CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of March 14

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

Pregunta
Ottawa was placed under the red COVID-19 alert level this week. Which of the following is NOT one of the red zone restrictions?
Respuesta
  • Team sports must be limited to training only.
  • Most retail shops are limited to 50 per cent capacity.
  • Religious services are limited to five people inside and 25 outside.
  • Karaoke is now prohibited.

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
Lee Demarbre told CBC News this week that the decision to put Ottawa under red zone restrictions is "a bit of a punch in the face." What does Demarbre do?
Respuesta
  • Runs a hair salon.
  • Operates a movie theatre.
  • Oversees rec hockey leagues.
  • Plays in a jazz trio.

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
Some members of one eastern Ontario curling club were told to self-isolate this week, as COVID-19 cases rose locally and the health unit tightened restrictions. Where did the outbreak occur?
Respuesta
  • Almonte.
  • Casselman.
  • Perth.
  • Sharbot Lake.

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
Why did Tim Dooley head down to the Kingston area last weekend?
Respuesta
  • To celebrate his mother's 100th birthday at her long-term care home.
  • To see a movie for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • To receive a shot of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
  • To bring his daughter home from Queen's University, which was experiencing an outbreak.

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
According to Ahmed Ibrahim, sales of which of the following are down roughly 50 per cent this season at his Mooney's Bay pharmacy?
Respuesta
  • Cold and flu medication.
  • Eye drops.
  • Toilet and tissue paper.
  • Birth control.

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
Funeral directors like Scott Miller say they've seen grieving family members increasingly do what for loved ones who've died during the pandemic?
Respuesta
  • Write longer, more detailed obituaries.
  • Request a "green" burial.
  • Have their gravestones inscribed with the fact they'd died of COVID-19.
  • Hold memorial services in online virtual worlds.

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
Connie Ndlovu says say low wages and exploitative working conditions are driving many workers out of her sector. What does she do?
Respuesta
  • She's a home-care support worker.
  • She's a public health nurse.
  • She's a custodian.
  • She's a dental hygienist.

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
Ottawa police said this week that they've seen a sharp rise in the number of reported hate crimes targeting which of the following groups?
Respuesta
  • Black Ottawans.
  • Ottawans of Asian descent.
  • Ottawans who identify as transgender.
  • Former Syrian refugees.

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
Walter McGee says he's been caring for an heirloom plant for nearly 70 years, and it's actually been in his family for more than a century. What kind of plant is it?
Respuesta
  • A shamrock.
  • A spider plant.
  • A cactus.
  • A fig tree.

Pregunta 10

Pregunta
Peter Bethlenfalvy, Ontario's finance minister, says he's directing the province's public service to finally phase out its use of which piece of outmoded technology?
Respuesta
  • Fax machines.
  • BlackBerry smartphones.
  • Compact discs.
  • Internet Explorer.
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