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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 – December 28, 2013

1.  Why do audiences stand during the ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ of Handel’s Messiah? 2.  What is the original spelling of the word ‘past’? 3.  To what family...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – December 21, 2013

1. Nelson Mandela was from the Transkei homeland, now a part of Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, so his first language was Xhosa, the...

Diana’s Quiz – December 21, 2013

1.  What was Nelson Mandela’s native tongue? 2.  Who is believed to be the inspiration for the tale ‘Bluebeard’, by Charles Perrault? 3.  What is a...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – December 14, 2013

1.  Buddha means ‘enlightened’ in the Sanskrit language. 2.  In printing, a dingbat is a typographical ornament or symbol. 3. Jennifer Strachan is Chief Superintendent, Criminal...

Diana’s Quiz – December 14, 2013

1. What is the meaning of ‘Buddha’? 2.  Where would you use the term dingbat without its pejorative implication? 3.  Name a current Chief Superintendent of...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – December 7, 2013

1.  Boris Karloff’s great aunt was Anna Leonowens, the governess of the children of the King of Siam. 2.  The Saskatchewan Roughriders won the 101st Grey...

Diana’s Quiz – December 7, 2013

1.  What is the connection between Anna and the King of Siam and Boris Karloff? 2.  Who won this year’s Grey Cup, and why was...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – November 30, 2013

1.  A loganberry is a hybrid of a raspberry and a blackberry. 2.  Inigo Jones, the Elizabethan architect, introduced the proscenium arch and moveable scenery to...

Diana’s Quiz – November 30, 2013

1.  The loganberry is a hybrid of which two plants? 2.  Who introduced moveable scenery and the proscenium arch to English theatre? 3. What are the largest...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – November 16, 2013

1.  Argentina and Chile share the region of Patagonia. 2.  Maria Gabriela Isler, Miss Venezuela, is the new Miss Universe. 3.  Violin, otherwise known as salbutamol,...

Diana’s Quiz – November 16, 2013

1.  Which two countries share the region of Patagonia? 2.  The representative of which country won the title of Miss Universe this month? 3.  What kind...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz -November 9, 2013

1.  Walla is background noise added to create the illusion of sound taking place outside the action of the main picture. 2.  In 1971, the...

Diana’s Quiz – November 9, 2013

1. What is ‘walla’ in the film and television industry? 2. Why is Starbucks (coffee) called Starbucks? 3.  What is the meaning of a ‘tell’ in...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – November 2, 2013

1.  The beak of the Darwin’s Finch of the Galapagos Islands can change shape, the change thus also affecting the songs it sings. 2.  Cochineal...
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