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Almonte Civitan Community Luncheon, October 1

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

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

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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 19, 2020

by Diana Filer 1.  Scientists have announced probable evidence of phosphine, a flammable, toxic gas structurally similar to ammonia, on the planet Venus. 2.  In 2007,...

Diana’s Quiz – September 19, 2020

by Diana Filer 1. What planet has recently shown a chemical signature indicating the possibility of life there? 2. Which major world company was the...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – September 11, 2020

by Diana Filer 1. Several former Ministers of Finance have later become Prime Minister of Canada, e.g.  Paul Martin, R B Bennett, Jean Chretien and...

Diana’s Quiz – September 11, 2020

by Diana Filer It is not uncommon for former Ministers of Finance (in Canada) to later become what? Which world city houses the most...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – September 5, 2020

by Diana Filer 1.  The Allenby Bridge is a border crossing between Israel and Jordan.  It is also called the King Hussein Bridge. 2.  LSAT stands...

Diana’s Quiz – September 5, 2020

by Diana Filer 1.  Where is the Allenby Bridge? 2.  What does LSAT stand for? 3.  In what year was the first Labour Day in Canada celebrated? 4. ...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – August 29, 2020

1.  Singin' in the Rain is rated the best movie musical, followed by West Side Story and The Wizard of Oz in second place. 2....

Diana’s Quiz – August 29, 2020

by Diana Filer 1. What is rated as the best movie musical of all time? 2. What does an anemometer measure? 3. Who is the only...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – August 22, 2020

by Diana Filer 1. Scrimshaw is a folk art form of design, first on marine animal bones -. of a whale - tusks, teeth,...

Diana’s Quiz – August 22, 2020

by Diana Filer 1.  What is scrimshaw? 2.  What alloy does pewter consist of? 3.  What is the highest mountain in Canada? 4.  Last week marked the 100th...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – August 15, 2020

by Diana Filer 1.  The most populous city in the Western Hemisphere is Sao Paulo, Brazil, with a population of over 22,065,000 at last census.  ...

Diana’s Quiz – August 15, 2020

by Diana Filer 1.  What is the most populous city in the western hemisphere? 2.  What connection does US vice-presidential running mate candidate Senator Kamala Harris...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – August 8, 2020

by Diana Filer 1.  It was Albert Einstein who said, 'I often think in music. I very rarely think in words at all'. 2.  President Trump's...

Diana’s Quiz – August 8, 2020

by Diana Filer Which famous scientist said. 'I often think in music'? What is being described as Darwinian Federalism? What is valerian? Who wrote...
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