CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Nov. 10

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How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
Trevor Pritchard
Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated 18 days ago
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Question 1

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According to his family, financial and transportation barriers are keeping the nephew of WHICH Kitigan Zibi hockey legend from playing high-level hockey?
Answer
  • Gino Odjick.
  • Carey Price.
  • Jonathan Cheechoo.
  • T. J. Oshie.

Question 2

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A new toonie designed by a group of Inuit artists was unveiled Tuesday in Ottawa. What feature sets it apart from the standard $2 coin?
Answer
  • It has a blue centre.
  • It's the shape of a pentagon.
  • It does not depict either Queen Elizabeth or King Charles.
  • It's partially carved out of soapstone.

Question 3

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In one of the City of Ottawa's largest wetland designations in recent years, hundreds of hectares of the South Bear Brook wetland were protected this past week from development. Where is the wetland located?
Answer
  • Along Highway 417 near the future Tewin suburb.
  • Just off Anderson Road near the Mer Bleue Bog.
  • North of Dunrobin near the Ottawa River.
  • In the city's far south, just outside Greely.

Question 4

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Some Beaverbrook residents like Neil Thomson, president of the local community association, are advocating for a heritage protection in the wake of a bylaw complaint that threatened what feature of the suburban neighbourhood?
Answer
  • Its tall cedar hedges.
  • Its diverse assortment of wild roses.
  • Its population of free-roaming chickens.
  • Its grove of chestnut trees.

Question 5

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According to a report released this past week by Ottawa Public Health, what jumped significantly last year, going from roughly one in seven in 2022 to one in four in 2023?
Answer
  • The number of households that experienced food insecurity.
  • The number of adults who didn't have a primary care physician.
  • The number of children who reported mental health issues.
  • The number of teenagers who reported that they vaped.

Question 6

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What has the province told Dr. Elaine Ma that she must do, an edict that's left the Kingston, Ont., physician shocked and angry?
Answer
  • Pay back fees she billed for COVID-19 vaccination clinics.
  • Stop prescribing one traditional Chinese medicine.
  • Take a 12-week anti-harassment course.
  • Close the supervised drug consumption site she oversees.

Question 7

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Quebec Premier François Legault said Wednesday that his government is prepared to use the notwithstanding clause to ensure that WHICH of the following happens?
Answer
  • Quebec-trained doctors start their careers in the province.
  • Majority-anglophone municipalities communicate with residents in French.
  • Asylum seekers in Quebec are relocated to other provinces.
  • Students in all high schools wear uniforms.

Question 8

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Gatineau police made more than a dozen arrests as part of a major operation Thursday, during which they also did what?
Answer
  • Cleared out an encampment near the city's former arena.
  • Dismantled the clubhouse of a Quebec biker gang.
  • Shut down a pool hall that was a front for organized crime.
  • Removed dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters from the UQO campus.

Question 9

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Geneviève Plouffe and Martin Audette say their road trip through South and Central America took a violent turn last month when armed assailants forced their way into their bus. Where did the assault happen?
Answer
  • Near the Panama Canal locks.
  • At a Brazilian campground near Iguazu Falls.
  • In a Walmart parking lot in Guatemala City.
  • On a winding road through rural Ecuador.

Question 10

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Former roller rink operator Jay Bradley, seen here in handcuffs, will spend more than three years in prison for doing what last year in Napanee, Ont.?
Answer
  • Defrauding a roller derby league out of tens of thousands of dollars.
  • Setting fires that destroyed a community centre and a home's garage.
  • Running a car theft ring that stole hundreds of vehicles.
  • Placing an explosive device outside town hall.
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