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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 – June 8, 2013

Who was the creator of Dr Who? According to Greek mythology, what 3 animals comprise a chimera? What is a natural source of anthrax? Who was the...

Diana’s Quiz – June 1, 2013

What was Mercutio's dying curse in 'Romeo and Juliet?' Who composed the Yellow River Concerto? Give an example of a polyomino. Who was Marc-Aurèle du Foy Suzor-Coté? Who...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – June 1, 2013

Mercutio's dying curse was "A plague o(n) both your houses''. The Yellow River Concerto was composed by the 'Yellow River Composers' Committee' of at least...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – May 25, 2013

Chocolate as a drink we would recognize originated with the Mayan culture Elizabeth II said that she was going home to Canada tomorrow at the end...

Diana’s Quiz – May 25, 2013

In which culture did chocolate as a drink originate? Who said, on leaving California for British Columbia, ''I am going home to Canada tomorrow''? Name at...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – May 18, 2013

Emil Zatopek was named the best runner of all time by Runners' World on February 28 of this year.  It had been a very long and...

Diana’s Quiz, May 18, 2013

What athlete did Runners' World magazine name the greatest runner of all time? Which New World explorer sailed from ''the seaport of St Malo on...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – May 11, 2013

Lord Tweedsmuir, John Buchan, was the author of 'The Thirty-nine Steps'. East St Louis, Illinois, is the site of a huge pyramid, Monk Mound.  It is...

Diana’s Quiz – May 11, 2013

Which Governor General of Canada was also an internationally famous novelist?  In which area of North America have ancient pyramids been discovered?  What is the name...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – May 4, 2013

1.  A heldentenor, German for ''hero tenor'' is one who is able to sing above the volume of a full orchestra. 2.  Jules Leotard, a...

Diana’s Quiz- May 4, 2013

1.  What is a heldentenor? 2.  What is the origin of the word ''leotard''? 3.  Devil's apron and purple laver are types of what? 4.  Who wrote...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – April 27, 2013

 1.  Beltane is May Day, May 1, or the Wiccan festival held on that date. 2.  King George V appointed the Canadian delegate to the...

Diana’s Quiz – April 27, 2013

1. What is Beltane? 2.  Who appointed Canada's first foreign representatives? 3.  What does ''bb'' stand for in a bb gun? 4.  Who coined the term Generation...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – April 20 – 2013

1.  Sao Paulo, Brazil, is the southern hemisphere's largest and most populous city. 2.  Leonard Lee, who recently spoke at a Civitan Hall community meeting....
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