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Diana’s Quiz – September 19, 2026

by Diana Filer 1. From which schools did ...

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Diana’s Quiz – September 19, 2026

by Diana Filer 1. From which schools did  Prime Minister Mark Carney graduate and with what degrees? 2.  What religious movement was founded by Madame Blavatsky? 3  .Petrichor is the smell produced...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – September 12, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  Jack fruit is the largest tree fruit in the world, some weighing up to 40 pounds.  It is related to figs and mulberries. 2.  A quokka is...

Diana’s Quiz – September 12, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  What is jack fruit? 2.  What is a quokka? 3.  What is the 3rd word in the slogan,  ''Reduce, reuse _______? 4.  What is the origin of the word...
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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...

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...
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