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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...

Diana’s Quiz – August 1, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  Who composed the music and lyrics for the rock album Jagged Little Pill? 2.  Who created the television channel CNN? 3.  Pink Ladies and Granny Smiths are what...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – July 18, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  The two Diomede Islands are located in the Bering Strait.  Big Diomede Island belongs to Russia, and Little Diomed to the USA. 2.  Mascarpone cheese is the...
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Answers to Diana’s Quiz – January 14, 2017

A doula is non-medical person trained to assist a woman before during and immediately after childbirth.  There are 2 recognized species of ice...

Diana’s Quiz – January 14, 2017

What is a doula? What are ice worms? What is a helianthus?  Where is Fingal’s Cave? What is another name for the clavicle?  

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – January 7, 2017

So far, the coldest temperature ever recorded in Canada and North America was 63C below zero Fahrenheit at Snag, in the Yukon on...

Diana’s Quiz – January 7, 2017

What is the coldest temperature ever recorded in Canada? What were at least two previous names for the city of Istanbul? Who was...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – New Year’s Eve 2016

As the big clock strikes 12 midnight, Spaniards eat one grape for every strike.  If they are able to take the 12 in...

Diana’s Quiz – New Year’s Eve, 2016

What is an unusual New Year’s tradition in Spain? What is the new world record for sailing solo around the world? Who was...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz — December 24

Questions Chanukah this year begins tonight, December 24th, the Hebrew calendar date 25 Kislev.  When does it end? How long is a jiffy? What...

Diana’s Quiz — December 24

Chanukah this year begins tonight, December 24th, the Hebrew calendar date 25 Kislev.  When does it end? How long is a jiffy? What...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – December 17, 2016

  The Christmas pickle has become a bit of a tradition in the United States.  It was thought  to have originated in Germany but...

Diana’s Quiz – December 17, 2016

What is the Christmas pickle? What is a pomander? Where did the chairlift originate? What dish is made of grilled cheese flavoured with...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – December 10, 2016

Jane Seymour was lady-in waiting to Anne Boleyn before marrying King Henry VIII.  She was also lady-in-waiting to Catherine of Aragon.  She died...

Diana’s Quiz – December 10, 2016

Who was lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn before Anne’s beheading? Which Canadian mezzo soprano is still singing lead roles well into her seventies? What...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – November 26, 2016

Hoosegow, a slang word meaning ‘confinement in a place for people held in lawful custody’, as a jail, for example, derives from the...

Diana’s Quiz – November 26, 2016

Where did the word ‘hoosegow’ originate What is the term for the ratio of the speed of a moving object to the speed...
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