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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of July 23

Frage 1 von 10

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Police say an unusually high number of accidental calls to 911 came in during the first three months of 2023. On what are they blaming the trend?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • A more sensitive touchscreen on the iPhone 14

  • A software update on Android devices

  • Increased use of 811 Health Connect Ontario

  • An error in how cell phone providers route calls

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Frage 2 von 10

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A man was sentenced to life in prison this week after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the death of his wife, who told him she wanted a divorce. Where did the murder take place?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Casselman, Ont.

  • Chelsea, Que.

  • Smiths Falls, Ont.

  • Kingston, Ont.

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Frage 3 von 10

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When is the Chaudière Bridge expected to reopen?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Next week

  • August

  • September

  • Next year

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Frage 4 von 10

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What did OC Transpo say prompted it to shut down the Confederation Line this week?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Finding a loose bearing after noticing more grease than usual on an axle.

  • The discovery of a loose bolt due to insufficient torquing during maintenance.

  • Water infiltration in the tunnel near Lyon Station.

  • A colony of endangered turtles discovered on the tracks near Pimisi station.

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Frage 5 von 10

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What did a motorcycle driver crash into in the area of Baseline Road and Farlane Boulevard on Friday?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • A deer.

  • A pedestrian.

  • A gas station.

  • A house.

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Frage 6 von 10

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Where is Mayor Mark Sutcliffe this week?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Ottawa

  • New York

  • Nepal

  • Vancouver

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Frage 7 von 10

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Carleton University's president, Benoit-Antoine Bacon, is leaving to take the top job at another university. Which one?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The University of Toronto.

  • Queen's University.

  • Stanford University.

  • The University of British Columbia.

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Frage 8 von 10

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What Ottawa project did Premier Doug Ford say he was wary of funding this week?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The city's plan to end homelessness.

  • Stage 3 of the LRT.

  • The reconstruction of the north stadium stands of Lansdowne Park.

  • Bus rapid transit corridors in Kanata and Orléans.

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Frage 9 von 10

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Gatineau police arrested two 19-year-old men Friday in connection with the city's first homicide of 2023. Where were they arrested?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • A public washroom in the Canadian Museum of History.

  • The Alexandra Bridge following a car chase.

  • A parking lot by the Agora complex in the city's Le Plateau neighborhood.

  • An abandoned residential property in Aylmer.

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Frage 10 von 10

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Omkar Atwal, the owner of Leitrim Home Hardware, has helped residents through a nationwide shortage of which product by finding a U.S. supplier?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Wood chips for gardens.

  • Asphalt for driveways.

  • Chlorine for pools.

  • Salt for water softeners.

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