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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 – November 18, 2017

by Diana Filer The WW1 armistice was signed in the forest of Compiegne in France. The largest river system in Canada is the Mackenzie. ...

Diana’s Quiz – November 18, 2017

by Diana Filer Where was the WW1 armistice signed on November 11, 1918? What is the largest river system in Canada? Who wrote, “Oh,...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – November 11, 2017

by Diana Filer With thanks to Bob Lee who supplied three questions this week.  Before 1980 Zimbabwe was Southern Rhodesia. Chile honours Bernardo O’Higgins, who...

Diana’s Quiz – November 11, 2017

by Diana Filer With thanks to Bob Lee who supplied three questions this week.  What was Zimbabwe called prior to 1980? What country honors the...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – October 28, 2017

by Diana Filer The LA Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs, and the Houston Astros the New  York Yankees to qualify for this year’s World...

Diana’s Quiz October 28, 2017

by Diana Filer Which baseball team did the LA Dodgers beat to advance to this current World Series against the Houston Astros, who beat...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – October 21, 2017

by Diana Filer Grace Anne Lockhart in 1875 became the first woman to earn a bachelor’s degree in the whole British Empire.  She graduated from...

Diana’s Quiz – October 21, 2017

by Diana Filer Who was the first female graduate of a Canadian university? To which French king was Marie Antoinette married? What is a...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – October 14, 2017

by Diana Filer Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley in 1790 wrote “A Vindication of the Rights of Man”,   2 years before she wrote “A Vindication of...

Diana’s Quiz – October 14, 2017

by Diana Filer Who wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Men? What colour is a sorrel horse? What does ‘chimerism’ refer to in...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – October 7, 2017

The Inuit word inukshuk means ‘to act in the capacity of a human being. China now leads the world in renewable energy. The...

Diana’s Quiz – October 7, 2017

What does the Inuit word inukshuk, usually denoting a pile of stones shaped like a human figure, mean in English? Which country now leads the...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – September 30, 2017

by Diana Filer In summer, especially in a country like India so surrounded by water, the land is usually warmer than the ocean.  This...

Diana’s Quiz – September 30, 2017

by Diana Filer How are monsoons created? What do the letters MMIWI stand for? What is North America’s smallest bird? Who discovered the laws...
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