CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of May 9

Beschreibung

How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
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Frage 1

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Melissa Armstrong says she regrets accepting an online offer for a free Mother's Day gift basket after the woman who showed up allegedly sprayed her with bear mace and then did what?
Antworten
  • Began pulling her prized tulips out of her garden.
  • Posted the video of the assault on TIkTok.
  • Set her patio furniture on fire.
  • Tried to steal her baby.

Frage 2

Frage
Dr. David Williams, Ontario's chief medical officer of health, announced Tuesday the province would be pausing the use of which COVID-19 vaccine for first doses?
Antworten
  • AstraZeneca-Oxford.
  • Johnson & Johnson.
  • Moderna.
  • Pfizer-BioNTech.

Frage 3

Frage
Premier Doug Ford extended the province's stay-at-home order Thursday. What's the new end date?
Antworten
  • May 27.
  • June 2.
  • June 16.
  • July 5.

Frage 4

Frage
Martin Patterson told CBC News the lockdown extension has left him "a little bit disappointed" that he won't be able to welcome people back for at least two weeks. What does he do?
Antworten
  • He's the general manager at several Ottawa golf courses.
  • He runs a boat rental business.
  • He's on the board of a tennis club.
  • He organizes horse rides near Metcalfe.

Frage 5

Frage
Ottawa Centre MPP Joel Harden is expressing concern that which of the following vehicles could be banned outright under the Moving Ontarians More Safely Act?
Antworten
  • Recumbent bicycles.
  • Cargo e-bikes.
  • E-scooters.
  • Mopeds.

Frage 6

Frage
The City of Ottawa is launching a $361-million lawsuit against its insurers for losses incurred due to which of the following catastrophic events?
Antworten
  • The 2016 sinkhole on Rideau Street.
  • The 2018 tornado strikes.
  • The 2019 Ottawa River flooding.
  • The 2020 BeaverTail riots.

Frage 7

Frage
All charges were stayed this week against Ann Senack, a 62-year-old woman on trial for the deaths of two teen boys killed in a 2017 crash near Burnstown, Ont. What had Senack been accused of doing?
Antworten
  • Serving them earlier that night at a nearby bar.
  • Failing to alert them that the road ahead had collapsed.
  • Driving the tractor the boys collided with.
  • Providing them with forged driver's licences.

Frage 8

Frage
Naturalist Mark Read came across a beech tree in Murphys Point Provincial Park near Perth, Ont., last month that was unlike any tree he'd seen before. What made it so unique?
Antworten
  • Its trunk was rippled like an elephant's skin.
  • Its gnarled branches and trunk formed the shape of a heart.
  • Its leaves glowed in the dark.
  • It was covered from top to bottom in an orange and black moss.

Frage 9

Frage
Eugene Melnyk was aiming for a relaxing Christmas vacation with friends, family and his girlfriend — but according to a pair of lawsuits, the trip devolved into a clash of egos, panic attacks and allegations of "abuse." What kind of vacation was it?
Antworten
  • A ski getaway in the Alps.
  • A chartered yacht cruise in the Bahamas.
  • A luxury safari adventure in Kenya.
  • A week at a resort off the coast of Belize.

Frage 10

Frage
Why is Pontiac, Que., Mayor Joanne Labadie worried about Bill 96, new legislation put forward by the governing Coalition Avenir Québec last week?
Antworten
  • Her municipality could lose its bilingual status.
  • Hospitals could be forced to cut back services.
  • Cottagers could see land converted into protected wetlands.
  • Local highway speeds could rise by 10 km/h.
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