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Diana's QuizAnswers to Diana's Quiz - October 19, 2024

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – October 19, 2024

by Diana Filer

1.  Haumea is a dwarf planet, roughly the same size as Pluto. and is egg-shaped.  It was discovered in 2004, and is located beyond the orbit of the planet Neptune.
2.  Zubin Mehta, a world-renowned musician, born in India in 1936, has a long list of conducting credits:  he has been the Music Director of the Montreal Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the New York Philharmonic, and the Israel Philharmonic, among many other international music positions.
3.  Scree is a slope of loose rock or pebbles at the base of a steeper incline or cliff.
4.  Marie-Philippe Bouchard, CEO of TV Cinq Quebec, is to become the new President of CBC/Radio Canada, succeeding Catherine Tait.
5.  Stephen Leacock is the author of ‘Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town’.   Born in England, as a youth he came to live in Canada with his family.  He was an economist who was well-known in Canada for his humourous writing, and became published abroad.  Between 1915 and 1925, Leacock was the best -known humourist in the English-speaking world.

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