CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of August 30

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How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
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Question 1

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Bylaw officers issued a written notice to The Company of Adventurers on Monday, ordering the youth drama troupe to shut down its backyard performances of which of the following plays?
Answer
  • The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare.
  • Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett.
  • A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams.
  • No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre.

Question 2

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The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board informed parents Monday about yet another change to the fall school year. What was that change?
Answer
  • Masks would no longer be mandatory in certain classrooms.
  • Temperature checks would be administered twice a day.
  • Elementary students wouldn't start until mid-September.
  • High school students wouldn't be allowed to bring backpacks.

Question 3

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Kanata mall Tanger Outlets is seeking a special exemption from existing rules that would allow it to do what?
Answer
  • Stay open on statutory holidays.
  • Permit mall users to not wear masks.
  • Expand onto a nearby wetland.
  • Get rid of its outdoor bike parking.

Question 4

Question
Which of the following Gatineau establishments announced Monday it would be temporarily closing after employees there tested positive for COVID-19?
Answer
  • A chain restaurant.
  • A depanneur.
  • A craft brewery.
  • A grocery store.

Question 5

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Jean-Claude Fenelon says he was racially profiled by an Ottawa police officer who pulled him over for which of the following infractions?
Answer
  • Driving with expired plates.
  • Failing to use his turn signal.
  • Having a broken tail light.
  • Speeding through a school zone.

Question 6

Question
Which of the following best describes the preferred route for a tram that would connect Gatineau's future light rail network to Ottawa, according to the results of a recent survey?
Answer
  • It would run across the derelict Prince of Wales Bridge to Bayview station.
  • It would connect to the downtown via a tunnel beneath Sparks Street.
  • It would run above ground along Wellington Street, right past Parliament Hill.
  • It would cross the Chaudière Bridge, with an intermediate stop at the Zibi development.

Question 7

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Which local museum, seen here, reopened this past week for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic forced its closure earlier this year?
Answer
  • The Canadian Museum of History.
  • The Canadian Museum of Nature.
  • The Canadian War Museum.
  • The Bytown Museum.

Question 8

Question
Ottawa marked a new milestone in its total number of COVID-19 cases this week. Which of the following totals has the city now passed?
Answer
  • 2,000 cases.
  • 2,500 cases.
  • 3,000 cases.
  • 5,000 cases.

Question 9

Question
Sûreté du Québec officers were in which small western Quebec town this week, investigating the homicide of a 61-year-old man?
Answer
  • Fort-Coulonge.
  • Saint-Sixte.
  • Gracefield.
  • Grenville-sur-la-Rouge.

Question 10

Question
A new drive-thru COVID-19 assessment centre opened Friday in Ottawa. Where is it located?
Answer
  • In the parking lot of RCGT Park.
  • Outside a Kanata library branch.
  • At the Queensway Carleton Hospital.
  • On the Tunney's Pasture government complex.
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