CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of May 15

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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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Mélanie Malouin told CBC News she couldn't believe it took paramedics an hour and a half to tend to her husband Philippe Reynolds, seen here after a bad bike crash. Where was Reynolds injured?
Antworten
  • On a Gatineau Park parkway.
  • On a rural highway near Calabogie, Ont.
  • On the Trans-Canada Trail outside Stittsville.
  • On a mountain biking trail in an eastern Ontario forest.

Frage 2

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Yet another Ottawa city councillor has announced they won't seek re-election — the councillor who also chairs Ottawa Community Housing's board of directors and sits on the Ottawa Sport Council. Who is it?
Antworten
  • Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury.
  • Knoxdale-Merivale Coun. Keith Egli.
  • Bay Coun. Theresa Kavanagh.
  • Innes Coun. Laura Dudas.

Frage 3

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The public inquiry into Ottawa's problem-plagued light rail network is set to get underway next month. Where will the four weeks of hearings take place?
Antworten
  • At Ottawa City Hall.
  • At the University of Ottawa.
  • At the Shaw Centre.
  • At the Canadian Museum of History.

Frage 4

Frage
Lolita Graham told CBC News how she and other folks living near Manotick have been captivated by the unexplained arrival of what wild creature, as it resembles something out of a children's fairy tale?
Antworten
  • A white stag.
  • A white fox.
  • A white crow.
  • A white stallion.

Frage 5

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Queen's University says it will expand the number of students it's accepting for the fall 2023 semester in order to address Ontario's shortage of which of the following?
Antworten
  • Family doctors.
  • Nurses.
  • Skilled construction workers.
  • Special needs teachers.

Frage 6

Frage
Which royal toured Ottawa late this past week, with stops that included the launch of the annual Canadian Tulip Festival?
Antworten
  • Princess Margriet of the Netherlands.
  • King Abdullah II of Jordan.
  • Prince Charles of the United Kingdom.
  • Emperor Akihito of Japan.

Frage 7

Frage
Four years ago, a massive storm hit the Kanata Sailing Club. Now, they've almost finished fundraising to fix the problem the storm caused. What happened that day in 2018?
Antworten
  • A tree took down a hydro line and knocked out their power.
  • The wind tore their roof off.
  • Six boats came loose and smashed against the shore.
  • Flood waters rendered the clubhouse unusable.

Frage 8

Frage
According to a report presented Thursday, what have Ottawa police officers shown they're more likely to do when they're involved in interactions with Black, Middle Eastern and Indigenous people?
Antworten
  • Use force on them.
  • Neglect to inform them of their rights.
  • Search them for weapons and drugs.
  • Issue traffic tickets or warnings.

Frage 9

Frage
Why did students at one French Catholic high school in Orléans school stage an impromptu protest Friday?
Antworten
  • A popular chemistry teacher was suddenly fired.
  • The school had cracked down on dress code violations.
  • They were angry they had to attend the March for Life anti-abortion rally.
  • They felt teachers weren't taking bullying allegations seriously.

Frage 10

Frage
Ottawa high school civics teacher A.J. Blauer has launched a satirical online fundraiser to make Ontario's Progressive Conservatives "grammatically great again" after noticing what error on their website?
Antworten
  • An unneeded possessive apostrophe.
  • Inconsistent and unnecessary capitalization.
  • A blatant dangling participle.
  • An overreliance on em dashes.
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