by Diana Filer
1. The Stanley Cup is North America’s oldest sports trophy.
2. The Bridal Chorus, or more commonly, Here Comes the Bride, is a march from Richard Wagner’s opera
Lohengrin.
3. A ‘dark sky preserve’ is an area usually around a park or observatory that restricts light pollution. Mont Megantic in Quebec was the first preserve area so named.*
4. A tump line is a strap that runs around the forehead or the chest that supports a load carried on the back.
5. Djibouti is a small country in the Horn of Africa, with its capital also called Djibouti.
* Editor’s note: Mississippi Mills has a dark sky by-law that protects the night sky from light pollution.
