CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Oct.11

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How closely did you follow the last week in local news?
Trevor Pritchard
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Question 1

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A cocktail of factors, from COVID-19 to a 12-day port strike, has caused a shortage of which of the following products at the LCBO?
Answer
  • Champagne.
  • Tequila.
  • Rye whisky.
  • Kosher wine.

Question 2

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Ottawa's English public and Catholic school boards announced this week they had officially cancelled which of the following for the current academic year?
Answer
  • All individual and team sports.
  • Christmas concerts and other festive activities.
  • Final exams.
  • Guidance counselling.

Question 3

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Ottawa's city council voted 20 to 4 against a proposal that would have seen a portion of the city's police force budget redirected where?
Answer
  • To OC Transpo.
  • To public health.
  • To the library network.
  • To affordable housing.

Question 4

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Which sport saw one of its "Grand Prix" events, originally scheduled to be held in Ottawa on Oct. 30-31 in front of an empty arena, cancelled outright this week?
Answer
  • Curling.
  • Figure skating.
  • Tennis.
  • Chess.

Question 5

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According to an analysis of COVID-19 data, what does Ottawa Public Health not know about more than a third of all confirmed cases in the city?
Answer
  • Where they live.
  • How they caught the virus.
  • How old they are.
  • Whether they've fully recovered.

Question 6

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Where in the region is a nearly 600-bed "mega-hospital" expected to be built?
Answer
  • Gatineau.
  • Kingston.
  • Cornwall.
  • Carleton Place.

Question 7

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Ottawa police charged a woman under the Quarantine Act after she allegedly returned to work four days after returning to Canada from a trip abroad. Where does the woman work?
Answer
  • At a long-term care home.
  • At a hospital.
  • At a restaurant.
  • At OC Transpo.

Question 8

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Why are cycling advocates irritated by the current design of a bike path south of the Chaudière Bridge, near the Zibi development?
Answer
  • There's a utility pole right in the middle of it.
  • It forces cyclists to travel against the flow of traffic.
  • There are no barriers, just "sharrows."
  • It's too narrow to be officially considered a bike lane.

Question 9

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Some Carleton University students spoke out this week about CoMaS and Big Blue Button, two types of software that are designed to do what?
Answer
  • Prevent cheating on exams.
  • Analyze students' work for plagiarism.
  • Grade their essays.
  • Monitor their social media behaviour.

Question 10

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Police also helped dismantle this site Saturday, which had been occupied by a fringe protest group that called itself the Canadian Revolution. Where was it located?
Answer
  • In Confederation Park.
  • On the lawn of the Supreme Court.
  • Next to the Canadian War Memorial.
  • In front of the U.S. Embassy.
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