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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 – June 9, 2012

Of what weapon is the foible a part?  Which country uses only green,  renewable energy, with no nuclear, gas or fossil fuel  sources? Where did...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – June 2, 2012

The Eiffel Towel  United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Wayne Gretzky, with 894. Second most: Gordie Howe The Walther PPK The clarinet

Diana’s Quiz – June 2, 2012

What was the tallest structure in the world 100 years ago? What does UNESCO stand for? Which hockey player has till now scored the...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz May 26, 2012

1.The Fantasticks, which ran off Broadway for 17,162 shows over 42 years 2. It is the phonetic translation of ''quelque chose'' 3. Feist 4. Nanisivik, Nunavut 5. Howard Engel of Toronto

Diana’s Quiz May 26, 2012

1. What is the longest running English language musical?    2. From what French phrase does the word ''kickshaw'', meaning ''delicacy'' or ''trinket'' derive?   3. Who won...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – May 19, 2012

1.  The vermin-ridden, graffitti-sprayed Hans Brinker Budget Hotel in Amsterdam, Holland 2.  A manuscript that has been written over the top of an earlier writing,...

Diana’s Quiz – May 19, 2012

 1. What hostelry advertises and prides itself as being "The Worst Hotel in the World"? 2. What is a palimpsest? 3. What is a gerund?  4....

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – May 12, 2012

South America, formerly Dutch Guiana. Fred Wah Lacrosse the 13th day of most months, originallly thought to have been the day of the full moon. In only...

Diana’s Quiz – May 12, 2012

Where is Surinam, and what was its former name? Who is Canada's current poet laureate? Besides hockey, what is the other national sport of Canada?  On...

Diana’s quiz answers May 5, 2012

1. Ellen Fairclough   2.. Mount Aconcagua in Argentina at   3. From the Roman god Cupid.   4. Asta, a wire-haired fox terrier   5. St. Lucia. Sir Arthur Lewis, 1979,...

Diana’s quiz – May 5, 2012

1. Who was the first female member of the Canadian cabinet?   2. What is the highest mountain in the Americas?   3. Where does the word "kewpie"...

Answers to April 28 quiz

Winnipeg, Manitoba. However, the coldest recorded temperature in Canada was at Mayo, Yukon, with on February 3, 1947, at -62.2C.  Kazakhstan  Higher and Higher, in...

Diana’s quiz – April 28, 2012

Answers to April 21 quiz

1. Ellen Fairclough   2.. Mount Aconcagua in Argentina   3. From the Roman god Cupid.   4. Asta, a wire-haired fox terrier   5. St. Lucia. Sir Arthur Lewis, 1979, economics,...
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