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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated 12 months ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard
12 months ago
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Question 1
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Jay MacPherson told CBC how, as he undergoes treatment for Stage 4 cancer, he's been on a quest to find the best of one particular foodstuff that Ottawa has to offer. What is he on a quest to discover?
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The city's best shawarma.
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The best club sandwich.
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The best caesar salad.
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The best poutine.
Question 2
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Kathy and Noel Bateman were recently recognized by Frontenac County for their work restoring the historic Clarendon train station on the former K&P Line. What have they turned it into?
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A short-term vacation rental.
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A bar and distillery.
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A museum focusing on the region's rail history.
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A garden centre.
Question 3
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Ottawa siblings Hannah and Jared Schmidt had never won gold on the World Cup circuit until this week, when they each nabbed the podium's top spot on the same day. What sport do they compete in?
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Snowboard halfpipe.
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Ski cross.
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Long-track speed skating.
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Skeleton.
Question 4
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What's notable about 48 of the units that will be up for rent in this tower on Chaudière Island?
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They're designed for roommates.
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They won't come with parking spots.
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They'll be run by Ottawa Community Housing.
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They'll each come with their own emotional support animal.
Question 5
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Ottawa police arrested a 53-year-old man in Centretown Sunday evening after he allegedly did WHAT outside a home on Arlington Avenue?
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Set off a homemade explosive device.
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Chained himself to a fence.
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Hovered a drone around the home's second-floor windows.
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Tried to trap a raccoon.
Question 6
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Anthony Bereznai says he'll be closing The Yard in early 2024, after going through years of losses and seeing prices to rent warehouses skyrocket. What IS The Yard?
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A bike and skateboarding park.
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A vertical farming enterprise.
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A "library" where people can borrow assorted tools.
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A go-kart and bumper-car race track.
Question 7
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One of the elements of this week's overhaul of Ontario's alcohol sales regime is that the province will become the first in Canada to allow WHAT to be sold in corner stores?
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High-alcohol spirits like gin and whisky.
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Ready-to-drink cocktails.
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Twelve and 24-packs of beer.
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Wine that originates from outside of Canada.
Question 8
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Mel Campbell says his decades-long Christmas tradition of giving his children and grandchildren WHICH holiday treat could come to an end this year, as the specific product he's looking for has been discontinued in Canada?
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Life Savers.
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M&M's.
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Werther's Originals.
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After Eights.
Question 9
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What issue does Clint Crabtree, president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 279, say his members are seeing "all the time, every day and ... more and more and more"?
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Riders evading fares.
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Verbal or physical assaults.
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Mechanical breakdowns.
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Hateful graffiti on buses and trains.
Question 10
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As of Friday, what must all federally regulated employers — including crown corporations, banks and airports — make available to their workers at no cost?
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Naloxone kits.
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Menstrual products.
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Non-disposable drinking straws.
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Training in a second language.
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