CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Aug. 9

Description

How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
Trevor Pritchard
Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated more than 1 year ago
Trevor Pritchard
Created by Trevor Pritchard over 4 years ago
2902
0

Resource summary

Question 1

Question
Pontiac MNA André Fortin told CBC Radio's Ottawa Morning on Monday that he'd been hearing complaints "for weeks" from his western Quebec constituents about which of the following problems?
Answer
  • Long waits to get COVID-19 test results.
  • Local businesses that haven't been mandating mask usage.
  • Young people drinking in beaches and parks.
  • Anonymous flyers left in mailboxes claiming COVID-19 is a hoax.

Question 2

Question
Police say they're investigating after someone did what to Ottawa Centre MP Catherine McKenna?
Answer
  • Launched into an obscenity-laden tirade outside her constituency office.
  • Keyed a misogynistic slur into the door of her car.
  • Threw a possibly used COVID-19 mask at her.
  • Impersonated her on various social media websites.

Question 3

Question
Which Ottawa city councillor says they believe they were intentionally targeted when someone recently hurled a large rock through the window of their home?
Answer
  • Rick Chiarelli.
  • Laura Dudas.
  • Catherine McKenney.
  • Tim Tierney.

Question 4

Question
Provincial police set up a dedicated tip line this past week after an Ottawa man's body was found on the outskirts of which Ontario city?
Answer
  • Guelph.
  • Kingston.
  • Thunder Bay.
  • Owen Sound.

Question 5

Question
What did this tanker truck spill into a Kingston, Ont., wetland after striking a guard rail early Thursday morning?
Answer
  • Liquid tar.
  • Ammonium nitrate.
  • Diesel fuel.
  • Various paint and home renovation products.

Question 6

Question
Which of the following was NOT a local health story reported by CBC Ottawa last week?
Answer
  • West Nile virus was found in mosquitoes for the first time this summer.
  • CHEO declared an outbreak of chickenpox.
  • Ottawa Public Health announced two new COVID-19 testing sites would open.
  • Paramedics had zero ambulances for emergencies on four occasions.

Question 7

Question
Which Carleton University department announced this week it was reforming its curriculum and carrying out a major overhaul of its co-op placements?
Answer
  • The Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice.
  • The Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism.
  • The School of Social Work.
  • The Pauline Jewett Institute of Women’s and Gender Studies.

Question 8

Question
"Financially, this [pandemic] could ruin us." What was Phyllis Bergmans referring to when she spoke these words last week?
Answer
  • Her Sparks Street souvenir store.
  • Her rural Ontario yoga retreat.
  • Church bake sales that raise money for charity.
  • The future of ringette in Ottawa.

Question 9

Question
How did Heritage Ottawa describe the latest design for the Château Laurier hotel, unveiled Thursday and seen here?
Answer
  • A sign that "no one is listening."
  • A "blight on the skyline."
  • A "modest step forward."
  • A "ground-breaking change."

Question 10

Question
Tim Scapillato is one of a number of people upset with the National Capital Commission's plans to do what at Meech Lake?
Answer
  • Close the parking lot overnight.
  • Permit motorboats on the lake.
  • Restrict the beaches to western Quebec residents.
  • Allow the Prime Minister to build a summer cottage nearby.
Show full summary Hide full summary

Similar

Food Chains and Food Webs Quiz
Selam H
A-Level Chemistry: Atomic Structure
cian.buckley+1
A-Level History: Nazi Germany
cian.buckley+1
Romeo and Juliet: Key Points
mbennett
GCSE AQA Physics - Unit 2
James Jolliffe
B3, C3, P3
George Moores
Mind Maps with GoConqr
Elysa Din
Camera Angles
saradevine97
Bay of Pigs Invasion : April 1961
Alina A
1PR101 2.test - Část 17.
Nikola Truong
Making the Most of GoConqr Flashcards
Sarah Egan