CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Aug. 20

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Test sobre CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Aug. 20, creado por Trevor Pritchard el 19/08/2023.
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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
What is the name of the baby alpaca that went missing from a farm in Kingston, Ont., this week?
Respuesta
  • Princess
  • Fergie
  • Lulu
  • Madonna

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
Microsoft removed a travel article generated by computer algorithms this week because it advised tourists to visit this Ottawa "attraction" on an empty stomach.
Respuesta
  • The Ottawa Mission
  • The Service Ontario office at Ottawa City Hall
  • The Ottawa Food Bank
  • The Department of National Defence cafeteria

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
Council's planning and housing committee voted in favour of two controversial towers on Carling Avenue this week. What federal agency/department has objected to the towers and why?
Respuesta
  • Transport Canada for their impact to flight paths
  • Canada Mortgage and Housing Coporation due to a lack of affordable units
  • Environment and Climate Change Canada due to LEED certification issues
  • Agriculture and Agri-food Canada due to shadow impacts on the Central Experimental Farm

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
How much sewage was released into the Ottawa River after last week's flash floods overwhelmed the city's Combined Sewer Storage Tunnel, according to data released this week?
Respuesta
  • One million litres
  • 23 million litres
  • 316 million litres
  • 1.4 billion litres

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
Residents are speaking out after a months-long advisory against drinking water from a natural spring in which community?
Respuesta
  • Wakefield, Que.
  • Casselman, Ont.
  • Montebello, Que.
  • Smiths Falls, Ont.

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
The City of Pembroke has ordered a charity leasing a city building to dismantle a community garden there. Which concerns did councillors raise?
Respuesta
  • Loitering and cigarette butts.
  • Risk of attracting wildlife.
  • Contaminated soils.
  • Zoning issues related to lost parking spaces.

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
Which Ottawa based company announced this week that it was laying off nine per cent of its global workforce?
Respuesta
  • Shopify
  • Ross Video
  • Corel
  • Gabriel Pizza

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
Which chocolate company has bought cannabis producer Canopy Growth's facility in Smiths Falls, Ont.?
Respuesta
  • Ferrero Canada Ltd.
  • Mars, Inc.
  • Nestle Canada, Inc.
  • Hershey Canada, Inc.

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
The Township of South Stormont is doing something innovative about its garbage. What?
Respuesta
  • Using artificial intelligence to help with garbage pickup
  • Building a new waste-to-energy facility at its dump
  • Using robots to sort recyclables
  • Implementing a bag tag program

Pregunta 10

Pregunta
Monday marked the 20th anniversary of which major event?
Respuesta
  • The disintegration of the space shuttle Columbia during reentry.
  • The first case of SARS in Canada.
  • The begining of the power blackout that affected more than 50 million North Americans.
  • The ruling of the Court of Appeal for Ontario that struck down the ban on same-sex marriage.
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