CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Nov. 3

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How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
Trevor Pritchard
Quiz por Trevor Pritchard, atualizado 2 meses atrás
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Criado por Trevor Pritchard 2 meses atrás
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Questão 1

Questão
John Fenik said last weekend that the death of a 15-year-old and the fact another teen had been charged with murder had left him — like many of his town's residents — in shock and "emotionally numb." Which town was Fenik previously the mayor of?
Responda
  • Perth.
  • Smiths Falls.
  • Rideau Ferry.
  • Westport.

Questão 2

Questão
What longtime Chinatown restaurant, a staple for dim sum and Cantonese cuisine in Ottawa, will be serving its final meals in November?
Responda
  • Yangtze.
  • Yang Sheng.
  • Shanghai.
  • Chu Shing.

Questão 3

Questão
Longtime local politician Andy Haydon died this past week at the age of 91. What position did Haydon hold for 13 years, from 1978 until 1991?
Responda
  • Mayor of Nepean.
  • Regional chair of Ottawa-Carleton.
  • Reeve of Gloucester township.
  • MPP for Ottawa Centre.

Questão 4

Questão
Pat Wong, 82, recently reached out to CBC News to share her experience and warn others about WHICH of the following?
Responda
  • So-called "grandparent" scams.
  • Hoarding.
  • Opioid addiction.
  • Elder abuse.

Questão 5

Questão
Melanie Chisamore has made it her goal to share her story of her great-great-great-great-grandmother Jane Elizabeth Martin Barnes, a 19th-century fortune teller who came to be known by what nickname?
Responda
  • The Witch of Plum Hollow.
  • The Seer of Sheldon's Corners.
  • The Oracle of Eloida.
  • The Prophet of Ballycanoe.

Questão 6

Questão
At a summit this past week in Ottawa, Brad West, the mayor of Port Coquitlam, B.C., presented a joint declaration calling for a "new deal" with the federal government on funding for WHAT?
Responda
  • Transit.
  • Housing.
  • Health care.
  • Climate change.

Questão 7

Questão
What happened at this Alta Vista apartment tower on Wednesday, displacing dozens of residents and seriously injuring two workers?
Responda
  • The roof partially collapsed.
  • The building's boiler exploded.
  • An electrical panel caught fire.
  • A construction crew cut a gas line.

Questão 8

Questão
What did OC Transpo general manager Renée Amilcar say about the Trillium Line at a media briefing Thursday afternoon?
Responda
  • That the line's launch would be "almost imminent" by mid-November.
  • That there had been delays getting regulatory approvals from federal officials.
  • That the line failed to meet the benchmarks set in the first test run phase.
  • That the tunnel beneath Dows Lake was dealing with flooding.

Questão 9

Questão
Crown prosecutors withdrew assault and harassment charges Thursday that had been laid against a 74-year-old woman who'd been filmed in May doing WHAT outside Ottawa City Hall?
Responda
  • Vandalizing a "ghost bike" locked to a fence.
  • Kicking and threatening a woman wearing a medical mask.
  • Pulling the down hijab of a pro-Palestinian protester.
  • Killing a Canada goose.

Questão 10

Questão
What activity did Lisbeth Mousseau, who recently turned 97, cite in an interview with CBC Ottawa as a major reason for her longevity?
Responda
  • Her passion for lawn bowling.
  • Her daily aquafit classes.
  • Her goal of becoming a chess grandmaster.
  • Her weekly ritual of completing the CBC Ottawa news quiz.

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