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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

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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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Diana’s Quiz – August 29, 2015

Which book opens with the line:  “To Sherlock Holmes she is always a woman”? Who was Gerald Bull? What was a major discovery of the Greek...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – August 22, 2015

 Although there are over 100 definitions for the acronym SWAT, the one that is currently most common is Special Weapons and Tactics Team.  ‘The first...

Diana’s Quiz – August 22, 2015

What does the acronym SWAT stand for? Where does the saying, ‘The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers’, originate? Which country holds the...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – August 15, 2015

The Greek playwright Aristophanes in his drama, The Birds, first performed in 414 BC, wrote about a world to be created by birds called,...

Diana’s Quiz – August 15, 2015

What is the origin of the phrase ‘cloud cuckoo land’? To what family does the Brazil nut belong? What does smoke do for bees? What is a...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – August 8, 2015

Ultimate Frisbee, recently announced as a new Olympic category is the fastest growing team sport, although lacrosse – not soccer - is currently recognized...

Diana’s Quiz – August 8, 2015

What is the fastest growing team sport?  What is Hangeul?  What sound signal does a locomotive use approaching a railroad level crossing?  Who was Olof Palme?  What word...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – August 1, 2015

Dolby is a noise reduction system invented by Ray Dolby, an American engineer.  The system changed our listening experience.  Before him, movies and television...

Diana’s Quiz – August 1, 2015

What is the Dolby system? Who was Warrior? Which Canadian wrote the autobiographical work Klee Wyck? What is the most prevalent surname in the Province of Quebec? What...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – July 25, 2015

Kepler 452B is a newly discovered planet orbiting in the habitable zone of a solar system outside our own in the constellation Cygnus. It...

Diana’s Quiz – July 25, 2015

What is Kepler 452B?  What is the lowest natural point on earth not covered by ice?  What is the English meaning of the Italian musical notation...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – July 18, 2015

There are 12 pairs of ribs in the human body.  CGI is computer-generated images in the visual media. Three of the best movies are Avatar...

Diana’s Quiz – July 18, 2015

How many pairs of ribs are there in the human body? To what, in movies, does CGI refer? Which grain is semolina made from? What is the...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – July 11, 2015

 Pyewacket is the name of the cat in ‘Bell, Book and Candle’.  The original Pyewacket was the familiar spirit of a witch detected by...
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