CAVALRY
A small part of the indecisive Battle of Balaclava, this ill-fated 1854 engagement led by Lord Cardigan served as inspiration for a famous Alfred, Lord Tennyson poem.
What is the Charge of the Light Brigade?
This is the Greek name for the hill in Jerusalem believed to be the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixion, a significant pilgrimage destination for Christians, notably those in Eastern Orthodox denominations.
What is Golgotha?
This annual event, one of the world's largest rodeos, draws visitors from around the globe to Calgary to celebrate western culture and traditions.
What is the Calgary Stampede?
Cagliari is the capital and largest city on this Mediterranean island, with the town itself first settled by the Phoenicians as Karaly in the 8th century BC.
What is Sardinia?
Calamari belongs to this broader class of animals, which includes octopuses and cuttlefish.
What are cephalopods?
Serving the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth from 1503 to 1702, this heavy cavalry formation earned its "avian" nickname thanks to a feathered ornament generally attached to the rear of their saddles.
What are the winged hussars?
Also known for films including Braveheart, 28 Days Later, and The General, this Irish actor and director received several awards in 2014 for his leading role in Calvary where he starred alongside Chris O'Dowd and Kelly Reilly.
Who is Brendan Gleeson?
This "towering" structure, offering panoramic views of Calgary and the surrounding mountains, was built for the 1988 Winter Olympics.
What is Calgary Tower?
In the local dialect, Cagliari bears the name Casteddu, in reference to this famous structure located high on San Michele Hill.
What is castle?
Commonly found in coastal Asian countries, Russia, and Hawaii, this crispy calamari snack is often sold alongside beef jerky, and is prepared by skinning, cooking, grating, and seasoning North Pacific squid.
What is dried shredded squid/cuttlefish?
During World War II, a cavalry regiment from this country mounted a successful charge against Soviet forces during the Battle of Izbushensky in 1942, commonly remembered as the last significant cavalry charge in history.
What is Italy?
DAILY DOUBLE Once the executive for the Moral Majority, this Irish-American pastor is probably best remembered for his tenure at Calvary Church, a megachurch in Grand Rapids, MI, and his 2000 diagnosis of ALS.
Who is Ed Dobson?
The Calgary Flames and the Stampeders are the city's professional teams in these two sports respectively.
What are ice hockey and Canadian football?
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Bonaria was built by the Catalans in 1324–1329 when they were besieging the Pisans in Castello; it provided the inspiration for the name of this world capital city.
What is Buenos Aires?
On this Mediterranean island, squid are served with a sauce made from lemon, garlic, parsley, and olive oil.
What is Sardinia?
Commanded by the Earl of Uxbridge and led by Lord Edward Somerset and Sir William Ponsonby, the charge of the British heavy cavalry proved a decisive, if deadly, factor in this famous battle.
What is the Battle of Waterloo?
In Wisconsin, Mount Calvary is a small town of just over 750 residents founded in 1846; in the 19th century it was home to Calvary Station, a stop on a railroad connecting Sheboygan to this city of 45,000, named for its proximity to Lake Winnebago.
What is Fond du Lac?
Founded in 1955 by philanthropist Eric Lafferty Harvie with items from his own personal collection, this famous art and history institution in downtown Calgary is the largest in western Canada.
What is the Glenbow Museum?
DAILY DOUBLE The main beach of Cagliari stretches for over eight kilometers and is known as this, not a reference to any famous works composed there, but instead a Catalan word meaning "small well."
What is Poetto?
The only parts of squid which are not edible are its beak and this hard, internal body part located dorsally within the mantle, which gets its name for its resemblance to the Roman short sword of the same name.
What is the gladius/pen?
This 1704 battle from the War of the Spanish Succession saw the Duke of Marlborough lead an Allied force against the French, sending 80 cavalry squadrons against the French center and delivering the first major defeat to that nation it had suffered in some 40 years.
What is the Battle of Blenheim?
Created by sculptor Yves Hernot in 1900, the most notably Calvary monument outside of Brittany is in this Pyranessian French town, famous for its Marian apparitions, first appearing in 1858.
What is Lourdes?
The Calgary Flames have exactly one Stanley Cup to their name, from their 1989 season when they were captained to the title by this right-winger, whose 66 goals in 1982 still stand as franchise season record.
Who is Lanny McDonald?
For many years between the 14th and 19th centuries, Cagliari was the capital of a kingdom which paired its island nation with this continental princedom, originally an appanage of the County of Savoy.
What is Piedmont?
A regional dish from the Oshima area of Hokkaidō, this Japanese dish consists of rice-filled squid cooked in dashi, with the stuffing sometimes supplemented with bamboo shoots, carrots, or aburaage.
What is Ikameshi?