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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 – January 18, 2020

by Diana Filer Switzerland is this year’s best country, based on economic influence; power; citizenship and quality of life. Mark Carney will be...

Diana’s Quiz – January 18, 2020

by Diana Filer Which country has just been named as the world’s best to live in, Canada being second best? Former Governor of the...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – January 11, 2020

by Diana Filer 1,  Alex Trebek hosted 'Reach for the Top', a long-running CBC quiz show for high school students, from 1966 to 1973. 2.  Approximately...

Diana’s Quiz – January 11, 2020

by Diana Filer 1. What was the first quiz show hosted by Jeopardy's Alex Trebek? 2.  What percentage of the earth's population lives in the northern...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz, January 4 2020

Answers In the Christian religion, Epiphany commemorates the visit of the Magi to the baby Jesus. The world's largest service organization is Lions Club...

Diana’s Quiz, January 4 2020

Questions What is the significance of the Epiphany on January 6? What is the world's largest service organization? From which musical does "For the...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz: December 28

Answers Israel, India and Saudi Arabia are 3 countries that do not have January 1st as a holiday. CES stands for the Consumer Electronics...

Diana’s Quiz: December 28 2019

Questions 1.  Name a country that does not celebrate January 1st as a holiday? 2.  What do the initials CES stand for? 3.  Who is Kyle Lowry? 4. ...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz, December 21 2019

Answers Male reindeer lose their antlers early in December after the mating season, while females retain theirs. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles are writings dating from...

Diana’s Quiz, December 21 2019

Questions 1.  Why are Santa's reindeer always female? 2.  What are the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles? 3.  Who composed the seasonal ditty Jingle Bells? 4   What is considered to be...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz, December 14 2019

Answers 1.  Czar Nicholas !! was the first cousin of King George V of Britain. 2.  Merv Griffin wrote the Jeopardy theme song.  He also created...

Diana’s Quiz, December 14 2019

Questions 1.  King George V was the first cousin of which European monarch? 2.  Who wrote the 'Jeopardy' theme song? 3.  Who is the Speaker of the...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – December 7, 2019

by Diana Filer Answers The Oxford Dictionary claims ‘Climate Emergency’ as its Word of the Year; Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the Year is ‘Upcycling’; Collins...

Diana’s Quiz – December 7, 2019

by Diana Filer What is the Word of the Year for 2019?  How old was Mary Shelley when her novel 'Frankenstein' was published? Where...
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