CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Aug. 2

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How closely did you follow the last week in local news?
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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated more than 1 year ago
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Question 1

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According to polling commissioned for Ottawa Public Health, 97 per cent of respondents said that as of late July they'd been doing what?
Answer
  • Wearing masks in indoor public settings.
  • Cleaning their hands before touching their face.
  • Avoiding indoor gatherings with strangers.
  • Joining a 'social bubble' of 10 or fewer people.

Question 2

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What's depicted in this photo, taken last Sunday in the town of Camden East, Ont.?
Answer
  • The aftermath of a tornado.
  • Damage caused by a marauding bear.
  • An out-of-control garbage truck's path of destruction.
  • A lightning strike.

Question 3

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OC Transpo general manager John Manconi announced Tuesday that 11 months after it launched, Ottawa's light rail network finally had what?
Answer
  • All 17 trains in working order.
  • Bilingual signage installed at every station.
  • A guarantee it would be fixed by the consortium that built it.
  • Weatherproofing to keep tracks from fracturing in the cold.

Question 4

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Why is Gatineau resident Alexandre St-Jean saying he feels "abandoned" by the federal government during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Answer
  • Border restrictions mean he can't see his girlfriend, who lives in France.
  • He was recently cut off from receiving the Canada Emergency Relief Benefit.
  • His team of vaccine researchers can't get access to federal funding.
  • He's about to be evicted by his landlord.

Question 5

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Thanks to COVID-19 travel restrictions, Yiou He has been stuck in Ottawa and unable to return home to China. Where has she been living?
Answer
  • In a dorm at the University of Ottawa.
  • At a women's shelter.
  • At the Chinese Embassy.
  • In an apartment with four other foreign nationals in the same situation.

Question 6

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The City of Ottawa said Wednesday that it had mistakenly charged roughly 2,000 people for services that were on hold during the pandemic. What were the charges for?
Answer
  • Recreation memberships.
  • Daycare fees.
  • Overdue library fines.
  • OC Transpo passes.

Question 7

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Janine Hutt spoke this past week about safety concerns at a number of downtown Ottawa condo buildings after which of the following occurred?
Answer
  • Someone stole a master key belonging to Canada Post.
  • Hidden cameras were found in two Rideau Street towers.
  • A balcony on Kent Street collapsed during a storm.
  • Health Canada issued a countrywide recall of certain carbon monoxide detectors.

Question 8

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Pascale Arpin's old-timey skills are proving quite popular during the COVID-19 pandemic. What does she do?
Answer
  • She's a blacksmith.
  • She paints signs by hand.
  • She teaches taxidermy.
  • She's a cobbler.

Question 9

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Siblings Faisa and Abdullahi Omer have teamed up to shoot photos of a dozen young Black men in Ottawa, all of whom do what?
Answer
  • Practise medicine.
  • Play hockey.
  • Live in a neighbourhood known for gang violence.
  • Perform in the city's drag scene.

Question 10

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Ottawa butcher shop owner John Diener says his profits are down sharply compared to the same time in 2019. What is he blaming for that dropoff?
Answer
  • Higher meat prices due to COVID-19 supply shortages.
  • Fewer restaurants placing large bulk orders.
  • The realignment of streets and parking spots in his neighbourhood.
  • COVID-19 outbreaks elsewhere that have been linked to butchers.
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