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Margaret Spriggs — obituary

Spriggs, Margaret Mary August 26, 1930 - April...

Breakfast at the Legion, April 20

At the Almonte Legion Eggs to Order, Hash Browns, Bacon,...

Civitan Club gift to the community finds a home at the Pakenham library

During Pakenham’s 2023 bicentennial year, the Pakenham...

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Answers to Diana’s Quiz – April 13, 2024

by Diana Filer 1.  The V2 rocket built by a team under the German Werner von Braun is considered to have launched the space age in 1942.  It was responsible...

Diana’s Quiz – April 13, 2024

by Diana Filer 1.  What device in effect launched the Space Age? 2.  What is the Book of Kells? 3.  Movie actor Tom Conway was the brother of which other movie star? 4. ...

Diana’s Quiz – April 6, 2024

by Diana Filer 1.  What is Havana Syndrome? 2.  What is the kelvin? 3.  What is the spice mace made from? 4.  Which Canadian-born movie actress and singer made her first movie with...
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Diana’s Quiz – August 1, 2015

What is the Dolby system? Who was Warrior? Which Canadian wrote the autobiographical work Klee Wyck? What is the most prevalent surname in the Province of Quebec? What...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – July 25, 2015

Kepler 452B is a newly discovered planet orbiting in the habitable zone of a solar system outside our own in the constellation Cygnus. It...

Diana’s Quiz – July 25, 2015

What is Kepler 452B?  What is the lowest natural point on earth not covered by ice?  What is the English meaning of the Italian musical notation...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – July 18, 2015

There are 12 pairs of ribs in the human body.  CGI is computer-generated images in the visual media. Three of the best movies are Avatar...

Diana’s Quiz – July 18, 2015

How many pairs of ribs are there in the human body? To what, in movies, does CGI refer? Which grain is semolina made from? What is the...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – July 11, 2015

 Pyewacket is the name of the cat in ‘Bell, Book and Candle’.  The original Pyewacket was the familiar spirit of a witch detected by...

Diana’s Quiz – July 11, 2015

Pyewacket is the name of a cat from what movie? A chef’s toque usually has 100 pleats to signify what? What is a cayuse? Pencil leads are...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – July 4, 2015

1.  Vodka is the most consumed spirit in the world. 2.  Knickers is a contraction of the word knickerbockers, which are knee-length pants, or more...

Diana’s Quiz – July 4, 2015

1.  What is the most consumed spirit in the world?  2.  What are knickers?  3.   What does ‘to sit shiva’ mean in Judaism?  4.   Who was the...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – June 27, 2015

‘On fleek’ is the quality of being perfect, or on point. There is still slavery in Niger. Best known for his command of allied forces in...

Diana’s Quiz – June 27, 2015

What is the meaning of the current slang phrase ‘on fleek’? Name a country in which slavery still exists. Who was the US army general who...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – June 20, 2015

Isinglass is made  from codfish (and sometimes sturgeon) bladders.  It is mainly used for clarifying beer these days, although it was also used to...

Diana’s Quiz – June 20, 2015

What is isinglass and what is its use? Who won this year’s Stanley Cup, and from whom? What is scrip? Who is the oldest living big band...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz- June 13, 2015

Rainbow trout are the same species as Steelhead trout, but Steelhead spend part of their lives in the ocean. The wild carrot is also named...
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