CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Jan. 3

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Quiz on CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Jan. 3, created by Trevor Pritchard on 08/01/2021.
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Question 1

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Tamara Anber says it took nearly two weeks for public health officials to notify her of a COVID-19 outbreak at which of the following locations?
Answer
  • A steakhouse in Nepean.
  • A ski hill in western Quebec.
  • A pool hall in the ByWard Market.
  • An LCBO in Barrhaven.

Question 2

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What did Dr. Vera Etches, Ottawa's medical officer of health, suggest Wednesday that residents do "as much as possible"?
Answer
  • Get exercise.
  • Wear a mask outdoors.
  • Call 311 on COVID-19 rulebreakers.
  • Check in on loved ones.

Question 3

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Sen. Vern White, Ottawa's former police chief, said this week that he travelled abroad last month and is currently still in quarantine where?
Answer
  • Mexico.
  • Finland.
  • Portugal.
  • Lebanon.

Question 4

Question
Which prominent figure in Ottawa's sports history died this past week at the age of 86?
Answer
  • The city's first Olympic gold medallist.
  • One of the Ottawa Senators' former general managers.
  • The coach who led the Ottawa Roughriders to three Grey Cups.
  • The founder of the Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame.

Question 5

Question
The National Capital Commission was assuring people this week they had no reason to be concerned after mysterious circles appeared where?
Answer
  • On trails in Gatineau Park.
  • On the surface of the Rideau Canal.
  • Amidst the crops at the Central Experimental Farm.
  • On the windows of Centre Block.

Question 6

Question
A new booking system in Ottawa now requires people to sign up for 45-minute slots before they can visit which of the following?
Answer
  • Skating rinks.
  • Library branches.
  • Sledding hills.
  • City hall.

Question 7

Question
Gatineau and the rest of western Quebec are now under a curfew designed to curb the spread of COVID-19 in that province. What are the curfew's hours?
Answer
  • 7 p.m. until 7 a.m.
  • 8 p.m. until 5 a.m.
  • 9 p.m. until 6 a.m.
  • Midnight until 8 a.m.

Question 8

Question
Ariel Troster told CBC Radio's All In A Day that she was "livid" after she learned the Doug Ford government had decided to do what on Thursday?
Answer
  • Extend online learning for elementary students.
  • Allow big box stores to sell non-essential supplies.
  • Halt the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in provincial jails.
  • Impose a curfew for southern and eastern Ontario.

Question 9

Question
Councillors in Arnprior, Ont., recently voted to issue a public apology for comments made by Mayor Walter Stack. What did Stack say?
Answer
  • That masks don't prevent the spread of COVID-19.
  • That he understood why pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol building.
  • That he didn't think there was systemic racism in the community.
  • That newcomers to Canada don't work hard.

Question 10

Question
What was expected to happen Saturday at The Ottawa Hospital?
Answer
  • A new 40-bed COVID-19 unit was slated to open.
  • The last of the hospital's vaccine stock was set to run out.
  • The first pregnant or nursing women were expected to receive the vaccine.
  • ICU wards would begin accepting patients from other regions.
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