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Diana’s Quiz – May 18, 2024

by Diana Filer 1.  The Alice Munro story,...

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Diana’s Quiz – May 18, 2024

by Diana Filer 1.  The Alice Munro story, 'The Bear Came Over the Mountain', became what movie with a new title? 2.  What is the capital city of Slovakia? 3.  How many...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – May 11, 2024

by Diana Filer 1.  ''First do no harm'' are the first words of the Hippocratic Oath.   The vow, ''I will abstain from all intentional wrong-doing and harm'' was another way...

Diana’s Quiz – May 11, 2024

by Diana Filer 1.  What is the source of ''First do no harm''? 2.  What was actor Jim Carrey's first appearance on CBC-TV? 3.  What is the richest metropolitan area in the...
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Diana’s Quiz June 16, 2012

What is the name of Canada's newestprovince? Where is the birthplace pf Buddha? What is a chiliad?  To what does the slogan ""fifty-fourfortyfight'', refer? What is...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – June 9, 2012

A sword Iceland  The Holy Island of  Lindisfarne It is a primitive arachnid Gaius Petronius Arbiter, known as Petronius    

Diana’s Quiz – June 9, 2012

Of what weapon is the foible a part?  Which country uses only green,  renewable energy, with no nuclear, gas or fossil fuel  sources? Where did...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – June 2, 2012

The Eiffel Towel  United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Wayne Gretzky, with 894. Second most: Gordie Howe The Walther PPK The clarinet

Diana’s Quiz – June 2, 2012

What was the tallest structure in the world 100 years ago? What does UNESCO stand for? Which hockey player has till now scored the...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz May 26, 2012

1.The Fantasticks, which ran off Broadway for 17,162 shows over 42 years 2. It is the phonetic translation of ''quelque chose'' 3. Feist 4. Nanisivik, Nunavut 5. Howard Engel of Toronto

Diana’s Quiz May 26, 2012

1. What is the longest running English language musical?    2. From what French phrase does the word ''kickshaw'', meaning ''delicacy'' or ''trinket'' derive?   3. Who won...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – May 19, 2012

1.  The vermin-ridden, graffitti-sprayed Hans Brinker Budget Hotel in Amsterdam, Holland 2.  A manuscript that has been written over the top of an earlier writing,...

Diana’s Quiz – May 19, 2012

 1. What hostelry advertises and prides itself as being "The Worst Hotel in the World"? 2. What is a palimpsest? 3. What is a gerund?  4....

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – May 12, 2012

South America, formerly Dutch Guiana. Fred Wah Lacrosse the 13th day of most months, originallly thought to have been the day of the full moon. In only...

Diana’s Quiz – May 12, 2012

Where is Surinam, and what was its former name? Who is Canada's current poet laureate? Besides hockey, what is the other national sport of Canada?  On...

Diana’s quiz answers May 5, 2012

1. Ellen Fairclough   2.. Mount Aconcagua in Argentina at   3. From the Roman god Cupid.   4. Asta, a wire-haired fox terrier   5. St. Lucia. Sir Arthur Lewis, 1979,...

Diana’s quiz – May 5, 2012

1. Who was the first female member of the Canadian cabinet?   2. What is the highest mountain in the Americas?   3. Where does the word "kewpie"...

Answers to April 28 quiz

Winnipeg, Manitoba. However, the coldest recorded temperature in Canada was at Mayo, Yukon, with on February 3, 1947, at -62.2C.  Kazakhstan  Higher and Higher, in...
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