CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Nov. 18

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How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
Trevor Pritchard
Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated 10 days ago
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Question 1

Question
Which local educational institution is warning it may have to take "significant measures" as it faces a potential $80-million deficit by 2029?
Answer
  • Carleton University.
  • Algonquin College.
  • Queen's University.
  • St. Lawrence College.

Question 2

Question
What unites Dean Braknis and seven others who are studying at Ottawa's Le Cordon Bleu culinary school, all of whom were able to have their tuition covered through an education and training benefit?
Answer
  • They're all military veterans.
  • They're all from Indigenous communities.
  • They've all received federal pardons.
  • They all lost their jobs when their pulp mill shut down.

Question 3

Question
Two community health centres are applying for funding to open so-called HART hubs, the province's preferred solution to tackle the drug crisis. One is the Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre. What's the name of the other centre, which is being forced to close its supervised consumption site by March?
Answer
  • Somerset West Community Health Centre.
  • Centretown Community Health Centre.
  • Sandy Hill Community Health Centre.
  • Carlington Community Health Centre.

Question 4

Question
The principal of Sir Robert Borden High School apologized this week after an Arabic-language song called Haza Salam was played during a Remembrance Day ceremony. What is the rough translation of that song's name?
Answer
  • This Is Peace.
  • End All War.
  • Welcome Home.
  • You Are Loved.

Question 5

Question
This fiery crash Wednesday morning shut down the westbound lanes along a stretch of Highway 401. Between which two communities did the crash occur?
Answer
  • Brockville and Mallorytown.
  • Prescott and Cardinal.
  • Long Sault and Cornwall.
  • Gananoque and Kingston.

Question 6

Question
The City of Ottawa presented its draft 2025 budget on Wednesday. If passed, how much will the average homeowner see their property taxes rise by, once an eight per cent hike to the transit levy is factored in?
Answer
  • 2.6 per cent.
  • 3.1 per cent.
  • 3.9 per cent.
  • 4.5 per cent.

Question 7

Question
Joel Mac Neil told CBC recently about the dispute he's had with his landlord over his right to do WHAT at his Ottawa apartment building, citing a recent change as a violation of his rights as a tenant?
Answer
  • Charge his electric vehicle.
  • Grow a small vegetable garden.
  • Use his computer to mine bitcoin.
  • Teach guitar lessons.

Question 8

Question
An Ottawa man was ordered this week to pay the province $35,000 after pleading guilty to doing what in June 2023?
Answer
  • Starting a wildfire that led to numerous evacuations.
  • Dumping industrial waste in a local river.
  • Failing to properly inspect a crane that then toppled over.
  • Hunting and killing cormorants without a licence.

Question 9

Question
This portrait of Winston Churchill was returned this past week to the Château Laurier hotel, nearly three years after it was stolen and replaced with a copy. What is the name of the portrait?
Answer
  • The British Bulldog.
  • The Darkest Hour.
  • The Roaring Lion.
  • Untitled.

Question 10

Question
Ontario's police watchdog was called in after an Ottawa police officer shot a 33-year-old man Friday night. According to the calls that police got, what was the man suspected of doing?
Answer
  • Attacking people and vehicles near an Orléans mall.
  • Holding up several west Ottawa convenience stores.
  • Setting a fire outside an Alta Vista church.
  • Speeding down Baseline Road at more than 180 km/h.
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