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Michael Thompson — obituary

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Diana’s Quiz – September 19, 2026

by Diana Filer 1. From which schools did ...

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Diana’s Quiz – September 19, 2026

by Diana Filer 1. From which schools did  Prime Minister Mark Carney graduate and with what degrees? 2.  What religious movement was founded by Madame Blavatsky? 3  .Petrichor is the smell produced...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – September 12, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  Jack fruit is the largest tree fruit in the world, some weighing up to 40 pounds.  It is related to figs and mulberries. 2.  A quokka is...

Diana’s Quiz – September 12, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  What is jack fruit? 2.  What is a quokka? 3.  What is the 3rd word in the slogan,  ''Reduce, reuse _______? 4.  What is the origin of the word...
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Diana’s Quiz – November 23, 2024

1.  Who first played Lamont Cranston, the fictional alter ego of The Shadow? 2.  What is the largest Arctic island? 3.  What is the world's busiest...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – November 16, 2024

by Diana Filer 1.  Charles Pachter of Toronto painted Queen on a Moose. 2.  The Cabot Trail is situated on Cape Breton Island, NS. 3.  A scapular...

Diana’s Quiz – November 16, 2024

by Diana Filer 1.  Who is the Canadian artist who painted 'Queen on a Moose'? 2.  Where is the Cabot Trail? 3.  What is a scapular? 4.  Who...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – November 9, 2024

by Diana Filer 1.  Plato argued that ruling is a skill and it is rational to entrust it to experts.  In a democracy, power lies...

Diana’s Quiz – November 9, 2024

by Diana Filer 1.  What did Plato have to say about 'democracy'? 2.  Which country produces the most uranium? 3.  What is an 'inukshuk'? 4.  What are Quebec's...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – November 2, 2024

by Diana Filer 1.  A stook is typically a bundle of wheat, barley or oats set up into sheaves. 2.  Denendeh is the name for the...

Diana’s Quiz – November 2, 2024

by Diana Filer 1.  What, in farming, is a stook? 2.. Where is Denendeh? 3.  What is the highest point of land in Ontario? 4.  What is Canada's...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – October 26, 2024

by Diana Filer 1.   Skew whiff comes from the expression skew weft, a term used by British handloom weavers in the 19th century describing a...

Diana’s Quiz – October 26, 2024

by Diana Filer 1.  What is the origin of the term ''skew whiff''? 2.  Who is Louis Lortie? 3.  What is the world's oldest mineral? 4.  Which 2...

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...

Diana’s Quiz – October 19, 2024

by Diana Filer 1.  What is Haumea? 2.  Who is Zubin Mehta? 3.  What is scree? 4.  Who is to be the new President of the CBC? 5. Who...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz, October 12 2024

ANSWERS 1. Rose-Marie is the name of the operetta about the Mounties. 2. BC Conservative party leader John Rustad is that party's candidate for Premier of...

Diana’s Quiz, October 12 2024

QUESTIONS 1.  What is the name of the musical about the RCMP? 2.  Who is BC's Conservative Party leader vying for Premier in the BC election...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – October 5, 2024

by Diana Filer 1.  The Welland Canal, connecting Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, circumvents Niagara Falls. 2.  Bloemfontein is the judicial capital of South Africa. 3.  Timothy...
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