Question 1
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What is the connection in this photo between Rick Vantour, the man holding the bass guitar, and Mark Bourgon, the man standing next to him?
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Bourgon built the guitar with wood from Vantour's house after it was hit by a tornado.
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Bourgon found Vantour's guitar on a Westboro lawn, three years after it was stolen.
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Vantour is lending his father's guitar to Bourgon for his upcoming world tour.
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Vantour is sending Bourgon's guitar into space to study music in zero-gravity.
Question 2
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Dr. Claudio Soares, right, is the director of a new research centre at the Providence Care Hospital in Kingston, Ont., that will study the medical efficacy of which of the following?
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Psychedelics.
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RNA vaccines.
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Artificial intelligence.
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Phage therapy.
Question 3
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The City of Gatineau received double the number of complaints in June and July 2024, compared to the year before, on WHICH of the following issues?
Question 4
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Mayor Mark Sutcliffe called a news conference Thursday to decry a "financial crisis" emerging in Ottawa, claiming the city "did the math" and found it was facing — among other challenges — a $95-million shortfall due to what?
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The federal government paying less than it should in lieu of property taxes.
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Downtown workers staying home rather than commuting via OC Transpo.
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The province not coughing up funding it promised for the city meeting housing targets.
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A global rise in the cost of materials used for construction projects.
Question 5
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What potential policy change is of particular concern to Donovan Carradice, the assistant lead farmer at Foster Family Farm in Ottawa's rural outskirts?
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New rules around animals crossing into the U.S.
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A proposal to block applications from some temporary foreign workers.
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A possible EU ban on three categories of Canadian dairy products.
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Tighter restrictions on using a major pesticide.
Question 6
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Pat King, one of the organizers of the 2022 convoy protests, was banned from WHAT Alberta event over concerns he was using it to — in the words of the people involved — increase his personal popularity?
Question 7
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According to a study hatched by Canadian Museum of Nature scientist Jordan Mallon and his British colleague, dinosaurs like the Tyrannosaurus rex may have ACTUALLY been what?
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Larger than previously thought.
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Covered in purple feathers.
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Omnivorous under certain conditions.
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Primarily scavengers.
Question 8
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Which group issued a series of pledges related to the Israel-Hamas war — pledges that left some in the Jewish community feeling "harmed and very disappointed," according to Jewish Federation of Ottawa president and CEO Adam Silver?
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The organization behind Ottawa's Pride festival.
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The local French public school board.
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The students' union at the University of Ottawa.
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The board for a downtown community health centre.
Question 9
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Eastern Ontario and western Quebec were hit with heavy rain late last week as the remnants of WHICH tropical storm blew through the region?
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Abby.
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Bobby.
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Debby.
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Gabby.
Question 10
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What could Aylmer residents finally do again Saturday afternoon, 10 days after they were told not to?
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Swim in the river at Parc des Cedres.
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Drink tap water without boiling it.
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Drive and walk along rue Principale.
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Water their lawns, gardens and vehicles.