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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of July 23

CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of July 23

Question 1 of 10

1

Police say an unusually high number of accidental calls to 911 came in during the first three months of 2023. On what are they blaming the trend?

Select one of the following:

  • A more sensitive touchscreen on the iPhone 14

  • A software update on Android devices

  • Increased use of 811 Health Connect Ontario

  • An error in how cell phone providers route calls

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

1

A man was sentenced to life in prison this week after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the death of his wife, who told him she wanted a divorce. Where did the murder take place?

Select one of the following:

  • Casselman, Ont.

  • Chelsea, Que.

  • Smiths Falls, Ont.

  • Kingston, Ont.

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

When is the Chaudière Bridge expected to reopen?

Select one of the following:

  • Next week

  • August

  • September

  • Next year

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

What did OC Transpo say prompted it to shut down the Confederation Line this week?

Select one of the following:

  • Finding a loose bearing after noticing more grease than usual on an axle.

  • The discovery of a loose bolt due to insufficient torquing during maintenance.

  • Water infiltration in the tunnel near Lyon Station.

  • A colony of endangered turtles discovered on the tracks near Pimisi station.

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

1

What did a motorcycle driver crash into in the area of Baseline Road and Farlane Boulevard on Friday?

Select one of the following:

  • A deer.

  • A pedestrian.

  • A gas station.

  • A house.

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

1

Where is Mayor Mark Sutcliffe this week?

Select one of the following:

  • Ottawa

  • New York

  • Nepal

  • Vancouver

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

1

Carleton University's president, Benoit-Antoine Bacon, is leaving to take the top job at another university. Which one?

Select one of the following:

  • The University of Toronto.

  • Queen's University.

  • Stanford University.

  • The University of British Columbia.

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

1

What Ottawa project did Premier Doug Ford say he was wary of funding this week?

Select one of the following:

  • The city's plan to end homelessness.

  • Stage 3 of the LRT.

  • The reconstruction of the north stadium stands of Lansdowne Park.

  • Bus rapid transit corridors in Kanata and Orléans.

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

1

Gatineau police arrested two 19-year-old men Friday in connection with the city's first homicide of 2023. Where were they arrested?

Select one of the following:

  • A public washroom in the Canadian Museum of History.

  • The Alexandra Bridge following a car chase.

  • A parking lot by the Agora complex in the city's Le Plateau neighborhood.

  • An abandoned residential property in Aylmer.

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

1

Omkar Atwal, the owner of Leitrim Home Hardware, has helped residents through a nationwide shortage of which product by finding a U.S. supplier?

Select one of the following:

  • Wood chips for gardens.

  • Asphalt for driveways.

  • Chlorine for pools.

  • Salt for water softeners.

Explanation

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