CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Dec. 5

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How closely have you been following the past week in local news?
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Frage 1

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Issa Khoury has been checking in on this shuttered embassy building since it closed in 2012 when what country's diplomats were expelled from Canada?
Antworten
  • Iran.
  • Syria.
  • Venezuela.
  • Eritrea.

Frage 2

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Diana Ayoub, the Ottawa woman who inspired the hit song "Diana," died recently at the age of 83. Which Canadian musician wrote the original hit?
Antworten
  • Paul Anka.
  • Bryan Adams.
  • Leonard Cohen.
  • Ian Tyson.

Frage 3

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Duane Gastant' Aucoin was one of several Pembroke, Ont., residents who told CBC they were shocked that Ron Gervais, the new mayor, had decided to unilaterally do what?
Antworten
  • Scrap the city's diversity committee.
  • Remove an Indigenous-themed mural from the downtown.
  • Disband the local police force.
  • End online participation in municipal meetings.

Frage 4

Frage
Ontario Provincial Police said two people were badly injured when WHAT happened Monday evening near the town of Bainsville, Ont.?
Antworten
  • Their plane went down on Highway 401.
  • Fuel tanks exploded at the gas station where they work.
  • Their tractor capsized and they were pinned inside for several hours.
  • A meteorite crashed through the roof of their home.

Frage 5

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Chrystal Wilson said this early Tuesday morning fire in Kingston, Ont., could have been a lot worse had residents and staff with her non-profit not stepped up to help. What burned to the ground?
Antworten
  • A cabin where homeless people can sleep.
  • A food pantry for low-income residents.
  • The city's lone supervised injection site.
  • A quonset hut serving as a temporary respite centre.

Frage 6

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This longtime Ottawa bar will not be hosting its annual Christmas Day community feast this year due to pressures facing restaurants and concerns about viruses. What bar is it?
Antworten
  • The Carleton Tavern.
  • The Chateau Lafayette.
  • Irene's Pub.
  • Finnigan's Pub.

Frage 7

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Marie-Ève Nault told CBC this week that she strongly believed a new Canadian professional women's sports league should have a team in the nation's capital when it launches in 2025. What sport will the league play?
Antworten
  • Soccer.
  • Rugby.
  • Hockey.
  • Basketball.

Frage 8

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Ottawa's new city council confirmed during its big governance review Wednesday that unelected citizens would no longer have seats on which of the following municipal bodies?
Antworten
  • Transit commission.
  • The police board.
  • The built heritage committee.
  • The public health board.

Frage 9

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A Quebec police ethics board found that two Gatineau officers breached the province's code of ethics when they arrested Antoine Trépanier in 2018. What was the context of Trepanier's arrest?
Antworten
  • He was a journalist working on an investigative story.
  • He was a young father trying to get medical care for his son.
  • He was an opposition MNA protesting a provincial bill.
  • He was a university professor teaching a course on terrorism.

Frage 10

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What does a new report into Thomas Lagarde dit St. Jean, a man born in the early 1800s near Montreal, call into question?
Antworten
  • The Algonquin ancestry of hundreds of people.
  • The official story of the assassination of Thomas D'Arcy McGee.
  • The origins of the sport of ice hockey.
  • The activities of a French secret society based in Ottawa.
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