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by Allan Goddard Hello readers! I have had numerous...

Noreen Young’s early drawings on exhibit at the Sivarulrasa Gallery.

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The Tunic Show at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

by Edith Cody-Rice On Saturday August 1, the...

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Answers to Diana’s Quiz – August 1, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  Alanis Morissette, the Canadian rock artist from Ottawa, composed Jagged Little Pill.  She has won 5 Grammys and 14 Juno Awards so far. 2.  American millionaire Ted...

Diana’s Quiz – August 1, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  Who composed the music and lyrics for the rock album Jagged Little Pill? 2.  Who created the television channel CNN? 3.  Pink Ladies and Granny Smiths are what...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – July 18, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  The two Diomede Islands are located in the Bering Strait.  Big Diomede Island belongs to Russia, and Little Diomed to the USA. 2.  Mascarpone cheese is the...
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Diana’s Quiz September 22, 2012

1. What is another word for armpit besides oxter? 2. What is the name of the region where the civilizations of the Middle East and...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz, September 15, 2012

1. The walleye 2. Statistical mechanics 3. Too Much Information (which might refer to most of these Q and A&#39 s...) ...

Diana’s Quiz September 15, 2012

1. What is Saskatchewan&#39 s official fish? 2. What is the modern incarnation of the word &#39 &#39 thermodynamics&#39 &#39 ? 3. ...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz, September 8, 2012

1. 2 long sticks that hold the warp threads in order while threading a loom 2. The daughter of King Priam,...

Diana’s Quiz September 8, 2012

1. What are lease sticks? 2. Who was Cassandra? 3. Who would use a widdy? 4. What are the 3...

Diana’s Quiz September 1, 2012

1. What is a muggle? 2.  When a windsock is pointed straight out, what is the minimum speed of the wind? 3.  What mammal is found...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz, August 25, 2012

1. A model of an intended work of art, usually sculpture. 2. The craft of applying veneer to a structure to form decorative patterns. 3. 62 4....

Diana’s Quiz August 25, 2012

1. What is a marquette?  2. What is marquetry? 3. How old is Bruce Springsteen this year? 4. What is the name of Vancouver's famed park in...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz, August 18, 2012

1.  Quartz   2.  In surfing.  It is the fin on the underside of some boards.  It is also the extension of a rudder on some centre-keeled...

Diana’s Quiz August 18, 2012

             

Answers to Diana’s Quiz, August 11, 2012

1.  A linear measure equal to 5.5 yards, or a rod   2.  A young horse   3.  Geology   4.  The Curiosity rover   5. Robertson Davies

Diana’s Quiz August 11, 2012

1. How long is a perch?   2. What is a staig?   3.  In what science would a diapir be introduced?   4. What is the name of the most...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz, August 4, 2012

  1.George Orton, in Paris in 1900, won the Gold for steeplechase.  He also won Bronze in hurdles.   2.  It will be the city that has...

Diana’s Quiz August 4, 2012

1.  Who won Canada's first Olympic medal and for what?  2.What record will London set at this year's Olympics?   3.  In which Olympics did Canada win...
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