CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of July 7

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

Pregunta
Stuart Hendin recently recounted to CBC Ottawa how he witnessed WHAT take place while on board a cruise ship off the coast of west Africa?
Respuesta
  • The daring rescue of dozens of asylum seekers.
  • An attempted takeover of the cruise ship by pirates.
  • The surfacing of whales that were thought to be extinct.
  • The explosion of an underwater volcano.

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
Who was seriously injured during a Canada Day performance on Parliament Hill?
Respuesta
  • A Skyhawks parachutist.
  • An RCMP horse.
  • An air force mechanic.
  • A fireworks technician.

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
As of July 1, the excise tax on WHAT increased in Ontario, spurring fears among some customers that the costs will be passed down to them?
Respuesta
  • Vaping products.
  • Beer and wine.
  • Soils and fertilizers.
  • Baby formula.

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne held its general election last weekend, with voters choosing their first new grand chief in nine years. What else was notable about the election?
Respuesta
  • The vote for grand chief was tied and was decided by a coin toss.
  • The vast majority of the chiefs elected were women.
  • Results were delayed because several ballot boxes fell into the St. Lawrence River.
  • Three teenagers were elected.

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
Junot Raphael told CBC how he spent weeks waiting to get paid by a mysterious company operating near the Ottawa International Airport. What did he do for the company?
Respuesta
  • He delivered packages.
  • He answered tech support calls.
  • He walked people's dogs.
  • He designed websites.

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
Dr. Brian Nadler was acquitted Tuesday on eight charges — four counts of first-degree murder and four counts of criminal negligence causing death — in connection with the deaths of four of his patients at WHICH hospital?
Respuesta
  • Hawkesbury and District General Hospital.
  • Pontiac Hospital.
  • Queensway Carleton Hospital.
  • Renfrew Victoria Hospital.

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
Which Ottawa city councillor is is denying accusations made in an email to parents that he disrupted a summer camp program and swore at childcare staff in front of children?
Respuesta
  • Clarke Kelly.
  • David Hill.
  • Rawlson King.
  • Allan Hubley.

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
These three towers got the green light from a City of Ottawa committee Wednesday, despite worries that nearby roads are too dangerous for an expected onrush of cyclists. Where are the towers being built?
Respuesta
  • On the former Greyhound bus terminal.
  • Across the street from Lansdowne Park.
  • On a Carling Avenue strip mall.
  • Next to the future Corso Italia LRT station.

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
Several charges laid in February against Alex Silas were dropped on Friday. What was Silas doing at the time of his arrest?
Respuesta
  • Rallying in support of striking military base workers.
  • Protesting the removal of trees near Ottawa's airport.
  • Draping a pro-Palestinian banner over a Highway 417 overpass.
  • Running a psilocybin store in downtown Ottawa.

Pregunta 10

Pregunta
Adepeju Makinde is fighting to keep her husband Dapo, who is being held at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre, and their family from being deported after seven years in Canada. Where are they slated to be deported to?
Respuesta
  • Burundi.
  • Eritrea.
  • Nigeria.
  • Somalia.
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