CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of June 11

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How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
Trevor Pritchard
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Questão 1

Questão
Why is the future of this heritage streetcar, a replica of the last car to run on Ottawa's rail lines, at risk?
Responda
  • It's being kicked out of its city-owned storage facility.
  • The province has pulled funding for the volunteers who maintain it.
  • A previously unseen mould infestation is damaging the wood.
  • The group behind the project has split in two and are fighting each other in court.

Questão 2

Questão
Which eastern Ontario lake is this water bomber flying over? A forest fire broke out nearby late Sunday afternoon.
Responda
  • Calabogie Lake.
  • Centennial Lake.
  • Upper Mazinaw Lake.
  • White Lake.

Questão 3

Questão
Chief Casey Ratt is one of roughly 500 members of WHICH First Nation who were evacuated from their community this past week and relocated to Gatineau, Que.?
Responda
  • Algonquins of Barriere Lake.
  • Kitigan Zibi Anishinābeg First Nation.
  • La Nation Anishnabe de Lac Simon.
  • Kebaowek First Nation.

Questão 4

Questão
Christina Coll of Carleton Place, Ont., was the victim of a consequence of all the smoky air that descended on the region this past week. What happened?
Responda
  • Her surgery at the local hospital was cancelled.
  • Her lakeside wedding had to be postponed.
  • Her horse suffered an asthma attack and had to be euthanized.
  • The artisanal cheese she makes now tastes like smoke and ash.

Questão 5

Questão
What was the end result of a six-hour meeting Monday of the city's environment committee on the topic of a proposed bag tag system for Ottawa's garbage?
Responda
  • Committee members unanimously approved the plan.
  • The plan was narrowly defeated.
  • Two votes were held on different ideas, but both ended in ties.
  • The meeting was adjourned when environmental protesters caused a disruption.

Questão 6

Questão
Neil Doef says he and his family are "relieved" at having finally reached a legal settlement in connection with a 2017 injury that ended his promising athletic career. What happened to the then-17-year-old?
Responda
  • He was checked into the boards and fractured his vertebra.
  • An illegal tackle left him with a severe concussion.
  • He broke several bones in his legs when the ski lift he was riding collapsed.
  • Another youth baseball player struck him in the neck with a baseball bat.

Questão 7

Questão
Dairy Distillery in Almonte has long been taking milk permeate — the lactose and minerals remaining after milk undergoes filtration — and using it to make vodka. They've now partnered with the Michigan Milk Producers Association, which will use their process to make what OTHER product?
Responda
  • Ethanol fuel.
  • Baby formula.
  • Fertilizer.
  • Hand sanitizer.

Questão 8

Questão
Kichi Zībī Mīkan will be recommended to the National Capital Commission's board of directors later this month as the new name for which Ottawa location?
Responda
  • The Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway.
  • Ottawa's future central library branch.
  • Nepean Point.
  • The Champlain Lookout in Gatineau Park.

Questão 9

Questão
What phrase is blurred out in this sign on a rural property in Ottawa's Dunrobin community? A similar project is also underway in the Township of Armour, Ont., and both are proving controversial with neighbours.
Responda
  • Aerodrome.
  • Landfill.
  • Solar farm.
  • Transmission tower.

Questão 10

Questão
What happened on Clarence Street in the ByWard Market at around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, leading to a large police investigation?
Responda
  • Four men were injured in a shooting.
  • A driver plowed into people waiting outside a nightclub.
  • A fire broke out at an all-night diner.
  • A teenager attacked several people with an axe.

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