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Diana’s Quiz – August 8, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  How many breaths do...

Diana’s Quiz – August 8, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  What is the name...

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Diana’s Quiz – August 8, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  How many breaths do human beings take a day? 2.  Who is Canada's current Ambassador to the European Union? 3.  What does the Japanese term 'koku shobi' mean? 4. ...

Diana’s Quiz – August 8, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  What is the name of Harry Potter's school? 2.  How many legs does a spider have? 3.  Who was the head coach of Canada's FIFA World Cup contingent? 4. ...

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...
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Answers to Diana’s Quiz – May 7, 2022

by Diana Filer 1. The Phantom of the Opera is currently the longest-running Broadway show of all time.  In London's West End theatre district, it...

Diana’s Quiz – May 7, 2022

by Diana Filer 1  What is the longest-running Broadway hit show of all time? 2. Emperor Charlemagne and his predecessors were the ancestors of what European...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – April 30, 2022

by Diana Filer 1.  It's the Morris Dancers who perform in Toronto every year on May Day. 2.  A trudgen is a swimming stroke that evolved...

Diana’s Quiz – April 30

by Diana Filer 1. In Toronto, what dancers 'dance in the May' on May Day every year? 2.  What is a trudgen? 3.  What do ski-slope colours...

Coq au Vin

by Susan Hanna This classic dish is perfect for Sunday dinner. Cook bacon, brown chicken pieces and set aside. Cook onions, garlic, mushrooms, carrots and...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – April 23, 2022

by Diana Filer 1.  The Royal Tyrell Museum of Paleontology is located in Drumheller, Alberta. It houses the largest dinosaur, and is the most comprehensive...

Diana’s Quiz – April 23, 2022

by Diana Filer 1.  What major museum is in Drumheller, Alberta? 2.  Which country has the world's most polluted capital city? 3. Alongside the recent death of...

Congratulations to Diana Filer

by Edith Cody-Rice  Today we pay tribute to Diana Filer, our quiz master since the launch of the Millstone who on this date in 2012...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – April 16, 2022

by Diana Filer 1.  A gizzard is an organ found in the digestive tract of some animals like the crocodile and alligator.  It has thick...

Diana’s Quiz – April 16, 2022

by Diana Filer 1.  What is a gizzard? 2.  According to Western Christianity, how long does 'Eastertide' last? 3.  What is the Drinking Gourd? 4.  What was the...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – April 9, 2022

by Diana Filer 1. The halibut is a fish of the flounder family. 2. There are 31 teams in the National Hockey League, 7 in Canada,...

Diana’s Quiz – April 9, 2022

by Diana Filer 1.  Of what fish family is the halibut? 2.  How many teams are there in the National Hockey League? 3.  What is Nomeko? 4.  Where...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – April 2, 2022

by Diana Filer 1.  Pemmican is a Cree word that means a food that is made of dried meat ground into powder, and mixed with...

Diana’s Quiz – April 2, 2022

by Diana Filer 1.  What is pemmican? 2.  Who wrote the novel, The Spy Who Came in From the Cold? 3.  Belarus, or Byelorussia, means what in...
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