CBC Ottawa's year-end news quiz for 2022

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What item, marked with — among other things — a walrus and the date "1990," did Ontario Provincial Police warn Hawkesbury, Ont., residents about in January?

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Jibi Mathews was one of several people who spoke to CBC early this year about the mysterious "DM10032." Who or what did that string of letters and numbers refer to?

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What do Franchesca Ranger, Ali Labano, Craig Pointon and Elsie Kalu all have in common?

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In this photo from February, a Freedom Convoy counter-protester wears a mask depicting a scene that took place just a few days earlier. Where did that confrontation — which was photographed and spread quickly on social media — take place?

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In the midst of all the trucks, what did some convoy protesters set up at the corner of O'Connor and Wellington streets on Feb. 12 — potentially fanning the flames of major counter-protests that erupted that same weekend?

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Beau's All Natural Brewing Co., one of the first craft breweries in eastern Ontario, announced in March it had been purchased by what other big player in the Canadian beer scene?

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The Canadian men's soccer team qualified in March for its first World Cup since 1986, and Ottawa's Jonathan David played a key role in getting them there. For which European soccer club does David normally ply his trade?

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The town of Thurso, Que., was left mourning its hometown hero this April when which NHL great died?

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Valerie Warmerdam was a participant in a three-week inquest this June that ended with the jury making 86 recommendations to the Ontario government on how to do what?

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Ottawa tech entrepreneur Michael Ryan O'Connor filed a civil suit this July against a trio of provincial and federal associations, claiming they made defamatory statements about his company in attempt to scare customers away from his novel approach to selling what?

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A judge revoked convoy leader Tamara Lich's bail in July after she violated the conditions of her release by doing what?

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The United People of Canada, a group with ties to the freedom convoy, moved into the former St. Brigid's church this summer and refused to leave. Which of the following best describes their logo? The group draped banners with the logo on the church's exterior and often wore shirts adorned with it.

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The Saint-Fidèle church in Fassett, Que., recovered its historic church bell in early August, just over two months after it disappeared. What had happened to it?

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One Friday night this August, a worker at the Château Laurier discovered that a famous portrait of WHICH 20th-century world leader had been replaced with a replica?

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Ontario Provincial Police laid three new counts of first-degree murder against Dr. Brian Nadler in August, bringing the number of patients he's alleged to have killed at the Hawkesbury and District General Hospital to four. According to Nadler's lawyers, what did those patients die from?

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What subject was William Hourigan, a judge with Ontario's court of appeal, tasked with producing a lengthy report on in 2022?

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What big news developed roughly 72 hours before Ottawans went to the polls to choose their new mayor in October, much to the dismay of several mayoral candidates?

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Sébastien Vachon-Desjardins of Gatineau, Que., was sentenced to a 20-year prison term in the United States in October. What was his crime?

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Protests broke out in the Ottawa region and across Ontario in November and December after the province unveiled its controversial Bill 23. What is the four-word name of the act?

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What mid-December decision was described variously as a "poorly planned and knee-jerk reaction," a "slap in the face" and "critical for our local economy?"

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CBC Ottawa's year-end news quiz for 2022

What item, marked with — among other things — a walrus and the date "1990," did Ontario Provincial Police warn Hawkesbury, Ont., residents about in January?

Jibi Mathews was one of several people who spoke to CBC early this year about the mysterious "DM10032." Who or what did that string of letters and numbers refer to?

What do Franchesca Ranger, Ali Labano, Craig Pointon and Elsie Kalu all have in common?

In this photo from February, a Freedom Convoy counter-protester wears a mask depicting a scene that took place just a few days earlier. Where did that confrontation — which was photographed and spread quickly on social media — take place?

In the midst of all the trucks, what did some convoy protesters set up at the corner of O'Connor and Wellington streets on Feb. 12 — potentially fanning the flames of major counter-protests that erupted that same weekend?

Beau's All Natural Brewing Co., one of the first craft breweries in eastern Ontario, announced in March it had been purchased by what other big player in the Canadian beer scene?

The Canadian men's soccer team qualified in March for its first World Cup since 1986, and Ottawa's Jonathan David played a key role in getting them there. For which European soccer club does David normally ply his trade?

The town of Thurso, Que., was left mourning its hometown hero this April when which NHL great died?

Valerie Warmerdam was a participant in a three-week inquest this June that ended with the jury making 86 recommendations to the Ontario government on how to do what?

Ottawa tech entrepreneur Michael Ryan O'Connor filed a civil suit this July against a trio of provincial and federal associations, claiming they made defamatory statements about his company in attempt to scare customers away from his novel approach to selling what?

A judge revoked convoy leader Tamara Lich's bail in July after she violated the conditions of her release by doing what?

The United People of Canada, a group with ties to the freedom convoy, moved into the former St. Brigid's church this summer and refused to leave. Which of the following best describes their logo? The group draped banners with the logo on the church's exterior and often wore shirts adorned with it.

The Saint-Fidèle church in Fassett, Que., recovered its historic church bell in early August, just over two months after it disappeared. What had happened to it?

One Friday night this August, a worker at the Château Laurier discovered that a famous portrait of WHICH 20th-century world leader had been replaced with a replica?

Ontario Provincial Police laid three new counts of first-degree murder against Dr. Brian Nadler in August, bringing the number of patients he's alleged to have killed at the Hawkesbury and District General Hospital to four. According to Nadler's lawyers, what did those patients die from?

What subject was William Hourigan, a judge with Ontario's court of appeal, tasked with producing a lengthy report on in 2022?

What big news developed roughly 72 hours before Ottawans went to the polls to choose their new mayor in October, much to the dismay of several mayoral candidates?

Sébastien Vachon-Desjardins of Gatineau, Que., was sentenced to a 20-year prison term in the United States in October. What was his crime?

Protests broke out in the Ottawa region and across Ontario in November and December after the province unveiled its controversial Bill 23. What is the four-word name of the act?

What mid-December decision was described variously as a "poorly planned and knee-jerk reaction," a "slap in the face" and "critical for our local economy?"