CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Nov. 15

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How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
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Question 1

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Elizabeth Sare says her brother's house was flooded and his roof was torn off when Typhoon Vamco slammed into to which south Asian country earlier this month?
Answer
  • The Philippines.
  • Malaysia.
  • Sri Lanka.
  • Vietnam.

Question 2

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University of Ottawa biophysicist Andrew Pelling is studying whether asparagus can be used to do which of the following?
Answer
  • Help long-haul COVID-19 patients restore their sense of taste.
  • Deliver insulin orally to people with diabetes.
  • Prevent aneurysms by reinforcing weakened blood vessels.
  • Heal damaged spinal cords.

Question 3

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Carleton University student Andrea Reid, right, interviewed elders and knowledge keepers from 18 First Nations for her PhD thesis. What did Reid study?
Answer
  • Linguistic connections between Cree and Algonquin languages.
  • Intergenerational trauma and the residential school system.
  • Declining salmon stocks on the West Coast.
  • Indigenous medicines and their potential to treat coronavirus.

Question 4

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Nine-year-old Mya Beaudry got help from her mom Marcie launching an online business that's putting a traditional Algonquin spin on which common accessory?
Answer
  • Scrunchies.
  • Hair berets.
  • Ear and nose rings.
  • Shoelaces.

Question 5

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On Monday, an Ottawa city committee approved a plan to install which of the following beneath Sparks Street?
Answer
  • A sewer tunnel.
  • A light rail line.
  • A trio of pedestrian underpasses.
  • An ecological preserve for Fraggles and Doozers.

Question 6

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Transit commission voted 6-3 on Wednesday in favour of a $672-million operating budget for OC Transpo that will see fares go up by how much as of New Year's Day?
Answer
  • 2.5 per cent.
  • 4.6 per cent.
  • The increase will vary depending on a rider's income.
  • Actually, fares will be frozen until March 2021.

Question 7

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Gatineau, Que., Mayor Maxime-Pedneaud Jobin said this week that his region had only been declared a COVID-19 red zone because of what?
Answer
  • Decades of health care underfunding.
  • The region's tourism attractions.
  • A misinterpretation of COVID-19 case counts.
  • Political allegiances in Quebec's National Assembly.

Question 8

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According to the Transportation Safety Board, which of the following factors directly contributed to a mid-air plane crash this June near Constance Bay?
Answer
  • The two pilots were relying on their eyes alone.
  • A sudden storm rolled in.
  • One of the pilots became disoriented mid-air.
  • The nearest airport provided them with confusing information.

Question 9

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Child-care worker Taylor Stuewe said her town's ability to stave off the COVID-19 pandemic has been 'an incredible thing.' Where does Stuewe call home?
Answer
  • Arnprior.
  • Embrun.
  • Morrisburg.
  • Prescott.

Question 10

Question
Ottawa police shut down a demonstration early Saturday morning that had been disrupting traffic near the University of Ottawa. Which of the following descriptions best matches what the demonstrators had been calling for?
Answer
  • An end to systemic racism in Ottawa institutions, including the police force.
  • An ethics investigation into the actions of the prime minister.
  • A commitment to build thousands of affordable housing units.
  • The resignation of an Ottawa city councillor who'd harassed his staff.
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