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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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Diana’s Quiz – May 23, 2015

When was the battle of Jacob ‘s Ford and who fought it?  What is maglev?  What is kijiji?  Monday, May 25, is the birthday of the presumed...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – May 16, 2015

 The Indianapolis Racers first signed Wayne Gretzky.  The team was owned at the time by Nelson Skalbania.  Kublai Khan was a Mongol.  When he conquered...

Diana’s Quiz – May 16, 2015

Which hockey team first signed Wayne Gretzky?  What nationality was Kublai Khan?  What is epistemology?  Besides being a part of the inner ear of human beings, what...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – May 9, 2015

June 15, 2015, will be the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta Libertatum, ‘the Great Charter of the Libertatum’, agreed by King John of...

Diana’s Quiz – May 9, 2015

Next month marks the 800th anniversary of what famous document, and what is its full name? What was the first major monotheistic religion? What plant is...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – May 2, 2015

 A lawful blanket is a wife.  The slang term was used frequently in the 19th century.  The Russian word ‘mir’ means both ‘peace’ and world’.  A cheeseparer...

Diana’s Quiz – May 2, 2015

 What is a ‘lawful blanket’?  The first Russian spaceship was ‘Mir’, the Russian word for peace.  What is the other Russian meanng of this word?  What...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – April 25, 2015

 TPG, a global private investment company, has bought the majority stake in Cirque du Soleil.  The sparrow killed cock robin.  Loretta Lynch is the first African-American...

Diana’s Quiz – April 25, 2015

Which Canadian entertainment company has this month sold its majority stake to a global investment firm? Who killed cock robin? Who is Loretta Lynch? Name two actors...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – April 18, 2015

 Jack Nicholson was The Joker in the 1989 film Batman.  There are 6 noble gases, all odourless and colourless:  helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon and...

Diana’s Quiz – April 18, 2015

Who played The Joker in the 1989 film Batman? How many noble gases are there? Which 3 common English words begin with the letters ‘dw’? What is...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – April 11, 2015

The albatross is the bird with the largest wingspan:  2.5 to 3.5 meters Sweetbreads are the thymus or pancreas glands of calves, lambs and piglets. The...

Diana’s Quiz – April 11, 2015

What bird has the widest wingspan?  What are sweetbreads?  What major sporting event takes place this weekend?  What is Mike Duffy’s wife’s name?  How many balls are the...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – April 4, 2015

 Blog is a truncated form of the phrase ‘web log’.  Another name for Easter Island is Rapa Nui.  Lee Trevino is the professional golfer who was...
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