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Diana’s Quiz – August 8, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  How many breaths do...

Diana’s Quiz – August 8, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  What is the name...

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Diana’s Quiz – August 8, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  How many breaths do human beings take a day? 2.  Who is Canada's current Ambassador to the European Union? 3.  What does the Japanese term 'koku shobi' mean? 4. ...

Diana’s Quiz – August 8, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  What is the name of Harry Potter's school? 2.  How many legs does a spider have? 3.  Who was the head coach of Canada's FIFA World Cup contingent? 4. ...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – August 1, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  Alanis Morissette, the Canadian rock artist from Ottawa, composed Jagged Little Pill.  She has won 5 Grammys and 14 Juno Awards so far. 2.  American millionaire Ted...
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Diana’s Quiz: July 6 2019

Questions What is Krav Maga? Where was Pablo Rodriguez, our current Minister of Heritage and Multiculturalism, born? Which artist was the son of the...

Diana’s Quiz: June 29 2019

Questions Who has become the first man unanimously voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame? Who said, “I give unto my wife my second...

Diana’s Quiz: June 22 2019

Questions Where does tapioca come from? How many Canadians play for the Toronto Raptors? Why is the word ‘derby’ used in horse races? Radiocarbon...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz: June 15 2019

Answers The University of Victoria in British Columbia is researching microplastics, mostly from ocean sources. Codeine metabolizes into morphine in the human body. Little...

Diana’s Quiz: June 15 2019

Questions Where in Canada is microplastic analysis being conducted? What does codeine metabolize into in the human body? What is the name of Little...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – June 8, 2019

by Diana Filer A gibbous moon happens between the first quarter and the full moon.  The word gibbous derives from ‘hump-backed’.  In earlier times...

Diana’s Quiz – June 8, 2019

by Diana Filer What is a gibbous moon? What is Whit Sunday? Why is there a St-Jean-Baptiste Day in the province of Quebec? Why...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – June 1, 2019

by Diana Filer The petrous bone is part of the temporal bone at the sides of the skull.  It houses the components of the...

Diana’s Quiz – June 1, 2019

by Diana Filer Where is the petrous bone? What is the only Semitic language to use Latin characters? Alongside surfing, climbing and skateboarding, what...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – May 25, 2019

by Diana Filer Bulgaria’s population is shrinking fastest, followed by Latvia and Romania, mostly due to falling fertility rates and much outmigration. A pika...

Diana’s Quiz – May 25, 2019

by Diana Filer What is the fastest shrinking country in terms of population? What is a pika? What is Brooklyn Nine Nine? What happens...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – May 18, 2019

by Diana Filer The spice trade set modern global trade in motion. Mozart was the first to compose music for the clarinet. The messenger...

Diana’s Quiz – May 18, 2019

by Diana Filer What industry set modern global trade in motion? Which classical composer was the first to use a clarinet in his works? ...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz: May 11 2019

Answers Jason Kenney, leader of the United Conservative Party, is the new Premier of Alberta, replacing Rachel Notley. Shanghai is the world’s most populous...
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