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Answers to Diana’s Quiz – January 18, 2025

by Diana Filer 1.  Besides the 4 political...

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Answers to Diana’s Quiz – January 18, 2025

by Diana Filer 1.  Besides the 4 political parties currently represented in the House of Commons, there are 13 other parties registered in the House, including the 'satiric' Rhinoceros Party. 2. ...

Diana’s Quiz – January 18, 2025

by Diana Filer 1.  How many political parties are currently registered with Elections Canada but are not currently represented in the House of Commons? 2.  Why are some fire hydrants painted...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – January 11, 2025

by Diana Filer 1. The Stanley Cup is North America's oldest sports trophy. 2.  The Bridal Chorus, or more commonly, Here Comes the Bride, is a march from Richard Wagner's opera Lohengrin. 3. ...
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Answers to Diana’s Quiz – September 14, 2013

 1.  David Ben Gurion was the first prime minister of Israel. 2.  Louis Riel was hanged in Regina, on November 16, 1885. 3. The six wives of...

Diana’s Quiz – September 14, 2013

1.  Who was the first prime minister of Israel? 2.  Where was Louis Riel hanged? 3. The first 2 of the six wives of Henry VIII...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – September 7, 2013

 1.  DERP means ''a reply to stupid comment or action" in this computer age. 2.  King George the First of England took in a so-called...

Diana’s Quiz – September 7, 2013

1.  What is a DERP? 2.  Which British king kept a person as a pet? 3. What is an ''anabaptist"? 4.  How would one describe bamboo? 5.  What...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – August 31, 2013

 1. Uther Pendragon was the father of King Arthur of Camelot. 2. Mahatma Gandhi, the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism during the Raj, preached passive resistance. 3  Transuranic elements are...

Diana’s Quiz – August 31, 2013

1.  Who was Uther Pendragon? 2.  Who preached ''passive resistance" as a peaceful method of protest? 3.  What are transuranic elements? 4.  What is remarkable about the...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – August 24, 2013

1. Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett, was described in part, by Irish drama critic Vivian Mercier, as a two-act play in which nothing happens...

Diana’s Quiz – August 24, 2013

1.  What drama was once described by a critic as ''a play in which nothing happens, twice''? 2.  What is motocross? 3.  Who is Mark Breslin? 4. What is...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – August 17, 2013

1.  Al-Qaeda was created in Peshawar, Pakistan in 1998-1989 by Osama bin Laden.  The literal translation of the word is ''the basis'' or ''the...

Diana’s Quiz – August 17, 2013

1.  Where did the term Al-Qaeda originate? 2.  What is k.d lang's home town? 3.  Where are the adrenal glands? 4. Which British author said, "If you could see...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – August 10, 2013

1. Sir Toby Belch is a character in Twelfth Night 2. A nixy is a misaddressed or illegibly addressed piece of mail. 3. Celine Dion has sold 200 million...

Diana’s Quiz – August 10, 2013

1.  In which Shakespearean play is Sir Toby Belch a comic character? 2.  What is a nixy? 3.  Which Canadian singer is currently on the list of the...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – August 3, 2013

1. The sun dog, or parhelion, is an atmospheric phenomenon that creates bright spots of light, often coloured in the sky, best seen when the...

Diana’s Quiz – August 3, 2013

1.  What is a sun dog? 2.  In modern day baseball, how many starting pitchers do teams generally have? 3.  What is a pan troglodyte? 4.  Where is...
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