CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Aug. 7

Beschreibung

How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
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Zusammenfassung der Ressource

Frage 1

Frage
Several animal shelters and rescues in Ottawa spoke to CBC News this past week about a "historic" shortage of which of the following?
Antworten
  • Foster families.
  • Bulk pet food.
  • Medicines for ringworm and other illnesses.
  • Shelter volunteers.

Frage 2

Frage
More rain fell in Ottawa on Sunday and Monday than the city typically sees in all of August. How much came down on those two days?
Antworten
  • 48 millimetres.
  • 85 millimetres.
  • 106 millimetres.
  • 133 millimetres.

Frage 3

Frage
On Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland denounced "any instance of brutality, of police brutality, towards anyone in our country" after being asked about an altercation involving Gatineau police and a diplomat from which nation?
Antworten
  • Singapore.
  • Senegal.
  • Suriname.
  • Saudi Arabia.

Frage 4

Frage
Which local MPP reintroduced a private member's bill this week that would allow for badly-behaving city councillors to be removed from office?
Antworten
  • Stephen Blais.
  • Joel Harden.
  • Goldie Ghamari.
  • Lucille Collard.

Frage 5

Frage
Mayor Jim Watson urged candidates running to replace him NOT to use which powers that were introduced Wednesday in the Ontario legislature?
Antworten
  • "Tough mayor" powers.
  • "Strong mayor" powers.
  • "Smart mayor" powers.
  • "Sexy mayor" powers.

Frage 6

Frage
An Ottawa couple dropped their lawsuit against Osgoode Coun. George Darouze this week. What had they accused Darouze of doing?
Antworten
  • Failing to pay for promotional materials they'd printed.
  • Damaging their reputations in the community.
  • Unjustifiably firing their daughter from a temporary position.
  • Spreading misinformation about COVID-19.

Frage 7

Frage
Which animals are the Canadian Wildlife Federation releasing into the wild, after raising hundreds of them in a new incubator at their Ottawa offices?
Antworten
  • Turtles.
  • Frogs.
  • Monarch butterflies.
  • Tarantulas.

Frage 8

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Ontario's cannabis wholesaler said Friday that hundreds of pot shops would once again start receiving product deliveries. Why had those deliveries been temporarily halted?
Antworten
  • One of its partners was hit by a cyberattack.
  • Its warehouses were significantly short of staff.
  • A fungal infection had ruined a large portion of their product.
  • It had to change delivery methods to comply with new Health Canada regulations.

Frage 9

Frage
What happened to Premier Doug Ford at a public appearance on Friday, causing him to lament that it was "going to be played over and over again"?
Antworten
  • He struck someone with an errant golf shot.
  • He fell off of an e-scooter.
  • He swallowed a bee.
  • He got stuck going through a transit turnstile.

Frage 10

Frage
What sort of festival returned Friday to the town of Almonte, Ont., six years after it was cancelled due to a lack of funding and volunteers?
Antworten
  • A heavy metal festival.
  • A puppetry festival.
  • An international film festival.
  • A garlic festival.
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