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Spriggs, Margaret Mary August 26, 1930 - April...

Breakfast at the Legion, April 20

At the Almonte Legion Eggs to Order, Hash Browns, Bacon,...

Civitan Club gift to the community finds a home at the Pakenham library

During Pakenham’s 2023 bicentennial year, the Pakenham...

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Answers to Diana’s Quiz – April 13, 2024

by Diana Filer 1.  The V2 rocket built by a team under the German Werner von Braun is considered to have launched the space age in 1942.  It was responsible...

Diana’s Quiz – April 13, 2024

by Diana Filer 1.  What device in effect launched the Space Age? 2.  What is the Book of Kells? 3.  Movie actor Tom Conway was the brother of which other movie star? 4. ...

Diana’s Quiz – April 6, 2024

by Diana Filer 1.  What is Havana Syndrome? 2.  What is the kelvin? 3.  What is the spice mace made from? 4.  Which Canadian-born movie actress and singer made her first movie with...
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Answers to Diana’s Quiz – December 17, 2016

  The Christmas pickle has become a bit of a tradition in the United States.  It was thought  to have originated in Germany but...

Diana’s Quiz – December 17, 2016

What is the Christmas pickle? What is a pomander? Where did the chairlift originate? What dish is made of grilled cheese flavoured with...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – December 10, 2016

Jane Seymour was lady-in waiting to Anne Boleyn before marrying King Henry VIII.  She was also lady-in-waiting to Catherine of Aragon.  She died...

Diana’s Quiz – December 10, 2016

Who was lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn before Anne’s beheading? Which Canadian mezzo soprano is still singing lead roles well into her seventies? What...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – November 26, 2016

Hoosegow, a slang word meaning ‘confinement in a place for people held in lawful custody’, as a jail, for example, derives from the...

Diana’s Quiz – November 26, 2016

Where did the word ‘hoosegow’ originate What is the term for the ratio of the speed of a moving object to the speed...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – November 19, 2016

A kakistocracy is a government by the least qualified or worst citizens. For the past several years, Anticosti Island,along with private interests, has been...

Diana’s Quiz – November 19, 2016

 What is a kakistocracy? What national resource is a current development project for Anticosti Island? What is copal? Who plays detective William Murdoch...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – November 12, 2016

  Trump’s wives first names were Ivana, Marla and Melania Qigong is a Chinese system of breathing exercises, body postures and movements, and mental...

Diana’s Quiz – November 12, 2016

What are the first names of Donald Trump’s 3 wives? What is Qigong? Who was Wilder Penfield? Who was the first musician to...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – November 5, 2016

November 5th is Guy Fawkes Day in Britain. One of the world’s largest and biologically rich inland seas, the Salish Sea includes the...

Diana’s Quiz, November 5, 2016

What do the British celebrate today, November 5th? Where is the Salish Sea? Which metals do not rust? Who is Premier of Quebec? ...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – October 29, 2016

The Jack-o-lantern originated in Ireland, and was originally a hollowed-out turnip.  Named after a stingy character called Jack, who had trouble with the...

Diana’s Quiz – October 29, 2016

What is the origin of the Hallowe’en jack-o-lantern? For what sport is the Rogers Cup awarded? Who was the first person to win...
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