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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 – August 5, 2017

Pythagoras was said to be one of the first to put forth the theory that the world was round.  After the 5th century BC,...

Diana’s Quiz – August 5, 2017

Who first theorized that the world was round? What is the large seed of a tropical palm that is cultivated for copra? To...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – July 22, 2017

The first airplane to have the STOL capability was the Canadian made deHavilland Beaver. Farkle is a dice game that has also been...

Diana’s Quiz – July 22, 2017

 What airplane was the first to have a short takeoff and landing (STOL) capability? What is farkle? What is the most poisonous marine...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – July 15, 2017

The concrete in the dome of Rome’s Pantheon has stood the test of time since at least 126 a.d. It is completely unreinforced...

Diana’s Quiz – July 15, 2017

What is unusual about the concrete in the dome of the Pantheon in Rome? Who is Natalia Veselnitskaya? By which name was the Cretan-born...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – July 8, 2017

Babe Ruth hit his first home run at Hanlan’s Point on Toronto Island on September 5, 1914. Yeast is the source of champagne...

Diana’s Quiz – July 8, 2017

Where did baseball legend Babe Ruth hit his first home run? What is the source of the bubbles in Champagne? What is the...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – July 1, 2017

Robert Borden is the face on the Canadian hundred dollar bill. O Canada became the national anthem in 1980. Canada’s national sports are...

Diana’s Quiz – July 1, 2017

Whose face is on the Canadian hundred dollar bill? When did O Canada officially become our national anthem? What are Canada’s national sports? ...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz

 Of several definitions re the origin of ‘Canuck’ the one given the most credence is that it was originally an American term referring...

Diana’s Quiz – June 24, 2017

What is the origin of the word ‘Canuck’? How many points are on the Canadian flag’s maple leaf? When and where was the...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz — June 17 2017

Onychophagia is nail biting. The last Islamic  kingdom in Western Europe was the Nasridic dynasty of Granada, Spain, which lasted from 1238 to...

Diana’s Quiz — June 17 2017

What is the common term for onychophagia? What was the last Islamic kingdom in Western Europe? Which radioactive element takes its name from...
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