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by Allan Goddard Hello readers! I have had numerous...

Noreen Young’s early drawings on exhibit at the Sivarulrasa Gallery.

by Edith Cody-Rice Don’t let your daughter go...

The Tunic Show at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

by Edith Cody-Rice On Saturday August 1, the...

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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 – August 13, 2016

According to a BBC study, Toronto has the most different nationalities in the world. Vietnam has won its first Olympic gold medal in...

Diana’s Quiz – August 13, 2016

Which city has been called the ‘most diverse in the world’ with as many as 230 different nationalities?  Which country has won its...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – August 6, 2016

The Spree River runs through Berlin, Germany.  Talisker whisky is distilled on Scotland’s Isle of Skye.  On the 1995 space shuttle Atlantis, Chris...

Diana’s Quiz – August 6, 2015

The Spree River runs through which European capital city?  Talisker single malt whisky is distilled on which Scottish island?  What unusual item...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – July 30, 2016

 The word for the score of zero in tennis comes from the French word ‘oeuf’ – egg – which is the shape of...

Diana’s Quiz – July 30, 2016

In tennis, why does ‘love’ mean ‘zero’? What is the Epic of Gilgamesh? What is the difference between brown sugar and white sugar? ...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – July 23, 2016

Newton’s Cradle is a device consisting of (usually 5) swinging metal spheres, hanging from a metal frame, that are just touching each other...

Diana’s Quiz – July 23 2016

What is Newton’s  Cradle?  What type of wood is used to make baseball bats?  What Newfoundland area has just been named a new...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – July 16, 2016

 Dark earth, or ‘terra preta’, is a soil building method from the distant past which involves mixing biochar - charcoal from plant matter...

Diana’s Quiz – July 16, 2016

What is ‘dark earth? Which province elected the first female premier in 1993?  Where is the largest urban rain forest on the planet? ...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – July 9, 2016

Basically, it is diet that makes a queen bee:  worker bees select larvae and feed them a rich creamy food called Royal Jelly. ...

Diana’s Quiz – July 9, 2016

How does a queen bee become a queen bee? In the Canadian parliament, what is a law called before it is passed? What...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – July 2, 2016

The simple and most ascribed answer is that our number system is based on a Hindu–Arab system first devised by 2 Hindus in...

Diana’s Quiz – July 2, 2016

Who invented our number system?  Name a people who are relatives of the Innu.  What is Eleanor’s surname in a Beatles song?  What...
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