CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of May 23

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

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Isabella Pileggi is one of thousands of people in eastern Ontario waiting for non-urgent surgery as hospitals try to clear a backlog caused by COVID-19 shutdowns. What does she suffer from?
Antworten
  • Gallstones.
  • A degenerative hip.
  • Chronic sinus infections.
  • A benign tumour on her foot.

Frage 2

Frage
Ottawa's Jonathan David scored one goal and helped set up the other last weekend to secure his club's spot as champions of which European soccer league?
Antworten
  • The English Premier League.
  • The German Bundesliga.
  • The French Ligue 1.
  • The Turkish Süper Lig.

Frage 3

Frage
Ottawa city council voted 18-6 Monday in favour of having its integrity commissioner investigate how a confidential memo leaked to reporters. What was the memo about?
Antworten
  • A tax break for a Porsche dealership in Vanier.
  • The city's lawsuit over the Rideau Street sinkhole.
  • Allegations of sexual misconduct involving a city councillor.
  • A shelved report about improving safety on the Transitway.

Frage 4

Frage
This is one of five design proposals for a monument in Ottawa that Veterans Affairs wants public feedback on. What would the monument commemorate?
Antworten
  • The Afghan war.
  • The arrival of refugees after the Vietnam war.
  • LGBTQ members of the Canadian military.
  • The Bosnian war.

Frage 5

Frage
The Outaouais saw a number of COVID-19 restrictions lift Friday, with more to follow Monday when the region moves to the orange zone. Which of the following, however, will likely not happen until mid-June?
Antworten
  • Bars welcoming back patrons indoors.
  • The end of the overnight curfew.
  • Non-essential travel between regions of Quebec.
  • Full-time school for grades 9 to 11.

Frage 6

Frage
Police are investigating Ottawa's fourth homicide of 2021 after 22-year-old Abdulqadir Yusuf was found dead of a gunshot wound Wednesday night in what part of the city?
Antworten
  • Alta Vista.
  • Barrhaven.
  • Gloucester.
  • South Keys.

Frage 7

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Ottawa police charged 57-year-old Rick Watkins, also known as Rick Despatie, with dozens of new sex offences this week involving 14 former students. What did Watkins teach?
Antworten
  • Kindergarten.
  • Grade 7 and 8 math.
  • Grade 11 and 12 chemistry.
  • High school concert and jazz bands.

Frage 8

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A coroner's investigation found this week that the 2019 death of 72-year-old Louise Lortie Séguin was entirely preventable. How did she die?
Antworten
  • She drove into a giant hole formed by a washed-out road.
  • She was electrocuted when the Ottawa River caused her home to flood.
  • She was given the wrong opioid dose by an ICU nurse.
  • She slipped on wet stairs at an LRT station and hit her head.

Frage 9

Frage
Lansdowne Park will play home in the coming months to an "immersive" digital projection of hundreds of works by which great European painter?
Antworten
  • Vincent Van Gogh.
  • Salvador Dalí.
  • Claude Monet.
  • Caravaggio.

Frage 10

Frage
What is slated to close in Smiths Falls, Ont., by next June, creating uncertainty for the more than 100 people who work there?
Antworten
  • An Ontario Provincial Police communications centre.
  • A cannabis production facility.
  • The local agricultural college.
  • A meat packing plant.
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