CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of July 30

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How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
Trevor Pritchard
Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated more than 1 year ago
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Question 1

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This 149-year-old heritage building was slowly relocated this past week so it could be embedded into a 21-storey tower just east of the Rideau Centre. What purpose did the building once serve?
Answer
  • It was Ottawa's first police station.
  • It was the city registry office.
  • It was a one-room schoolhouse.
  • It was a provincial jail.

Question 2

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What unexpected catch did one angler haul out of a lake south of Maniwaki, Que., on Monday morning?
Answer
  • A Ziploc bag containing more than $130,000.
  • A three-metre-long sea snake.
  • His mother's long lost wedding ring.
  • A human foot.

Question 3

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According to emails obtained by CBC through access-to-information legislation, which institution has been dealing with vermin and mould issues in the wake of a $27-million investment in 2021 to improve its kitchen?
Answer
  • The Department of National Defence headquarters.
  • The Royal Military College of Canada.
  • The Canadian War Museum.
  • CFB Petawawa.

Question 4

Question
A team of investigators with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada were dispatched to the Alexandria, Ont., area on Wednesday after what happened that afternoon?
Answer
  • A freight train derailed.
  • A small plane crashed.
  • A hot air balloon struck a communications tower.
  • A boat collided with a ferry.

Question 5

Question
What have people been dropping off in droves on Stephenie LaMaina's property after the Casselman, Ont., woman issued a call for help?
Answer
  • Bottled water.
  • Diapers and other child-rearing supplies.
  • Naloxone kits.
  • Pet food.

Question 6

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Abdulhakim Moalimishak, president of the Ottawa Islamic Centre and Assalam Mosque, said that while it was a "long and protracted process" he's happy that his mosque has finally done what?
Answer
  • Resettled nine Afghan families who fled the Taliban.
  • Regained its charitable status after losing it five years ago.
  • Recruited a new imam after their previous spiritual leader died in 2021.
  • Won a lawsuit against the developer of the 36-storey condo next door.

Question 7

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Which local MP is now Canada's minister of families, children and social development after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau overhauled his cabinet Wednesday?
Answer
  • Jenna Sudds.
  • Francis Drouin.
  • Anita Vandenbeld.
  • Chandra Arya.

Question 8

Question
Why did Flair Airlines issue an apology to Jamie Christensen of Arnprior, Ont.?
Answer
  • They sold him tickets for a flight that didn't exist.
  • They lost his pet cat.
  • His in-flight meal sent him into anaphylactic shock.
  • He was booted from a flight so that an MP could travel.

Question 9

Question
Which prolific goal scorer — seen here with one of two NHL clubs he spent time with last season — did the Ottawa Senators sign Thursday to a one-year, $5-million US contract?
Answer
  • Vladimir Tarasenko.
  • Tomas Tatar.
  • Patrick Kane.
  • Phil Kessel.

Question 10

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The site of this large concrete slab in downtown Cornwall, Ont., has been slated for dozens of affordable housing units. What existed there before it was demolished in 2013?
Answer
  • A hockey arena.
  • An outdoor waterpark.
  • The former central library branch.
  • A large-scale abbatoir.
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