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Proulx, Patrick Raymond Passed away suddenly on July...

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Answers to Diana’s Quiz, August 22 2026

ANSWERS Christine Fréchette is the 'Premier' or 'Premier Ministre' of Quebec since April 2026. Glamping is camping in a more comfortable way, which includes taking upgraded amenities and modern...

Diana’s Quiz, August 22 2026

QUESTIONS Who is the Premier of Quebec? What is 'glamping'? What is Hezbollah? After Greenland, what is the world's largest island? What are the names of the 'Gemini'—the Twins—of...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – August 14, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  The most popular breeds of dog are the Labrador Retriever, the French Bulldog and the. German Shepherd, along with the many mixed breeds. 2.  A pomander is...
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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...

Diana’ Quiz – April 4, 2015

From what phrase does the term ‘blog’ derive? What is another name for Easter Island? Which professional golfer, one of whose nicknames was Supermex, won 24...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – March 28, 2015

HJ Heinz has just bought Kraft foods Fe is the symbol for iron David Livingstone discovered the Zambezi River?  Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling...

Diana’s Quiz – March 28, 2015

What American food giant has just merged with another American food giant?  Fe is the symbol for what chemical element?  Which Scottish missionary discovered the Zambezi...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – March 21, 2015

The Burgess Shale in the Canadian Rockies in BC’sYoho National Park, and also in Kootenay National Park to the south, is one of the...

Diana’s Quiz – March 21, 2015

What is the Burgess Shale?  What is obsidian?  Apart from March, on which other months of the Julian calendar do the ides fall on the 15th...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – March 14, 2015

Jean Vanier, founder of L’Arche, is this year’s winner of the $2.1 million Templeton Prize, awarded annually to a person who has exceptionally affirmed...
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