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Celebrating Solstice Together, June 20

Paddle with Indigenous elder. Drumming, Songs...

Civitan Club Father’s Day breakfast, June 21

Celebrate dad with a legendary breakfast! Almonte...

Sheila Schroeder — obituary

  Schroeder,  Sheila Rose (nee Smith) Passed away at...

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Diana’s Quiz – June 6, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  In which year, on June 6, did the original D-Day occur? 2.  Which plant of the olive family has fragrant pale purple flowers? 3.  Of what critical minerals...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – May 30, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  The opposite of a full moon is a new moon. 2. The Bossa Nova style of samba was invented in Rio de Janiero. 3. The densest population of...

Diana’s Quiz – May 30, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.. What is the opposite of a full moon? 2.  What is a style of samba developed in Rio de Janeiro? 3.  Where in North America is the densest...
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Diana’s Quiz July 28, 2012

Who are Sagkeeng's Finest?  Who is the figure that the Russians call "Ivan Kupala"? Which is the world's newest country? Who is the premier of...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz, July 21, 2012

   

Diana’s Quiz July 21, 2012

What is a ''weka''? How many yards in a furlong? Which Canadian received the Crystal Award given to cultural leaders committed to improving...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz, July 14, 2012

   

Diana’s Quiz July 14, 2012

 What is a hogg?  From which game does the phrase 'ace in the hole' derive?   What position does Steve Nash play in which sport?   Whose...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz, July 7, 2012

 Alexander Mackenzie. Perth, Ontario The Nk'mip desert in Osoyoos. BC, although it is really a shrub steppe, an extenion of the Columbia Plateau Used for...

Diana’s Quiz July 7, 2012

1. Who was Canada's 2nd prime minister, between the 2 terms of Sir John A Macdonald?  2. What town has as...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz, June 30, 2012

In Aziziya, Libya, 1922, at  57.8C  Ants  Ourselves alone   Chess  William Pratt

Diana’s Quiz June 30, 2012

Where in the world was the highest outdoor  temperature recorded? The weaver, honeypot and  pharaoh are  examples of what? What is the meaning of Sinn Fein...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz June 23, 2012

Craigellachie, British Columbia The  Galilean moons of Jupiter, discovered by Galileo in 1610 The  innermost arm of the Milky Way galaxy Norman Mailer Wiltshire 

Diana’s Quiz June 23, 2012

Where was the ''last spike'' driven to  complete the cross-Canada linkd of the Canadian Pacific  Railroad? What are Io, Europa, Ganymede and  Callisto? Where is Norma Arm? Which...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz June 16, 2012

Newfoundland/Labrador According to most sources Lumbini, in present-day Nepal,  A thousand of something, especially a thousand years (and no, not the next Olympics in Santiago!) In...

Diana’s Quiz June 16, 2012

What is the name of Canada's newestprovince? Where is the birthplace pf Buddha? What is a chiliad?  To what does the slogan ""fifty-fourfortyfight'', refer? What is...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – June 9, 2012

A sword Iceland  The Holy Island of  Lindisfarne It is a primitive arachnid Gaius Petronius Arbiter, known as Petronius    
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