CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of May 5

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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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What is Carleton University PhD candidate Shahad Abdulmawjood conducting a test on in this photo? The test is being hailed by some in the industry as a way to prevent large-scale waste each year.
Antworten
  • Maple sap.
  • Wine yeast.
  • Soybeans.
  • Honeycomb.

Frage 2

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More than 100 people attended this meeting in Orléans Monday night, the first public meeting held since a design proposal for WHICH of the following came out?
Antworten
  • A roundabout on Jeanne D'Arc Boulevard.
  • A boat launch at Petrie Island.
  • An electric battery plant near the Mer Bleue Bog.
  • A shelter and respite centre near the future Trim LRT station.

Frage 3

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Sumayya Kheireddine is one of the organizers of a pro-Palestinian protest that's seen about two dozen tents erected WHERE in Ottawa?
Antworten
  • On the University of Ottawa's campus.
  • At Confederation Park.
  • One block from the Israeli Embassy.
  • On the grounds of Rideau Hall.

Frage 4

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This MacLaren Street structure, seen here under construction in 2022, was destroyed by a fire Wednesday morning. What was it home to?
Antworten
  • A community fridge.
  • A Buddhist shrine.
  • A public space to conduct online transactions.
  • A neighbourhood book exchange.

Frage 5

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"They are very excited to have their _________ because it has been many years." What two words — spoken by Carleton Place's Shannon Maitland ahead of a major policy shift that came into effect Wednesday — go in that blank?
Antworten
  • Teeth cleaned.
  • Prescriptions filled.
  • Visas approved.
  • Degrees certified.

Frage 6

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Members of the federal Conservatives and Bloc Québécois called on Hull–Aylmer MP Greg Fergus to resign as Speaker after he ejected Pierre Poilievre from the House of Commons for calling the prime minister WHAT?
Antworten
  • A nutso.
  • A pinko.
  • A wacko.
  • Muy loco.

Frage 7

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This photo shows people breaking ground in downtown Ottawa Wednesday on a new monument that will be called "Thunderhead." Which group is the monument designed to recognize?
Antworten
  • Canada's 2SLGBTQ+ community.
  • Veterans of Canada's war in Afghanistan.
  • Survivors of residential schools.
  • Canadian astronauts.

Frage 8

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Several observers have noticed a budding friendship between Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and Premier Doug Ford, who visited Ottawa on Wednesday for the third time this spring. Sutcliffe's gifts to Ford over the past three meetings have included a sports jersey, a welcome mat and WHAT other gift, redacted from this photo?
Antworten
  • A dozen doughnuts.
  • A framed portrait of Ryan Reynolds.
  • A platter of shawarma, fattoush and kibbeh.
  • A reproduction of a 19th-century Bytown map.

Frage 9

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Jonathan Crone is lamenting the closure of an Ottawa charity that's shut its doors after nine years in operation. What did that charity do?
Antworten
  • Offer sports and other activities to autistic children.
  • Find jobs for youth who live on the street.
  • Provide support to caregivers whose loved ones have terminal illnesses.
  • Help with vet bills for low-income pet owners.

Frage 10

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Manja Bastian, co-owner of Green Corners Farm, says they lost about 500,000 tulips — and they're also out about $200,000 — after this year's crop was devastated by a fungal disease known as WHAT?
Antworten
  • Tulip blight.
  • Tulip shock.
  • Tulip fire.
  • Tulip rash.
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