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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!

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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 – April 25, 2020

by Diana Filer  1.  Herd immunity happens when a large part of a community, for one reason or another, becomes immune to an infectious disease. ...

Diana’s Quiz – April 25, 2020

by Diana Filer 1.  What is 'herd immunity'? 2.  How much is a bitcoin currently worth? 3.  Who was the first Canadian female nuclear scientist? 4.  Who...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – April 18, 2020

by Diana Filer 1. Sir Isaac Newton spent much time, while in quarantine during the Bubonic Plague, studying prisms which formed the basis of...

Diana’s Quiz – April 18, 2020

by Diana Filer What did Sir Isaac Newton create while in quarantine during the Bubonic Plague? What is achaar? Which pope is referred to...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – April 11, 2020

by Diana Filer  2020 is the 100th anniversary of The Treaty of Versailles, which, although it was signed in 1919, did not go...

Diana’s Quiz – April 11, 2020

by Diana Filer 1.  What treaty finally ratified in 1920, ended WW1? 2.  Where did the Canadian Horse originate? 3.  Which animal is the first to be...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – April 4, 2020

by Diana Filer 1.  PPE stands for Personal Protective Equipment, which is currently so important. 2.  Michael Enright hosts The Sunday Edition on CBC Radio 1. 3. ...

Diana’s Quiz – April 4, 2020

by Diana Filer What do the letters PPE stand for? Who is the host of the CBC Radio program, The Sunday Edition? Who was...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – March 28, 2020

by Diana Filer Doug Coupland, Canadian author and artist, popularized the phrase Generation X, first used by Hungarian photographer Robert Capa in 1954 ...

Diana’s Quiz – March 28, 2020

by Diana Filer Which Canadian popularized the phrase 'Generation X' ? What instrument did bandleader Benny Goodman play? How did Almonte get its...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – March 21, 2020

by Diana Filer 1.   We have seasons that change because of the direction of the earth's orbit around the sun.  The tilt of the earth...

Diana’s Quiz – March 21, 2020

by Diana Filer Why do we have seasons? From what is the liqueur Sambuca derived? Who is the highest-selling woman in art? Which North...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – March 14, 2020

by Diana Filer 1.  The Chrysanthemum Throne is the throne of the Emperor of Japan. 2.  St Patrick was born in Roman Britain, probably in...

Diana’s Quiz – March 14, 2020

by Diana Filer 1.  Where is the Chrysanthemum Throne? 2.  Where was St Patrick born? 3.  How many syllables are there in a haiku? 4.  How is...
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