats, cheeses, nuts, breads, and jams
What is "charcuterie?"
Lake Winnipeg in this province is the largest body of water entirely within any Canadian province
What is Manitoba?
The condition "swimmer's knee" is mainly caused by the unusual kick of this specialty
What is "breaststroke?"
In 2011, this Seattle based rock band won Best Rock Performance with "Walk." In 2017, they won Best Rock Song for "Run"
Who are Foo Fighters?
In a 2016 work Nigel Cawthorne recounts "The Life-Long Feud" between these 2 inventors "that Electrified the World"
Who are Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison?
I think I'll get the spaghetti done this way: in a pasta sauce cured pork, egg, and grated cheese
What is "carbonara?"