2020 CBCNL news quiz

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Which company announced a sweeping review in September of the West White Rose offshore oil projection, effectively suspending construction?

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John Crosbie became the first politician to lie in state since Joseph R. Smallwood, who died in 1991. Where did this happen?

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Before entering politics, Premier Andrew Furey had been a specialist in which medical discipline?

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Which social media platform did Mount Pearl say fired city manager Steve Kent left running on an unlocked iPad that it owned?

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Which company made headlines by asking for a subsidy of $2 million a week in the early stages of the pandemic?

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A Bay Roberts family was reunited with their dog in February, after it escaped from a yard in Brigus Junction and spent almost a year in the wilderness. What was the name of the dog, who inspired a popular Facebook group?

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Carla Foote left a controversial appointment at The Rooms this winter, to take another role within government. What was it?

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The Mercer sisters won big on Family Feud Canada this winter, but what was Gertie Mercer Hodder’s funny answer to the question, "Name a seasoning a chef uses the most”?

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Which N.L. entertainer was surprised to show up in the Netflix series Tiger King?

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Which cabinet minister was revealed to have broken hunting rules during a trip to the Gaff Topsails a few years ago?

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Which premier made a joke about Ches Crosbie that made Dwight Ball laugh, just two days after John Crosbie’s death?

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Canopy Growth announced in December that it would not open a new plant it had built in which area of St. John’s?

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The Opposition criticized the appointment Charles Bown, one of the government officials who played a key role in the Muskrat Falls development, to another job in the public service. Which agency was he appointed to run?

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Newfoundland and Labrador suspended participation in the Atlantic bubble in November, at the same time as what other province?

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Which tech giant bought St. John’s-based Verafin for $2.75 billion US?

Test your memory of the news of 2020, with this quiz from CBC Newfoundland and Labrador

2020 CBCNL news quiz

Which company announced a sweeping review in September of the West White Rose offshore oil projection, effectively suspending construction?

John Crosbie became the first politician to lie in state since Joseph R. Smallwood, who died in 1991. Where did this happen?

Before entering politics, Premier Andrew Furey had been a specialist in which medical discipline?

Which social media platform did Mount Pearl say fired city manager Steve Kent left running on an unlocked iPad that it owned?

Which company made headlines by asking for a subsidy of $2 million a week in the early stages of the pandemic?

A Bay Roberts family was reunited with their dog in February, after it escaped from a yard in Brigus Junction and spent almost a year in the wilderness. What was the name of the dog, who inspired a popular Facebook group?

Carla Foote left a controversial appointment at The Rooms this winter, to take another role within government. What was it?

The Mercer sisters won big on Family Feud Canada this winter, but what was Gertie Mercer Hodder’s funny answer to the question, "Name a seasoning a chef uses the most”?

Which N.L. entertainer was surprised to show up in the Netflix series Tiger King?

Which cabinet minister was revealed to have broken hunting rules during a trip to the Gaff Topsails a few years ago?

Which premier made a joke about Ches Crosbie that made Dwight Ball laugh, just two days after John Crosbie’s death?

Canopy Growth announced in December that it would not open a new plant it had built in which area of St. John’s?

The Opposition criticized the appointment Charles Bown, one of the government officials who played a key role in the Muskrat Falls development, to another job in the public service. Which agency was he appointed to run?

Newfoundland and Labrador suspended participation in the Atlantic bubble in November, at the same time as what other province?

Which tech giant bought St. John’s-based Verafin for $2.75 billion US?