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Paddle with Indigenous elder. Drumming, Songs...

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Sheila Schroeder — obituary

  Schroeder,  Sheila Rose (nee Smith) Passed away at...

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Diana’s Quiz – June 6, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  In which year, on June 6, did the original D-Day occur? 2.  Which plant of the olive family has fragrant pale purple flowers? 3.  Of what critical minerals...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – May 30, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  The opposite of a full moon is a new moon. 2. The Bossa Nova style of samba was invented in Rio de Janiero. 3. The densest population of...

Diana’s Quiz – May 30, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.. What is the opposite of a full moon? 2.  What is a style of samba developed in Rio de Janeiro? 3.  Where in North America is the densest...
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Diana’s Quiz – April 19, 2025

by Diana Filer 1.  What is the significance of Easter eggs? 2.  What is a geopark? 3.  What is larping? 4.  What is an autoclave? 5.  Who is Hedy...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – April 12, 2025

by Diana Filer 1.  The first ready-to-eat commercially sold breakfast cereal in North America was Shredded Wheat, produced in Denver, Colorado in 1893. 2.  The actress...

Diana’s Quiz – April 12, 2025

by Diana Filer 1.  What was the first ready-to-eat commercially sold breakfast cereal? 2.  Who was the first woman known to wear trousers as an item...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – April 5, 2025

by Diana Filer 1.  Mistaken Point on the Avalon Peninsula in Southeastern Newfoundland is a UNESCO World Heritage Site because it contains the oldest known...

Diana’s Quiz – April 5, 2025

by Diana Filer 1.  Why is Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve in Newfoundland a UNESCO World Heritage Site? 2.  What are the 3 types of bees in...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – March 29, 2025

by Diana Filer 1.  Taxes are imposed on the public by governments to fund projects for the country, while tariffs are moneys imposed on goods...

Diana’s Quiz – March 29, 2025

by Diana Filer 1. What is the difference between taxes and tariffs? 2. What is zymology? 3.  How long was the War of 1812? 4.  Who is Canada's...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – March 22, 2025

by Diana Filer 1.  Collodion is a colourless nitrocellulose solution mainly of alcohol and ether, used as a coating for many skin diseases. 2.  Kannada is...

Diana’s Quiz – March 22, 2025

by Diana Filer 1.  What is collodion? 2.  What is Kannada? 3.  In what opera is sung the aria 'Nessun dorma"? 4.  Where was Mark Carney born and...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – March 15, 2025

by Diana Filer 1. Brutalism is a style of minimalist architecture begun in post-WWII England and lasting mostly through the 1970's, characterized by large, honest...

Diana’s Quiz – March 15, 2025

by Diana Filer 1. What is 'brutalism' in architecture?2. Cardamom belongs to which family of spices?3. Who was an early advocate for a Province of...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – March 8, 2025

by Diana Filer 1.  Through an act of Parliament, The beaver became the official symbol of Canada in March, 1975, fifty years ago, although it...

Diana’s Quiz – March 8, 2025

by Diana Filer 1.  How long has the beaver been the national symbol of Canada? 2.  What is Canada's official telephone number? 3.  Who is Samantha Quan? 4. ...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – March 1, 2025

by Diana Filer 1.  A mudlark is a person who scavenges the foreshores of river banks for items of value.  In the UK a licence...
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