CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Oct. 4

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How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
Trevor Pritchard
Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated more than 1 year ago
Trevor Pritchard
Created by Trevor Pritchard about 4 years ago
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Question 1

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Kowloon Market co-owner Victoria Chang says two young men will no longer be allowed in her grocery store after they were caught on video doing what?
Answer
  • Refusing to wear masks.
  • Yelling racist slurs at a cashier.
  • Defacing a mural outside.
  • Trying to steal the store's live fish.

Question 2

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Why was Josephine Ngahimo unable to get a COVID-19 test Monday at the Brewer Arena assessment centre?
Answer
  • She didn't meet new test qualification criteria.
  • Lines were too long.
  • Health workers ran out of swabs.
  • The centre was closed.

Question 3

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Who won the Cumberland ward byelection Monday with more than 50 per cent of the total vote?
Answer
  • Yvette Ashiri.
  • Lyse-Pascale Inamuco.
  • Catherine Kitts.
  • Denis Labrèche.

Question 4

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Kai Dean spoke with CBC Ottawa recently about what it's like being non-binary in their particular industry. What is Dean's job?
Answer
  • Mechanic.
  • Construction worker.
  • Truck driver.
  • Roofer.

Question 5

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Jim Irwin recently decided to close the 135-year-old hardware store that's been in his family for five generations. Where was it located?
Answer
  • Chesterville, Ont.
  • Kazabazua, Que.
  • Maniwaki, Que.
  • Moose Creek, Ont.

Question 6

Question
According to a staff report submitted this past week to its board of trustees, the Ottawa Public Library could become the latest library system in Canada to do what?
Answer
  • Eliminate overdue fees.
  • Allow people to borrow personal computers.
  • Provide books directly to people who are incarcerated.
  • Begin posting on TikTok.

Question 7

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Which local celebrity revealed Tuesday that the Ottawa Senators had selected German forward Tim Stützle as the team's first pick in the 2020 NHL draft?
Answer
  • Alex Trebek.
  • Sandra Oh.
  • Annie Murphy.
  • Paul Anka.

Question 8

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What did Lisa MacLeod, Ontario's minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries, say the Ontario Hockey League and other sports leagues would have to do this season to slow the spread of COVID-19?
Answer
  • Close down locker rooms.
  • Prohibit body contact.
  • Require players wear masks.
  • Play in mostly empty arenas.

Question 9

Question
"I have to say, it started to smell pretty pungent by late summer." What nasty odour had Melissa Dodge, who lives near Lombardy, Ont., been dealing with until just a few weeks ago?
Answer
  • An illegal cannabis grow-op.
  • An algal bloom on a local lake.
  • Her township's new landfill.
  • Bird corpses from this year's cormorant hunt.

Question 10

Question
Kitigan Zibi elder Albert Dumont has written a children's book that combines traditional Indigenous knowledge with the latest public health information to teach young people how to avoid which of the following?
Answer
  • Bug-borne illnesses.
  • Type 2 diabetes.
  • Online bullying and harassment.
  • Drowning.
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