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Almonte Civitan Community Luncheon, October 1

The Almonte Civitan Community Luncheon will be...

Almonte’s 1st Metis Kitchen Party – Food, Fiddles and Frolic!

Ever been to a Métis Kitchen Party? ...

Three ways to support Home Hospice North Lanark’s hike for hospice this October

This October, Home Hospice North Lanark (HHNL)...

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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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Answers to Diana’s Quiz – September 4, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  The 3 states of matter are liquid, solid and gaseous. 2.  Kelvin Goertzen is the new Premier of Manitoba. 3.  A Kyloe cow...

Diana’s Quiz – September 4, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  What are the 3 states of matter? 2.  Who is Kelvin Goertzen? 3.  What is a Kyloe cow? 4.  What is edamame? 5.  Who...

Diana’s Quiz – August 28, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  What were the very first animals in space? 2.  Which tree produces acetyl salicylic acid? 3.  What is a Gig economy? 4   ''In the...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – August 28,2021

by Diana Filer 1.  Fruit flies were the first animals intentionally sent into space.  Aboard a V-2 rocket in 1947. 2.  The bark of the willow...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – August 21, 2021

by Diana Filer 1. Afghanistan has long been called the 'Graveyard of Empires'.  Modern unsuccessful attempts to invade and conquer included Persians, Arabs, Turks, Greeks...

Diana’s Quiz – August 21, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  Which country has been called 'the Graveyard of Empires''? 2.  What is replacing the theodolite, transit and level as surveying instruments? 3.  What...

Diana’s Quiz – August 14, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  What is dihydrogen monoxide? 2.  Manitoulin Island is in which Great Lake? 3.  What is North America's oldest annual sporting event? 4.  What is...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – August 7, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  The Frontenac Axis is a strip of exposed Pre-Cambrian rock that links the Canadian Shield in Ontario's Algonquin Park with the...

Diana’s Quiz – August 7, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  What is the Frontenac Axis? 2.  What university is consistently rated as the best undergraduate institution in Canada? 3.  Who was the first...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – July 31, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  The 2024 Summer Olympics will be held in and around Paris, France. 2.  A calabash is a vine with a pale green...

Diana’s Quiz – July 31, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  Where will the Summer Olympics 2024 be held? 2.  What is a calabash? 3.  Which popular long-running sitcom was originally called ''Insomnia Cafe''...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – July 24, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  CRISPR is an acronym for the recently devised process of gene therapy and editing.  It is family of DNA sequences found...

Diana’s Quiz – July 24, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  What is CRISPR? 2.  What are quaternary twins? 3.  Who was Canada's longest-serving Prime Minister? 4.  What was film maker Don Shebib's first full-length...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – July 17, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  GPR stands for Ground Penetrating Radar, the non-invasive digital system that scans the subsoil for anomalies.  It has been/is being used...
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