CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Oct. 24

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

Pregunta
Who will Atletico Ottawa play Sunday evening in the Canadian Premier League final after dispatching Pacific FC by a score of 3-1 in their home-and-away semifinal series?
Respuesta
  • Forge FC.
  • Cavalry FC.
  • Montreal Impact.
  • FC Edmonton.

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
Here's a look at the 24 councillors elected Monday night in Ottawa. Only one ward elected someone who was neither the incumbent councillor nor a city hall rookie — which ward was it?
Respuesta
  • Alta Vista.
  • Kanata North.
  • Bay.
  • Riverside South-Findlay Creek.

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
Newly elected school board trustee Donna Dickson said that while she's a "normal mom," her experiences dealing with the tragic death of her son Ashton in 2017 will help her serve Ottawa's public school students. What happened to her son?
Respuesta
  • He suffered a traumatic brain injury while playing football.
  • He was shot outside a downtown nightclub.
  • He overdosed on fentanyl.
  • He died of suicide after struggling with bipolar disorder.

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
New provincial legislation aimed at rapidly increasing the supply of housing in Ontario will allow WHAT to be built on virtually all residential properties across Ottawa?
Respuesta
  • Coach houses.
  • Triplexes.
  • Walkup apartments.
  • Tiny home communities.

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
Why did a Parliament Hill employee have to be taken to hospital by paramedics in the middle of a recent Senate committee hearing?
Respuesta
  • They collapsed after experiencing a loud burst of audio feedback.
  • They suffered an electric shock due to a faulty transcription device.
  • A light fixture fell and struck them on the head.
  • A senator's peanut-based snack caused them to have a severe allergic reaction.

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
Whose lawyers argued this week that "irreparable harm" would occur if they were forced to testify at the ongoing Emergencies Act inquiry into last winter's Freedom Convoy protests?
Respuesta
  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford.
  • Former Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly.
  • Convoy protest leader Tamara Lich.
  • Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair.

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
Who was honoured at this quiet ceremony Wednesday afternoon at Merivale Gardens Park with the unveiling of a modest plaque?
Respuesta
  • The six victims of the Eastway Tank explosion.
  • Ontarians who were killed in the May 22 derecho.
  • Public servants who lost their jobs in the mid-20th century because of their sexual orientation.
  • Comedian Norm Macdonald, who died last September.

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
Gordon McKechnie told Ottawa's planning committee Thursday that if these towers at Gladstone and Loretta avenues are built, his company could be stuck with a $7 million bill to mitigate the noise. What does his company produce — the only one in Canada to do so?
Respuesta
  • Bank notes.
  • Postage stamps.
  • Birth certificates.
  • High-decibel ear plugs.

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
Natalie Rowe is one of several people across eastern Ontario who told CBC News they've been struggling with exploding populations of Harmonia axyridis, an invasive insect. What other native insect does Harmonia axyridis mimic?
Respuesta
  • The ladybug.
  • The Monarch butterfly.
  • The June beetle.
  • The leaf-cutter bee.

Pregunta 10

Pregunta
Abeer Al-Shaibani is one of several Ottawans from different backgrounds who told CBC Radio's In Town and Out there's growing interest in a particular type of food or drink from their cultures. What were they all talking about?
Respuesta
  • Dumplings.
  • Coffee.
  • Noodle soup.
  • Liqueur.
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