CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Nov. 25

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

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Melanie Anderson, the ByWard Market District Authority's general manager, called an installation that opened Friday just next to where she's standing a "sure bet." What free public amenity has gone up on William Street?
Answer
  • A skating rink.
  • A curling sheet.
  • A pop-up library branch.
  • Fire pits and patio chairs.

Question 2

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Janessa Mann is still seeking answers about her father Karl's death, nearly two months after he died while doing WHAT in the city's Bridlewood neighbourhood?
Answer
  • Riding his bicycle.
  • Walking his dogs.
  • Wrapping up a Facebook Marketplace sale.
  • Photographing birds.

Question 3

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Immigration Minister David Piccini announced Wednesday that the Ontario government would soon introduce legislation to protect newcomers to the province against what?
Answer
  • Fraud and exploitation.
  • Racial discrimination in the workplace.
  • Unstable housing situations.
  • Food insecurity.

Question 4

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Mayor Mark Sutcliffe said the city would revisit an unpopular proposal in the recently tabled draft budget that would hike WHICH of the following by more than 120 per cent?
Answer
  • The cost of a monthly transit pass for seniors.
  • Dumping fees at the Trail Road landfill.
  • The fines for most parking-related violations.
  • Fees for child care at city-run daycares.

Question 5

Question
The trial of Patrick Gordon Macdonald, whom Crown prosecutors accuse of making hate propaganda videos and images for an international neo-Nazi organization, began this week in Ottawa. What online alias did Macdonald allegedly use?
Answer
  • Dark Foreigner.
  • Knight of the Abyss.
  • Malevolent Creation.
  • One Man Army.

Question 6

Question
City councillors in Gatineau, Que., were handed a petition Tuesday calling on them to do something to deter Ontarians from overrunning WHICH of the following city amenities?
Answer
  • Badminton courts.
  • Hockey arenas.
  • Dog parks.
  • Multi-use pathways.

Question 7

Question
Which Ottawa sports team is in the market for a new head coach after parting ways with its previous coach on Thursday?
Answer
  • Atlético Ottawa.
  • Ottawa Redblacks.
  • Ottawa Charge.
  • Ottawa Blackjacks.

Question 8

Question
Two protesters were arrested Thursday morning after they chained themselves to WHAT item outside Stornoway, the Ottawa residence of official opposition leader Pierre Poilievre?
Answer
  • Replica oil-extraction equipment.
  • A two-metre-tall teepee.
  • A school bus covered with photos of Gaza victims.
  • A John Deere tractor.

Question 9

Question
According to court records and comments from police in the state of New York, a 58-year-old woman charged with second-degree murder after a fatal stabbing in Vanier last month had previously done WHAT in March 2011?
Answer
  • Stabbed her husband several times.
  • Set fire to several suburban homes.
  • Ran over another woman with her car.
  • Smuggled a family of six across the Canada-U.S. border.

Question 10

Question
Pat King was convicted Friday on five of nine charges that had been laid against him for his role in the 2022 convoy protests. For which of the following was he found NOT guilty?
Answer
  • Disobeying a court order.
  • Mischief.
  • Counselling to obstruct a public or peace officer.
  • Intimidation.
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