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by Allan Goddard Hello readers! I have had numerous...

Noreen Young’s early drawings on exhibit at the Sivarulrasa Gallery.

by Edith Cody-Rice Don’t let your daughter go...

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’s Quiz – February 15, 2014

1.  What is the motto of the Olympic Games? 2.  What is the origin of the word ‘boomerang’? 3.  In what sport is the term ‘hog to...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – February 8, 2014

1.  The Eastern Mississauga rattler is the only venomous snake in Ontario. 2.  Edward VI was the sole legitimate son of Henry VIII.  His mother was Jane Seymour.  He...

Diana’s Quiz – February 8, 2014

1.  What is the only poisonous snake in Ontario? 2.  Henry VIII had just one legitimate son.  Who was he, and what happened to him? 3....

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – February 1, 2014

1. The gestation period of an elephant is 22 months.  By the way, elephants are either right-tusked or left-tusked, just as human beings favour...

Diana’s Quiz – February 1, 2014

 1.  What is the gestation period of a female elephant? 2. What is the Magen David? 3. Who was the first female moderator of the United ...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – January 25, 2014

1.  The  Pan Am Games will be held in Toronto next year. 2.  A muselet is a wire cage fitted over the cork on a bottle...

Diana’s Quiz – January 25, 2013

1.  Where are the 2015 Pan Am Games to be held? 2.  Where would you find a muselet? 3.  Shakespeare named Hippolyta as Queen of the...

Answers to Diana`s Quiz – January 18, 2014

1.  The inion is the lumpy end of the occipital bone at the base of the skull. 2.  Montreal Island is located in Chantrey Inlet, Nunavut. ...

Diana’s Quiz – January 18, 2014

1.  What is an inion? 2.  Where is Montreal Island? 3.  Who are The Strumbellas? 4.  After the Vatican City and Monaco, which is the smallest country...

Answers to Diana`s Quiz – January 11, 2014

1.  The song ‘O Canada’ was a commission for the 1880 St Jean-Baptiste day ceremony by the then Lieutenant-governor of Quebec, Théodore Robitaille.  The...

Diana’s Quiz – January 11, 2014

 1.  Who wrote the words and music to Oh, Canada? 2.  What is a bushwhacker? 3. What is the difference between a marabou and a marabout? 4. ...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – January 4, 2014

1. New Year’s day falls on January 1 in the Gregorian calendar.  In England before 1752 when that calendar was adopted, the first day...

Diana’s Quiz – January 4, 2014

1.  In which calendar does New Year’s Day fall on January 1? 2.  Why does gravity vary over the earth’s surface? 3.  What was Scottish actor...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – December 28, 2013

1.  The story behind standing when the Hallelujah Chorus is sung during a performance of The Messiah purports to be that the first time...
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