An estimated 1.7 percent of people in greater Toronto cycle to work. That’s a low figure compared to other large North American cities listed. Many European cities such as Berlin, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam leave Toronto in the dust.
The English city of Gloucester is preparing to bake a ceremonial pie for Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of Diamond Jubilee, or 60th anniversary of her reign. It’s a tradition that dates back to the Middle Ages. The recipe calls for sea lampreys which come from Lake Huron, the answer to the Geo Quiz. Marc Gaden with the Great Lakes Fishery Commission is in charge of getting the Lake Huron catch to chefs in Gloucester, England.
Residents of Windsor, Ontario have long complained about industrial noise pollution they believe is coming from Zug Island, but there is no solution yet on the table for getting rid of the “nocturnal beast.”
Hundreds of dead dolphins washed up on the beaches in northern part of Peru’s vast coastline and now in the past few days, dead pelicans have been found in the very same area.
We want you to name the stadium where FC Barcelona, coached by Guardiola, plays its home games.
The newest international sister city matchup involves a town in Oregon and a village in Scotland. Boring. That’s probably what you’re thinking right? Exactly. Can you name the two towns?
Two years ago Russian researchers spotted what they believe is the only all white, adult killer whale in the North Pacific Ocean. Now the research team plans to explore the region to try to identify and observe the orca named Iceberg.
For the Geo Quiz, we want you to name a volcano about 35 miles outside Mexico City which has been rumbling and sending up clouds of ash and steam in recent days.
A soccer ball that was swept away by the tsunami that hit Japan last year, recently washed up on Middleton Island in the Gulf of Alaska.
For the Geo Quiz, we are looking for the name of a small town in North Carolina where some of the world’s most passionate whistlers have come to take part in an International Whistlers Convention.
For our Geo Quiz, name the Russian city where the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is touring.
For the Geo Quiz, we are looking for the Japanese cities that came under attack on this day in 1942 in the Doolittle Raid.
For the Geo Quiz, Global Hit combo, we are looking for a city in New Zealand where the funk-reggae band The Black Seeds is based.
For Monday’s Geo Quiz, put on your military history thinking cap. Britain’s National Army Museum took a national poll recently to ask who was Britain’s Greatest Enemy Commander. Can you name him?
For today’s Geo Quiz we are looking for the name of a town in Wyoming just of I-80. The town is just 10 acres or so large. The one resident is also the mayor. He’s planning to leave so he put the town up for auction. Can you name the tiny town?
