CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of July 30

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

Pregunta
This 149-year-old heritage building was slowly relocated this past week so it could be embedded into a 21-storey tower just east of the Rideau Centre. What purpose did the building once serve?
Respuesta
  • It was Ottawa's first police station.
  • It was the city registry office.
  • It was a one-room schoolhouse.
  • It was a provincial jail.

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
What unexpected catch did one angler haul out of a lake south of Maniwaki, Que., on Monday morning?
Respuesta
  • A Ziploc bag containing more than $130,000.
  • A three-metre-long sea snake.
  • His mother's long lost wedding ring.
  • A human foot.

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
According to emails obtained by CBC through access-to-information legislation, which institution has been dealing with vermin and mould issues in the wake of a $27-million investment in 2021 to improve its kitchen?
Respuesta
  • The Department of National Defence headquarters.
  • The Royal Military College of Canada.
  • The Canadian War Museum.
  • CFB Petawawa.

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
A team of investigators with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada were dispatched to the Alexandria, Ont., area on Wednesday after what happened that afternoon?
Respuesta
  • A freight train derailed.
  • A small plane crashed.
  • A hot air balloon struck a communications tower.
  • A boat collided with a ferry.

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
What have people been dropping off in droves on Stephenie LaMaina's property after the Casselman, Ont., woman issued a call for help?
Respuesta
  • Bottled water.
  • Diapers and other child-rearing supplies.
  • Naloxone kits.
  • Pet food.

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
Abdulhakim Moalimishak, president of the Ottawa Islamic Centre and Assalam Mosque, said that while it was a "long and protracted process" he's happy that his mosque has finally done what?
Respuesta
  • Resettled nine Afghan families who fled the Taliban.
  • Regained its charitable status after losing it five years ago.
  • Recruited a new imam after their previous spiritual leader died in 2021.
  • Won a lawsuit against the developer of the 36-storey condo next door.

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
Which local MP is now Canada's minister of families, children and social development after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau overhauled his cabinet Wednesday?
Respuesta
  • Jenna Sudds.
  • Francis Drouin.
  • Anita Vandenbeld.
  • Chandra Arya.

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
Why did Flair Airlines issue an apology to Jamie Christensen of Arnprior, Ont.?
Respuesta
  • They sold him tickets for a flight that didn't exist.
  • They lost his pet cat.
  • His in-flight meal sent him into anaphylactic shock.
  • He was booted from a flight so that an MP could travel.

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
Which prolific goal scorer — seen here with one of two NHL clubs he spent time with last season — did the Ottawa Senators sign Thursday to a one-year, $5-million US contract?
Respuesta
  • Vladimir Tarasenko.
  • Tomas Tatar.
  • Patrick Kane.
  • Phil Kessel.

Pregunta 10

Pregunta
The site of this large concrete slab in downtown Cornwall, Ont., has been slated for dozens of affordable housing units. What existed there before it was demolished in 2013?
Respuesta
  • A hockey arena.
  • An outdoor waterpark.
  • The former central library branch.
  • A large-scale abbatoir.
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