CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Oct. 1

Descripción

How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
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Resumen del Recurso

Pregunta 1

Pregunta
Barratou Barry says she was left feeling dehumanized after her Royal Bank of Canada branch called the police on her during a recent visit. What had she been trying to do that day?
Respuesta
  • Pick up a new credit card.
  • Take out a business loan.
  • Get approval for a mortgage.
  • Set up online banking for her mother.

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
Peggy O'Meara is one of several Ottawa residents frustrated by the delays around which city infrastructure project, hinted at by the now out-of-date sign she's standing in front of?
Respuesta
  • The replacement of a bridge over Highway 417.
  • The reopening of the Trillium rail line.
  • The redevelopment of a complex of early 20th-century federal buildings.
  • The construction of a new hospital campus.

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
What did Ottawa's auditor general deem to be an "inappropriate" gift for the retiring head of the Manotick Business Improvement Area?
Respuesta
  • An all-expenses-paid vacation to the Yucatan.
  • A $2,400 gift card.
  • A night in a luxury box at an Ottawa Senators game.
  • A CBC Gem premium subscription.

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
Michel Villeneuve says three nights of frost back in May have decimated which of his crops? It's an industry that, according to a recent report prepared for the Ontario government, could face "very high" risk by 2050 due to climate change.
Respuesta
  • Apples.
  • Pumpkins.
  • Soy beans.
  • Barley.

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
The City of Ottawa, with input from Ottawa police, denied a demonstration permit to a local group that wanted to protest at the Russian Embassy by doing what?
Respuesta
  • Using lasers to display pro-Ukraine messages on the building's exterior.
  • Reading the entirety of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace via a loudspeaker.
  • Flashing embassy workers with anti-war slogans painted on their bodies.
  • Painting the sidewalks red to represent the blood of fallen Ukrainians.

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
"We've been asking for it for a long time, and we are thrilled with it." What was Michelle Hurtubise, executive director of the Centretown Community Health Centre, referring to when she spoke those words?
Respuesta
  • A new phone line for people going through mental health crises.
  • A pilot program that involves prescribing small doses of heroin.
  • Funding for three new on-site physicians.
  • A bylaw that would keep anti-LGBTQ protesters away from their site.

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
According to research, what species could disappear from the west end of Ottawa within the next few years due to urban growth near its habitat?
Respuesta
  • Blanding's turtle.
  • Kirtland's warbler.
  • Butler's garter snake.
  • Fowler's toad.

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
Internal emails suggest the National Capital Commission was contemplating a lengthier summer closure of the Queen Elizabeth Driveway than what was ultimately blocked off to motor vehicles. Which stretch were staff considering?
Respuesta
  • Somerset Street to Preston Street.
  • Somerset Street to Bronson Avenue.
  • Laurier Avenue to Preston Street.
  • Laurier Avenue to the Bank Street overpass.

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
OC Transpo announced Friday that the opening of the expanded north-south Trillium Line had been delayed yet again. If it DOES open on the new date officials gave, roughly how long, in total, will the line's shutdown have lasted?
Respuesta
  • Eighteen months.
  • About two-and-a-half years.
  • A few months short of four years.
  • Five years.

Pregunta 10

Pregunta
After 13 years on Canada's long-track speed skating team, what national championship event did Ottawa's Ivanie Blondin participate in instead over the weekend in Montreal?
Respuesta
  • Skeleton.
  • Track cycling.
  • Archery.
  • Short-track speed skating.
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