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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 – January 13, 2018

by Diana Filer Where are the Belcher Islands? Whose birthday is celebrated on January 15th? Where does the polka dance originate? What won the...

Diana’s Quiz – January 6, 2018

Questions  January 6th, or Twelfth Night, is also called the Feast of the Epiphany.  Why? What galaxy is the closest one to our Milky...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – December 30, 2017

by Diana Filer Ushuaia in the Tierra del Fuego province of Argentina is considered the world’s southernmost city. A nautical mile is 1.15 miles,...

Diana’s Quiz – December 30, 2017

by Diana Filer  What is regarded as the world’s southernmost city? How long is a nautical mile? Although White River, Ontario, has advertised itself...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz, December 23 2017

Questions What city will host the 2018 Winter Olympics? Advent this year began on December 3rd. On what date will it end? What is...

Diana’s Quiz: December 23 2017

Questions What city will host the 2018 Winter Olympics? Advent this year began on December 3rd. On what date will it end? What is...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – December 16, 2017

By Diana Filer The term ‘rookie’ mainly used in this form in sports, the army and police forces, is taken from the word ‘recruit’. ...

Diana’s Quiz – December 16

by Diana Filer Where does the term rookie come from in sport? Which performer’s real name is Stefani Germanotta?  What did Merriam-Webster pick as...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – December 9, 2017

by Diana Filer Rock flour is a very fine powder produced when rocks are ground together as along the faces of a moving fault...

Diana’s Quiz December 9, 2017

by Diana Filer What is rock flour? What is the function of the thymus gland? What is brewis? Which world leader has a doctorate...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – December 2, 2017

by Diana File  There are 3 valves on a trumpet A chatbot is a computer system that conducts a conversation by using auditory or...

Diana’s Quiz – December 2, 2017

by Diana Filer How many valves on a trumpet? What is a chatbot? Why would a person say ‘white rabbit’ three times on the...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – November 25, 2017

by Diana Filer  The pineal gland produces melatonin, which regulates our reproductive hormones, and helps to maintain our daily (circadian) rhythms. Goat water is...

Diana’s Quiz – November 25, 2017

by Diana Filer What is the function of the pineal gland? What is goat water? What are tuckamores? What is a trudgen? What is...
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