CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Aug. 11

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

Pregunta 1

Pregunta
What is the connection in this photo between Rick Vantour, the man holding the bass guitar, and Mark Bourgon, the man standing next to him?
Respuesta
  • Bourgon built the guitar with wood from Vantour's house after it was hit by a tornado.
  • Bourgon found Vantour's guitar on a Westboro lawn, three years after it was stolen.
  • Vantour is lending his father's guitar to Bourgon for his upcoming world tour.
  • Vantour is sending Bourgon's guitar into space to study music in zero-gravity.

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
Dr. Claudio Soares, right, is the director of a new research centre at the Providence Care Hospital in Kingston, Ont., that will study the medical efficacy of which of the following?
Respuesta
  • Psychedelics.
  • RNA vaccines.
  • Artificial intelligence.
  • Phage therapy.

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
The City of Gatineau received double the number of complaints in June and July 2024, compared to the year before, on WHICH of the following issues?
Respuesta
  • Waste collection.
  • Boil-water advisories.
  • Ambulance cancellations.
  • French-language sign rules.

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
Mayor Mark Sutcliffe called a news conference Thursday to decry a "financial crisis" emerging in Ottawa, claiming the city "did the math" and found it was facing — among other challenges — a $95-million shortfall due to what?
Respuesta
  • The federal government paying less than it should in lieu of property taxes.
  • Downtown workers staying home rather than commuting via OC Transpo.
  • The province not coughing up funding it promised for the city meeting housing targets.
  • A global rise in the cost of materials used for construction projects.

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
What potential policy change is of particular concern to Donovan Carradice, the assistant lead farmer at Foster Family Farm in Ottawa's rural outskirts?
Respuesta
  • New rules around animals crossing into the U.S.
  • A proposal to block applications from some temporary foreign workers.
  • A possible EU ban on three categories of Canadian dairy products.
  • Tighter restrictions on using a major pesticide.

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
Pat King, one of the organizers of the 2022 convoy protests, was banned from WHAT Alberta event over concerns he was using it to — in the words of the people involved — increase his personal popularity?
Respuesta
  • A music festival.
  • A beach volleyball tournament.
  • A rodeo.
  • A motorcycle rally for charity.

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
According to a study hatched by Canadian Museum of Nature scientist Jordan Mallon and his British colleague, dinosaurs like the Tyrannosaurus rex may have ACTUALLY been what?
Respuesta
  • Larger than previously thought.
  • Covered in purple feathers.
  • Omnivorous under certain conditions.
  • Primarily scavengers.

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
Which group issued a series of pledges related to the Israel-Hamas war — pledges that left some in the Jewish community feeling "harmed and very disappointed," according to Jewish Federation of Ottawa president and CEO Adam Silver?
Respuesta
  • The organization behind Ottawa's Pride festival.
  • The local French public school board.
  • The students' union at the University of Ottawa.
  • The board for a downtown community health centre.

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
Eastern Ontario and western Quebec were hit with heavy rain late last week as the remnants of WHICH tropical storm blew through the region?
Respuesta
  • Abby.
  • Bobby.
  • Debby.
  • Gabby.

Pregunta 10

Pregunta
What could Aylmer residents finally do again Saturday afternoon, 10 days after they were told not to?
Respuesta
  • Swim in the river at Parc des Cedres.
  • Drink tap water without boiling it.
  • Drive and walk along rue Principale.
  • Water their lawns, gardens and vehicles.
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