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

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

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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 – March 19, 2016

President Obama chose Merrick Garland for the vacant Supreme Court position.  Blue was the colour originally associated with St Patrick.  Brooke Henderson’s sport is golf.  Wiki is...

Diana’s Quiz – March 19, 2016

Who is President Obama’s choice to fill the vacancy in the US Supreme Court?  Which colour was originally associated with St Patrick?  For which sport was...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – March 12, 2016

 A scull thatcher was a wigmaker. Susanna Moodie wrote ‘Roughing it in the Bush. Communism and Marxism are systems arising from Dialectical Materialism. CARP stands for either...

Diana’s Quiz – March 12, 2016

Scull thatcher is an 18th century term for what trade?  Who wrote ‘Roughing it in the Bush?  Dialectical Materialism is the basis of what socio-economic systems?  What...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – March 5, 2016

Carole Anne Meehan was the ceremonial tapper at Temples Sugar Bush on March 5th The new work by a woman being staged this next season...

Diana’s Quiz – March 5, 2016

Who is the ceremonial maple tree tapper at Temples Sugar Bush today? The Metropolitan Opera is staging an opera composed by a woman this next...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – February 27, 2016

The creature named for Johnny Cash is a new species of tarantula. An excessive, uncontrollable urge to buy things is ‘onionmania’. Eye dialect is non-standard spelling...

Diana’s Quiz – February 27, 2016

What new species of creature has just this month been named for Johnny Cash? What is the medical term for the ‘shop till you drop’...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – February 20, 2016

Rogen, Reynolds and Christensen were all born in Vancouver, BC. The element Hg is mercury. A faint rising tone coming from the universe - a sound,...

Diana’s Quiz – February 20=2016

What do movie actors Seth Rogen, Ryan Reynolds and Hayden Christensen have in common? Which chemical element has the symbol Hg and the atomic number...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – February 13, 2016

 Early accounts say that there are at least two St Valentines:  Valentinius of Rome, a 3rd century temple priest beheaded by Emperor Claudius II...

Diana’s Quiz – February 13, 2016

Where was St Valentine born? Next Saturday marks the 100th anniversary of what important WWI battle? Which spice consists of the outer skin of the nutmeg? Who...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – February 6, 2016

Mashup music is two or more prerecorded songs or pieces of music blended together to make one composition. A Rugby Sevens game is 14 minutes...

Diana’s Quiz – February 6, 2016

What is mashup music? How many minutes are there in a game of Rugby Sevens? What is the origin of the word ‘ketchup’?  What is the term...
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