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The Art of Letting Go: Embracing Freedom through Kadampa Buddhism

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Sheet-Pan Turmeric Chicken and Crispy Rice

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Answers to Diana’s Quiz – March 23 2024

ANSWERS 1.  Don Flett, Conservative from Manitoba, is the Canadian Senate's Leader of the Opposition. 2.  The Cohiba is reputed to be the world's finest cigar. 3.  The Land God Gave to...

Diana’s Quiz – March 23 2024

QUESTIONS 1.  Who is the Leader of the Opposition in the Canadian Senate? 2.  What is known to be the world's finest cigar brand? 3.  Where is "The Land God Gave to...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – March 16, 2024

ANSWERS 1.  'Mush' is the 'anglicization' of 'Marche', the French command the dogsled drivers use(d) to get the team moving. 2.  The capital city of Croatia is Zagreb. 3.  'This is the...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – December 28, 2013

1.  The story behind standing when the Hallelujah Chorus is sung during a performance of The Messiah purports to be that the first time...

Diana’s Quiz – December 28, 2013

1.  Why do audiences stand during the ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ of Handel’s Messiah? 2.  What is the original spelling of the word ‘past’? 3.  To what family...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – December 21, 2013

1. Nelson Mandela was from the Transkei homeland, now a part of Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, so his first language was Xhosa, the...

Diana’s Quiz – December 21, 2013

1.  What was Nelson Mandela’s native tongue? 2.  Who is believed to be the inspiration for the tale ‘Bluebeard’, by Charles Perrault? 3.  What is a...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – December 14, 2013

1.  Buddha means ‘enlightened’ in the Sanskrit language. 2.  In printing, a dingbat is a typographical ornament or symbol. 3. Jennifer Strachan is Chief Superintendent, Criminal...

Diana’s Quiz – December 14, 2013

1. What is the meaning of ‘Buddha’? 2.  Where would you use the term dingbat without its pejorative implication? 3.  Name a current Chief Superintendent of...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – December 7, 2013

1.  Boris Karloff’s great aunt was Anna Leonowens, the governess of the children of the King of Siam. 2.  The Saskatchewan Roughriders won the 101st Grey...

Diana’s Quiz – December 7, 2013

1.  What is the connection between Anna and the King of Siam and Boris Karloff? 2.  Who won this year’s Grey Cup, and why was...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – November 30, 2013

1.  A loganberry is a hybrid of a raspberry and a blackberry. 2.  Inigo Jones, the Elizabethan architect, introduced the proscenium arch and moveable scenery to...

Diana’s Quiz – November 30, 2013

1.  The loganberry is a hybrid of which two plants? 2.  Who introduced moveable scenery and the proscenium arch to English theatre? 3. What are the largest...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – November 16, 2013

1.  Argentina and Chile share the region of Patagonia. 2.  Maria Gabriela Isler, Miss Venezuela, is the new Miss Universe. 3.  Violin, otherwise known as salbutamol,...

Diana’s Quiz – November 16, 2013

1.  Which two countries share the region of Patagonia? 2.  The representative of which country won the title of Miss Universe this month? 3.  What kind...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz -November 9, 2013

1.  Walla is background noise added to create the illusion of sound taking place outside the action of the main picture. 2.  In 1971, the...

Diana’s Quiz – November 9, 2013

1. What is ‘walla’ in the film and television industry? 2. Why is Starbucks (coffee) called Starbucks? 3.  What is the meaning of a ‘tell’ in...

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