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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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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...

Diana’s Quiz – March 14, 2015

What is the Templeton Prize and who is this year’s winner? Who was Canada’s first French-Canadian governor-general?  Who was known as ‘The Schnozz’?  What was Robinson Crusoe’s...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – March 7, 2015

Sergey Lavrov is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night twins are Sebastian and Olivia. In 2013 Canadian Mylene Paquette rowed...

Diana’s Quiz – March 7, 2015

Who is the foreign minister of the Russian Federation? Who are the twins in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night?  In 2013, Canadian Mylene Paquette performed what outstanding feat...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – February 28, 2015

 Mallowan was Agatha Christie’s married name.  A Shiba Inu is a an ancient dog, dating back to 3rd century Japan. It is a breed of...

Diana’s Quiz – February 28, 2015

Which mystery writer’s married surname was Mallowan? What is a Shiba Inu? The word ‘fou’ in French, besides meaning ‘crazy’, is also a term for what...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – February 21, 2015

Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance, music and acrobatics.  It is sometimes referred to as a game,and derives from African...

Diana’s Quiz – February 21, 2015

What is capoeira? What does the term ‘twitching’ mean to a bird-watcher? The latest EKOS poll this month puts which political party in the lead in...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – February 14, 2015

Campari was originally coloured with carmine dye, prepared from cochineal beetles. An entire horse is an ungelded stallion.  The First Nations University of Canada is recognized...
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