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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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Diana’s Quiz – December 18, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  What colour is the skin of a polar bear? 2.  What kind of bird is sung about on the 4th day of...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – December 11, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  The abbreviation NFT stands for Non-Fungible Token, Collins Dictionary's Word of the Year.  The Oxford Dictionary's word of the year is...

Diana’s Quiz – December 11, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  What is the meaning of the Collins Dictionary's Word of the Year, which is the abbreviation 'NFT'? 2.  Who is the new...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – December 4, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  The Covid identification letters have gone from 'mu' to 'omicron' because it was decided that 'nu' sounds too much like 'mu',...

Diana’s Quiz – December 4, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  Why is the Coronavirus now Omicron, the Greek letters 'nu' and 'xi' in sequence having been passed over? 2. What is the...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – November 27, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  An atmospheric river is a narrow stretch of moisture in the atmosphere.  Also called a water vapour surge or a tropical...

Diana’s Quiz – November 27, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  What is an atmospheric river? 2.  What is a Killick hitch? 3.  Name 2 molluscs that in the UK have been recognized as...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – November 20, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  The Sumas Prairie in BC abuts the Canada/US Border with the town of Sumas, Washington. Until early in the 20th century,...

Diana’s Quiz – November 20, 2021

by Diana Filer 1. What is unusual about Sumas Prairie, BC, one of the sites of disastrous flooding this past week? 2. What is a...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – November 13, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  The Canadian Victoria Cross was created in 1993.  The only difference between it and the first Victoria Cross is that ours...

Diana’s Quiz – November 13, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  What is the difference between the original Victoria Cross and the Canadian Victoria Cross? 2.  Who invented the air brake? 3.  Who is...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – November 6, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  Stephane Guilbeault is Canada'a new Minister of Enviroonment and Climate Change. 2.  In February of this year, the Magpie River in...

Diana’s Quiz – November 6, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  Who is the new Minister of Environment and Climate Change? 2.  Why is Quebec's Magpie River unique in Canada? 3.  What is the...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – October 30, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  Melanie Joly is the newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in Justin Trudeau's cabinet. 2.  The quotation, ''For a long time I...
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