CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of July 7

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How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
Trevor Pritchard
Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated 4 months ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard 4 months ago
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Question 1

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Stuart Hendin recently recounted to CBC Ottawa how he witnessed WHAT take place while on board a cruise ship off the coast of west Africa?
Answer
  • The daring rescue of dozens of asylum seekers.
  • An attempted takeover of the cruise ship by pirates.
  • The surfacing of whales that were thought to be extinct.
  • The explosion of an underwater volcano.

Question 2

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Who was seriously injured during a Canada Day performance on Parliament Hill?
Answer
  • A Skyhawks parachutist.
  • An RCMP horse.
  • An air force mechanic.
  • A fireworks technician.

Question 3

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As of July 1, the excise tax on WHAT increased in Ontario, spurring fears among some customers that the costs will be passed down to them?
Answer
  • Vaping products.
  • Beer and wine.
  • Soils and fertilizers.
  • Baby formula.

Question 4

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The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne held its general election last weekend, with voters choosing their first new grand chief in nine years. What else was notable about the election?
Answer
  • The vote for grand chief was tied and was decided by a coin toss.
  • The vast majority of the chiefs elected were women.
  • Results were delayed because several ballot boxes fell into the St. Lawrence River.
  • Three teenagers were elected.

Question 5

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Junot Raphael told CBC how he spent weeks waiting to get paid by a mysterious company operating near the Ottawa International Airport. What did he do for the company?
Answer
  • He delivered packages.
  • He answered tech support calls.
  • He walked people's dogs.
  • He designed websites.

Question 6

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Dr. Brian Nadler was acquitted Tuesday on eight charges — four counts of first-degree murder and four counts of criminal negligence causing death — in connection with the deaths of four of his patients at WHICH hospital?
Answer
  • Hawkesbury and District General Hospital.
  • Pontiac Hospital.
  • Queensway Carleton Hospital.
  • Renfrew Victoria Hospital.

Question 7

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Which Ottawa city councillor is is denying accusations made in an email to parents that he disrupted a summer camp program and swore at childcare staff in front of children?
Answer
  • Clarke Kelly.
  • David Hill.
  • Rawlson King.
  • Allan Hubley.

Question 8

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These three towers got the green light from a City of Ottawa committee Wednesday, despite worries that nearby roads are too dangerous for an expected onrush of cyclists. Where are the towers being built?
Answer
  • On the former Greyhound bus terminal.
  • Across the street from Lansdowne Park.
  • On a Carling Avenue strip mall.
  • Next to the future Corso Italia LRT station.

Question 9

Question
Several charges laid in February against Alex Silas were dropped on Friday. What was Silas doing at the time of his arrest?
Answer
  • Rallying in support of striking military base workers.
  • Protesting the removal of trees near Ottawa's airport.
  • Draping a pro-Palestinian banner over a Highway 417 overpass.
  • Running a psilocybin store in downtown Ottawa.

Question 10

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Adepeju Makinde is fighting to keep her husband Dapo, who is being held at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre, and their family from being deported after seven years in Canada. Where are they slated to be deported to?
Answer
  • Burundi.
  • Eritrea.
  • Nigeria.
  • Somalia.
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