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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard
about 4 years ago
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Question 1
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U.S.-based grocery chain Whole Foods came under intense criticism this week after an employee at its Ottawa store told CBC News they'd been prohibited from doing what?
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Getting a COVID-19 test.
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Dying their hair pink.
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Wearing a poppy.
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Taking a lunch break.
Question 2
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These self-driving shuttles began a 10-day trial run Monday. Where can you find them?
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At the Tunney's Pasture government complex.
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At the Department of National Defence's campus on Carling Avenue.
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On a private test site at the Kanata South Business Park.
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At Carleton University.
Question 3
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When it comes to COVID-19, Ottawa is now in the less restrictive "orange" stage. Which of the following, however, is NOT one of the rules that went into effect Saturday?
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Private gatherings of up to 10 people are permitted.
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Gym workouts must be limited to 60 minutes.
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Indoor dining is restricted to four people per table.
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Restaurants and bars must close at 9 p.m.
Question 4
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Glebe-St. James United Church has been commemorating each person who's died from COVID-19 in Ottawa by doing what?
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Hands (binary/octet-stream)
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Tying a ribbon to a tree.
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Lighting a candle.
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Adding a new pane of glass to a stained-glass window.
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Planting a seedling in the church garden.
Question 5
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Holly Clarke is in the target demographic for some Ottawa researchers embarking on a pan-Canadian study on the mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. What puts her in that category?
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She has a parent in a long-term care home.
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She's part of the cleaning staff at a local health facility.
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She has a pre-existing condition that puts her at higher risk of COVID-19 complications.
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She works as a cashier at grocery store.
Question 6
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Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth, an Ottawa family practitioner, told CBC Radio's As It Happens that Premier Doug Ford was "gaslighting" the province's residents by telling them what?
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That pharmacies are to blame for a shortage of flu vaccines.
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That health officials never promised COVID-19 test results would be available within 72 hours.
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That low COVID-19 levels in wastewater are a good reason to loosen restrictions in hot spots.
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That physicians have always been able to see patients with expired OHIP cards.
Question 7
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Daryl Wilton told CBC News his association was "staying focused" on its members' health and hoping "they get through this" after an outbreak of COVID-19 was declared Wednesday. Who does Wilton represent?
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Police officers.
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Firefighters.
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Paramedics.
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OC Transpo workers.
Question 8
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Which city organization unveiled what it called a "change budget" for 2021 on Wednesday, with the head of the organization vowing to put "our money where our mouth is"?
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The Ottawa Police Service.
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Ottawa Public Health.
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OC Transpo.
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The Ottawa Public Library.
Question 9
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Carlin Pethke spoke this past week about how the COVID-19 lockdown at the Prescott and Russell Residence in Hawkesbury, Ont., has affected not just his care, but the care of much older residents. What does the 37-year-old suffer from?
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Lou Gehrig's disease.
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Multiple sclerosis.
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Parkinson's disease.
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Early-onset dementia.
Question 10
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What has Andrea Ross been doing for each of the past 930 days, a habit she picked up while recovering from cancer?
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Taking a selfie.
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Biking 20 kilometres.
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Writing a poem.
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Doodling.
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