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Second Annual EARTHFEST, April 20 in Carleton...

An Almonte baby boom

Springtime is often busy in the Almonte...

Brenda Edgerton — obituary

Edgerton, Brenda Pauline Brenda passed peacefully after fighting a...

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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 – September 3, 2016

The European Union began as the European Coal and Steel Community in 1951, as a pact between France and West Germany, then it...

Diana’s Quiz – September 3, 2016

When was the European Union created? The Battle of Salamis was one of the most famous battles of the ancient world.  Who won? ...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – August 27, 2016

The Albany River is Ontario’s longest river flowing entirely in the province, rising in Lake St Joseph and flowing 982km eastward to James...

Diana’s Quiz – August 27, 2016

What is the longest river flowing entirely in Ontario? Which actor created the character Clem Kadiddlehopper?  How many players are there in a...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – August 20, 2016

Johannes Vermeer painted The Girl with the Pearl Earring. The 4 planets of our solar system with rings are Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter and Neptune. ...

Diana’s Quiz – August 20, 2016

Which artist painted ‘The Girl with the Pearl Earring’?  Name 2 of the 4 planets of our solar system that have rings. The...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – August 13, 2016

According to a BBC study, Toronto has the most different nationalities in the world. Vietnam has won its first Olympic gold medal in...

Diana’s Quiz – August 13, 2016

Which city has been called the ‘most diverse in the world’ with as many as 230 different nationalities?  Which country has won its...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – August 6, 2016

The Spree River runs through Berlin, Germany.  Talisker whisky is distilled on Scotland’s Isle of Skye.  On the 1995 space shuttle Atlantis, Chris...

Diana’s Quiz – August 6, 2015

The Spree River runs through which European capital city?  Talisker single malt whisky is distilled on which Scottish island?  What unusual item...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – July 30, 2016

 The word for the score of zero in tennis comes from the French word ‘oeuf’ – egg – which is the shape of...

Diana’s Quiz – July 30, 2016

In tennis, why does ‘love’ mean ‘zero’? What is the Epic of Gilgamesh? What is the difference between brown sugar and white sugar? ...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – July 23, 2016

Newton’s Cradle is a device consisting of (usually 5) swinging metal spheres, hanging from a metal frame, that are just touching each other...

Diana’s Quiz – July 23 2016

What is Newton’s  Cradle?  What type of wood is used to make baseball bats?  What Newfoundland area has just been named a new...
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