CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of June 21

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How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
The National Capital Commission announced it was taking which step following the death of a pedestrian near the Champlain Bridge earlier this month?
Respuesta
  • It would reconfigure the multi-use pathway where the cyclist was hit.
  • It would install bollards to separate the path from the road.
  • It would erect concrete barriers near the crash site.
  • It would launch an NCC-wide review of all of its pathway designs.

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
Provincial police say the closure of the Canada-U.S. border during the COVID-19 pandemic has caused which of the following to occur?
Respuesta
  • Street drugs are now more expensive and more dangerous.
  • Smugglers are running more operations across the St. Lawrence River.
  • Fraudsters are increasingly going online with their scams.
  • Fewer guns are being seized during arrests.

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
Health officials in Kingston, Ont., introduced a mandatory mask policy for most public indoor locations on Friday following an outbreak of COVID-19 at which of the following businesses?
Respuesta
  • A barbershop.
  • A nail salon.
  • An optometrist's office.
  • A for-profit care home.

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
How large of a deficit is the City of Ottawa predicting it will face by the end of 2020, thanks to COVID-19?
Respuesta
  • $65 million.
  • $138 million.
  • $192 million.
  • $252 million.

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
The City of Ottawa is hoping to dispose of a prime parcel of land it owns on LeBreton Flats next to Pimisi Station, but only if it can get which of the following out of the deal?
Respuesta
  • A guarantee for a new hockey arena.
  • Connectivity with the future central library.
  • Bike lanes and underground parking.
  • One hundred affordable housing units.

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
Ottawa's elected officials will be reviewing the makeup of city council over the next few months, and according to feedback from the first round of consultations, what's the early preference?
Respuesta
  • Increasing the size of council.
  • Shrinking the size of council.
  • Keeping the size of council the same, but readjusting ward boundaries.
  • Returning to a two-tier municipal system.

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
Which Ottawa city councillor is facing a possible expulsion from one of their ward's business improvement areas?
Respuesta
  • Shawn Menard.
  • Laura Dudas.
  • Rick Chiarelli.
  • Catherine McKenney.

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
According to Haitian-Canadian musician Raphael Desil, which of the following would be "the best thing that could happen" to Ottawa's Black community?
Respuesta
  • Teaching children the history of Black Canadians.
  • Building more affordable housing.
  • Electing more Black politicians.
  • Defunding the police.

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
University of Ottawa researcher Allyson MacLean is trying to create a vaccine for the novel coronavirus by injecting viral DNA into which of the following?
Respuesta
  • Tomato, potato and lettuce plants.
  • Human hair follicles.
  • Four different moth species.
  • Mushrooms foraged from Gatineau Park.

Pregunta 10

Pregunta
Which former Ottawa Senators player was inducted Wednesday into the Hockey Hall of Fame?
Respuesta
  • Daniel Alfredsson.
  • Zdeno Chara.
  • Marián Hossa.
  • Alexei Yashin.
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