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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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Diana’s Quiz – July 17, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  What do the letters GPR indicate? 2.  What is the Karman Line? 3.  What is peer to peer technology? 4.  Which Canadian city is...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – July 10, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  The word 'Nunavik' means 'Great Land' in English. 2.  Some biennial flowering plants are the hollyhock, Canterbuy Bells, Sweet William and Foxglove. ...

Diana’s Quiz – July 10, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  What is the English meaning of Nunavik, the area comprising the northern third of the province of Quebec, and which is...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – July 3, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  Margaret Laurence was one of the pivotal figures in women's literature in Canada. Two of her novels won the Governor General's...

Diana’s Quiz – July 3, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  Who was Margaret Laurence? 2.  What are the 3 highest mountain peaks in the world? 3.  What is the world's largest passenger car...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – June 21, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.Chief Ronald Ignace of the Sekwepemc (Shuswap) First Nations has this month been appointed Canada's first Indigenous Languages Commissioner.  Dr Ignace is...

Diana’s Quiz – June 26, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  Who has been appointed Canada's first Indigenous Languages Commissioner? 2.  Who presides over the Senate in US politics? 3.  What is the legal...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – June 19, 2021

by Diana Filer 1. An oumoumoua is the comet-like object from interstellar space which passed near the earth in 2017.  Oumouamoua is a Hawaian word...

Diana’s Quiz – June 19, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  What is an oumouamoua? 2.  What is the minimum time a rodeo rider must stay on a bull in order to be...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – June 12, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  Laval University in Quebec City is Canada's oldest university, founded in 1634. 2.  Ganymede, a moon of Jupiter, is the largest one...

Diana’s Quiz – June 12, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  What is the oldest university in Canada? 2.  What is the largest moon in our solar system? 3.  What are the 4 known...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – June 5, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  The Juno Awards for achievement in Canadian music are named in honour of Pierre Juneau, who was the first President of...

Diana’s Quiz – June 5, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  After whom were the Juno Awards named, which this year take place tomorrow, June 6? 2.  What is the significance of a...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – May 29, 2021

by Diana Filer 1.  Atoms of an element with the same atomic number but different atomic weights are isotopes. 2.  Robert Mundell was a Canadian economist...
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