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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard
about 2 years ago
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Question 1
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According to Jonathan Mahilrajan, one of several people CBC spoke to in the community of Manotick last Sunday, who has a "genuine care for the country and for people"?
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King Charles III.
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Pierre Poilievre, leader of the federal Conservatives.
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Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's chief public health officer.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford.
Question 2
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Albert Dumont is planning to hold a protest march in Ottawa on Sept. 30 with about 200 fellow demonstrators. What are they calling for?
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Environmental protections for a sensitive wetland.
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The renaming of an important roadway.
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The return of some COVID-19 restrictions.
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Affordable housing commitments from Ottawa mayoral candidates.
Question 3
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Ontario adults can now book a bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster dose, which targets the original virus and which of the following variants?
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Delta.
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Omicron BA. 1.
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Omicron BA. 4-5.
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Tau.
Question 4
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Cihan Erdal returned home to Ottawa earlier this month after a lengthy ordeal that involved spending 262 days imprisoned in which country?
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El Salvador.
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Iran.
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Turkey.
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Zimbabwe.
Question 5
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In the words of Andrea Freedman, president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa, why has the National Holocaust Monument been "desecrated"?
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It's been used as a backdrop for fashion shoots.
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A filmmaker shot a scene from a horror movie there.
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It's become a popular hangout for skateboarders.
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Canada Geese have been defecating there, and no one's cleaning it up.
Question 6
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Who will be able to use this sharable electric Kia Niro hatchback, unveiled Tuesday at a public announcement in Ottawa?
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Residents of one community housing complex.
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Volunteers at city food banks.
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Outreach workers responding to overdoses and similar emergencies.
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Municipal election workers ferrying voters to polling stations.
Question 7
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Which of the following was forecasted Wednesday to be $85.5 million?
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Money (binary/octet-stream)
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The City of Ottawa's transit deficit for 2022.
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The cleanup cost of the summer derecho storm.
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The costs associated with policing the Freedom Convoy protests.
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The amount of aid Canada is providing to flood-stricken Pakistan.
Question 8
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Drew Enright is one of several Riverside Park residents who are urging the City of Ottawa to implement better policies to deal with what creatures?
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Coyotes.
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Raccoons.
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Outdoor cats.
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Wasps and hornets.
Question 9
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Géraldine Simard's family says staffing shortages are to blame for the fact the 82-year-old had to sit for eight hours in an Outaouais ER before getting a bed. What was she suffering from?
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Fractured bones in her back.
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A broken hip and pelvis.
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Complications from a stroke.
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Sepsis from a urinary tract infection.
Question 10
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Built in 1862, this historic building in Perth, Ont., has been placed on the market and can be purchased for nearly $500,000. What function did it once serve?
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It was an asylum.
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It was the town's old jail.
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It was the region's first flour mill.
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It was a pub run by Ontario's first premier.
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