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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard
about 3 years ago
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Question 1
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Julie Tam booked a medical appointment in Gatineau, Que., for her 11-year-old daughter Naomi because a labour dispute was preventing her from getting one in Ottawa. What was the appointment for?
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To check Naomi's eyesight.
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To get her the HPV vaccine.
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To remove her braces.
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To assess her for attention-deficit disorder.
Question 2
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Who did the Ottawa Redblacks part ways with Monday after the club's 32-3 weekend loss eliminated them from the CFL playoffs?
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Their starting quarterback.
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Their defensive co-ordinator.
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Their general manager.
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Their lumberjack mascot.
Question 3
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Ottawa police laid nine charges against a 27-year-old Gatineau man on Monday. What is he alleged to have done?
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Taken part in a cyberattack against Gatineau's transit network.
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Produced and sold fake COVID-19 vaccine passports.
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Issued threats against several high-ranking Ottawa transit officials.
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Masterminded a ring that stole catalytic converters from residents' vehicles.
Question 4
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Peter Sloly, Ottawa's police chief, told reporters Monday the force was conducting an "operational review" of its response to which of the following incidents?
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The mayhem in Sandy Hill after the Panda Game.
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A no-knock drug raid that ended with a young man jumping out a window.
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An anti-lockdown rally that marched down Bank Street in August.
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A police chase in Overbrook that led to a three-car crash.
Question 5
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Ottawa-Vanier MP Mona Fortier was the sole representative from the nation's capital named to Justin Trudeau's new cabinet Tuesday. What's her portfolio?
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Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.
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Minister of International Development.
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Minister of Public Services and Procurement.
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President of the Treasury Board.
Question 6
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In this photo, Peter Hannah and Peter Walker of the Rideau Waterway Land Trust stand at the summit of the Rock Dunder hiking trail. What recent issue has been threatening the trail?
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Soil erosion could eventually make the summit inaccessible.
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It's being overrun due to its popularity on social media.
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The township wants to build a landfill nearby.
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Its trees are being endangered by an invasive beetle.
Question 7
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What is Gatineau restaurant owner Elie Maalouf doing in an attempt to manage his pandemic-related employee shortage?
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Offering new workers free lodging at his wife's bed-and-breakfast.
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Getting a robot to bring diners their meals.
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Accepting help from retired Canadian military veterans.
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Temporarily switching to a microwaved-food-only menu.
Question 8
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What did Ottawa city council approve Wednesday by a vote of 21-2, with Coun. Jeff Leiper and Coun. Rick Chiarelli casting the only votes against?
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The city's new official plan.
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Millions of dollars in extra funding for the central library project.
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Paying infrastructure costs for the future Tewin suburb.
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Extending the transfer window for OC Transpo riders.
Question 9
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What item is being shipped to Ottawa's Karen Mueller, after it erroneously ended up in the hands of a Winnipeg couple?
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A letter from her father, written five decades ago.
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A package containing 60 rare tulip bulbs.
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The cremated remains of Mildred, her beloved Siamese cat.
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The bronze medal Mueller won at the 1968 Olympics.
Question 10
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"It feels like there's nothing stopping this from happening again." What decade-old event was activist Ben Powless reflecting upon when he recently spoke those words?
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The Occupy movement.
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Protests after the muzzling of government scientists.
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The Idle No More movement.
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The Arab Spring.
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