CBC Ottawa's year-end news quiz for 2020

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Pregunta 1 de 25

Vango the Australian shepherd is, obviously, a very good boy — but he was an ESPECIALLY good boy on Jan. 20, when his barking and poking alerted people that what had happened?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

A flock of ducks had become stranded on the Rideau Canal.
A woman was stealing toilet paper from the Gloucester Costco.
Mayor Jim Watson had accidentally locked himself in a bathroom at City Hall.
He'd been dognapped.

Explicación

Pregunta 2 de 25

Ottawa's Britannia Woods neighbourhood was left in mourning in January when 18-year-old Manyok "Manny" Akol was killed while doing what?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Sleeping in a downtown Airbnb.
Skateboarding in a Nepean park.
Rescuing his younger sister from a fire.
Leaving a bar in the ByWard Market.

Explicación

Pregunta 3 de 25

Rail service throughout eastern Canada was brought to a standstill in February when a blockade went up on rail lines in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory near Belleville, Ont. What spurred the blockade?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Pipeline construction work in British Columbia.
The verdict in the shooting death of Colten Boushie.
A dispute over Indigenous fishing rights in Nova Scotia.
Solidarity with protests against police brutality in Canada and the U.S.

Explicación

Pregunta 4 de 25

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dino Bianco vowed that his company — which has seven factories in Canada, including one in Gatineau, Que., — would not run out of which of the following products?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Toilet paper.
Cannabis.
Flour.
Hand sanitizer.

Explicación

Pregunta 5 de 25

As COVID-19 cases climbed, Dr. Vera Etches, Ottawa's medical officer of health, swiftly became the public face of the city's fight against the pandemic. Which of the following best describes her background?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

She grew up in remote northern B.C. and focused on public health after studying abroad in Malawi.
The daughter of Edmonton veterinarians, she wrote her PhD thesis on the transmission of H1N1.
She was raised by a single mother living with HIV/AIDS and worked at a women's shelter in Moncton.
After her military family was posted to Germany, she became a health journalist in Berlin at the age of 20.

Explicación

Pregunta 6 de 25

After parks were deemed off-limits in March, dozens of Ottawa residents were fined for breaking the rules — including Wasim Soufi, who denied the city's story that he was illegally doing what?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Shooting hoops.
Having a picnic.
Walking his dog.
Giving someone a haircut.

Explicación

Pregunta 7 de 25

Ryan Murphy of Perth, Ont., entertained both himself and thousands of followers early in the pandemic by hosting an online show from his home. What happened in the show?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

He cooked meals using random ingredients he'd ordered online.
He hosted a game show where people had to guess the next vehicle to drive by.
He pitted his children against one another in competitive household chores.
He Facetimed random people worldwide and asked how they were surviving quarantine.

Explicación

Pregunta 8 de 25

Using spare car parts, old bathtubs and other pieces of scrap metal, Dave Harries created a very timely animal sculpture this year — one people could temporarily own in exchange for a donation to the food bank. What was its name?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Crowvid19.
Penny, the pandemic panda.
Dr. Meerkat Etches.
The Quaran-turtle.

Explicación

Pregunta 9 de 25

In May, the National Capital Commission decided to swiftly reverse a policy that would have prevented members of the public from doing what?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Taking photos at the Canadian Tulip Festival.
Riding bikes along its parkways.
Going for hikes in Gatineau Park.
Attending their online board meetings.

Explicación

Pregunta 10 de 25

Also in May, Health Canada announced it was pausing regulatory approval for a device made by Ottawa-based firm Spartan Bioscience that had been previously deemed a COVID-19 "game changer." What was it?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

A ventilator that could be used by multiple ICU patients.
A rapid COVID-19 test.
A wastewater analysis kit.
A reusable N95 mask.

Explicación

Pregunta 11 de 25

After it was announced that people could apply for about $2,000 per month in relief under the Canada emergency response benefit, Angie Allard called the plan a "slap in the face." Who is she?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

An NDP MPP in eastern Ontario.
A recipient of the Ontario Disability Support Program, or ODSP.
A board member with the Canadian Taxpayer Federation.
A convenience store worker in Ottawa.

Explicación

Pregunta 12 de 25

In June, the Kingston, Ont., health unit became one of the first Canadian jurisdictions to institute a mandatory mask policy when officials linked a COVID-19 outbreak to which of the following locations?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

A nail salon.
Queen's University.
A downtown bus route.
A dentist's office.

Explicación

Pregunta 13 de 25

Corey Hurren, a Armed Forces member, was arrested July 2 after he allegedly crashed through the gates of Rideau Hall while in possession of a loaded firearm. What was Hurren's job in his small Manitoba town?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

He was the local embalmer.
He made sausages.
He ran a Tim Hortons.
He was a chiropractor.

Explicación

Pregunta 14 de 25

Which of the following debates engulfed Russell Township this summer?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Whether the township should change its name.
Whether the township should ban single-use plastics.
Whether the childhood home of a notorious murderer should be torn down.
Whether people who ignored COVID-19 rules should be barred from accessing municipal services.

Explicación

Pregunta 15 de 25

In July, Ottawa police apologized for how they reacted when a woman called 911 on 21-year-old Ntwali Bashizi. What had Bashizi been doing at the time?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Resting on a hiking path.
Unlocking his bicycle.
Delivering a takeout order.
Filming for a school project.

Explicación

Pregunta 16 de 25

While Ottawa's Confederation Line has dealt with numerous problems since launching in 2019, which of those got the attention of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada in July?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Cracked wheels.
Warped train tracks.
Fires in the operators' cabins.
Signals that would short circuit.

Explicación

Pregunta 17 de 25

A youth theatre troupe found itself getting bad reviews from Ottawa's bylaw department in late summer after being told they couldn't stage backyard performances of work by which famous playwright?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

William Shakespeare.
Tennessee Williams.
Oscar Wilde.
Sophocles.

Explicación

Pregunta 18 de 25

In September, Roxborough Bus Lines fired one of its school bus drivers after an incident involving a four-year-old boy. What happened?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

The boy was given a peanut butter sandwich and went into anaphylactic shock.
He accidentally sent the bus into a ditch after the driver let him play with the steering wheel.
He was forgotten on the bus and driven 40 kilometres away to the company's parking lot.
He was told he couldn't come on board while wearing his dinosaur pyjamas.

Explicación

Pregunta 19 de 25

Which longtime Ottawa Senators player parted ways with the team at the end of September only a few weeks after winning the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Craig Anderson.
Bobby Ryan.
Mark Borowiecki.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau.

Explicación

Pregunta 20 de 25

University of Ottawa professor Verushka Lieutenant-Duval became the focal point in a national debate about academic freedom this fall when she did what?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Used the N-word while teaching a class.
Published a paper questioning the efficacy of COVID-19 masks.
Staged a sit-in in the university's main administration building.
Called out the university's political donations on Twitter.

Explicación

Pregunta 21 de 25

Catherine Kitts became Ottawa's newest city councillor when she was elected in an October byelection in which ward?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Beacon Hill-Cyrville.
Cumberland.
Innes.
Orléans.

Explicación

Pregunta 22 de 25

In what would end up being one of his final public appearances, Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek announced what news in October?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

He revealed the Ottawa Senators' first draft pick.
He unveiled a new building at his alma mater, the University of Ottawa.
He donated about $7 million to The Ottawa Hospital's cancer wing.
He announced who would be replacing him as the show's host.

Explicación

Pregunta 23 de 25

Which chain swiftly reversed their policy banning employees from wearing Remembrance Day poppies after an Ottawa employee brought the policy to national attention?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Whole Foods.
Giant Tiger.
Canadian Tire.
H&M.

Explicación

Pregunta 24 de 25

Robert Marleau issued a scathing report in November that highlighted what he described as a "shocking and astounding failure to treat the complainants with the respect they were due." What was he investigating?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Allegations of harassment involving an Ottawa city councillor.
Incidents of neglect at Ontario's long-term care homes.
Hazing and other forms of abuse at an eastern Ontario boarding school.
Racism in the federal civil service.

Explicación

Pregunta 25 de 25

"It's not my fault they got Tasered." Who was Dimitrios Kotsovolos referring to when he spoke those words to a CBC reporter in December?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

The son of the local MPP, whom he'd told to leave his bar.
A woman who was trying to steal his bike outside the Rideau Centre.
Protesters who refused to let him enter a township council meeting.
Two wild turkeys that had gotten into his organic bakery.

Explicación

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CBC Ottawa's year-end news quiz for 2020

Pregunta 1 de 25

Vango the Australian shepherd is, obviously, a very good boy — but he was an ESPECIALLY good boy on Jan. 20, when his barking and poking alerted people that what had happened?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 2 de 25

Ottawa's Britannia Woods neighbourhood was left in mourning in January when 18-year-old Manyok "Manny" Akol was killed while doing what?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 3 de 25

Rail service throughout eastern Canada was brought to a standstill in February when a blockade went up on rail lines in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory near Belleville, Ont. What spurred the blockade?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 4 de 25

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dino Bianco vowed that his company — which has seven factories in Canada, including one in Gatineau, Que., — would not run out of which of the following products?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 5 de 25

As COVID-19 cases climbed, Dr. Vera Etches, Ottawa's medical officer of health, swiftly became the public face of the city's fight against the pandemic. Which of the following best describes her background?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 6 de 25

After parks were deemed off-limits in March, dozens of Ottawa residents were fined for breaking the rules — including Wasim Soufi, who denied the city's story that he was illegally doing what?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 7 de 25

Ryan Murphy of Perth, Ont., entertained both himself and thousands of followers early in the pandemic by hosting an online show from his home. What happened in the show?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 8 de 25

Using spare car parts, old bathtubs and other pieces of scrap metal, Dave Harries created a very timely animal sculpture this year — one people could temporarily own in exchange for a donation to the food bank. What was its name?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 9 de 25

In May, the National Capital Commission decided to swiftly reverse a policy that would have prevented members of the public from doing what?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 10 de 25

Also in May, Health Canada announced it was pausing regulatory approval for a device made by Ottawa-based firm Spartan Bioscience that had been previously deemed a COVID-19 "game changer." What was it?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 11 de 25

After it was announced that people could apply for about $2,000 per month in relief under the Canada emergency response benefit, Angie Allard called the plan a "slap in the face." Who is she?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 12 de 25

In June, the Kingston, Ont., health unit became one of the first Canadian jurisdictions to institute a mandatory mask policy when officials linked a COVID-19 outbreak to which of the following locations?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 13 de 25

Corey Hurren, a Armed Forces member, was arrested July 2 after he allegedly crashed through the gates of Rideau Hall while in possession of a loaded firearm. What was Hurren's job in his small Manitoba town?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 14 de 25

Which of the following debates engulfed Russell Township this summer?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 15 de 25

In July, Ottawa police apologized for how they reacted when a woman called 911 on 21-year-old Ntwali Bashizi. What had Bashizi been doing at the time?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 16 de 25

While Ottawa's Confederation Line has dealt with numerous problems since launching in 2019, which of those got the attention of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada in July?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 17 de 25

A youth theatre troupe found itself getting bad reviews from Ottawa's bylaw department in late summer after being told they couldn't stage backyard performances of work by which famous playwright?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 18 de 25

In September, Roxborough Bus Lines fired one of its school bus drivers after an incident involving a four-year-old boy. What happened?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 19 de 25

Which longtime Ottawa Senators player parted ways with the team at the end of September only a few weeks after winning the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 20 de 25

University of Ottawa professor Verushka Lieutenant-Duval became the focal point in a national debate about academic freedom this fall when she did what?