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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 – November 2, 2013

1.  Which bird’s beak changes shape depending on the supply of food and season? 2.  Where does the red dye cochineal come from? 3.  Which Scottish...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – October 26, 2013

1.  The famous white flower garden at Sissinghurst Castle was created so that Ms Sackville West’s sons could find their way to their quarters...

Diana’s Quiz – October 26, 2013

1.  Why did British novelist Vita Sackville West have only white blooms in one of her gardens at Sissinghurst Castle in Kent? 2.  To count...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – October 20, 2013

1. Cornel Wilde was Frederic Chopin in ‘A Song to Remember’.  The artist who played the piano for him in the movie was José...

Diana’s Quiz – October 20, 2013

1.  Who played Frederic Chopin in the movie, ‘A Song to Remember’? 2. What is ‘phubbing’? 3. What are jorts? 4. What company is the world’s leading...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – October 12, 2014

1.  Lake Country in Canada is on Okanagan Lake in British Columbia.  2. The Group of Seven was also referred to as the Algonquin School. 3. ...

Diana’s Quiz – October 12, 2013

1.  In which province is the municipality of Lake Country? 2.  What was the Group of Seven sometimes known as in the early days? 3.  Who was...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – October 5, 2013

 1.   Although an imprecise measurement to begin with, a hair’s breadth is now usually thought of as 1/48 of an inch. It is interesting that...

Diana’s Quiz – October 5, 2013

1.   How wide is a hair’s breadth? 2.   How many bones are there in the human wrist?. 3.   Where did the expression ‘’high falutin’’ originate? 4.   Who is the president of...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – September 28, 2013

1.   Tomography is imaging of sections of a body by a penetrating wave. A  CT scan is a shortened form of computerized tomography. 2.   Matins and compline...

Diana’s Quiz – September 28, 2013

1.   What is tomography? 2.   What are the first and last offices of the day in Catholic liturgy?  . 3.   Who is Nina Davuluri? 4.   How many countries are there in...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – September 21, 2013

 A rose of Sharon is a hibiscus flower. Mauna Kea in Hawaii rises, from its base on the sea floor, to a height of 33,480...

Diana’s Quiz – September 21, 2013

What kind of flower is a Rose of Sharon? What is the world’s highest mountain from base to peak? Egg tempera is a type of what? In...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – September 14, 2013

 1.  David Ben Gurion was the first prime minister of Israel. 2.  Louis Riel was hanged in Regina, on November 16, 1885. 3. The six wives of...
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