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Proulx, Patrick Raymond Passed away suddenly on July...

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Answers to Diana’s Quiz, August 22 2026

ANSWERS Christine Fréchette is the 'Premier' or 'Premier Ministre' of Quebec since April 2026. Glamping is camping in a more comfortable way, which includes taking upgraded amenities and modern...

Diana’s Quiz, August 22 2026

QUESTIONS Who is the Premier of Quebec? What is 'glamping'? What is Hezbollah? After Greenland, what is the world's largest island? What are the names of the 'Gemini'—the Twins—of...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – August 14, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  The most popular breeds of dog are the Labrador Retriever, the French Bulldog and the. German Shepherd, along with the many mixed breeds. 2.  A pomander is...
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Diana’s Quiz March 30, 2013

 What other seat of power in the modern world lies completely surrounded by walls         besides the Vatican City? What is the name of...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – March 23, 2013

1. Coffee beans originated in Ethiopia, and were first exported to Yemen for use as a drink.  The word coffee is a short version...

Diana’s Quiz – March 23, 2013

In which country did coffee originate? What company is now produces the greatest number of smartphones, having overtaken Apple? What are the only recognized legal entities? Who invented...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – March 16, 2013

St. Patrick was born in England around 420 CE, in the village of Bannavem of Taburnia, which has never been properly located, although it...

Diana’s Quiz – March 16, 2013

Where was St Patrick born? Where was the board game ''crokinole'' invented? Who is the premier of Alberta? What is the first opera to feature a libretto...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz March 9, 2013

The growing season in Almonte is about 150 days a year.   The extreme southwest of  British Columbia, e.g. Vancouver and environs in the only...

Diana’s Quiz March 9, 2013

How long is the growing season in Almonte? Which novel did Charles Dickens never finish? Where was the first modern day skyscraper built? What was/is unusual about...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz March 2, 2013

Richard III was the last Plantagenet king as well as the last king of the House of York.  So far.  Frank Shuster of Wayne and Shuster...

Diana’s Quiz March 2, 2013

 Of which British dynasty was Richard III the last king? Which Canadian comedian was related to one of the co-creators of Superman? Who was actor Tommy...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz, February 23 2013

Katherine Hepburn is still the record holder Oscar winner with 4, although Meryl Streep has had the most nominations, with 17, having won 3 Oscars. Rumpelstiltskin...

Diana’s Quiz February 23, 2013

 Who has won the most Academy Awards to date, man or woman? Which fairy tale character spun straw into gold? Who said ``we live in fictitious times...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz, February 16, 2013

 Al Jolson cowrote the song Avalon with Buddy da Sylva and Vincent Rose, but the tune resembles the Tosca aria ''e lucevan le stelle"...

Diana’s Quiz – February 16, 2013

 What is the connection between Al Jolson and the Puccini opera Tosca? What was Mrs. Warren's Profession in the Shaw play of that title? In Greek...

Diana’s Quiz, February 9, 2013

St Valentine is the patron saint of love, engaged couples, happy marriages, beekeeping, epilepsy, fainting, plague, travellers  and young people. February 14, 269, is the...
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